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If you’ve carried a baby, you may have had to deal with the fall out (literally) of pelvic prolapse. But having your organs pop out of your vagina isn’t limited to mammas, getting older is also a big factor. 

Rosie Waterland’s mum was, to put it mildly, chaos personified. Charming and caring one minute, abusive and cruel the next.  

This year, she died. A moment Rosie was strangely prepared for. But her mum’s death left her to contend with the conflicting emotions of grief and relief. 

Yumi Stynes sat down with Rosie for a heart to heart about growing up with an abusive parent, grieving and coming out of the other side of childhood trauma.  

Featured in this episode:  

Rosie Waterland, author and podcaster 

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1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 

Would you like to flip the script and peg your partner? 

Yumi spreads the word on pegging your boo, how to introduce anal play into your sex life and the ins and outs of doing it (or not) so everyone feels good.  

If you’ve got a problem that’s doing your head in, never fear because your hottest, coolest agony aunt is primed and ready to help you out! Send us an audio note to ladies@abc.net.au  

Weight gain, bristly hairs, no period. Welcome to  Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome.  

PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility worldwide and it can cause debilitating physical and psychological symptoms. 

1 in 8 women have PCOS, so that’s at least a couple of friends in your group chat. So why do we still know so little about it?  

Yumi Stynes catches up with ladies who’ve been battling PCOS for years and finds out how they get on top of it. 

Featured in this episode: 


Professor Helena Teede, female endocrine specialist from Monash University 

Do you have to pry your partner off the couch with a fork-lift? Are they living in skanky trackies 24/7? 

Yumi spills the tea on what to do if your other half has gone full slob. 

Got a life problem you just can’t solve? Help is at hand! We’re handing the mic over to you, our lush listeners and taking the burden of problem solving off your shoulders... because Ladies, We Need To Talk... Back! 

Send us your questions as a voice note to ladies@abc.net.au - we can’t wait to hear from you!

We live in a sex obsessed world, where hook-up culture is king and getting laid out like a spatchcocked chicken is a status symbol. 

But what if you’re a fully-fledged adult, paying your own bills and you’re still a “virgin”? 

Some women might hold off having sex for the first time because they want to meet the “right” person, others because they haven’t had the opportunity or are waiting until marriage. Whatever the reason, it can feel lonely and isolating when there so much noise around sex.  

Yumi Stynes talks to women who haven’t yet had sex, either by choice or circumstance and to another who waited to have sex for over 40 years, until she met her perfect person. 

We love hearing from you! Send us an email or a voice note to ladies@abc.net.au 

Featured in this episode:


Amanda McCracken, writer on love and limerence