Ladies, We Need To Talk

ABC Radio

Want to know how to close the orgasm gap? Riding your hormonal rollercoaster blindfolded? Can’t find contraception that works for you? You’re not the only one. Ladies, We Need To Talk is a show for women, by women, and dives head first into the tricky and taboo topics we often avoid talking about. Join host Yumi Stynes as she tears open the sealed section on life. Or contact us at [email protected]

  • 17 minutes
    Hey Yumi! Is sleeping apart the key to staying together?

    There's an expectation that couples share a bed, but what if sleep isn't compatible with being in the same room as your other half? Maybe they snore, maybe they starfish, or maybe you just need a few hours without another human touching you.

    Is a sleep divorce, AKA, having separate bedrooms, the answer?

    There's a trend towards normalising sleeping separately from your partner. Cameron Diaz is doing it. So are the Beckhams. But does this arrangement spell the end of sex and intimacy? Or does it make for a better night's sleep and a better waking relationship?

    4 November 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 1 minute
    We want to hear your perimenopause stories!

    Ladies is making a special series about WTF happens when we go through perimenopause and how to make it to the other side intact. There’s a ton of information out there about this phase, some of it confusing, a lot of it nonsense. Never fear, we’re here to help you sort fact from fanny fart!

    We want to hear your stories of change, from what’s going on with your bodies and brains, to sex and relationships. Has your libido hidden in a cupboard? Is the sound of your children fighting enough to send you over the edge? Does it feel like your brain has turned to sludge and your waistline is breaking new barriers? Whatever it is, we want to know!  Send a voice note or an email to [email protected]

    30 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 31 minutes
    The Ozempic era

    Is Ozempic the drug of our lifetime? Since it burst onto the scene it's become synonymous with weight loss, with everyone from A-list celebrities to your next-door neighbour rapidly slimming down.

    The popularity of the drug and others like it such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, has led to demand outstripping supply, with the price of these medications falling out of reach for some. 

    And along with the cheekbones Ozempic face has unearthed, it's also forcing us to have some uncomfortable conversations around fatness, fatphobia and what it means to be 'healthy'.

    For some Australian women, it's changed their lives. Others are still grappling with how the world treats their new body.

    In this episode of Ladies, We Need to Talk, Yumi Stynes finds out what the Ozempic era means for all bodies.

    28 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 30 seconds
    Abbie Chatfield is not going away

    There aren't many people on your Instagram feed who are as loved and as loathed as Abbie Chatfield.

    Ever since Abbie shot to fame as the slut-shamed villain on The Bachelor Australia in 2019, she's been a public and controversial figure who's hard to look away from.

    Five years and almost 500K followers later, Abbie's built an empire on sharing her trauma dumps, UTIs, political rants and sexcapades.

    Abbie's openness has earnt her lots of fans but it's also made her the target of sexist and violent online threats.

    So how does this former real-estate girly from Brissy manage living a life in the spotlight while staying sane in the real world?

    21 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 16 minutes
    Hey Yumi! I’m in love with a mama’s boy

    What if your man has another, equally important woman in his life: his mum?

    For some sons, the aprons strings are tied so tight, it’s impossible to compete with mummy. She’s his number one fan, dotes on him and interferes in his life, including his relationships. It’s not sexy.

    So, can a mama’s boy ever reform and stand on their own two feet in a relationship? Or will you always come off second best?

    Yumi Stynes and Jess McGuire lay down the law when it comes to being with a mama’s boy. Hint: they must be able to do their own washing. 

    14 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 37 minutes
    Why are we so afraid of looking old?

    As we get older, wiser, more resilient, and better placed to back seat drive, the world does not reward us. Or our grey hair.

    If the advances of human progress can make a potato chip taste like a beef rendang curry, why are women still, after all this time and progress, so judged by the way we look?

    The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery estimates Australians spend around $1 billion a year on cosmetic procedures. We're talking facelifts, tummy tucks, brow lifts, neck lifts, rhinoplasties, breast implants. And the training bras of plastic surgery, Botox and fillers.

    So if we're spending so much money on looking young, are we complicit in society's obsession with youth?

    Women, young and old, tell us their stories of what drew them under the knife (or needle) while dermatologist Dr Ritu Gupta, marketing expert Karen Ferry, make-up artist Linda Jefferyes and beauty editor Cecily-Anna Bennett help to make sense of how we got here.

    This episode is one of the best from the grand cathedrals of the Ladies, We Need to Talk archives.

    Note: Karen Ferry is now an Advertising Executive Creative Director, no longer at Leo Burnett.

    7 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 27 minutes
    I'm fat, don't hate me—Aubrey Gordon

    Aubrey Gordon is a fat woman. She's not on a diet or trying to get thinner and that pisses some people off, but she's done apologising.

    This self-acceptance has been hard fought. All her life, Aubrey has had to swallow comments about her size from strangers and family alike. Like all of us, she was force-fed the idea that there is only one ideal body: a thin one.

    Aubrey's resistance started with her blog, Your Fat Friend, where she wrote about what it's like to live in the world as a fat person and dared to suggest that fat people deserve the same rights as everyone else. The blog touched a nerve, giving a voice to people who had been silenced and launched Aubrey’s public career.

    Aubrey is the co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, which calls bullshit on the so-called wellness industry. Oh, and she has a laugh that fills up the room.

    Yumi and Aubrey talk about anti-fat bias, online hate and the myth of the perfect body.

    30 September 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 16 minutes
    Hey Yumi! Help, he's bad in bed!

    You're on a date and there's a spark, the chat is great, the vibes are flowing. But come the time to disrobe, all that potential sexual brilliance comes crashing down. They're a dud root. So what on earth do you do if you've got a connection with someone, but they're not rocking your socks off? How do you have a conversation about what you like, without hurting their feelings? And can you ever turn a jackhammer into a magical orgasm wand? Yumi Stynes and sex therapist Aleks Trkulja get under the sheets and figure out how to communicate your way to the pleasure palace.

    23 September 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 28 minutes
    The Other Woman

    The Other Woman. The bit on the side. Side hoe. She's the biggest villain of them all. She's probably younger, hotter and she's left the girl-code far behind, because THAT woman is stealing your man, girl. So, who is 'the other woman' and what's driving her towards married men anyway? In this episode, Yumi sits down with women dating men who are teken and finds out how they navigate their own messy relationships and emotions.

    16 September 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 30 minutes
    Alcohol is not your friend with Jill Stark

    Jill Stark spent most of her life defined by alcohol. Either as a hard-drinking party girl, spurred on by a culture of drinking as a journalist, or as the poster child for sobriety, trapped by a public identity that revolved around abstinence. Yumi and Jill talk about her journey to genuine sobriety on her own terms, and how she has learned who she is without booze.   

    Resources:

    National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline

    1800 250 015 

    Alcoholics Anonymous: 

    https://aa.org.au/

    1300 222 222 

    Hello Sunday Morning 

    https://hellosundaymorning.org/

    Lifeline

    13 11 14 

    9 September 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 42 seconds
    Labiaplasty—the rise of the designer vagina

    We’re all about labia love here at Ladies, but it seems that some women are less than enthusiastic about their lower lips. 

    So what’s the real deal on the labiaplasty? Will cosmetic surgery really help restore the labia love to those who just aren’t feeling it? Yumi is here to unpack the problems with our flaps and give us the low-down on the down-there surgery.  

    2 September 2024, 4:00 pm
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