The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer

On this week’s episode, we’re joined by mama and singer Julie Mintz, whose path to her daughter Ophelia is nothing short of extraordinary. Decade-old frozen eggs, shocking lab errors, surrogacy setbacks, countless retrievals, and the discovery that she and her husband were both genetic carriers for the same disease. Then came HOPE in the form of one healthy embryo. One tiny maybe. At 47, she welcomed her baby Ophelia and turned her own miracle into a mission, offering financial support to help other families grow. It’s a story that is at times harrowing and frustrating, and one that captures the real-world courage behind so many fertility journeys. Resource links: babyquestfoundation.org Follow Julie Mintz on Instagram:@juliemintz Follow Julie Mintz on Tiktok: @juliemintzmusic babyquestfoundation.org Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The Mother Daze, we’re diving into the heart stuff, our upcoming Women’s Circle, the quiet magic of gratitude, and how to stay steady when life starts serving up lemons. We talk about getting through the hard seasons, reflecting on where we’ve been, and the alchemy that unfolds when we choose to meet life’s messiness with softness. It’s an honest, cozy convo for anyone moving through challenge, finding their footing, or rediscovering their shine!! This episode is proudly sponsored by Hungryroot, Chewy, Wayfair and OSEA! hungryroot.com/MOTHERDAZE chewpanions.chewy.com/THEMOTHERDAZEPODCAST www.wayfair.com eamalibu.com Resource links: www.silkytots.com Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Tez and Sarah sit down with one of Tez’s Byron Bay gal pals, the luminous Laura May; mama and founder/creative director of the beloved brand Nagata. Laura shares how she worked with the universe to call in the divine timing of her daughter’s conception, what her first pregnancy was like, and the wild ride that was her maiden birth. From a planned homebirth that became a transfer to navigating a long, stop/start posterior labour, Laura opens up about how she anchored herself in acceptance, surrender, and trust as her birth plan shifted. We dive into the few day marathon, the mystical moments, the messy bits, and the transformation that unfolds when a woman meets her edge. It’s raw, magical, and deeply relatable, a story for anyone who’s ever birthed a baby, birthed themselves, or surrendered to a timeline bigger than their own. Resource links: nagnata.com bangalowwitchdoctor.com.au Follow Laura May on IG: @lauramay_ Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The Mother Daze, we are deep-diving into everything, in the most delightfully all-over-the-place way that only we can. Teresa gives the inside scoop on her brand-new movie, we share the messy/heart-bursting updates from our weeks, and we finally reveal our next big adventure: the Dazey Women’s Circle is officially launching! Spots are teeny-tiny, so if you feel the nudge to join… follow it, babesss.  Sarah also shares the wild astrology reading she had and the signs, and cosmic breadcrumbs guiding her into the new year. And together we reflect on this past year: the growth, the grief, the hilarity, and the ways motherhood has shape-shifted us once again. Plus we talk the real postpartum stuff, staying well when you’re time-poor, movement that actually feels supportive, supplements we love, and the micro-rituals that keep us tethered when life feels like a tumble dryer!!! Resource links: onepeloton.com This episode is proudly sponsored by Storyworth! storyworth.com/motherdaze Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The Mother Daze, we dive headfirst into the wild (and occasionally sticky) world of keeping a household semi-functional, with boobies out, chores flying, and dogs eating things they definitely shouldn’t. From getting kids to clean up without it turning into a hostage situation to our genius 30-minute chore rule that actually works, we’re unpacking what it takes to raise capable, grounded kids and still keep your sanity. We chat birth order and personalities (why your firstborn is a mini-CEO while your youngest is living their best feral life), plus how to build a functional rhythm between family members so the whole house runs more on teamwork and less on tears!! Resource links: Skylight Smart Family Calendar Skylight Instagram: @myskylight This episode is proudly sponsored by Branch Basics! branchbasics.com/MOTHERDAZE Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Modern manners meet modern parenting in this heart-warming chat with etiquette expert Myka Meier, founder of Beaumont Etiquette and mom of two. We dive into teaching kids the why behind “please” and “thank you,” handling toddler meltdowns in public, restaurant etiquette for families, and helping shy kids build confidence when speaking to adults. Myka also shares about her new YouTube show teaching manners to kids in a fun, relatable way and how to navigate those “please ground, swallow me now” parenting moments with humor and grace. Because raising kind, confident kids is the ultimate modern etiquette. Resource links: minimanners.com beaumontetiquette.com minimanners.com Follow Myka on IG: @mykameier: www.instagram.com/mykameier Follow Mini Manners Show on IG: @minimannersshow: www.instagram.com/minimannersshow This episode is proudly sponsored by Wayfair! www.wayfair.com Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Solo sisters this week! Tez and Sarah are catching up on all things spooky season from Halloween plans to Sarah’s gas station mishap and the accidental F-bombs flying in front of the kids. They dive into velcro babies, the baby-vs-car-seat battle, solo parenting chaos, morning mayhem, bed sharing, chest sleeping, and celebrating another trip around the sun for our birthday babe, Sarah! Resource links: 4moms Mamaroo Baby Swing Skylight Smart Family Calendar @happycosleeper This episode is proudly sponsored by Hungryroot, Acorns Early, OSEA and Chewy! hungryroot.com/MOTHERDAZE acornsearly.com/MOTHERDAZE oseamalibu.com/ (CODE: MOTHERDAZEPOD) chewpanions.chewy.com/THEMOTHERDAZEPODCAST Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we sit down with writer, producer, essayist and friend Lindzi Scharf (whose work has appeared in The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter no less!) Lindzi opens up about her journey through motherhood, grief, and joy. She shares the story of her daughter Evan, whose bright light continues to shape her family’s world, and her son Reed, who carries that light forward. We talk about what it means to hold space for both heartbreak and happiness, the beautiful complexity of being a “medical mom,” and the lessons in presence that Evan left behind. From IVF and resilience to laughter and letting go of labels, Lindzi reminds us that people are not their diagnoses and that saying our children’s names with love keeps them alive in the most powerful way. Resource links: theretaility.com joyfulgrief.substack.com @lindzischarf This episode is proudly sponsored by Wayfair! www.wayfair.com Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Teresa are flying solo this week for a bestie catch-up and postpartum debrief. Tez shares her first few weeks of newborn life from sexy adult diapers to having the biggest boozies in the land. Baby Lotus drops a bomb… literally, a live gift for the Dazeys (and her mum!) The girls talk newborn sleep, doing things differently this time around, the beauty of family-centered birth, A Discovery of Witches birth scene inspo, and the vulnerability of putting real, raw, family centered birth videos out into the world. Resource links: Bubba Bump Solly Baby Wrap Carrier Artipoppe Baby Carrier BabyBjorn Baby Carrier This episode is proudly sponsored by Wyzant and Branch Basics! wyzant.com (use code Podcast15 to enjoy $15 off your first lesson) branchbasics.com (save 15% off with code MOTHERDAZE) Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we’re diving deep (literally and figuratively!) into one of the most important yet often misunderstood parts of our bodies: the pelvic floor. Joining us is the incredible Dr. Allison Oswald, a pelvic health specialist who helps women reconnect to their bodies through every stage of pregnancy, birth, and beyond. We unpack what the pelvic floor actually is, why it deserves your attention (hint: it does way more than just hold things in place), and how to support and strengthen it through mindful movement, breathwork, and awareness. We also talk about healing after birth, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, including ways to process and care for yourself after birth trauma. This episode couldn’t have come at a better time it was recorded it just days before Teresa gave birth, and she ended up using many of Dr. Oswald’s techniques during her own postpartum recovery! Resource links: EPI-NO Childbirth Trainer allisonoswald.com Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices