
The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer
Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made, Parks and Recreation) and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) are two moms, from opposite ends of the world, meeting for an hour every week to discuss the mayhem, magic and madness of raising their 8 children between them. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, exhausting and isolating but you don’t have to do it alone! Follow along as they attempt to navigate, ask questions, share stories, break down the everyday challenges and hopefully keep you from googling phrases like “What does it mean when my baby’s poop is green?” Grab your coffee, tea, Kombucha or favorite libation and join as they discuss mom fails, poop talk, pillow talk, and much more. These moms will engage in some brilliant interviews with celebrity friends, parenting experts and listeners like you! From the creators of the celebrated Your Zen Mama community, Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer bring you “The Mother Daze”, a refreshing and real look in to the wild and wonderful days of Motherhood. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, whether you’re listening sitting in your minivan or taking some me time in the tub.
Latest episodes

Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 5min
Don't turn off the lights!! - Spooky as sh*t haunting stories with our Listeners
This week, our listeners have dropped in to our inbox with some bone chilling stories of their own!! From ghost children to nightmarish demons YOU, our dazies, walk us through your own terrifying experiences. Join us as we read a few of your creepy tales as well as some of your spiritually heartwarming stories, and hopefully, send some shivers (good and bad) down everyone’s spines!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 2022 • 1h 4min
“Are Angels Among Us?” - with Sarah's Mom Debbie Wright.
This week on The Mother Daze, we are joined by Sarah’s mama! Keeping with our supernatural theme for the spooky season, we discuss celestial travel, hallucinogenic frogs and have a pretty clear answer on the question, “are angels among us?” Sarah’s mom tells her story of being comforted through tragedy, and how she was able to keep going in one of the darkest moments of her life. Grab your popcorn, boo chips (and tissues!) and let’s dive in!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"More about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2022 • 58min
The Haunting of Teresa’s House and other wildly creepy AF stories
Spooky season has begun!! This October we are exploring the things that go bump in the night (or ‘knock knock’ in Teresa’s case!) join us and special guest, Teresa’s pal Susie Collins, as we completely freak ourselves out retelling personal hauntings, strange happenings and mysteries of the universe that’ll send chills down your spine. Listener beware.. you’re in for a scare!!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"More about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 29, 2022 • 1h 22min
Our Second Birth Stories: Esme and Forest
On this week’s episode of The Mother Daze, we're doing one of our favorite things: sharing our birth stories! But this time? We’re driving body-backwards into the speedy, yet emotional journeys of delivering our second-born babes. Join us as we vividly recount the many manic moments of our labor experiences — from rushing our husbands out of leisurely showers to taking impulsive hikes in wild brush and racing against multiplying contractions in heavy traffic. Seriously — you might want to buckle up for this one!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"More about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 22, 2022 • 1h 26min
That Time We Had a Tarot Card Reading LIVE during our Podcast with Angie Banicki
This week on The Mother Daze, we're joined by a very special guest - tarot card reader to the biggest stars in the entertainment industry, mother, intuitive and all round boss lady mystical muse - Angie Banicki! Join us as she whips out her trusty cards to do a LIVE reading of the girls! Ohhh the things she uncovers. From future babies, huge job opportunities, to manifesting years and magical numbers, Angie so refreshingly weaves the relationship between spirituality, intuition and self awareness in to this love fest and we are all about it!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"Follow Angela Banicki:IG: @angiebanickiWebsite: angiebanicki.comMore about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2022 • 1h
INTERVIEWZ - with Multifaceted Mama Nikki Reed
On this week’s episode of The Mother Daze, we are doing our own INTERVIEWZ with a vampire — see what we did there? — with our dear friend, actress, business owner and fellow mama, Nikki Reed. From her 10-year span working on that little-known Twilight film franchise to founding her own sustainable jewelry company to her photography, this multi-faceted mum breaks down the importance of trusting your maternal intuition, sexy nights spent reading medical journals, career changes, and, of course, her love for all things chicken and goat farming.Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"Follow Nikki Reed:IG: @nikkireedMore about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2022 • 1h 13min
Our first birth stories Pt 2 - Teresa
This week on The Mother Daze, we're back with Pt 2 of the dazy ladies first birth stories! But now we have the gals swapping roles - Teresa as birther and Sarah as birth helper! From the moment Teresa’s water breaks during….(ya get the drift), to castor oil explosions, back labor, failed nipple stimulation, acupuncture induction and an eventual home birth transfer, this birth story is as WILD & unexpected as they come!! Join the ladies as they laugh and reminisce on the many twists and turns of Bodhi Rain Palmers' birth.Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"More about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 1, 2022 • 1h 2min
INTERVIEWZ - with body love warrior Taryn Brumfitt
On this week’s episode of The Mother Daze, we are taking our INTERVIEWZ down under with our special guest and Australia’s own body positivity champion, Taryn Brumfitt. From her viral, nontraditional Before and After photo that helped kickstart a global body love movement to being the subject of Ashton Kutcher’s “this is good for the world” tweet, Taryn now has her eyes set on empowering our children with her new doco, “Embrace Kids.” She is a breath of fresh air and the mama warrior we need to help combat the way our kids feel about their bodies.Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"Follow Taryn Brumfitt:IG: @bodyimagemovement• To learn more go to bodyimagemovement.com• Watch "Embrace Kids" documentary hereMore about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 25, 2022 • 1h 12min
Our first birth stories Pt 1 - Sarah
On this week’s episode of The Mother Daze, we take a deep dive into Sarah’s birth (and bodily fluids!) with her first baby, Wyatt, back in 2013. It was a long, intense and beautiful home birth that Teresa was witness to as a member of Sarah’s birth team. Join the gals as they reminisce on the many moments of Sarah’s labor—from catching poopies and the Gaskin Maneuver to Teresa’s PTSD and Eric’s 3-hour squat hold. Strap on ya boots, as this one’s a wild ride!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"More about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 4min
INTERVIEWZ - "Who am I now?" with Ashley Tisdale
On this week's episode of The Mother Daze, join Sarah and Teresa AND special guest — actor, mama and founder of Frenshe — Ashley Tisdale as they discuss personal identity after becoming a mom, anxiety, self love and more!Follow Sarah Wright Olsen:IG: @swrightolsenFollow Teresa Palmer:IG: @teresapalmerFB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.comRead and buy their book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"•If you want to try B A E O follow @baeobaby or go to baeo.com and use code ASHLEY20 for 20% off•Visit Frenshe.com or follow @frenshe for everyday wellnessMore about the show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeCheck out The Mother Daze on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheMotherDazeYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices