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Program: Ladies, We Need To Talk

Presented by

Yumi Stynes

Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire.

Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgemental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates.

You'll meet incredible experts to help you improve your wellness, manage the mental load; survive break-ups and prioritise your mental health.

With sensitivity, personal stories from real women, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor.

Get in touch with episode ideas, feedback, or just say hi! Ladies@abc.net.au

Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire.

Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgemental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates.

Episodes

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How swapping a husband for a wife made this economist better off

Dr Corrine Low says heterosexual relationships are costing women financially. And she’s got the life experience and the data to back it up.

Published: MonMon 22 Dec 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 26 minutes

Where's my village? Esther Perel on how to build community

Esther Perel is on a mission to make us feel less alone. The world renowned psychotherapist says we've lost touch with the village but she's here to help us reconnect.

Published: 15 Dec 2025Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 25 minutes

Life without boobs: Meet the women staying flat after breast cancer

We’re told boobs are sexy! Bouncy! Nutritious food banks even! But what happens when they betray you?

Published: 8 Dec 2025Mon 8 Dec 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 27 minutes

Embracing imperfection was the key to Astrid’s success

When she was 16, Pub Choir's Astrid Jorgensen wanted to be a nun. So how did she end up in pubs, night after night, teaching people to sing?

Published: 1 Dec 2025Mon 1 Dec 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 22 minutes

Getting to the bottom of IBS

Up to one in five people have irritable bowel syndrome and women are three times as likely to be affected. From bloating, cramping, constipation and diarrhea, the symptoms can be debilitating, let alone make it hard to do up a pair of jeans!

Published: 24 Nov 2025Mon 24 Nov 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 29 minutes

Love ya guts! What to eat to feel your best

With "wellness" advice from influencers flooding our feeds, it's hard to sort fact from absolute nonsense and know what to eat to feel good.

Published: 17 Nov 2025Mon 17 Nov 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 24 minutes

Turia Pitt is a selfish woman

Turia Pitt was doing it all — working, mothering, wifeing — and she was exhausted. Being everything to everyone came at a huge cost to her mental health — she was close to burnout, and so she decided to flip the script on being a 'good woman'.

Published: 10 Nov 2025Mon 10 Nov 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 24 minutes

Stepmums: Why do they get such a hard time?

She's one of the great cultural villains; the evil stepmother. Stepmums are up against it. Besides fighting bad press generated by endless pop-culture references, they're chucked in the deep end of parenting without a life boat.

Published: 3 Nov 2025Mon 3 Nov 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 32 minutes

Mental health: Loving someone with an addiction

Standing by watching a loved one's addiction can be heartbreaking and confusing. One in ten Australian's struggle with a substance disorder and one in five experience gambling harm.

Published: 27 Oct 2025Mon 27 Oct 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 30 minutes

Mental health: Anxiety and how to beat it

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition facing women. One in three will be diagnosed in her lifetime. From overwhelming worry to spiralling thoughts, panic attacks to avoidance, anxiety can have a huge impact.

Published: 20 Oct 2025Mon 20 Oct 2025 at 3:00pmwith Yumi Stynes

Duration: 37 minutes

Features

Kate's battle to 'stay flat' after breast cancer surgery

After a cancer diagnosis, Kate Miller's doctor recommended a mastectomy on one side only. But Kate wanted both breasts gone.

Kate Miller in her garden with a sunflower on her chest crop

Published: 9 Dec 2025Tue 9 Dec 2025 at 1:51amby Kellie Scott, Elsa Silberstein and Tamar Cranswick

What loving someone with an addiction or dependence can look like

An expert says it can be lonely caring for or supporting someone living with a dependence or addiction.

Woman with curly hair and eyeglasses reading or texting using mobile phone in the living room.

Published: 3 Nov 2025Mon 3 Nov 2025 at 4:56amby Anna Chisholm, Tamar Cranswick and Elsa Silberstein

The dark side of being a perfectionist

Perfectionism is not necessarily about achievement or structure, and can be debilitating and all-consuming.

Sheila Vijeyarasa with her son

Published: 4 Aug 2025Mon 4 Aug 2025 at 3:33amby Kellie Scott, Tamar Cranswick and Elsa Silberstein

'Relationship death' could be the cure for resentment in marriage

Resentment can spell the end of a relationship, especially when it builds up over a long time. So what does it take to bring a partnership back from the brink?

Aerial shot of couple at table holding a coffee each

Published: 14 Jul 2025Mon 14 Jul 2025 at 9:00pmby Tamar Cranswick and Elsa Silberstein

Videos

Video: Women who cheat

Why are people drawn to affairs? Psychologist Rebekka Sommer explains how people feel when having an affair for the first time.

Couple in bed with the lights off.

Published: 27 Apr 2018Fri 27 Apr 2018 at 12:09am

Video: How many drinks did you have last night?

How many drinks did you have last night? Probably way more than you think.

Published: 4 Oct 2017Wed 4 Oct 2017 at 12:23am

Video: Dr Gemma Sharp

The number of Australian women undergoing cosmetic surgery on their genitals has increased threefold over the last decade — here's why that's concerning.

Dr Gemma Sharp

Published: 4 Oct 2017Wed 4 Oct 2017 at 12:25am

Video: Meet Dolly Doctor

Were you one of the thousands of Australian teenagers who wrote to Dolly Doctor? Dr Melissa Kang would have likely answered your question.

Yumi and 'Dolly Doctor' Melissa Kang

Published: 14 Sep 2017Thu 14 Sep 2017 at 5:20am

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