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Hot Messes, Big Visions

by Nikki Pak, Sophia Phieros

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EP 019: F*ck Up Your Kids with Grace & Humour, with Jacqlin Richards

July 20, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

We finally got Jacqlin Richards on the pod and she did not hold back. Parenting Alchemist. Award-winning educator. Author of the best book title we have ever heard: F*ck Up Your Kids with Grace & Humour. Jacqlin used to be the fun police…
EP 018: Nicole Retter: Burnout Canaries, Supermum Lies and Building PAM From a Panic Attack

June 23, 2026 · 52 min

This week we're joined by Nicole Retter, founder of PAM (Personal Admin Manager), one of New Zealand's top-ranked apps and a product built entirely from lived chaos. Nicole takes us right back to the origin story: COVID, a husband who…
EP 017: Would You Know What To Do? Gagging, Choking, and the 2am Your Baby Turns Blue

May 14, 2026 · 41 min

What would you actually do if your baby choked right now? In this episode, we sit down with Charlotte from And Breathe First Aid, a paediatric ICU nurse with over a decade of experience and the founder of NZ's only parent-specific first…
EP 016: The Messy Middle

May 8, 2026 · 24 min

Nobody talks about the bit in between. Not the exciting launch, not the "we made it" moment. Just the long, unglamorous stretch where you're building something real while running on broken sleep and blind faith. That's where Nikki and…
EP 015: She Built an App on Maternity Leave. Then Quit Her Job. Then Kept Going.

May 1, 2026 · 42 min

Renata Wiles is the founder of ROAM with Kids, an app that helps NZ parents find places to go with their kids, complete with parent reviews, age-based filters, and local events. What started as a dodgy Google map she built to stop…

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EP 014: We Nearly Broke.....Then Built This

April 23, 2026 · 31 min

This week nearly broke us. Between daycare chaos, burnout, building a business with two young kids, and trying to hold it all together… something had to change. In this episode, we’re getting real about: the messy moment that pushed us to…
EP 013: The Rest We Never Get: Why mums can't switch off and what to do about it

March 4, 2026 · 30 min

This week we're getting real about the one thing every mum talks about needing but almost never actually gets: rest. We kick off with a stat that'll make you laugh (and cry) — the average mum works the equivalent of 2.5 full-time jobs when…
EP 012: Camping With Preschoolers: Chaos, Core Memories & Why We Always Say “Let’s Do It Again

February 20, 2026 · 41 min

Camping with preschoolers is not for the faint-hearted. In this episode, we unpack the beautiful chaos of family camping trips, the sleep deprivation, emotional meltdowns (from kids and adults), post-surgery recovery, and the strange…
EP 011: What No One Tells You About Parenthood | Hormones, Hair Loss & Losing Motivation

January 28, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

No one warns you that parenthood can change your body, your energy, and even your motivation — and that it’s not because you’re lazy, failing, or “not coping well enough.” In this episode of Hot Messes, Big Visions, Nikki and Sophia talk…
EP 010: Why Parents With Childcare Are Still Exhausted | Mental Load & Burnout

January 22, 2026 · 23 min

But you have childcare… why are you still tired?”We got asked this recently and honestly, it stopped us in our tracks. In this episode of Hot Messes, Big Visions, we unpack why having childcare doesn’t magically make parenting easy, why so…
EP 009: “What Holiday?” Parenting Through Christmas & Total Exhaustion

January 8, 2026 · 29 min

Christmas is often painted as a time to slow down and soak it all in — but for many parents, it can feel anything but restful. In this episode of Hot Messes Big Visions, Nikki and Soph reflect on the reality of parenting through the…
EP 008: December Burnout Is Real | Parenting, Pressure & End-of-Year Exhaustion

December 18, 2025 · 36 min

In this lively conversation, Nikki and Soph discuss the chaos and challenges of December, particularly around Christmas. They share personal anecdotes about holiday preparations, the stress of managing children's expectations, and the…

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About the show

Hot Messes, Big Visions is a podcast for the parents who are building something - a business, a career, a family, a village - while still cleaning up snack crumbs and surviving on less than four hours sleep.Hosted by Nikki Pak and Sophia Phieros, co-founders of The Village Co., each episode is an honest, unfiltered conversation about modern parenthood, identity, work, and what it actually feels like to build something real inside a real life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.