Life Uncut

Look who's finally made his way into the Life Uncut studio! It's the man, the myth, the tea-towel-on-his-head legend himself, Ash Wicks, co-host of Two Doting Dads and honorary work-husband of Matty J. Ash joins Britt and Laura for this week's Guest Ask Uncut, and before they get stuck into your dilemmas, he opens up about his brand new children's book, The Secret Ingredient (out now).

We also dive into a refreshingly honest and deep chat about his journey giving up alcohol. What it felt like to "lose his best friend," the moment that made him hold himself accountable, and how it changed his marriage to April. Naturally, he also shares the pettiest hill he'll die on (and this could be a make or break in the marriage).

In this episode, we cover:

Ash's brand new kids' book, The Secret Ingredient, and the very relatable daycare-app rage that inspired it
Why family dinners matter more than we give them credit for
Ash's pettiest hill: being called out to another room instead of someone just... walking in
Going alcohol-free: what pushed Ash to stop drinking, and why summer was the "dumbest" time to start
The moment Ash realised how much of himself he wasn't giving his family
Grieving alcohol like "losing a best friend," and why sobriety is a daily fight, not a finish line
How going public and being held accountable changed things — and how it's impacted his marriage

Then it's time to solve some life problems:

Q1: "I found out my husband hasn't surfed in two years, but he still says he's going for a surf." Every Saturday for two years he grabbed his board and disappeared for three hours… Turns out he's just sitting in the car park drinking coffee and scrolling on his phone. Should I tell him I knows, or catch him out?

Q2: "My husband didn't cry during our wedding vows." I expected at least a little emotion walking down the aisle ( he cries at every movie where an animal dies) but didn't shed a tear on their wedding day. Am I overreacting?

Q3: "I found out my boyfriend goes to a specific cafe, not for the coffee, but because of the hot waitress." I’m the only one in the friend group who didn't know. Should I bring it up, and how?

Q4: "My husband is addicted to screens and it really bothers me." Married ten years, three kids & if it's not the PlayStation, it's the iPad, phone or computer. How do I handle this without ending the relationship?

YouTube Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome back & introducing Ash Wicks
01:44 – Ash's new book, The Secret Ingredient
06:58 – Ash's pettiest hill: being yelled at from another room
09:19 – Going alcohol-free: Ash's sobriety journey, one year on
21:01 – Q1: "My husband says he's surfing, but he's just sitting in the car park"
29:21 – Q2: "My husband didn't cry during our wedding vows"
36:00 – Q3: "My boyfriend's cafe has a hot waitress"
42:14 – Q4: "I think my partner is addicted to gaming"

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Hey Lifers!

Welcome back to your Wednesday episode, we’re going from group chat nude disasters to the actual end of the world, and somehow it all makes sense… maybe? 😂

We kick off with something suspicious happening with smartphones, before diving into a listener's mortifying story about a fitness-challenge weigh-in photo that went very, very wrong in the group chat. That spirals into a full debate on accidental nudes, a cowboy hat photo that ended a study group friendship, and the great "archived d pic" theory (girls, do you think they save them down?).

Then we get into it: Apparently the average goodbye kiss lasts less than a second, but science says six seconds is the magic number for connection. So… I guess we now all have a 30-day kissing challenge? There's also a very funny detour into New Zealand vs Australian vocab (RIP to Ben, who spent a whole afternoon believing Melbourne had built a public "birthing" pontoon), a Jason Momoa red carpet encounter that still haunts Soph to this day,

And then we get into the deep stuff. How far do you you push your kids to build resilience? What’s the balance and how do we know if we’re being too soft as a society, or maybe it’s a good thing? Then we unpack the AI thread that's taken over everyone's feed this week: a former Anthropic/OpenAI researcher publicly warning AI could "kill us all by 2030”. It's a heavy, important conversation about accountability, regulation and what (if anything) the average person can actually do about it.

We close it out gently with our sweets for the week and phewww that was a big one (also you’re welcome for leaving the off mic moment there in the middle… if you enjoyed it let us know hahah).
Go join the Facebook discussion group if you haven't already, that's where all the good stuff goes down.
YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — We’ve got beef with our phone again
02:51 — The naked scale photo that went into the wrong group chat
11:41 — The six-second kiss challenge
18:05 — NZ vs Australian slang and the "public birthing pontoon" mix-up
27:11 — How hard should you push your kids to build resilience?
34:30 — Is AI actually going to end the world in 10 years?
47:33 — Sweets for the week

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Ask Uncut: The Bride is stealing from her guests and should I sleep with my boss?
Hey Lifers! Welcome back to Ask Uncut, where we answer your deepest, darkest and most burning questions. This week Laura's blaming Britt for her flu and we unpack the great teeth-whitening-strip disappearance mystery…
Vibes of the week:
Britt: is the Aussie boys renovating a €1 Italian house who somehow have a million followers after two months (we're obsessed)
Laura: . Britt's also got a true crime pick for you — Hedley Thomas's new series The Poisoned Wife.
Then it's into your questions!
IS MY HUSBAND CHEATING?
Ten years together, three kids, a house, and then a text pops up on his phone from a female coworker asking what time he'll be there. He panics, snatches the phone, and starts backpedalling. There are hundreds of calls between them he's never once mentioned. Britt and Laura break down the red flags (and how to actually pull his phone records).
THE BRIDE IS STEALING FROM HER GUESTS
$450 a head for a destination hens do... and then the bride tries to pocket extra cash on top of it. The girls dig into when "wedding costs" tip over into straight-up guest exploitation.
AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?
A coworker she took under her wing has started copying everything: Her couch, her clothes, even her daughter's name. Is this obsession or just an awkward compliment gone too far?
I'M GOING TO F*CK MY BOSS IN TWO WEEKS
Fresh out of a three-year relationship, a dick pic later, and now he's booking flights to see her. Britt and Laura do not hold back on this one… And we get the instant aftermath before the episode's even out.
Keep your Ask Uncuts (and aftermaths!) coming! DM us @lifeuncutpodcast on Instagram, and if you haven't joined the Life Uncut discussion group on Facebook, get in there.
YouTube Timestamps
0:00 — Intro: Laura's flu, Britt's alibi & the whitening strip mystery
4 :30 — Vibes of the week: the €1 Italian house boys & Laura's true crime pick
12:49 — Q1: "IS MY HUSBAND CHEATING?"
25:18 — Q2: "THE BRIDE IS STEALING FROM HER GUESTS"
35:07 — Q3: "AM I BEING A BAD FRIEND?" — The Workplace Copycat
41:58 — Q4: "I'M GOING TO F*CK MY BOSS IN TWO WEEKS"
49:12 — Instant aftermath: did she do it?
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Hey Lifers! Welcome to Offcuts, your little snackkk to get you through to Monday!
Poppy is almost one (how?!) and Lola has entered a bold new era of toddler rage, informing Laura in no uncertain terms that she will, in fact, "kill her dead."
Then it's time for our regular check-in on what men are doing to themselves online: this week it's "pheromone maxing" (also known as: refusing to wear deodorant), and a new frontier of self-grooming madness. We are begging them to stop.
We also unpack a viral clip of Michelle Obama on her podcast IMO, where she got refreshingly honest about how she actually feels now that her kids have left home. Spoiler: she's thriving, not grieving and it's sparked a very real debate about who's "Team Barack" (misses the kids desperately) and who's "Team Michelle" (has never felt more free).
Then, a Reddit thread that reads like poetic justice: a woman opens up her relationship at her boyfriend's request, racks up hundreds of dating app matches… while he gets zero. Naturally, he's furious.
We close out with the most petty, most brilliant piece of revenge we've heard in a long time… a woman who signed her best friend's cheating ex up to 500 email newsletters, and we've got some upgrade ideas of our own.
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Hosted by Britt Hockley & Laura Byrne
Produced by Lachy Pugsley
Video Produced by Vanessa Beckford & Lachy Pugsley
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Hey Lifers!
ADHD has well and truly come into the spotlight in the last few years. Diagnoses have increased substantially in the past decade. But, this surge in diagnosis hasn't necessarily come with a surge in understanding; especially for women, who are so often missed, misdiagnosed, or told it's "just anxiety". So we've brought back one of Australia's most trusted voices on mental health and neurodiversity, consultant psychiatrist and TV doctor Dr Kieran Kennedy, to break it all down.
Kieran is fresh off the release of his brand new book, This Explains Everything: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Navigating Adult ADHD, and he's here to unpack why so many women aren't diagnosed until their 30s, 40s or even 50s, what "masking" and "scaffolding" actually look like day to day, the difference between hyperactive, inattentive and combined ADHD, what AuDHD is, and why "high performing ADHD" might be one of the most misunderstood terms on the internet right now.
We also get into ADHD burnout, the link between ADHD and disordered eating and substance use, the romanticised "superpower" side of ADHD on social media, and what steps to take if you think this conversation sounds a little too relatable.
Kieran shares:
Why ADHD in women is so often missed, and how it shows up differently to the "naughty kid in the classroom" stereotype
What "scaffolding" really means, and the difference between adaptive and maladaptive coping
What "high performing ADHD" actually is (and why the term can be misleading)
The three types of ADHD - hyperactive, inattentive and combined
What AuDHD (ADHD + autism) is, and why it's not a "made up" internet diagnosis
The link between ADHD, dopamine seeking, disordered eating and substance use
What ADHD burnout looks like versus everyday burnout
Why women are diagnosed on average nearly 20 years later than men, and the role hormones, pregnancy and menopause play
Options beyond medication
The difference between masking in men and women
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Intro & Kieran's most mortifying career story
8:16 — How ADHD shows up differently in men and women
10:55 — Scaffolding, masking & "high performing ADHD"
17:16 — How ADHD is actually diagnosed (and the 3 types)
23:19 — What ADHD looks like day to day (counting, parenting, forgetfulness)
27:21 — Why women are diagnosed later: hormones, pregnancy & menopause
30:28 — Treatment beyond medication, AuDHD & autism in adults
38:13 — Burnout, dopamine seeking, myths & what to do next
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Listen back to our first episode with Kieran (on binge eating)
Listen back to our CLOUD mini-series
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