Welcome to the fifth episode of TONTS. Season 5 Matrescence Festival edition, join us as we look back through our Melbourne festival from March 2025.

In this episode we’re joined again by the wonderful Amy Taylor-Kabbaz and Dr Winnie Orchard, who you will have heard earlier in the festival, as they discuss the restructuring of the brain during Matrescence, hormones, neurodivergence in parents and much more.

For more from Amy, you can visit Amy Taylor Kabbaz or pick up a copy of her book ‘Mama Rising’.

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

Original theme music: Free by Claire Tonti

Editing: Maisie JG

Social Media: Surabhi Pradhan