Summer Series: the new divorce and friendly co-parenting – inside the country’s most famous modern families

While Something To Talk About takes a break over Christmas and New Year, we are revisiting some of the most memorable moments from the almost 50 guests who have joined us in conversation over the past year.

Today’s episode is being released at a time of year when we are bombarded with images of happy families celebrating the Christmas holidays. Even in 2023, the greeting card definition of what a family looks like is still often of a mum, dad, two children, a dog and a white picket fence. In some households, of course, that is exactly what their family does look like. But with around 30% of marriages in this country ending in divorce, many households look very different to what is being reflected back at them in popular culture this festive season.

In this episode, we revisit a few candid conversations with high-profile Australian women including Miranda Kerr, Jackie O, Michelle Bridges and Sarah Harris - all of whom opened up about their personal experience of navigating a marriage breakdown without bitterness, and shared their insights into co-parenting their children with an ex in the most positive way possible.

We also hear from Sophie Cachia, who wrote a memoir about the moment she realised she was attracted to women - several years into her marriage with the father of her two children.

And, of course, there is our conversation with a recently separated Natalie Bassingthwaighte where she spoke for the first time about being in a relationship with a woman - and reflected on her ex husband’s unwavering support during this new chapter of her life.

Whatever your family looks like this holiday season, we hope you’ll find something that resonates with you in this episode of the Something To Talk About summer series.

Hear the full conversation with each of the guests featured in this episode here:

Listen to Miranda Kerr here.

Listen to Sophie Cachia here.

Listen to Jackie O here.

Listen to Michelle Bridges here.

Listen to Sarah Harris here.

Listen to Natalie Bassingthwaighte here.

Something To Talk About will return with brand new episodes in late January 2024

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