Welcome to our very first Sorelle Sessions! I am (Emma) in Rome (well, Rocca di Papa, a town just outside of Rome), Carla is on the Gold Coast, and we thought, why not hit record on the catch ups we’d be having anyway? No plan, no script, just the two of us talking about what’s really going on. Grab a coffee or a spritz, depending on your time zone.
In this episode we chat:
- Italy vs the Gold Coast: 11pm piazzas full of kids vs cafés closing at 2pm, and why Italians don’t need a name for “the third place”
- The real cost of living comparison: €2 chicken Marylands, €7 pizza and €4 spritzes vs $22 spritzes and $26 margheritas back home.
- Why we chose to buy a little house in Italy instead of renovating in Australia.
- The ongoing cost of living crisis, small business closures and the hard part of being “in touch with reality” without being consumed by it.
- Parenting from Instagram: praising effort over “you’re so smart,” and the “you can walk or mummy carries you” trick that actually worked on Denny.
- Postpartum recovery done properly the second time: rest, the recovery pants Carla swears by, and why the “bounce back” pressure does more harm than good.
- Why we’ll never sell MerryBody with before and after photos, even though it would probably make us more money
- Mum at 68 doing 2 to 3 classes a day and racing Denny down the flying fox. This is what MerryBody is for.
Resources mentioned:
Emma’s blog post on her pituitary gland tumour diagnosis, read it here!
The skincare Carla is loving (not sponsored): Froya Organics.
The film Emma watched on the plane: Hamnet
MerryBody snack size classes, the physio-approved sessions Carla is easing back in with: sign up to a 7 day trial!
Got a question for next week’s Sorelle Session? Italy, small business, Gold Coast life, Yoga, Pilates, teacher training, anything. Send us an email or a DM and we’ll add it to the list. And if you have a sister, send her this one. Apparently Harvard says it’s good for you.
Yoga, Pilates and meditation classes you can do at home, in your PJs, in 10 minutes or 60. No before and afters, no bounce back pressure, just movement that makes you feel good and keeps you strong enough to run down the flying fox at 68 *( you will get thiis reference when you listen!). Start your free trial here!!
Always merrymaking,
Emma + Carla
The Merrymaker Sisters