The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer

This week on The Mother Daze, we’re joined by our dear friend and OG motherhood podcaster Ellie Knaus! Actress, writer, producer and the voice behind the beloved Atomic Moms podcast, Ellie has been navigating the wild worlds of motherhood and Hollywood for years, and boy does she have some stories!

Tez and Ellie take a nostalgic trip back to their early mama days at The Pump Station in LA, where they first found their village. We chat about the magic of finding your people, the ripple effect of podcasting and the power of giving others a place to laugh, connect and feel a little less alone.

We dive into Ellie’s journey from actress to podcaster to writer and producer, the lessons Hollywood taught her, her move to Colorado and her new movie Let’s Have Kids!, starring Karen Gillan, Zoë Chao and Max Greenfield.

Plus, dropped balls, small wins, juggling the chaos of motherhood, little signs from our angels and finding pockets of joy amongst the madness.

Resource Links:

Atomic Moms Podcast

Let's Have Kids! (2026)

Dr. Shefali drshefali.com

Pump Station & Nurtury pumpstation.com

Sleepy Planet Parenting sleepyplanet.com

The Sleepeasy Solution Book By Waldburger & Spivack

Janet Lansbury janetlansbury.com

Bad Monkey TV Show (2024)

Follow Ellie Knaus on IG: @ellie.breathe

When I Am Not With You by Sarah Wright Olsen

Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen

Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer

FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/

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More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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It’s a Halloween spooky special on The Mother Daze!

This week we’re getting our witchy on and diving headfirst into all things spooky season! We’re chatting Halloween plans, costumes and all the festive chaos before Sarah whips out her tarot cards for a little mystical guidance. We also get some eerily accurate spirit animal readings (seriously, HOW do they know us so well?!) and Tez takes us down a few spooky rabbit holes with chilling tales that’ll have the hairs on the back of your neck standing up!

PLUS, there’s a new podcast baby in the family! Tez spills all the creepy details about the birth of The Mother Daze’s spooky sister podcast, They Run The Night, a creepy, crimey, WTF-ery adventure she’s hosting with her gal pal Susie Collins, officially dropping on HALLOWEEN!

So light your candles, grab your broomsticks, summon your spirit animals and come get weird with us, Dazeys!

Resource Links:

They Run The Night Podcast

locolove.com

Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen

Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer

FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/

DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20

More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week on The Mother Daze, we’re chatting all things toddler WILDNESS! Running away for solo adventures in the wilderness, diving off patios, chucking rocks in mouths, falling, tripping, slipping, sliding, donking and generally causing absolute MAYHEM! Just the basic insanity of having a one-year-old in an already chaotic household full of kids. Funnnn guys funnnn, insanely cute but send help!

Things take a rather serious left turn as one of the girls shares a recent, terrifying brush with death. A confronting experience that brought with it a massive shake up and a powerful reminder of just how fragile and precious life really is. How one split second distraction in this case actually saved her.

Tez fills us in on the new dreamy home, the excitement, the overwhelm and the seemingly IMPOSSIBLE task of moving house while juggling five kids, work and the million other things that keep life spinning!

Meanwhile, Sarah shares the absolute madness that unfolded when the boys were out of town recently and it’s was just her, their nanny Sonya and the three little girls. Let’s just say the shit REALLY hits the fan (or the face, in Sarah’s case!).

From near-death experiences to poo-covered disasters, we’re giggling our way through the glorious mess of motherhood. Because sometimes, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry! As we always say Weeeeeeeeee

Resource Links:

Koala Eco Natural Bathroom Cleaner

Koala Eco Natural Kitchen Cleaner

Koala Eco Natural Room Spray

Kick Building, Byron Bay

Artipoppe Baby Carrier

Bugaboo x Stella McCartney Butterfly 2 Plus Pram

MooGoo

MooGoo Kids Moothpaste (Strawberries & Cream)

Koala Eco

Skylight Smart Family Calendar

They Run The Night Podcast

Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen

Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer

FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/

DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20

More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week on The Mother Daze, Tez talks shooting a movie alongside her boys! Whaaa?! The girls chat the magic of sharing the set together, watching our kids follow their passions and the incredible joy of seeing them step into who they’re becoming. Plus, the girls get into some WILD stage parent stories, competitive Pokémon folks, sideline sporting fanatics and the hilarious (and sometimes downright bonkers!) lengths some people go to in perhaps trying to live out their own dreams through their kids! Weeee

And in some very exciting news, Tez and her family have landed their dream Byron pad, complete with a wraparound porch, cows and climbing ivy! She chats about the dreaminess of finding a home in a place they love so much, the magic of planting roots and creating a space for their fam to thrive.

The girls also reflect on the collective upheaval of 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse. From the shit hitting the fan and friendship turmoil to unexpected life shake-ups and everything in between, it seems like the collective has been put through the wringer this year! And ya know what? Horses represent strength, resilience and courage and after all the twists and turns of this year, we’re FINALLY feeling the energy shift! Yahooo.

Resource Links:

They Run The Night Podcast

Apple Cider Vinegar (2025)

The Clearing (2023)

@starofthesea.polly

christinaprokos.com

Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen

Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer

FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/

DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20

More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week on The Mother Daze, Teresa is getting ready to return to God of War with a freshly dyed head of hair and a heaping dose of self-care! The girls chat new beauty finds, Teresa’s new at-home facial friend from Shark Beauty, and Sarah shares some of the trusty everyday serums she keeps coming back to.

We chat about how too much makeup can make us feel less like ourselves, and those glossy, retouched magazine shoots that look beautiful… but also have us wondering, “Wait, is that actually me?”

It’s also Sarah’s birthday!! 43 woop woop! She’s another year older and feeling pretty content with exactly where she is, craving more simple days with the people she loves. Her book tour is also wrapping up, which gets us talking about how weirdly uncomfortable it can feel to actually be proud of ourselves and give ourselves a little pat on the back.

We’ve also got some long-overdue Dazey member shout-outs (WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!), plus we unpack some of the shifts we’ve both been feeling lately. Is there something in the air?! Because it certainly feels like the universe is moving things around.

Resource Links:

Mountain Glow Serum Ursa Major

Bare Glow Baeo

Shark FacialPro Glow Shark Ninja

Green Slate Mineral Polish Ursa Major

Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen

Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer

FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/

DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20

More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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