Welcome to After the Drop Off!

This is episode one — and before we get into the conversations we’ll be having, we thought we should probably introduce ourselves.

After the Drop Off lives in that moment once the kids are finally through the gate. You’re back in the car, your brain’s already half full, and you’re trying to switch gears into the rest of your day — work, life, logistics, all of it.

In this pilot episode, Beth and Jess share where they’re at right now — very different seasons of motherhood, very real tensions, and the messy middle years of raising school-aged kids while still caring about your work, your friendships, and yourself.

We talk about:

• ​Why this stage of motherhood feels so different to the daycare years
• ​The shift that happens once you become a “school gate mum”
• ​The gap we felt in conversations for working mums of primary-aged kids
• ​Why we wanted a space that’s honest, grounded, funny — and not about fixing anything

This podcast isn’t about advice, hacks, or having it all figured out. It’s about the conversations you usually have after drop-off — the ones that make you feel seen, lighter, and a little more normal heading into the day.

If you’re listening in the car, post drop-off, we hope this feels like sitting next to that friend who just gets it.

Follow us @afterthedropoff

HOSTS

Beth Stanford Brown @bethstanfordbrown

Jess Ashworth @jashworth_

LISTENER NOTE

If something in this episode resonated, we’d love you to share it with a friend who might need to hear it — or send us a message. We’re being real with you so you feel less alone.

LINKS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231127044-mad-mabel

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57937453-all-her-fault

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/alone-australia