But because life loves a plot twist, there are also some truly awful bits.

From growing up in a vet practice where her Dad was basically a superhero (including rescuing a literal Bengal tiger at 2am).

To over-annunciating her words wherever possible, because proper diction is important.

She landed her dream job and produced viral videos clocking millions of views for a living (what a flex).

Then Briony got the worst news imaginable and had to endure a cancer diagnosis that no one was prepared for.

Spoiler alert, she survives.

But the “after” hits hard too: chronic fatigue that feels like it will never lift.

Until she finds a life-altering process that sounds too good to be true and somehow gives her life (and joy) back.

There’s more here than we can tell you in a few sentences, so press play because we’ve Gotta Go.

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CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Introduction

03:18 Snake in the Car

04:37 Circus Tiger Callout

07:52 Gap Year and Uni Pivot

08:59 Climate Stories on Film

10:45 Sydney Work Burnout

12:16 Domestic Violence Doc

15:51 Mamamia Breakthrough

19:10 Symptoms and Diagnosis

22:21 Stage Four Diagnosis

22:57 Denial And Next Steps

28:25 Remission And New Perspective

31:15 Chronic Fatigue After Cancer

34:54 Lightning Process Breakthrough

38:08 Meeting Byron And Love

40:43 Purpose Climate And Gratitude

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LINKS

Gap Year: https://youtu.be/eKFjWR7X5dU?si=DulKlJzciUxRgsP9

Briony’s Video Reel: https://brionybenjamin.com/videos/

Big Bad Love - Documentary

Heels No Heels

If A Man Lived Like A Woman For A Day

Sexiest Man In The World

The Lightning Process: https://lightningprocess.com/

Dr Phil Parker: https://www.youtube.com/@DrPhilParker

Briony’s Book

Life is Tough But So Are You:

https://brionybenjamin.com/book/

Leukamia Foundation: https://www.leukaemia.org.au/

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This will probably be Molly’s favourite episode.

A couple of teasers for you:

Molly was hopeless with a refedex and outsourced her navigation needs.

She’s been planning outfits and setting trends since she was 18 months old and is still waiting for her Hollywood breakthrough.

She had dreams of being an adorable goat owner, but her reality was a psycho goat who tried to kill her daily.

Her entrepreneurial spirit started young with a travelling massage parlour and Game Boy upsells (weird combo, but her market lapped it up).

It was a great time taking a trip down memory lane, but now we’ve Gotta Go.

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CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Meet Molly Benjamin

00:49 Growing Up A Twin

01:48 Kid Personality Style

03:21 Pet Goat Chaos

04:35 Life In Vet Practice

05:57 Pulled From School Travel

07:23 Early Hustles Game Boy

08:47 Gap Year Scotland Uni

09:49 Treehouse Show Era

12:01 Cutting Off Bad Debt

12:21 Bank Job Reality Check

12:50 London Move And Goals

13:46 Money Gap Wake Up Call

15:10 Supermarket Rock Bottom

16:01 Starting A Money Club

17:55 Building Wealth For Real

18:51 Startup Stress And Anxiety

20:21 Sisterhood Through Hard Times

22:06 Crashing Dates And Wingwoman

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The other one had a few thoughts about what new parents actually need from you (hint: it’s not another tiny outfit with 400 press stud buttons).

One of us is still grieving a certain era we were meant to have… which was rudely sabotaged by the other.

Briony pointed out that Aussies will renounce their stance on renewables if there are rebates up for grabs.

Molly appreciated the ego boost when AI thought she was Reese Witherspoon.

We time-travelled back to our trip to China, where we nearly got trafficked or cast in a powdered milk ad…the details are still unclear.

We covered a lot of ground this week, but now we’ve Gotta Go.

CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Introduction

00:50 New baby etiquette what to actually do for new parents

04:20 Sister era sabotage moving in with a boyfriend and third wheeling

07:25 Reese Witherspoon backlash

11:15 Home battery and solar rebate in Australia

14:05 Electric vehicles Australia, hoons on the highway and BYD vs Tesla

15:30 China renewables and energy security

18:20 Backpacking China story

22:14 Gotta Go

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LINKS:

Book:

Dinner Ladies:

https://www.dinnerladies.com.au/

Instagram - EV Sales

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1BAvCjPvv/

Instagram - new BYD

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXEp1ySj0dA/

Matter of National Security:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/fuel-security-exposed-by-iran-war-but-renewables-offer-an-out/106452696

“In every way that we can, we should be reducing our dependence on fossil fuels … whether it’s changing the transport system for the delivery of goods, food and services around Australia to electrified railway systems. Or even only reducing our own dependence through the introduction of electric vehicles and so on and so forth.”

Briony’s Go To Pump Up Music for sad days

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mhhfWQXeXjZR06nLxUCV6?si=deffdb62e1264cd5

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The other one is still in newborn land, where time isn’t real, and sleep is a rumour.

Molly is campaigning for drive-through everything, because getting eggs shouldn’t require a full logistical plan.

We shared a celebrity encounter from the archives that still makes us cringe-laugh, and Briony used an accent Molly will never let her forget.

Briony proved that, even though she’s terrible at accents, she has a lot of useful information about the current state of the world and why we shouldn’t be cooking with gas.

Briony also had a bit of a sex education lesson, but not in the way you’d expect.

Molly wants millions of men castrated…well, not really. But it’s pretty bleak.

As always, it was a fun time but not a long time catching up.

And now we’ve Gotta Go!

CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Episode intro

00:19 Turning 40 why ageing is a privilege

03:05 Newborn sleep check in and post C-section Pilates comeback

06:35 What’s bringing us joy

08:09 Parenting organisation hacks subscriptions and online shopping

11:22 Good news segment: wildlife corridors, NASA and fur ban

14:10 Queensland renewables and Australia gas tax

16:41 Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching and Forever Reef Project

19:48 Celebrity story meeting in London

23:06 Pumpkin flower pollination

24:22 Money saving tips

26:51 Gotta Go segment

29:50 Wrap up

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LINKS

Who Gives A Crap Subscription Toilet Paper:

https://au.whogivesacrap.org/

Nappies & Wipes Subscription (Briony to provide)

Bike Bus Program:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWkf57NElUw/

Delivery Groceries:

Organic Delivery to Sunshine Coast down to Northern NSW

Joy WholeFoods: https://joywholefoods.com.au/\

Forever Reef Project:

https://www.foreverreef.org/

Shopback:

https://www.shopback.com.au/install-app-2?raf=9I8dMy&showsignup=true&utm_source=web_share&utm_medium=web

Half Price - App

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/half-price-grocery-deals/id1453645622

Gas Cooktops Causing Asthma:

https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/living-with-asthma/resources/patients-carers/factsheets/gas-stoves-and-asthma-in-children

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The other one has started carrying watercolours everywhere and whipping them out at random intervals.

One of us did an outrageously extra newborn photoshoot. Shout out to Anne Geddes (IYKYK)

Scheduling joy is saving us from the monotonous existence that is parenting young children.

We’ve got a list of good news stories to cleanse your doom-scrolling soul. Pandas are involved.

One of us goes on a warranted and passionate rant about beer drinkers and why they’re paying more tax than the gas industry.

We both casually fixed childcare in about five minutes. You’re welcome.

There’s also a Mexican food hack that will change your life (we’re talking structural integrity AND crunch).

Loads happening this week, but now we’ve Gotta Go! See you next week.

CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Introduction

00:31 Sleep & joy check-in: newborn life, mental load and mood

03:10 Dopamine dressing tips

05:51 Watercolours & creativity

07:31 Seeking good news

10:36 Micro-joy in motherhood: mindset shifts for the early years

11:38 Newborn photoshoot: Anne Geddes vibes (IYKYK)

12:51 Australia gas tax outrage: why beer is taxed more than gas

14:48 Norway sovereign wealth fund: how resource taxes fund public services

16:09 Free childcare Australia: the numbers, subsidies and the math

18:20 Childcare choices: stay home vs daycare

20:45 Parental leave lessons: Sweden/Estonia models + sharing the load

22:19 Mexican taco hack

23:37 Gotta Go Segment

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LINKS

Blue Macaw Out Of Extinction:

https://www.science.org/content/article/two-decades-vanished-stunning-spixs-macaw-returns-forest-home

Alah Kohler

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW20uSVDtrH/

The other one had a close encounter with a tiny reptile.

One of us got the short end of that stick.

A few other things happened, which we absolutely had to discuss:

Briony started a small social media fire accidentally offending true blue Aussie blokes.

Molly yelled at reckless youths on bikes (as is her civic duty).

Briony is quite partial to a good ol’ fashion scam and is eager to give all her money away to Australian Post, or perhaps a Nigerian Prince.

Molly gave some (not financial advice) about the stock market and how to manage your money in a time where funds might be tighter than usual. Ahem, thanks President Trump.

We both realised that we’re Boomers trapped in Millenial bodies (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

And we both ate the most delicious chicken burrito thanks to Chat GPT.

As sisters with three babies between us, we never have enough time to catch up, but we’re pretty pleased with the ground we covered today.

Gotta Go now, see you next week!

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