Show Notes
How do you raise two young children while reporting from war zones, elections, and global crises? In this episode of Uncharted Parenting, we sit down with award‑winning journalist and 60 Minutes reporter Amelia Adams, whose career has taken her from Sydney newsrooms to the frontlines of world‑shaping events — all while navigating the messy, beautiful, guilt‑ridden, joy‑filled reality of being a Mum. Amelia opens up about the emotional toll of leaving her children for long assignments, the systems that kept her family grounded while living overseas, and the unexpected ways motherhood reshaped her approach to her work. She shares the moments that broke her, the ones that made her braver, and the lessons she hopes her kids carry with them as they grow. This is a conversation for every parent who has ever felt torn between purpose and presence — and wondered if they’re getting any of it right.
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