'Why Did They Treat Us Like That?' | Kelsey Parker opens up to Georgia Jones One Year On From Phoenix's Passing

'Why Did They Treat Us Like That?' | Kelsey Parker opens up to Georgia Jones One Year On From Phoenix's Passing

From Mum's The Word! With Georgia Jones & Kelsey Parker by Create

July 19, 2026 · 43 min · Season 3 · Episode 96

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Kelsey Parker reflects on her experiences with PTSD and the fight for accountability one year after her son's passing, while Georgia Jones discusses the challenges of being a default parent.

One year on from losing Phoenix, Kelsey opens up about the paramedics, the video no one could watch, and being told she could only hold her son "through a mattress." She's still fighting for answers, and still, she says, living with PTSD. Georgia, meanwhile, is deep in default-parent mode: a one-night washing protest, Cooper's strict holiday budget, and a lawn-seeding standoff keeping the paddling pool firmly in the shed. This episode covers the big stuff: Kelsey's PTSD one year on, and the fight for accountability that's still ongoing The Robinson's Room she had to plead to get into Why women can be prosecuted for a "medical experience" and men can't Georgia's realisation that mums are always the default parent Plus: a fake puncture, Will's tan lines, "toxic energy" accusations, and a newly vegan kid who's ruined packed lunch forever. Top five 90s/2000s throwbacks also make the cut: Woolworths pick and mix included. Grab a cuppa. This one's a good one. A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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