An emotional Emma Chow fought back tears this week while discussing an issue that affects many millennial mums.
The radio star shares two children - Valentino, seven, and Raphael, eight months - with husband Enzo Lisbona.
Speaking on her 2DayFM Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma on Thursday, Emma admitted she was struggling with a 'millennial mum midlife crisis'.
'It's such a hard feeling to grapple with, to go: "I have everything that I want, but why do I feel like I'm struggling with all of it?"' she said.
'And there is a thing called millennial mum midlife crisis. So, it's this entire generation of women juggling full-time work, full-time parenting, rising childcare costs, ageing parents, and no time to breathe, just for a second.'
Emma added that it was a topic that frequently popped up among her friends.
An emotional Emma Chow fought back tears on Friday discussing an issue that affects many millennial mums.
'This is a conversation I have with my girlfriends all the time, and normally ends in tears, because we're trying so damn hard at everything,' an emotional Emma admitted.
'But it feels like we're not really nailing any of it, because we're trying so hard.'
Emma then spoke directly to the mums in the audience, urging them to be 'kinder' to themselves.
'I just want to say, for all the mums listening, you are trying your best, and that is enough,' she said.
'I don't want to start crying about it, because it is very emotional, but we have to start talking to ourselves like we would talk to our bestie.'
'If your best girlfriend came to you and said, "Hey, babe, I'm struggling. I don't know what to do". Talk to yourself like that.'
Emma continued: 'Let's be kinder to each other and to ourselves, especially because there's so much pressure that we put on ourselves every day to be perfect.'
She added that the demands of full-time work can certainly take a toll, especially when it comes to raising children.
'It's such a hard feeling to grapple with, to go: "I have everything that I want, but why do I feel like I'm struggling with all of it?",' she said
'And there is a thing called 'millennial mum midlife crisis'. So, it's this entire generation of women juggling full-time work, full-time parenting, rising childcare costs, ageing parents and no time to breathe, just for a second,' she added
'You don't have any time to even bond with your children, because you are working doubly as hard,' she said.
'But if you saw yourself in a movie, you would love her! Why is it so hard for us to do that?'
Emma's plea resonated with one caller, Bec, who also became emotional hearing the radio host's words.
'I was almost in tears listening to Em, so thank you for sharing,' Bec said as Emma became visibly emotional.
As Emma struggled to hold back tears, the caller highlighted one positive thing about being a millennial mum.
'We are kind of lucky in some ways, this generation, because I think the reason we'll survive better than our mums did [is] that we have each other,' Bec said.
'I think that is the difference between us and that generation of women.'
Another caller, Carly, agreed, adding that Emma's words 'hit hard'.
Emma continued: 'You don't have any time to even bond with your children, because you are working doubly as hard,' she said. 'But if you saw yourself in a movie, you would love her! Why is it so hard for us to do that?'
The radio star shares two children - Valentino, seven; and Raphael, eight months - with husband Enzo Lisbona.
'It's hitting hard. I do everything. I don't get a weekend off or a day off. It's nonstop. Looking at it, 30 years ago mums didn't have this - it was traditional values, it was traditional families.'
Speaking to PopSugar after the birth of her first child, Emma admitted that she'd had no desire to be a mother until she saw how caring Enzo was around children.
'The first time I saw him with his niece, I melted like butter. My ovaries did quadruple backflips and I felt like I was going to throw up,' she said.
'I was already falling in love with him and this picture was the icing on the cake.
'I knew then and there that he was going to be the father of the children I thought I never wanted to have.'