You Stickin' With That Podcast

EPISODE 48: YOU CAN HAVE BOTH Who decided life has to be one thing or the other? You can be strong and still cry. You can love someone and disagree with them. You can be grateful and still want more. And you can have a bad moment without having a bad day. This week on You Stickin’ With That?, Stephie K explores the beauty of holding two truths at once, the emotions we’ve been taught to hide, and w...

EPISODE 47 — I FORGAVE YOU. NOW WHAT? What happens when you’ve forgiven someone… but the hurt still shows up in your life? After 25 years of marriage, a friendship betrayal I never saw coming, and a growing list of lessons learned the hard way, I’ve discovered something. Forgiveness and healing aren’t necessarily the same thing. We can forgive someone and still struggle to trust. We can move forwa...

EPISODE 46 — THE KIND OF RICH MONEY CAN’T BUY What if the richest parts of our lives have nothing to do with money? This week, Stephie Kay explores the kind of wealth you can’t deposit in a bank—meaningful connections, unexpected kindness, laughter, love, and the little moments that make life extraordinary. Because a beautiful life isn’t necessarily about having more. Sometimes it’s about recogniz...

Where do we draw the line—and what happens when somebody else doesn’t see it where we do? This week, Stephie talks dating, friendship, kindness, boundaries, wild horses in Montana, strangers who show up when someone needs them, and a tree that refused to stay down. Because sometimes the line protects us. Sometimes it challenges us. And sometimes we need to ask ourselves why we drew it in the first...

TRIGGERED… AGAIN. What do a baby elephant rescue, Noah’s Ark, Hurricane Helene, Halloween, a Devil Rays shirt, and searching for the truth have in common? Apparently… this episode. We’re talking about the things that make us stop, question what we think we know, dig a little deeper — and sometimes change our minds. Because the first answer isn’t always the whole story. You Stickin’ With That? — Ep...

EPISODE 43 — THIS MIGHT BE THE MOMENT How do you know when you’re standing in a moment that matters? Usually… you don’t. This week, a 3 a.m. dance session, a wrong address, a rainy detour, a stranger who needs air—and a photograph from a 1987 high-school detention—have me thinking about the moments we don’t recognize until years later. Sometimes the big moment isn’t what happened. Sometimes it’s w...

What’s still sitting unfinished in your life? The project. The paperwork. The conversation. The promise you made to yourself. The thing you keep moving from one week to the next while telling yourself, “I’ll get to it.” This week on  You Stickin’ With That? , Stephie Kay is talking about  FINISH —and why unfinished things can take up a whole lot more space than we realize. But finishing doesn’t al...

Episode 41 — Is Your Real Life Getting Your Leftovers? We give our best energy to work, obligations, plans, and everybody who needs something from us—and then wonder why there’s so little left for the life we’re actually trying to build. This week, we’re talking about real-life leftovers: the dreams we keep saving for “someday,” the people who get whatever energy remains, and the life we swear we’...

EPISODE 40 — THIS ISN’T WHAT I ORDERED What happens when absolutely nothing goes according to plan… and somehow it turns into a pretty great day? In Episode 40, Stephie Kay shares a day that included a hair emergency, a Chia Pet, a mission from God, two horseback-riding companies, five horses for six people, mosquitoes, wet dress, Thanksgiving dinner with strangers… and, naturally, a magician. Bec...

What happens when you realize the person you called a friend may have had a completely different definition of friendship? In Episode 39,  “I Thought We Were Friends,”  I’m talking about the unspoken expectations we bring into friendships—loyalty, boundaries, trust, showing up, and what happens when words and actions stop matching. Sometimes nobody has to be the villain. Sometimes two people simpl...

Episode 38 — Can We Find Each Other Again? Men and women have been told a lot about who we’re supposed to be—but somewhere along the way, did we forget how to simply understand each other? In this episode, Stephie Kay talks about relationships, independence, respect, online dating, friendship, old hurts, and our search for something real. Maybe the answer isn’t men versus women. Maybe it’s learnin...

EPISODE 37 — AFTER THEY LEAVE Nobody Tells You This Part. We spend years raising them to leave. And then… they do. Nobody really prepares you for what happens next—the quiet house, the changing relationships, figuring out when to hold on and when to step back, and the strange realization that while your kids are building their lives…  you have to figure out what you want yours to look like now, to...

Episode 36 | Triggered What happened to us? It seems like everywhere we turn, someone is offended, someone is arguing, and someone is ready to cancel someone else. But is that really who we’ve become? In this episode, Stephie explores why we’re so easily triggered, how assumptions can quietly replace truth, and why curiosity may be one of the most important qualities we’ve lost. Along the way, she...

Episode 35: Leave an Empty Chair  What do river rats, airline pretzels, a mysterious car key fob, three loyal dogs, and a breathtaking sunset all have in common? More than you might think. This week, Stephie Kay shares a collection of true stories that begin as ordinary moments but reveal something much bigger about kindness, friendship, the stories we tell ourselves, and the people who cross our...

Episode 34: The Side Quest One article. Three friends. One unexpected Nebraska road trip. What started as a visit to the Genoa Indian Industrial School Museum became a day filled with history, unforgettable conversations, and a surprising stop that changed the entire journey. Sometimes the best stories aren’t the ones you plan—they’re the ones you discover along the way. Join Stephie Kay as she ex...

What can a tree growing on the side of a bridge in the Florida Keys teach us about life? More than you might think. This week I’m talking about  Fred the Tree —the little mangrove that refused to quit despite hurricanes, saltwater, and every reason not to survive. Somehow, that tiny tree became a reminder that resilience isn’t about having perfect conditions… it’s about refusing to give up. Along...

EPISODE 32: THE AUDACITY… Public proposals. Viral finger-pointing. Big gestures. Bigger side-eyes. This week on  You Stickin’ With That? , I’m diving into two moments that had the internet buzzing: the Empire State proposal story and the now-viral Sophie Cunningham moment. But this episode isn’t just about what happened — it’s about the  audacity behind it , the attention economy we’re all living...

In this special BONUS episode, we’re talking about the Declaration of Independence—America’s original “we’re done here” letter, but with a whole lot more courage and a whole lot more at stake. This wasn’t just a dramatic breakup with King George. It was a formal declaration, a list of grievances, and a risk so big that signing it could have cost these men their lives. In this episode, Stephie Kay...

A wedding may last a day, but a marriage is built over a lifetime. In Episode 30, we’re looking beyond the dress, the cake, and the celebration to talk about what really makes a marriage last. From communication and forgiveness to reasonable expectations and choosing each other through every season, this episode is a reminder that love isn’t just something you promise—it’s something you practice....

The older we get, the more we get it. We get that parenting doesn’t come with a manual. We get that our mothers were navigating life for the first time, too. We get that family, forgiveness, and grace matter more than perfection. In this episode, two sisters compare notes on childhood, motherhood, divorce, dating, family traditions, and the lessons that seem to make more sense with time.

Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. We understand the seasons on a calendar. But what about the seasons of life? Maybe you’re in a season of waiting. Maybe you’re rebuilding after a loss. Maybe you’re growing in ways nobody else can see. Or maybe you’re finally harvesting the results of seeds you planted years ago. In this episode of  You Stickin’ With That? , we’re talking about the difference between...

Episode 27: Do You Know Who You Are? Somewhere along the way, many of us start living by expectations, labels, titles, and other people’s opinions instead of who we truly are. This week on  You Stickin’ With That? , we’re talking about identity. Who are you when the job changes? When the relationship ends? When the kids grow up? When life doesn’t go according to plan? We’ll explore why so many peo...

Episode 26: LIAR, LIAR? Everybody says honesty matters… Until the truth gets uncomfortable. This week on  You Stickin’ With That? , we’re talking about lies, half-truths, little white lies, social media deception, and the real cost of dishonesty. We’ll unpack the  L.I.A.R.  acronym, ask if it’s ever okay to lie, explore why people lie in the first place, and most importantly—how trust can be rebui...

EPISODE 25 —  Much Ado About Something Somewhere along the way… human beings started turning every inconvenience into a full emotional documentary. A missing sauce packet becomes a crisis. A thumbs-up emoji becomes an investigation. And social media? It turned all of us into publicists for our feelings. But underneath the humor is a bigger question: What are we feeding our minds every day… and why...

Episode 24:  AI Can’t Hug You Back   We’re living in a world where technology can answer questions in seconds, write songs, recommend soulmates, and keep us connected 24/7… …but somehow people still feel more lonely than ever. This episode dives into the tension between convenience and connection — what we gain from AI, what we risk losing, and why human presence still matters. From modern dating...