Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast)

Hello, Queens! Betcha didn’t expect a bonus episode! Well, you’re welcome. Alexis and Mary give some final updates as we wrap up this show.  Mary talks about cars and school, while Lexy talks about her job and being toxic AF.    We also talk about emotions, and Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 , and we’ve included a blooper reel at the end of this episode for your listening pleasure.   You can find som...

Hello, Queens. This is a bit of a different episode–Mary is flying solo today. She ties together a few things: artist Frida Kahlo , musician Bruce Springsteen , and the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert , which she has been talking about for several weeks now. You can find links to all of the books we have recommended on the podcast here on Amazon .    Mary goes quickly through the sections of t...

Hello, Queens! We start today’s episode with a Mama Ximena tip of the day/pearl of wisdom: “Be patient with yourself. Wait until the water is clear–then you can think. Don’t try to think in a whirlwind.” Or a whirlpool. How’s Feral February going for you? Lexy is dejunking, to help make her psyche as strong and brilliant as possible. And Mary will never pass up a chance to plug Gretchen Rubin , wh...

Hello, Queens! Alexis and Mary are talking about how many people may disappoint us, and how difficult it can be to give ourselves permission to disappoint others. The solution is not always in the pulling of weeds, but possibly in allowing ourselves to be in our ‘disappoint everybody’ era.   Lexy talks about The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi. As usual, here is a list of all our book rec...

Greetings, Queens! Alexis and Mary are recording at 1:30am, and we’re a little loopy after doing a heavy breathwork session. We may or may not have new merch that says: “Fire Crotch. Give me a meat stick.”   Mary talks a little about her obsession with Bridgerton on Netflix , especially Season 3, which just debuted last week. They are based on a book series by Julia Quinn , which you can find here...

Greetings, Queens! Alexis and Mary are recording remotely, while Lexy is driving, so the sound quality is not the greatest. Thanks for bearing with us!   Mary talks about her trip to Denver, and about a book with a very interesting premise: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio . She also talks more about Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert . As always, here are all of our book re...

Greetings, Queens! Alexis and Mary are starting off with some vocabulary lessons, but it doesn’t take us too long to sift through the rocks to get to the gold of this episode. The best part is that you get to pick what is the gold in your life!   Mary talks about a wonderful book purchased last year, but which she hadn’t read until she listened to it (twice!). It’s called Big Magic: Creative Livin...

Hello Hello, Queens! We’re here to “undo that mood and give you a vibe,” so we hope you are in for a fun ride! Alexis and Mary are joined today by our friend Tracy Munson, who works in the Chamber of Commerce in Cache Valley, Utah. She talks about authenticity, being a Christian, adoption, identity, active listening, and some other interesting topics. She mentions being a guest on another podcast,...

Greetings, Queens! We recorded this episode live, without any special equipment, so we hope you’ll forgive the background noise and sound quality. It’s a pretty random conversation, so we hope you enjoy!   We talk a bit about the delightful stage production of Pride and Prejudice by Melissa Leilani Larson performed at Salt Lake Community College. It is playing through June 8. We both highly recomm...

Welcome, Queens! To nobody’s surprise, Taylor Swift makes her way into our conversation again, as we talk about “Good Girl Syndrome,” lingerie, sexiness, confidence, and worth. Alexis talks about dominating vs competing. And how we all secretly want to be #everydaysexy   Lexy references a book called Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima , and Mary references the book The Gift by Edith Eger . As usual, you ca...

Welcome to the Hot Mess show, Queens! The reality is that we’re legit in our Midlife Crises, so we’re a little unhinged, and apparently in our “Banging Era,” but this Friday Night Confessional is a good time.    Mary finished a couple of books this week: Becoming by Michelle Obama , and The Gift by Edith Eger . As usual, you can find all of our book recommendations here on Amazon . She also talks...

Hello, Queens! Get ready for us to drop some real “Dingers,” or words of wisdom from Mama Ximena. We talk about confidence, how we talk about our bodies, and how we perceive our own worth. We’re taking the Cher approach, where a man is not a necessity, but a man is a luxury.   We also talk about the sales bros culture of Utah. Shockingly, Alexis is NOT a Sales Bro, but she is learning a lot and en...

Greetings, Fire-Breathing B*tch-Queens! You might want to break out the peppermint oil, not because this episode stinks, but to help you bring your own hype. Sorry this isn’t a real hype-you-up kind of episode, but can that really be expected after having spent so much quality time roaming the halls of The Tortured Poets Department ? Or is it the Tortured Poets Society? Mary’s pretty sure her GenX...

What’s goin’ on, Queens? We recorded this episode from Lexy’s kitchen table, using Mary’s iPhone. So the audio quality is not great, and in addition to the karaoke, there’s a fair amount of background noise, mouth sounds, and knocking on wood (literally). We hope you don’t mind, and thanks for your patience!   Here’s a link to Mary’s favorite sparkly Stila eyeshadow . #thirsttrap #millennialcringe...

Hello, Queens. We hope you are remembering to eat . . . may we recommend some cheese? Alexis is particularly squirrelly today, and Mary is still thinking about Pride and Prejudice . . .   Speaking of . . . here’s your reminder that we are going to see Melissa Leilani Larson ’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at SLCC’s Grand Theater on Friday May 17, 2024; if you’d like to join us for this perfor...

Hello, Queens. Thanks for listening today!   Here’s a reminder that we are going to see Melissa Leilani Larson ’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at SLCC’s Grand Theater on Friday May 17, 2024; if you’d like to join us for this performance, please get your tickets here ! You can also check out Melissa’s play Bitter Lemon at Plan B Theater Company in Downtown Salt Lake in April 2024.    If you’d...

Hello, Queens. Mercury is in retrograde (again!), and apparently it’s really effing with our lifestyle. Utah is slowly inching its way toward spring, and as Lexy re-listened to our episode on Beliefs (find Episode 117 here ), she can confirm her previous rant about Salt Lake vs. Cache Valley weather. Alexis is also learning to let loose her secret nerd by playing D&D .    We talk about several...

It’s not “just the two of us” today, Queens! We have a special guest–the incredible Melissa Leilani Larson . Mary met her bonding over a giant plate of cheese, while watching a production of Pride and Prejudice at the Parker Theater in Salt Lake City , and invited her to be a podcast guest that night. What a great discussion!   Melissa is an author and playwright, and we discuss a bit about Meliss...

Well, Queens, the winds of change are a’ blowin,’ . . . or they’re ripping everything apart. Either way you want to look at it, today we are talking about uncertainty. Mother Nature is a little on the bipolar side, and Alexis insists on blaming the retrograde (and renegade) planets, because “they don’t do anything but float in space.”    Mary and Lexy talk about the uncertainties in their lives cu...

How are we doing, Queens? We hope your lip gloss be poppin ’. If you’re looking for a good “plumper,” Alexis recommends the Polite Society brand , which she found at Ulta . Lexy  is carrying the torch for the Carpool Concert Series with Lil’ Mama, since Mary is still off of social media for Lent (#sorrynotsorry). If you’re not following Lexy, please do so here ! And feel free to follow Mary when s...

CW: Some talk about drug use, attempted SA   Welcome back to another day in Feral February, Queens! Mary and Alexis attempt to sing this Katy Perry song , but don’t do a great job at it. Oh well. “GET TO THE BUS!” Mary mentions a book she just finished called The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab and Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, and Lexy started listening to the Audible version of A C...

Salutations, Queens! How is your brain at remembering boring things? Mary and Alexis could use some help on that front. It’s time to leave Never Neverland, and thinking happy thoughts is not enough. Mary just finished reading Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward (here’s a link to this book and all of our Amazon book recommendations ). It’s not long, but it’s a very heavy read.   Mary talks a little about...

Greetings, Queens! It’s still Feral February, and Lex is a little bitter about it, because she lives in “blizzard land” (February and March are not her favorite months). We talk a little about difficult stories, history, and failures.   Today, Alexis talks a bit about beliefs–what they create and destroy. And what you believe leads to the actions you are going to take. She refers to a post she mad...

Welcome to FERAL February, Queens! Is the Groundhog on your blacklist? Lexy and Mary are both very ready for Spring and ready to “unleash the animal inside,” but Punxsutawney Phil tends to be wrong every year, and Lex is entering her “Feral Femme Fatale” (Triple-F, baby!) era. So here’s hoping for an early Spring and minimal swass. . . for Phil’s sake!   Mary has started reading the Court of Thorn...

Welcome to the ‘padcast,’ Queens! We encourage all terrible accents around here. Have you listened to That Midwestern Mom on Instagram? She’s hilarious, and her Minnesota accent is so great; Mary’s a little jealous. Today’s Mama Ximena tip was a great one: “For a better future, you’ve gotta make today your best.” Even if you have to fight with technology, which Alexis and Mary have to do frequentl...