UnLadylike Thoughts

This week, I’m sitting down with someone you’ve heard me mention before but probably don’t know nearly enough about Mia was born in Ukraine and has now lived in America longer than she ever lived in the country where she was born. That simple fact sparked a conversation neither of us expected to go as deep as it did What started as a discussion about nationality quickly turned into something much...

Today we’re doing something a little different. Instead of unpacking my own questionable life choices, we’re diving headfirst into the internet’s favorite pastime: judging strangers. From toilet plunger pranks that somehow end relationships, to disappointing proposals, fake wedding rings, family drama, and even a Superman body pillow causing chaos in a relationship… nothing could have prepared me...

Have you ever casually admitted something you thought was completely normal… only to discover everyone else thinks you’re absolutely unhinged? In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, we’re putting everyday behaviors on trial. From deep-diving someone’s social media after one date to arriving at the airport three hours early, we’re asking the important questions: Is this normal behavior… or are we...

At 16 years old, Marcie sat in a stranger’s living room while an elderly church leader told her who she was, what her future would look like, and what blessings awaited if she stayed faithful. In the Mormon faith, a patriarchal blessing is considered a personal revelation. A spiritual roadmap. A glimpse into God’s plan for your life. Years later, after leaving the church and rebuilding her identit...

What happens when our assumptions become stronger than our curiosity? In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, Marcie takes on some of the biggest myths surrounding online creators, internet culture, relationships, personal responsibility, and the complicated realities that exist behind a screen. Too often, people get reduced to labels. They’re either heroes or villains. Empowered or exploited. Suc...

Have you ever said  “I’m fine”  when you were absolutely not fine? Same. In this episode of  Unladylike Thoughts , Marcie gets brutally honest about the performance of being “chill”, the version of ourselves that stays agreeable, never asks for too much, keeps the peace, and quietly swallows discomfort so no one thinks we’re difficult. But what if being “easy to love” was never emotional maturity?...

We love to romanticize honesty like it’s always this clean, freeing thing. Tell the truth. Feel lighter. Move on. Except… that’s not how it always works. Sometimes honesty feels like a wrecking ball. In this solo episode, Marci gets brutally honest about the survival patterns we build when being fully ourselves doesn’t feel safe. From childhood moments that taught her honesty could lead to shame,...

Today’s conversation is with Natasha Helfer, a therapist whose work sits right at the intersection of relationships, faith, identity, and personal truth Marcie sits down with Natasha to talk about what happens when the beliefs that once gave you structure start to conflict with what you know, what you’ve lived, and what you’ve seen in real people’s lives. This episode looks at the pressure to be “...

Today’s conversation is with Rachelle, who grew up inside an FLDS family and later built a life that didn’t follow the path people expected. But this is not the simple story people usually assume. Rachelle talks about growing up in a polygamist family that felt safe, supportive, and rooted in connection, while also seeing how different that world could look in other homes. She opens up about marri...

What happens when your real life gets turned into entertainment… and the version everyone sees doesn’t match what you lived? In this episode of  Unladylike Thoughts , Marcie pulls back the curtain on the conversation surrounding  The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives  and the viral headlines that followed But this isn’t a reaction video. This is a personal breakdown of what gets lost when complex belie...

Today’s episode is a deeply personal one. I’m sitting down with my friend James to talk about his first marriage, a relationship that looked fine from the outside but felt very different behind closed doors. We get into what it’s like to stay too long, not because things are healthy, but because you’ve been taught that love means sacrifice, loyalty, and pushing through no matter what. We talk abou...

There’s the version of you people think they know. And then there’s the version of you that actually exists. In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, Marcie talks about what it feels like to be labeled, misunderstood, and reduced to a single choice or chapter of your life. From religious upbringing to divorce, from OnlyFans to polyamory, from people pleasing to autonomy, she unpacks how identity ev...

Jealousy gets blamed for a lot. But most of the time, it’s not the villain. It’s the messenger. In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, Marcie unpacks what jealousy actually reveals about us, especially inside nontraditional and monogamous relationships alike. From religious conditioning to attachment styles, from comparison spirals to fear of abandonment, this conversation looks at what’s underne...

If you’ve seen  The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives  on Hulu, you’ve probably walked away with a very specific idea of what swinging looks like  . Dramatic. Chaotic. A guaranteed way to destroy your marriage In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, Marcie separates reality TV spectacle from real life non monogamy. Because cheating, secrecy, and misalignment are not the same thing as consensual swingin...

Sunee Moon didn’t just choose a different path. She chose one most people are taught to avoid entirely. Follow her here: https://www.youtube.com/@sunneemoon Raised in Utah, surrounded by expectations about marriage, religion, and what a “good life” is supposed to look like, she realized early she didn’t fit the mold. And instead of forcing it… she walked the other direction. In this episode of Unl...

We all get the chance to do things for the first time. Some of us just choose more controversial ones. In this episode, Marcie shares what her first day on OF actually looked like and what it didn’t. Before the account. Before the money. Before the opinions. This is the story behind the decision. From growing up Mormon with abstinence-only education to unpacking sexual shame in therapy to realizin...

Some relationships start with a plan Ours didn't In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, we sit down with James and Mia to unpack what happens when love doesn’t fit the script. We talk about jealousy, emotional safety, autonomy, expectations, and what it really takes to build a relationship outside of default rules. This conversation isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about navigating...

I’ve shared pieces of my story before But never the whole picture. In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, I walk through my full journey, growing up Mormon in Utah, getting married at 18 for religious reasons, questioning church history, leaving the faith, starting OnlyFans, getting divorced, and finding myself in a polyamorous relationship. This isn’t about shock value. It’s about what happens w...

For most of her life, “unladylike” felt like a warning Too loud. Too sexual. Too honest. Too much. In this episode of Unladylike Thoughts, Marcie unpacks what that word meant growing up Mormon in Utah, how modesty and purity culture shaped her relationship to shame, and why reclaiming her sexuality through polyamory and OnlyFans became an act of agency instead of rebellion. This isn’t about being...

For a long time, being “good” meant being easy. Easy to agree with. Easy to understand. Easy to fit inside the lines. In this first episode of Unladylike Thoughts, Marcie shares what it was like growing up Mormon in Utah, getting married young, following all the “right” rules, and eventually leaving the church to rediscover her own voice. This isn’t about shock value. It’s about honesty in the spa...

What happens when you stop being easy? Unladylike Thoughts is a podcast about identity, shame, sex, and autonomy — especially for women raised inside high-demand religion, including Mormon culture. It’s about the thoughts we were taught to smooth over. The questions we were told not to ask. The parts of ourselves that didn’t fit the rules. If you’ve ever grown up Mormon, wrestled with purity cultu...