Dirty Laundry with Ollie

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  Today’s episode is...

Today we are taking a moment to honor National Infertility Awareness Month and revisiting a super meaningful conversation from season four. This isn’t a replay because we ran out of stories to tell. It’s a replay because some stories deserve to be heard again. In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with a mother who spent years navigating unexplained infertility, multiple failed IUI treatments, an...

In this episode, I sit down with Kelita to talk about a season of motherhood that doesn’t get talked about enough — navigating the changes of premenopause while raising boys. Kelita shares what it’s like raising two neurodivergent sons who sit on different sides of the spectrum, and how she’s learned that loving your kids equally doesn’t always mean loving them the same. We talk about what it look...

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  I am SO excited to...

Trigger warning: This episode contains conversations about infertility and pregnancy. Hello, this is Ollie, and welcome to Dirty Laundry with Ollie. A podcast that elevates personal stories and supports women in trusting themselves again, unlearning the noise, reclaiming their voice, and living from a place of wholeness, not pressure. Each season, we explore unique and meaningful topics through ho...

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. Motherhood doesn’t just change your schedule… it changes you. It strengthens parts of you you didn’t know existed—and shakes parts you thought were solid. It’s holy work wrapped in laundry piles, whispered prayers, exhaustion, and love that feels too big for your chest. Today’s conversation is about motherhood not as a r...

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  This week on Dirty...

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie. This is a BONUS episode this week and I am so excited to share it with you. Lately, I’ve been getting more and more questions about my therapeutic services and how people can actually go about finding the right therapist. So in this episode, I wanted to slow down and talk about it. Whether you’re considering working with me or with someone else entirely, m...

This episode felt like a deep exhale. I’m really excited about today’s guest. Katy Rexing is a meditation coach, host of the Within podcast, retreat leader, mom, and so much more. Her work gently guides women back to themselves and reminds them that they already have everything they need within. You can check out more of her work on her website, you will not be disappointed. In today’s episode, we...

Today we’re taking a brief pause from our motherhood season for a special National Women’s Day conversation — and in honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month — because some stories deserve their own spotlight. I’m joined by Kaity Thompson as we talk about endometriosis, medical gaslighting, and what it looks like to advocate for your body when the system isn’t listening. This episode is about female...

There is something sacred about female friendship and something stretching about it, too. In this ✨special✨collaboration with Three Peas and a Pod , we sit down for an honest, gentle conversation about how life transitions, especially entering motherhood, can quietly or loudly shift the rhythm of our friendships. What happens when one friend becomes a mom and the others do not? How do we stay co...

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  On today’s episode,...

Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  In this episode, I’...

January has a way of sneaking up on us with a clipboard. New year. New goals. New version of you.  Welcome back to another episode of Dirty Laundry with Ollie and HAPPY NEW YEAR. Today marks one official year of Dirty Laundry and I am just so grateful to be here. If you’ve been here since the beginning or this is your first episode, I just want to say THANK YOU for listening.  I am super excited a...

In this deeply moving episode of Dirty Laundry with Ollie, we sit with a couple as they share the story of their son, Quinn, who was stillborn. They take us back to the early days of pregnancy—the anticipation, the excitement, and the moment everything shifted. With heartfelt honesty, they talk about the day they learned something wasn’t right, what it was like to leave the hospital without their...

This week on Dirty Laundry with Ollie, we’re joined by Cedric, a counselor whose journey toward healing began in the aftermath of unimaginable loss. When his childhood best friend passed away, it became the moment that shifted everything, sparking not only his faith but also his purpose. In this heartfelt conversation, we explore what it truly means to move through grief rather than simply get ove...

Today on Dirty Laundry with Ollie, a space for real stories, honest conversation, and healing out loud we’re opening the door to a story that is both deeply personal and painfully common — a story about motherhood, mental health, and the complicated, often flawed systems that families are forced to navigate. Our guest is a mother whose son lives with multiple mental health diagnoses and has had si...

In this special Thanksgiving episode, we’re pressing pause on the grief season and leaning into gratitude — the kind that comes from remembering where it all began. We take it back to the story that changed everything for us. The day we found out we were pregnant with our son, Wes. You’ll hear both sides of the story — what it was like in that exact moment, what we felt, how we told each other, an...

This week on Dirty Laundry with Ollie, we pull back the curtain on a story that proves even under the brightest lights, shadows can linger. Our guest, Lauren Sisler, is an Emmy Award–winning ESPN sideline reporter – a familiar face on college football Saturdays. But before the cameras, before the confidence and the sideline smiles, came a tragedy that would change her life forever. At just 18 year...

In this powerful episode of Dirty Laundry Podcast, we sit down with Reja, whose story is woven with love, loss, resilience, and an unshakable will to keep moving forward. From the joys and struggles of being high school sweethearts with her husband to the heartbreak of losing him far too soon, Reja’s life has been marked by grief that could have broken her—but instead became the fuel for her stren...

In this episode we sit down with grief counselor Melissa Minkley to explore one of the most universal yet often misunderstood human experiences: grief. From her personal journey into this work to the insights she’s gained walking alongside others, Melissa helps us unpack what grief really is and why it matters that we understand it beyond the loss of a loved one. Together we talk about the many wa...

In this episode, I sit down with a mother whose life was forever changed by the tragic loss of her daughter, Esther. She shares her story of that devastating day and her journey of grief. We talk about what it means to grieve as a parent while still showing up for her other children, and the emotional duality of holding both grief and joy at the same time. We also explore how friendships shifted,...

Love With No Place to Go: a Season on the Duality of Grief Grief has a way of reshaping us. It’s the shadow that follows love, the ache that lingers when someone or something dear is gone. But grief isn’t only sorrow—it’s memory, it’s presence, it’s love with no place left to land. In this season, we’ll explore the duality of grief: how it pulls us into the depths of loss while also teaching us to...

A podcast special: What happens when two friends sit down, drop their guards, and share the kind of secrets that never make it into group chat? In this episode, we go deep—exploring the raw, unfiltered truths of our lives, and how vulnerability shapes the bond between women. From whispered confessions to laugh-until-you-cry moments, we unpack what female friendship really means: the unspoken suppo...

S04E31 Where do you begin when the life you imagined falls apart? In this raw and deeply personal episode, our guest shares her story of navigating divorce, reconciliation, medical trauma, and unimaginable grief. From discovering a fibroid instead of a long-hoped-for pregnancy to undergoing an emergency hysterectomy, to tragically losing her fiancé—she opens up about the layers of loss and the sil...