High Five Hot Mess Podcast

One year ago, we hit Publish on our very first episode with absolutely no idea what we were doing. We thought we'd record in Microsoft Teams. We thought editing would be easy. We thought sponsors would be our biggest problem. Instead, we threw iPads, accidentally deleted episodes, cried in the shower, fought with podcast software, got banned from Facebook, and somehow kept showing up every Thursda...

Show Notes High Five Hot Mess | Help! I Need an Adult: Hospice – What Families Wish They Knew Most families don't learn about hospice until they're in the middle of a crisis. One phone call changes everything, and suddenly you're expected to make impossible decisions for someone you love. In this episode of Help! I Need an Adult , Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith sit down with hospice physician Dr. Jord...

When did you become the adult in the room? For many of us, it happens without warning. One day your parents are handling everything. The next day you're trying to figure out where the bank accounts are, who's paying the bills, whether there's a will, and how you're supposed to make decisions nobody prepared you for. In this episode of our Help! I Need an Adult series, we sit down with hospice phys...

What happens when the people who always told you to "figure it out" suddenly need you to figure it out for them? In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith talk about the moment so many adults eventually face: becoming responsible for aging parents, family finances, medical decisions, caregiving, and problems nobody prepared us to handle. Growing up Gen X, many of us learned...

This week, AI made Lisa cry. Twice. Not because of a family crisis. Not because of work. Not because of a fight. Because of robots. One chatbot refused to schedule carpet cleaning no matter how many times Lisa Smith explained she never picked Sunday. Meanwhile, Lisa Wilson spent four weeks battling podcast software, support tickets, audio glitches, AI processing, and what can only be described as...

I had a go bag. Not a hurricane go bag. A leave-my-life go bag. For years, Lisa Wilson kept a secret "leave-my-life" bag at work...cash, a burner phone, extra clothes, and a plan to disappear if she ever needed to start over. The strange part? She wasn't trying to escape a bad life. She loved her husband. She loved her friends. She loved her job. So why did she still feel the need to have an exit...

Do people who say no actually live longer? This week Lisa and Lisa get into the emotional cost of always saying yes — and why so many women feel guilty setting boundaries, disappointing people, or putting themselves first. It starts with a study Lisa found claiming that people who resist outside pressure and act on their own terms may actually live longer. Which immediately sent both of them into...

You got the job. You hit the number. You built the life. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, you started wondering why you still feel tired, restless, or quietly empty. Turns out, that's not a personal failure. That's your brain doing exactly what it was designed to do. This week Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith went down a happiness rabbit hole and found Yale professor Laurie Santos — whose class...

Tide Pods are $30. Gas is $5.50 a gallon. Streaming services somehow cost as much as cable now… and one of us is unemployed. So no — we’re not cutting everything. We’re making trades. In this episode of the High Five Hot Mess Podcast, we talk about the emotional math women are doing right now to keep life working without giving up every single thing that still brings joy. We talk about: ✋ cutting...

We’ve all said it: “I’m fine.” “I’m okay.” “It’s all good.” But what if we’re not? This week on High Five Hot Mess, Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith talk about the quiet weight so many women carry—stress, family pressure, changing goals, health fallout, emotional overload, and the pressure to keep functioning while life piles on. From buffalo humps and burnout to honesty, boundaries, and redefining happ...

What happens when you start with less than $50, two kids with sensitive skin, and a need for something that works? This week, Lisa from High Five Hot Mess, sits down with Marci Scharko, founder of Turnrow Bath Body & Home, to talk about building a handmade business from scratch, staying true to your values, and growing without losing the heart behind the brand. They talk about: • Starting a bu...

What happens when two successful parents in their 40s walk away from stable careers, pull their kids out of school, and spend two years living on the road? Hilary is back on High Five Hot Mess to tell the truth about long-term van/RV life with kids — and it’s not the filtered Instagram version. We talk about saving for years to make it happen, what people said when they announced it, homeschooling...

She was a fire dancer… a flight attendant… a CPA… and a mom. And somehow—none of it is random. In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, we sit down with Hilary, whose life completely breaks the idea that you’re supposed to pick one path and stick to it. From performing at circus festivals around the world… to navigating imposter syndrome… to rebuilding her identity more than once… This is a real con...

In this bonus episode of High Five Hot Mess Podcast, Lisa and Sherif Said get real about what it actually looks like when everything starts going wrong… at the same time. This isn’t a highlight reel. This is the part no one talks about — the setbacks, the financial stress, the unexpected roadblocks, and the moments where quitting would be easier. From buying a struggling restaurant that turned int...

IIn this episode of High Five Hot Mess Podcast, Lisa sits down with entrepreneur and author Sherif Said to talk about what really happens when things don’t go your way. Sometimes you take big swings… and miss. Sometimes you follow the plan… and it still doesn’t work. So what do you do next? 👉 Continue this conversation in the bonus episode: How Do You Keep Going When Everything Is Working Against...

She manifested a free tire… and that was just the beginning. A flight delay reversed. A missing bag showed up 500 miles away. Coincidence—or something more? What if the reason things never seem to work out… is because you’re trying too hard to control how they will? In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, we share three real-life stories that might completely shift how you see manifestation, coinci...

A rattlesnake at the front door. A job offer pulled overnight. Everything falling apart… and somehow, everything shifted. If your life feels chaotic right now, this episode might change how you see it. What if the moments that feel like everything is going wrong… are actually working for you? If you’ve been overwhelmed, stuck in survival mode, or quietly trying to hold it all together—this episode...

In this week's Bonus Episode of High Five Hot Mess Podcast, when life hits hard and everything feels like it’s falling apart, the people who show up for you become the difference between stopping and surviving. Lisa shares the raw, funny, chaotic, and deeply human story of how her crisis circle From crying in the car, to fighting with Meta at 2 a.m., to nearly giving up on the podcast altogether,...

This week on High Five Hot Mess Podcast , Lisa Wilson is flying solo and the universe really said, “plot twist.” With co‑host Lisa Smith temporarily stepping back to support her family, Lisa walks through a week filled with Meta lockouts, tech chaos, creator overwhelm, and the emotional load of holding everything together when life forces a pivot. If you’ve ever had a week that kicked you in the t...

My Last‑Minute Thai Massage Adventure: A Fresha App Plot Twist EPISODE SUMMARY What should’ve been a simple “let me just relax” moment quickly becomes a full‑body saga featuring enthusiastic foot‑walking, Olympic‑level toe‑digging, glute‑crunching determination, and a sheet so sheer it deserved its own IMDb credit. LISTEN HERE 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎥 YouTube FOLLOW US 📸 Instagram 🎥 TikTo...

EPISODE SUMMARY This week on High Five Hot Mess Podcast, the Lisa's unpack the energetic whiplash of eclipses, retrogrades, and real‑life curveballs, and how they stayed grounded through it all. From unexpected wins at work to flat‑iron burns, dropped dumbbells, and the emotional hangover of cosmic shifts, the Lisas walk through the highs, lows, and everything in between. Listen to Us Here: YouTub...

HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST EPISODE SUMMARY This episode retells the now‑legendary Halloween party where a $150 psychic turned a simple gathering into absolute chaos. With brutally honest readings, unhinged accuracy, and the emotional subtlety of a chainsaw, she accidentally became a Halloween icon. It’s a fast, funny, high‑vibe story about party planning gone rogue, spooky surprises, and the unfor...

HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith unpack a week that felt cosmically chaotic — thanks to Mercury retrograde colliding with the Year of the Fire Horse. They explore authenticity, emotional overwhelm, and the pressure to perform versions of ourselves that don’t always match who we are behind closed doors. The Lisas dive into...

HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST Massage Horror Story, Bad Boyfriends, Oil Spills & TikTok Witchcraft EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, Lisa Wilson shares a wildly chaotic massage horror story involving too much oil and an unsolicited life confession. Lisa and Lisa unpack dating delulus, red flags, emotional labor, and the importance of trust but verify in modern relationships....

HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST Mom Guilt GLP Dealers and Hunting the High Fives Our First Week in the Fire Horse Era EPISODE SUMMARY In this first episode of High Five Hot Mess, hosts Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith dive into the chaos, clarity, and cosmic energy of the Year of the Fire Horse . They also share their vision board rituals, their hunt for high fives, and the power of positivity in navigating...