Hillbillies & Hood Rats

Season 4 | Episode 5: Growing Together or Getting Left Behind The Love That Wanted You Smaller What happens when one person starts becoming more... and the other one flinches? This week we're talking about the kind of insecurity that looks an awful lot like love. The kind that doesn't ask you to leave, it asks you to shrink. From the sandbox to adulthood, we're unpacking the difference...

Everybody knows the saying, but how often do we stop to question what it truly means? In a world where gossip flows as freely as the whiskey in small-town bars, we often find ourselves trapped in a web of assumptions and judgments about others. In this blog post, we’ll explore the fascinating dynamics of small-town life, the complexity of human relationships, and how societal labels can distort ou...

Ever notice how the things that got certain women called trashy for decades are now a whole aesthetic moment? This episode we're talking about the vibe economy, what people are actually buying when they buy working class cool, and why Trailer Trash Tammy was never actually the joke. Nobody's the villain here. Everybody's just chasing the same thing through different doors. And sometime...

This week we're talking about the whiplash of crossing over. The WIC aisle and the hundred dollar bill for a gallon of milk. The hide-a-bed with three siblings and the queen sized waterbed. The fights in the front yard and the fights behind walls thick enough to absorb them. Same mess. Different address. Because here's what nobody tells you when the circumstances change — the dysfunction d...

This season is called Hillbillies & Hood Rats and Episode 1 sets the whole thing up. We're talking about the word "trashy," who invented it, who it was designed for, and why the things society told certain women to be ashamed of were actually the most powerful things about them. This one isn't sad. It isn't a trauma dump. It's a reclamation. Grab your coffee, get in t...

This season started with blame. Then we dug into betrayal, public humiliation, revenge, performative healing, self honesty, and the terrifying reality that sometimes the hardest person to tell the truth to is yourself. And somewhere along the road… I realized I wasn’t just talking about ideas. I was talking about my own life. In this Season 3 finale, I tell the full story , the broken marriage, th...

You know that thing where you already know — but you don't quite let yourself know know? Yeah. That's this episode. We're talking about why we stay too long, love the idea of someone instead of the reality, and call it loyalty when it's actually just fear wearing a really convincing costume. No villains. No victims. Just the uncomfortable truth most of us have been sitting with a l...

Someone laid all of their shit bare on Facebook. 107 comments. A homewrecker callout. And one woman who responded with more grace than any of us would have. This week we're dissecting the public meltdown — who it serves, who it hurts, and whether making them famous actually does anything at all. Protect your peace. Tell the truth. Saddle up buttercup.

Cheating, betrayal, emotional neglect, desire, projection, shame, relationship dynamics, and why women always seem to carry the moral weight of situations they didn’t build alone. Episode 5 dives into infidelity, hidden relationship dynamics, emotional loneliness, open relationships, desire, shame, and the uncomfortable truth that most people have absolutely no idea what happens behind closed door...

Not everyone comes at you politely. Some people are passive aggressive. Some people are just straight up mean. And most of the time? They’re expecting a reaction. In Episode 4, we’re talking about how to handle people without matching their energy because sometimes the strongest move isn’t louder… From “Are you okay?” to “What do you mean by that?” This one is short, direct, and actually usable in...

Passive aggression gets a bad reputation, but let’s be honest… there’s an art to it. The “I love that for you.” The “you’re so confident.” The perfectly timed, sugar-sweet comment that doesn’t quite land the way it sounds. In Episode 3 of Season 3, we’re talking passive aggression, subtle shade, fake nice, and the difference between being kind… and being honest. Because not everything said sweetly...

“You think you’re better than us” gets thrown around like an insult, but most of the time, it’s not about arrogance. Episode 2 dives into misalignment, growth, projection, and what happens when you stop shrinking to fit spaces you’ve outgrown. Because sometimes it’s not about being better… you just don’t line up anymore. Disclaimer: This podcast is based on personal experience, perspective, observ...

Sometimes what people say about you has very little to do with you, and everything to do with what they can’t face in themselves. In the first episode of Season 3, we’re diving into projection, emotional chaos, victimhood, compassion, healing, and the hard truth that not everyone wants peace. Some people want attention. Some people want sympathy. And some people? They just want company in their mi...

This episode… went a little off the rails. What started as a conversation about podcasting and self-discovery quickly turned into something way more wild; body image, insecurities, high school experiences, bullying, opinions we probably weren’t supposed to say out loud, and the kind of honesty that doesn’t come with a filter. Stephanie definitely went rogue… but somewhere in the middle of the chao...

What starts as “just posting spicy content” turns into something way deeper. In this episode, we talk about what it really feels like to put yourself out there, to be seen, judged, desired, misunderstood, and still keep showing up anyway. We get into the confidence highs, the insecurity spirals, relationship dynamics, social media pressure, and how photography, ambassadorship, and community can be...

In this episode of Backroads, Bare Naked & Becoming , Jenna and I step into a conversation that goes far deeper than photography. We talk about confidence the kind people see on the outside and the insecurities that can quietly live underneath it. Jenna opens up about how her strong personality can sometimes be read as aggressive, and what it’s like navigating the balance between owning who yo...

In this episode of Backroads, Bare Naked & Becoming , we step into a conversation about Shibari — the Japanese art of rope bondage — and the deeper layers most people never see. Before the rope ever touches skin, there are conversations about trust, safety, communication, and boundaries . What does it actually take to prepare for a Shibari shoot? What fears come up? What does surrender really...

In this conversation, Jackie shares what it really looks like to rediscover yourself while navigating the expectations of professionalism, identity, and self-expression. From questioning what we’re “supposed” to be to learning how to show up authentically, this episode explores the quiet but powerful journey of becoming comfortable in your own skin. It’s about growth, courage, and the freedom that...

Motherhood is beautiful. And exhausting. And identity-shifting in ways no one prepares you for. In this episode, we talk about the messy middle — mental health, caregiver burnout, rediscovering self-care, and the quiet question so many women carry: Who am I now? Because becoming a mother shouldn’t mean disappearing.

In this episode, the Goddess of Becoming shares what it felt like to step in front of the camera for the first time learning what flatters her body, discovering she loves lace, and navigating what it means to show up online in a small town. Confidence doesn’t happen overnight. Sometimes it starts with curiosity… and a little lace.

Why are we still expected to choose? Between being intelligent or embodied. Professional or sensual. Respected or visible. This episode examines the cultural discomfort that arises when intelligence and sexuality coexist — and why women are so often asked to separate parts of themselves in order to be taken seriously. From old Hollywood punchlines to 90s rom-com “makeovers,” we unpack how respecta...

What does it actually mean to be professional ? Somewhere along the way, professionalism got confused with purity—as if credibility requires being contained, neutral, or disconnected from being human. In this episode, we talk about the difference between behavior and existence , why “appropriate” has been weaponized to police bodies instead of protect boundaries, and how secrecy not desire creates...

This episode came from a moment of clarity. A recent experience in the Wyoming desert confirmed something I’ve felt for a long time: my work was never meant to fit neatly inside the label of “just boudoir.” Four women familiar with each other, but not fully connected stepped into an environment with no comfort, no performance, and nowhere to hide. What emerged wasn’t a photoshoot, but an experienc...

Disclaimer: This episode discusses sexuality, autonomy, and social double standards and does not promote infidelity, dishonesty, or harm. Slut shaming has never been about sex. It’s about fear , fear of autonomy, fear of honesty, fear of women who are fully present in their bodies and unapologetic about it. In this episode, we unpack why female desire still makes people uncomfortable in 2026, how...

This year didn’t arrive quietly. It cracked things open. In this bridge episode, we sit in the space between who you were and who you’re becoming where desire sharpens, old narratives fall apart, and clarity hasn’t arrived yet… but truth has. This isn’t about permission. It’s not about performance. And it’s not about being chosen. It’s about listening to the parts of you that won’t stay quiet anym...