MissInformed

In this episode of MissInformed , we’re talking about estrangement and what it actually looks like when you cut off contact with your parents. The decision is rarely as simple or dramatic as people imagine. We share the messy, sometimes funny, sometimes painful stories behind our own family estrangements. That includes growing up believing our aunts were literal witches, navigating mental health c...

From slippery white tights and velvet collars to nursing-home caroling and “present!” drops from Mom’s closet, Beth and SJ unpack the rituals that made Christmas sparkle, and the darker seasons when holidays were used as leverage. They talk about learning to reclaim celebrations, giving Dad his flowers for simply showing up, and how repetition (not perfection) is the real engine of holiday magic....

SJ and Beth pick up their Swiftie saga where they left off, diving from Lover into the pandemic twins folklore and evermore , fast-forwarding to the glittery insomnia of Midnights , and landing in the 2024 double-drop, The Tortured Poets Department . It’s part nostalgia tour, part sister therapy, part lyrical detective work. Between cardigan discourse and eldest-daughter rage, the sisters unpack w...

In this episode we time-travel through our lives alongside Taylor’s eras, complete with bad posture critiques, free Speak Now concert tickets (yes, those existed), subtweets about a breakup, and an ongoing conversations about Taylor and her musical intentions. From SJ’s emo eyeliner phase to Beth’s "tarantula on her chest” moment, Taylor’s albums were the soundtrack (or sometimes the background no...

In this episode of Misinformed , Beth celebrates a huge career milestone as she steps into her dream role as a play therapist, while SJ gets uncomfortably honest about falling back into old “eldest daughter” survival patterns. From growing up as the built-in family manager to overfunctioning in jobs and relationships, SJ shares how those early responsibilities shaped her boundaries (or lack thereo...

In this episode, SJ and Beth take a trip down memory lane, revisiting the childhood dreams that once lit them up. But this isn’t just a nostalgia fest. They also dig into how those early aspirations morph in adulthood, what it means to chase purpose in a tough job market, and why hope can sometimes feel heavier than heartbreak. Beth opens up about her journey into play therapy and the insecurities...

In this episode of MISSinformed , Beth and SJ crack open their childhood notebooks to talk all things homeschool — the idyllic mornings, the Bible-based everything, the handmade outfits, and the moments that didn’t age so well. They share what it was like to grow up in a conservative Christian family where public school was “too secular,” math was optional, and your siblings were your classmates....

In this episode of MissInformed , sisters SJ and Beth share their personal and often hilarious journeys through misdiagnoses, missed diagnoses, and finally discovering ADHD (and maybe autism, too). From bipolar labels and broken assessments to stimming feet and biker gang leadership at age three, they unpack how neurodivergence shaped their childhoods, relationships, and daily coping strategies—of...

Welcome to Miss Informed, the podcast where two sisters—once homeschooled in a tiny conservative town—unpack the wild, wonderful, and often weird things we were told growing up. Now full-time working moms with progressive views and Wi-Fi, we’re revisiting the “truths” we were taught to see what holds up, what cracked under pressure, and what we were completely Miss Informed about. Whether it’s fai...