Christy Hughes

Rock the Damn Boat

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Rock the Damn Boat is a podcast for women who were raised to be good, grateful, and quiet—and are ready to unlearn all three. Host Christy Hughes grew up in the Bible Belt, where the “right” path meant being practical, pleasing others, and not rocking the boat. As an empath and lifelong people-pleaser, she learned early how to read the room, put everyone else’s needs first, and silence her own instincts in the name of peace. But eventually, that way of living came at a cost. Nearly a decade sober from alcohol, her former coping mechanism, Christy blends personal storytelling with honest conver...

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90's Movie Role Models 20.10.2025 17:35

As a teenager of the 90's living a sheltered life, movies were an escape for me. Christian Slater's character in Pump Up the Volume represented exactly how I felt, shy and quiet to most, desperate to speak my truth. Watching that movie as an adult revealed a plot with more holes than Swiss cheese, but it did make me proud of how far I've come in breaking out of my shell. I also rewatched Fried Gre...

Yoga in the Bible Belt: Chasing Your Dreams in the Most Unlikely of Places 16.10.2025 37:56

What motivated me to open a yoga studio in a conservative rural Texas town? I suppose the same thing that motivated Patrick Swayze to sashay through a small town in the movie To Wong Foo . Maybe not quite the same gumption, but the inner rebel in me didn't care that yoga might not be maintstream in Hamilton County. After years of attending online yoga classes, I was ready to return to that sense o...

Dismantling Diet Culture: My Journey with Disordered Eating 08.10.2025 41:48

Between people pleasing and perfectionism, I have waged war on my body in more ways than I can count. As a naturally skinny teen, I gained the freshman 15 and then some in college. And the battles commenced: Weight Watchers in my twenties with a vicious cycle of bank the points, drink the points Macro Counting and a small notion of bodybuilding competitions, resulting in an indescribable shame cyc...

Let's do the damn thing! 05.10.2025 6:18

Quick Intro! If you were raised a Gen X-er in the Bible belt, you were likely taught to avoid conflict and adhere strictly to Christian ideals. Now, you are midlife and realize you've put everyone else first. How do you start to rock the boat? Homework: Read Step Into Your Moxie by Alexia Vernon