Sh*t No One Tells You About Life

We need to talk about the wellness industry’s dirty little secret — it’s banking on you believing you’re broken. In this episode, we’re getting real about the myth of “healed” and why healing was never supposed to be a never-ending project. You are not defective because life knocked you around. You are not behind. You are not less-than. And yet the world — and a billion-dollar self-help machine —...

Nobody tells you that joy doesn’t arrive with a grand entrance. No photographer, no hashtag, no perfectly curated Instagram moment. It doesn’t burst through the door with fanfare — it sneaks in. Quietly. In the middle of the mess, the exhaustion, the heartbreak, the “how the hell am I even holding all this together?” moments. In this episode, we’re talking about what joy actually looks like in rea...

We were sold a lie. Plan enough, hustle hard enough, stay on the “right path” long enough — and you’ll be safe. You’ll be happy. You’ll finally have it all together. So we made the career plan, the family plan, the five-year plan, the marriage plan, the financial plan… and then life said lol, cute. In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about what nobody tells you: plans are fragile....

This is the one we’ve been building to. If you’ve made it this far — through the hard parts, the messy parts, the parts you weren’t sure you’d survive — let me tell you something no one else probably has: you’re already doing it. You’ve carried more than anyone sees. You’ve kept going through grief that wasn’t always visible. You’ve faced toxic people, questioned everything you thought you wanted,...

Nobody warned you about the ice cream cone. Not your mom. Not your therapist. Not the overly enthusiastic guidance counselor in high school who promised you that if you “just followed your passion,” everything would work itself out. Nobody sat you down and said — hey, one day you’re going to be holding something really good, and it’s going to fall apart in your hands before you ever get a real tas...

You did everything right. You went to school, picked the career, got married, bought the house, had the kids — and then looked around and thought… is this it? Nobody warns you about the unique kind of disorientation that comes with actually achieving the life you planned for. The dream job that leaves you drained. The house that feels more like a financial weight than a sanctuary. The marriage tha...

You know that feeling of waking up already tired — not because you didn’t sleep, but because your brain never actually stopped? The mental tabs that never close. The 2am “remember this” notes scribbled in your mind. The weight that doesn’t show up on any to-do list but demands everything from you anyway. This episode is about the invisible labor that so many of us carry in silence. The appointment...

Sometimes the people we mourn are still breathing. Everyone talks about grief like it only belongs to funerals — the casket, the eulogy, the final goodbye that everyone witnesses together. But grief shows up in a thousand quieter, crueler ways that nobody prepares you for. It’s the friendship that slowly faded without explanation. The best friend you used to text every single day who now feels lik...

Nobody posts the 2 a.m. feeding where you’re wide awake, staring into space, desperately alone, wondering where you went. In this episode of Shit No One Tells You About Life, we’re pulling back the curtain on the motherhood highlight reel — the one full of matching outfits and cozy snuggles — and talking about what’s actually on the other side of it. The milk stains. The sleepless nights. The crac...

Say it again for the people in the back. In this episode of Shit No One Tells You About Life, we’re dismantling the lie that society has been selling us since our first résumé — that your title, your paycheck, and your W-2 are a measure of your value as a human being. Whether you’re working full-time, part-time, side-hustling, or spending your days wiping butts and negotiating with toddlers about...

They taught us how to calculate the angles of a triangle. They did not teach us how to negotiate a salary, build credit, make a budget that actually includes rent, groceries, insurance, daycare, and the $400 emergency that shows up at the absolute worst possible time. In this episode of Shit No One Tells You About Life, we’re talking about the quiet shame, the generational trauma, and the emotiona...

Blood isn’t always thicker. Sometimes, boundaries are the most loving thing you can give yourself. We grew up hearing it stitched onto pillows, whispered in prayers, declared at Thanksgiving tables — “family is everything.” And for a lot of people, that’s a beautiful truth. But for a lot of others, it’s the myth that kept them stuck, silent, and shrinking for years. In this episode of Shit No One...

Unpublished Notes  We need to have a real talk. About money. About debt. About the fact that we are living in the most financially stressed generation in modern history — and somehow people are out here buying $800 sneakers on a $38,000 salary with $60,000 in student loans and calling it a lifestyle. In this episode of Shit No One Tells You About Life — the show where we say the things your mama t...

Surprise — adulthood didn’t come with a manual. In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the biggest open secret of grown-up life: everyone is winging it. From the overachieving PTA mom to the guy posting polished LinkedIn updates, we’re all just guessing with varying levels of confidence. We dig into why we believed adults had it all figured out, what’s really hiding behind those curate...

Fairy tales sold us fireworks and perfect fits — but nobody warned us about the laundry. In this episode, we’re getting real about what love actually looks like once the butterflies settle: the slammed doors, the quiet resentments, the 11 p.m. talks that somehow turn into arguments, and still choosing that same face the next morning anyway. We talk about why “forever” is less of a feeling and more...

You can Pinterest your birth plan all you want — but nobody warns you about what’s actually coming. In this episode, we’re going there: the raw, unfiltered truth about childbirth, postpartum, body trauma, and the mind games that follow. No filter, no bow on it. We’re rewinding to the beginning — the pregnancy we were convinced was a boy (spoiler: SURPRISE, it was not), the gender reveal on Nationa...

Unpublished Notes  This is not a wellness episode. Nobody’s telling you to drink more water and take magnesium — well, okay, maybe do those things — but that’s not what we’re here for. In this episode of Shit No One Tells You About Life, we’re talking about your body: the one that’s carried you through everything, surprised you at the worst moments, and never once asked your permission. Whether yo...

Unpublished Notes There are conversations people are too scared to have — even in therapy, even with their closest friends, even at 2 in the morning when they’re staring at the ceiling wondering if they’re a bad person. In this episode of Shit No One Tells You About Life, we’re going there. We’re talking about going no contact — the decision that’s misunderstood, judged from the outside, and quiet...

Nobody warns you that losing a friend can hurt just as much as a breakup. In this chapter, we’re talking about the friendships we thought would last forever — the late-night sleepovers, the matching tattoos, the “ride or die” promises and why it’s okay when they don’t. Because sometimes people grow, evolve, and drift, and that doesn’t make it anyone’s fault. Let’s talk about it.

Episode 1: Welcome to the Real World (It’s Weirder Than You Thought) Remember when “adulthood” meant freedom, money, and calling all the shots? Yeah… about that. In our debut episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the gap between the glamorous grown-up life we imagined — stethoscopes, Starbucks, sparkly engagement rings — and the reality that hits at 3 a.m. when you can’t tell if you’re dying...

Welcome to Sh*t No One Tells You About Life — the podcast where we skip the fluff and get real about all the things nobody warned you about. I’m your host, and this is Episode 1, consider this your official orientation. I’ll be sharing all of the chapters from my book along with unpublished, raw, real material you won’t find anywhere else. Whether it’s navigating adulting, relationships, money, me...