Steel Roses Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast, I’m sharing my adult ADHD diagnosis journey and what it felt like to connect the dots after my kids began the ADHD evaluation process for school support. We talk about what ADHD can look like in women, the gap between doing well in school and still struggling, and the coping strategies I used growing up, including flashcards, memorization tr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast, I’m sharing the working mom guilt that hit after I missed two important school moments for my kids in the span of two weeks. From a student council speech that never got written in time to missing my son on stage at Battle of the Books, these moments made me rethink what it really means to be present. We talk about the mental load of motherh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast, I hit record from my car and get a real-time reminder of working mom life when my daughter calls mid-recording. That moment leads into an honest conversation about mom guilt, career pressure, work-life balance, and the daily shuffle of trying to be present at home while still showing up professionally. I share what it looks like to travel fr...

Send us Fan Mail The Easy Way to Quit Smoking Is vaping really 95% safer than smoking cigarettes? That claim is everywhere, but what does it actually mean — and what is it leaving out? In this episode, we break down the viral “vaping is 95% safer than cigarettes” statistic, where it came from, and why it is often misunderstood as meaning vaping has only 5% of the risk. We talk about the difference...

Send us Fan Mail Your brain can know the “right” choice and still want the cupcakes at 10 PM. In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast, we get honest about emotional eating, late-night snacking, food cravings, anxiety, motivation, hormones, ADHD, perimenopause, and the habits that show up exactly when we feel the least prepared to fight them. We talk about the gap between knowing what supports your...

Send us Fan Mail Two brothers grow up with the same alcoholic father, yet their lives take completely different paths. When asked why, both give the same answer: “Because of my father.” That story opens the door to a powerful conversation about trauma, resilience, personal responsibility, and how our perception of the past can shape the choices we make in the present. In this episode of Steel Rose...

Send us Fan Mail When someone says, “You make it look so easy,” it can be tempting to smile, say thank you, and keep pretending everything is fine. But in this episode of Steel Roses Podcast , we are pulling back the curtain on the reality so many women, moms, wives, and working parents are carrying every day: the mental load, emotional pressure, invisible labor, and constant expectation to hold e...

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood is often treated like a career detour, but what if becoming a mom actually strengthens the exact leadership skills today’s workplaces need most? In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast , we’re challenging the outdated idea that motherhood slows ambition or weakens professional growth. Instead, we’re digging into how motherhood can build powerful leadership skills like de...

Send us Fan Mail Women’s health is finally getting the attention, research, and respect it has deserved for decades. In this episode, we’re talking about the long-overdue shift happening in women’s healthcare and why 2026 may be a turning point for how we talk about women’s pain, menopause, perimenopause, endometriosis, mental health, and medical gaslighting. Inspired by a post connected to Melind...

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood often teaches us to push through, stay organized, and keep everyone else on track — but what happens when your own brain starts asking for more support? In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast , I’m opening up about something deeply personal: my upcoming virtual appointment to explore a possible adult ADHD diagnosis. After years of relying on routines, checklists, strict...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a simple basketball game turns into a parenting lesson about emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution? In this episode of Steel Roses Podcast , we unpack a real-life parenting moment: a basketball bounces the wrong way, a child gets hit in the face, and two very different parenting instincts show up right away — comfort first versus toughen...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been told your symptoms are “just anxiety” when you knew something deeper was going on? In this episode, we’re talking about the women’s health issues that are commonly misdiagnosed, dismissed, or overlooked — and why so many women are left fighting to be believed. We explore how conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, heart disease, autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, AD...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling burned out trying to grow your podcast or side hustle on social media? Wondering if you really need to post every day, chase the algorithm, and sacrifice your time to succeed? In this episode, I share the honest truth about why I stopped promoting my podcast on social media—and what happened next. After juggling guest interviews, content creation, editing, and a full-time...

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Send us Fan Mail My twin daughters just turned nine, and it forced a realization: parenting isn’t just about love and routines—it’s about the subtle ways we shape our kids through language, habits, and everyday decisions. In this episode, I share honest, real-life parenting lessons from raising two girls and a boy , and how I caught myself unintentionally reinforcing traditional gender roles at ho...

Send us Fan Mail Your child melts down after screen time—and it feels like it comes out of nowhere. One minute they’re calm, the next it’s a full-blown tantrum. If you’ve ever tried to reason with your kid in that moment and made it worse, you’re not alone. In this episode, we break down why screen time causes meltdowns in kids , especially for Gen Alpha, and what’s really happening with overstimu...

Send us Fan Mail Twenty minutes of light weights shouldn’t wreck you, right? I thought the same thing until I woke up at 3:30 in the morning convinced something was wrong with my arms. That moment pushed me to face a truth a lot of us avoid: strength doesn’t just fade, it slips away quietly when life gets busy, and it gets harder to rebuild the longer we wait. I talk through what brought me back t...

Send us Fan Mail Loving your kids “equally” sounds like the gold standard, but I think it’s the wrong target. I’m sharing an unpopular opinion from my own house: when you have multiple kids, you don’t love them in identical ways, because they aren’t identical people. The real job is fairness making sure each child feels seen, valued, and secure, without sending the message that someone else matter...

Send us Fan Mail Buy it and change your life --> Abundant Ever After Some advice sounds nice until you try to live it. “Be yourself” is one of those lines, right up until you feel the pressure to keep the peace, stay likable, and avoid disappointing anyone. Today we go straight into the tension between authenticity and people pleasing, and why trying to be “for everyone” quietly drains your ene...

Send us Fan Mail Childcare has a way of turning joy into panic, not because we love our kids any less, but because the math stops making sense. I’m coming off a flu week and easing back into routine, and a conversation in my own circle brings me right back to a hard truth: so many families are one childcare bill away from drowning. I share what it looked like in my house when we went from family h...

Send us Fan Mail The flu knocked me down this week, and it forced a reset I didn’t know I needed. I talk honestly about what it feels like when your body won’t “bounce back” the way it used to and why real recovery sometimes means doing the thing we avoid most: stopping. No powering through, no cleaning while sick, no pretending rest is optional. Just listening, slowing down, and letting healing t...

Send us Fan Mail I woke up knowing I was getting sick and did what so many working moms do anyway: I tried to outwork it. Two of my kids already had the flu, my body was starting to ache, and a major deadline still didn’t care. So I pushed through the day, got the priority project out, and then hit the wall hard. If you’ve ever felt that mix of pain, responsibility, and “I can’t let anyone down,”...

Send us Fan Mail Your weekend plans can be perfect on paper and still get wiped out by a single phone call from school. I went into the week excited for a local spring festival with my kids, friends, and a rare chance to slow down, then a low-grade fever turned into a house-wide crash. Missing the fun wasn’t the hardest part. The harder part was hearing the message underneath it all: it’s time to...

Send us Fan Mail I hit that parenting wall where everything feels too loud, too fast, and too much. After a weekend of my son’s big outbursts, a stressful attempt to do “normal” family plans, and me running on low fuel, I realize I’m not just tired I’m dysregulated. And when I’m dysregulated, my kids don’t get the best of me. They get the snapped tone, the short fuse, and the version of me I don’t...

Send us Fan Mail A five-minute wait for macaroni shouldn’t feel like a crisis, yet sometimes that’s exactly what ADHD parenting looks like. We’re sharing a raw, honest check-in from a weekend that tested our patience, our nerves, and our ability to stay regulated while our 10-year-old spiraled and then snapped back like nothing happened. We walk through what it takes to advocate for real support,...