The Reformed Tired Girls Club Podcast

Breaking cycles sounds really empowering until you're the one actually doing it. Today we're chatting about what it really means to be a cycle breaker. Like deciding you're no longer buying into the narrative that you're stuck with your family's health issues. Or healing from generational trauma. And wanting a different life than the one you grew up in. None of it's easy in thee slightest. I share...

Turns out going off birth control isn't always as simple as... going off birth control. Today we're chit chatting about my experience using hormonal birth control as a band-aid solution for acne, what happened every single time I tried coming off the pill, and how I got to a point where my body felt like it quite literally couldn't function without it. I share the story of hiring a health coach to...

Whoever said you need to stop and smell the roses was seriously onto something. In today's episode, we're talking about what happens when you're constantly trying to improve, heal, grow, process, optimize, and "work on yourself" 24/7. Because at some point, it all gets pretty dang exhausting. Plus, we're chatting about how life isn't meant to be one giant project to fix yourself, the importance of...

I skipped Thanksgiving one time and somehow ended up getting dragged on Facebook. So naturally, we're talking about boundaries. In today's episode, we're chatting about what happens when you finally realize you're an adult, you have agency over your life, and you don't actually have to keep putting yourself in situations that are bad for your mental health just because they're "family." I share th...

When “I have a headache I can’t go out” is actually code for: I’m depressed and there’s no way I’m going to try and explain this to you… In today's episode, we're talking about the taboo subject of depression, the excuses we make when we don't know how to tell people what's really wrong, and how mental health has a way of bleeding into your social & work life. I also tell the story of a strang...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or in my case, obsessively counting Cheez-Its. In today’s episode, we’re talking about what happens when your health, body, and life feel so out of control that you start looking for something, literally anything, that you CAN control. I share my experience with acne, body shame, extreme food restriction, and the slippery slope of trying to "fix" myself...

So many things to feel, so many ways to avoid them. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the different ways we numb ourselves when we don’t want to deal with what we’re feeling. I share how escapism showed up for me in my early twenties through things like binge-watching TV, smoking, drinking, and honestly just doing whatever I could to not be alone with my feelings. I read one of my old journa...

Apparently having narcolepsy isn’t just exhausting (duh) but it can also make people upset with you (cool). In today’s episode, we’re talking about how your health issues don’t just impact you, they start to creep into your relationships too. I share what it was like dealing with narcolepsy and how something completely out of my control could frustrate the people around me. I get into how confusin...

Episode 5! Managing health issues when you’re young is hard enough, but doing it alone is like a double whammy. In today’s episode, we’re talking about what it’s like to deal with health stuff while growing up in an unhappy home environment. I share my experience being a teenager with things like acne and depression, while also not having much of a support system. I talk about how this impacted my...

Episode 4! Because the second you choose to do things a little differently, people tend to have opinions. In today’s episode, we’re talking about being brave enough to question the norms, especially when it comes to your health. I share my experience of being told things like “this is genetic” or “this is just how it is,” and how easy it is to accept that as fact, even when something in you knows...

This episode’s dedicated to someone special to me who passed very recently. An excerpt from one of my journal entries written in 2012: “Melyssa is always going to be one of the most important people in my life. I’ve known her since day 1 and she is the sister I never had… we're so different from each other, like complete opposites. And in a parallel universe, where our parents wouldn’t of known ea...

Episode 2! Ever thought about how two things can be true at once? In today’s episode, we’re talking about the reality of coming off as “normal” in your daily life while still dealing with heavy things behind the scenes. I talk about how constantly staying busy or surrounding yourself with people can become a way to avoid being alone, and the moment I hit a breaking point and finally shared what I...

Episode 1! And we’re starting off strong. Because tell me why my health issues got so bad they made me hate my own middle name? In this episode, I’m sharing the unexpected domino effect of dealing with acne, depression, narcolepsy, and painful periods, and how it left me feeling so disconnected from myself that even the name “Joy” felt triggering. When your body feels off, it’s never just physical...

A short teaser of what this podcast's all about! This is space where we dive into the human experience of going through health challenges and how it impacts our lives and mental health. I'm talking about the nitty gritty-ness of it all, from the perspective of my unique health journey in hopes it helps you feel seen and a little more understood.