The Salty Goddess

Welcome to the final Hump Day Guilty Pleasure of 2025, and consider this your lovingly savage wake-up call before you drag the same bad habits into 2026. In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry dismantles the fantasy of New Year’s resolutions with unapologetic truth, brutal humor, and zero tolerance for performative self-help. If you keep overspending, over-promising, und...

Leadership is not a title. It’s not authority. And it sure as hell isn’t fear. In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry dismantles the biggest lie in modern leadership — that a job title makes someone a leader. This episode dives into: What leadership actually is (and why influence matters more than authority) The difference between compliance and commitment How fear-based...

Everyone claims confidence. Very few can handle accountability. In this episode, we cut through the performative bravado and expose the difference between real confidence and fragile ego. Because confidence doesn’t need applause, validation, or a sob story to justify bad behavior. Ego does. And victimhood? That’s just ego wearing a sympathy costume. We’re talking about: Why confident people own th...

Welcome back to the multiverse, friends. This week, Anne Margaret Perry is serving a full platter of holiday chaos, reproductive reality checks, salty life lessons, and a savage invitation to step into your most authentic self. From fruitcake season and pie week survival, to the jaw-dropping rise of Marketplace ‘fake donors’ (yes, the turkey baster kind), this episode blends humor, shock, and stra...

In this Salty Goddess Thanksgiving special, Anne Margaret Perry delivers the coziest, funniest, and most brutally honest holiday survival guide you didn’t know you needed. From the sacredness of Pie Week and the kickoff of Fruitcake Season to the chaos of navigating feral family members, this episode blends humor, heart, and healing in classic Salty Goddess fashion. Anne Margaret shares sweet mome...

Everyone talks about “confidence,” but too many confuse it with ego, filters, and fake praise. In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry tears the glitter off “confidence culture” and exposes what actually builds unshakable self-assurance: competence. Confidence doesn’t come from curated feeds, lighting apps, or likes, NAY it comes from knowing your craft, doing the work, a...

Think your wedding traditions are romantic? Think again. In this raw, unfiltered episode, The Salty Goddess exposes the dark, patriarchal roots of ceremonies that still define love today. From veils and vows to diamonds and dowries, Anne Margaret delivers a furious, funny, and historically accurate takedown of marriage customs built on control, ownership, and capitalism. Discover how to reclaim yo...

Ever wonder how Halloween morphed from ancient fire festivals and ancestor feasts into plastic pumpkins and sugar comas? In this unapologetically salty episode, Anne Margaret Perry, The Salty Goddess herself, digs into the untamed history of Halloween. Discover the Celtic roots of Samhain, how the Church turned pagans into parishioners, and how Irish immigrants brought it all to America (where can...

Let’s talk about accountability, excuses, and the myth that family or friendship buys unlimited forgiveness. If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “They didn’t mean it,” while sweeping the same mess under the same rug, this episode is your wake-up call. Anne Margaret Perry | The Salty Goddess walks you through what real accountability sounds like, why “sorry” without change is emotional noise, and...

Everybody wants success—until they realize it requires sweat, self-awareness, and a spine. This week on The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry is flipping the table on toxic mediocrity and the myths around goal attainment.  Here is a little peek: goal attainment doesn't follow the same path for everyone! Success doesn’t start with a vision board; it starts with three non-negotiables: 1️⃣ T...

Rumors aren’t truth, they’re fear wrapped in bullshit. This week on The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry is calling out the rumor mill, the jackholes who keep it spinning, and the cowards who lap it up without question. From viral CPR myths to the petty whisper campaigns that poison reputations, we break down why spreading misinformation makes you lazy, why believing it makes you weak, a...

Salty Goddess Anne Margaret Perry takes you on a journey from Victorian dinner tables to modern-day Facebook flame wars. Once upon a time, politics, religion, and money were off-limits for polite company. Now? We’re practically ready to throw hands over a meme. It's time to retire the fucking etiquette peasantry. Elevate your In this unapologetically audacious episode, Anne Margaret breaks down: W...

Need a break from the dark side of the world? War, chaos, and people still driving Fords? Yeah, me too. So this week I’m serving up laughter straight from my own life in medicine and grandparenting. From feral grandkids who pack a suitcase with just panties for a flight to South Carolina, to patients who confuse their uvula with their vulva (yes, really), this episode is all about the hilarity tha...

This week, The Salty Goddess-Anne Margaret Perry hopes everyone can take heed and stop being jackholes!!!! Being human isn’t an excuse for being a jackhole. In this episode, I drag “respect” out of the shallow grave we’ve buried it in and tell the salty truth: respect isn’t automatic, family isn’t a hall pass, and loyalty sure as hell isn’t blind servitude. From breaking bread as a sacred covenant...

Twenty-four years ago, this country watched burning towers in New York City, sirens, smoke, and the lives forever changed. That day, we swore to hold the line for freedom. Today, I am ashamed. Ashamed to read gleeful posts celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk, a husband, a father of two small children, because of his opinions. On 9/11, the enemy came from outside our gates. Yesterday, the fester...

This week’s episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast veers away from menopause to tackle something heavier, rawer, and closer to the bone: suicide and resilience. Anne Margaret Perry honors Jonathon Feit, CEO of Beyond Lucid Technologies, and his vow to fight until suicide reaches Level Zero. Through her own stories, starting with the magic of her first EMT card and her starry-eyed idealistic viewpoin...

Last week’s menopause and low T episode struck a nerve, and the flood of questions told me we’re not done yet. In this follow-up, I tackle your biggest concerns: hot flashes, sleep wreckage, lost libido, and why 8 rushed minutes in a provider’s office will never solve 8 years of suffering. We’ll talk hormone replacement options, sex drive realities, the truth about double-booked appointments, and...

Why does erectile dysfunction get miracle drugs while menopause gets a pat on the head? In this salty, no-holds-barred episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry exposes the medical gaslighting that minimizes women’s health, especially menopause. From the FDA’s exclusion of women in trials to the decades-long delay in developing treatments for hot flashes, brain fog, and sexual heal...

You asked. I answered. This week, I’m tackling your top questions head-on, the ones you’ve been dying to hear me unpack. From faking confidence vs. building competence, to why ‘I’m fine’ is code for emotional instability, to the ugly truth about executive dysfunction, this is the salty, savage pep talk you asked for.. What this episode will cover: Why shortcuts and applause will never save you whe...

Representation in fiction isn’t an attack, it’s evolution. In this unapologetic episode, I expose how certain “educators” and online personalities twist art into ammunition for their culture war, profiting from division and outrage. From movies and TV to comics and games, they claim diversity is destruction. I’m here to tell you: that’s pure BS. Art is meant to entertain, inspire, and reflect our...

Welcome to the explosive finale of The Dysfunctional Eight, where we’re ending this series not with a whisper, but with a throat punch of truth and a side of tactical healing. In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry takes on impulse control and emotional regulation dysfunction, two of the most misunderstood, sabotaging forces behind burnout, shame spirals, and relationshi...

In this spicy midweek slap of truth, The Salty Goddess, Anne Margaret Perry, unpacks sustained attention dysfunction, aka why your brain refuses to finish literally anything ever. If your mental tabs are multiplying like feral rabbits, your to-do list is becoming a to-shame list, and you're spiraling in dopamine-fueled distractions, this one's for you. From clinical insights (without the white coa...

Is your planner just cosplay? Are your “quick tasks” taking three hours? You’re not bad at time, you’re just bad at noticing it. In Episode 3 of The Dysfunctional Eight, Anne Margaret Perry rips the bandage off your time-blind habits and gives you a tactical rescue plan for your chaotic clock chaos. Warning: Future You might file a restraining order if you don’t fix this.