Wife of the Party

I sit down with my friends Cathy and Margaret to talk about how our daughters first year of High School went. Check out the new Wife of the Party Facebook groups here: www.facebook.com/pg/wifeotp/groups  I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party Shirt or a tote bag at www.wifeotp.com  If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast feel free to email me from...

Today I talk to my friend Kirsten and Cathy to talk about our organizational challenge for the month that we are calling "Sober Momtober". We are using October to challenge ourselves to organize our lives better by meal planning for the week, having a health and wellness day, a cyber free Sunday, a power hour, and more!  Leave us a comment or email LeeAnn@wifeotp.com with your favorite meal plans!...

Today I sit down with my friends Kristin, who is a resilience therapist, and Jocelyn, who is a ghost writer. We talk about the different kinds of a anxiety, Parenting a child with anxiety, tools for anxiety, how to help yourself, and much more!  Check out the new Wife of the Party Facebook groups here: www.facebook.com/pg/wifeotp/groups  I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party...

Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Tracy to talk about parenting with a special needs child. We talk about the homework discrepancy, guilt over spending more time with one child, feeling like a failure, how the different kids process things, and much more! Check out the new Wife of the Party Facebook groups here: www.facebook.com/pg/wifeotp/groups I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new...

Today I sit down with Kirsten and Cathy to book club "Maid" by Stephanie Land. We talk about the impact it had on us, how it triggered me, the broken system, the judgements of other people in your time of need, and much more! Check out the new Wife of the Party Facebook groups here: www.facebook.com/pg/wifeotp/groups I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wife...

Today I sit down with my friends Jeanne and Kirsten to talk about Civic Duties. We also talk about Ila getting stuck in an elevator, my birthday party, why you should do your civic duties, vaccinations, supporting our country, jury duty, voting, volunteering, and much more! The Civic Duties and Responsibilities are as follows: Respect and obey federal, state, and local laws. Respect the rights, be...

Today I sit down with my husband Bert and our producer Halston. We talk about our favorite moments on WOTP, how Halston realized he had depression while recording my podcast, what Bert has learned from his past relationships, Halston's favorite guests, and much more! Check out the new Wife of the Party Facebook groups here: www.facebook.com/pg/wifeotp/groups I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand...

Today I sit down with my friends Kristin and Jocelyn to talk about Jocelyns experience being a parent and going through a divorce. We talk about what it takes to be honest, not being volatile, how divorce affects kids, how you can prepare your kids to talk to their friends about their parents divorce, and much more! Our future book club book will be "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Caro...

Today I sit down with my good friend Christina Rumbley! We talk about her career as a pop star, doctors with horrible bedside manner, the bad parts about being a mother, starting her company, her child being diagnosed with autism, and the most famous people we both waited tables for. Our future book club book will be "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol Dweck Check out the new Wife of...

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Kirsten to talk about the book "It Takes Two Minutes to Shift Your Mindset and Build Resilience" by Kristin Macdermott who is a regular guest on this podcast. Kristen is a resilience expert and we go over our favorite parts of her book, surrendering, fixed mindset vs growth mindset, asking for help, and much more! Check out Kristin and Jocelyns...

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a therapist that specializes in Resilience and our friend Jocelyn who is a writer. We go into a very deep discussion about triggers. We talk about judging yourself, how to handle being triggered by your kids, how to handle kids saying they feel suffocated, the self awareness snowball, blind spots, getting triggered by your boss, and much mo...

Today I sit down with my daughter Georgia and her friend Tatum to talk about what their first year of High School was like. We talk about the transition from middle school to high school, shallow root friendships, social media, drugs/alcohol, boys, self esteem, and much more! Check out the new Wife of the Party Facebook groups here: www.facebook.com/pg/wifeotp/groups I have WOTP merch! You can buy...

Today I sit down and have a book club on Ms Pat's book "Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms Pat" We talk about the shocking parts, the good teachers, the bad teachers, how resilient Ms Pat is, how the system failed her as a child, and much more! You can buy Ms Pat's book "Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms Pat" on Amazon Our future book club book will be "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol...

Today I have my friend Tracy with me to talk about having a blended family. If you don't know, a blended family is two people that move in together who both have kids from a previous marriage. We talk about codependence, being a mediator, how she handled dissagreements with his kids, how her kids reacted to her fiancé moving in, the gifts she got from having a blended family and much more! Check o...

Today I sit down with my daughters Georgia and Ila to talk about our recent trip to Bali and Australia. We talk about the monkey jungle, temples, food poisoning, the worst 6 hour flight of our lives, and we tell the story of when we thought we were going to get kidnapped in the middle of the jungle. Our next book club will be Ms Pats autobiography "Rabbit" you can purchase that book here: https://...

Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Sandy to talk about our experience at Laser Genesis. We go over our results, how the pain was, meal planning/prepping,  and what it means to age gracefully.  I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wifeotp.com If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast feel free to email me from my website at...

Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a therapist that specializes in Resilience and our friend Jocelyn who is a writer. We talk about The Power of Words, anger, The Good Enough Mother, measuring a kids resilience, not saying no, and much more! Go to www.macdermottmethodforkids.com for more! You can buy Kristin MacDermott's book "It Takes Two Minutes: To Shift Your Mindset and Build Resi...

Today I sit down with Christina P to talk about how gross Bert can be, Bert and Toms spending habits, our dynamics as couples, growing up with Mothers who have BPD, sober October, and much more! I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wifeotp.com If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast feel free to email me from my website at www.wi...

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with my friends Cathy and Rebecca to talk about what it's like to have their aging parents live in their homes with them. We talk about why they live with them, the pros, the cons, how they cope, dementia, mistakes they have made along the way, and much more! I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wifeotp.com If you have...

Today on Wife of the Party, I have my friend Jocelyn and her friend Ann, who experienced the loss of her infant son Michael. We talk about how she told her other kids, emotional breakdowns, optimism, how her marriage was impacted, how to ask for help from friends, and much more. Go to www.onwardstories.com/wife and Ann will get cards sent on mothers day and birthdays to you or someone you know tha...

Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a therapist that specializes in Resilience and our friend Jocelyn who is a writer. We talk about perseverance vs resilience, how to teach kids resilience, being an adult to your kid, how to make kids care about homework, why I love my husband, and much more! You can buy Kristin MacDermott's book "It Takes Two Minutes: To Shift Your Mindset and Build...

Today I sit down with our business manager Leo and my friend Jocelyn who ghost wrote for a book about finance to talk about credit. We talk about how to use credit to your advantage, how to build credit for your child, how to rebuild credit, compound interest, debt collectors, and much more! I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wifeotp.com If you have any qu...

Today I sit down with my friends Sandy and Cathy to talk about the very expensive Louis Vuitton bag that I won in a raffle. We also talk about what it takes to buy fake designer bags in Hong Kong, fasting, and Sandy goes through my bag and discovers something about me. I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wifeotp.com If you have any questions you would like...

Today I sit down with my friends Amanda & Jocelyn. We talk about what Amanda discovered in her walls during her renovation, what being a ghost writer is like, acting, Berts overly empathetic side, and much more! I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wifeotp.com If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast feel free to email me from my...

Today I sit down with Vita and Ellen to talk about what its like to change careers. Both Vita and Ellen changed careers and went back to school later in life. We talk about what it was like, how hard it was to go to school as an adult, juggling school and kids, family members with personality disorders, and much more! I have WOTP merch! You can buy a brand new Wife of the Party tote bag at www.wif...