You Should Meet My Friend

Send us Fan Mail We're Closing Season Four and Planning Season Five: Travel, Wildfires, and Podcast Roses & Thorns Missy and Elisabeth catch up on a busy summer involving travel to see parents, a college summer boot camp, home projects, and multiple trips (Pullman graduation, Las Vegas, Burbank, San Juan Capistrano, and upcoming Nashville, Indiana, and Mexico). They discuss wildfires and...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Andrea! Elisabeth knows her from the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) where she leads the DC chapter, and shortly she will become the Online chapter lead.  The mission of ASAP is to provide arts classes to those serving in the military, veterans, their families and care givers to combat the challenges and isolation of military service. ASAP classes combat that isolation...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Phyllis! Phyllis Wilson is President of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation – the only major national memorial honoring the 3 Million women who have defended America from the Revolutionary War to today. Phyllis served 37 years in the Army as a Military Intelligence Voice Intercept Operator. She has served around the globe – visiting more than 35 coun...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chatted with Beth Jarvis. Beth and Elisabeth met along the sidelines of soccer and basketball when our daughters were in high school. Beth is an Army vet, an Army brat, and an Army spouse. Like many military spouses, Beth has worked both traditional jobs and for many volunteer organizations that support children and military family members.  After attending Geor...

Send us Fan Mail Lots of behind the scenes work (and life) going on at You Should Meet My Friend - new episodes are in the hopper we promise! But we were able to pull off a Mother's Day miracle - a podcast with all of our kids. We knew we couldn't get them all into one (virtual) room, so here is a compilation of our conversations with them. We asked them our "Five Questions" an...

Send us Fan Mail Elisabeth and Missy caught up this month and chatted about the holidays and what's happening with our families. In this episode we also drop in a clip from last month's episode with Robin where we explain who we are and why we podcast (in case you are a new fan!). We also listened to the first few minutes of our very first episode we recorded with Jennifer Judd . We are...

Send us Fan Mail Here is your special December gift – a second episode! In this episode, we meet Robin Johnson , a 20 year plus Army veteran, who after retiring from active duty and a couple of transitional jobs, discovered that her passion lies in the intersection of workplace culture, comedy, and supporting the veteran community. So she started her own consulting firm focused on helping organiza...

Send us Fan Mail Heidi is an infectious person to talk to. She still finds humor and laughter while honoring her son Alex. You will be inspired by her. In this episode, we talk to our friend Heidi. She is the creator and host of Alley Kat Chat, with segments such as Crime in the Valley, Tunesday Tuesday, Down the Rabbit Hole, and Minute with the Mayor (Show currently in hiatus but expecting new co...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 4! For our first episode we chatted with Missy's friend Roxanne . October is Down Syndrome Awareness month so we particularly wanted to highlight her advocacy work in honor of her son Seth. Roxanne found her community with the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network (DSDN) where she moderates parent groups and helps to fundraise to support their mission. DSDN works...

Send us Fan Mail In our fourth collab with OWLS, we talked about passions -- the things that keep you going as you navigate work and life. When you are either in uniform or supporting a military member as a spouse, and life is super busy, you often put some of your personal passions into the “when we retire bucket.” But I have actually found that when my immediate responsibilities were the busiest...

Send us Fan Mail In our fifth OWLS collab, we talked with change makers! It's often over used, but these individuals saw a need, and did something about it! We talked about how tapping into your unique talents can spark innovation and ways to navigate transformative change. Hear from trailblazing leaders who have used their skills in unconventional ways to overcome obstacles and inspire progr...

Send us Fan Mail In our third collab with The OWLS Podcast, join our panel of experts discussing the power of stories and why we should keep and share them. Stories shape history and sharing your own story can inspire others. This discussion from OWLS from June 5th, 2025 will explore the power of storytelling to connect with others, motivate change, and create impact. Learn about valuable resource...

Send us Fan Mail In the second episode in our OWLS collab, we took a dive into using humor as a leadership tool with Robin Phoenix Johnson! Our webinar was entitled: CONNECT WITH SELF: LEVERAGING HUMOR AS A TOOL FOR HEALING AND GROWTH In today’s world, leaders must adapt and build resilience in order to thrive. This session explores how to harness humor to enhance your mindset, boost emotional res...

Send us Fan Mail Over the spring and summer, Elisabeth has been organizing monthly virtual sessions for the Officer Women Leadership Symposium (OWLS). We thought our YSMMF community would enjoy these sessions also. From April 3rd, 2025, the first OWLS session was about how to handle conflict. Skills that are becoming even more important! Enjoy! CONNECT TO MASTER CONFLICT: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKI...

Send us Fan Mail Elisabeth made an ever-so-brief visit to Missy's farm in Utah. The hospitality, scenery, and sunsets were amazing. We spent some time over Aebleskivers (shout out to the charming Ruca's in Bear Lake) discussing new Season 4 questions and who we'd love to have on the podcast. What a joy to sit on the same couch and have a conversation, luckily with a microphone near...

Send us Fan Mail Missy and Elisabeth recorded this wrap up sesh after a long break. We talked about the roses (graduations, engagements, yay!) and thorns (health issues for humans and pets, ugh!) of this long spring season. We are so thankful for our small but mighty community - we have over 1000 downloads now!  We look ahead to summer plans (an in-person visit!) and our commitment to SEASON Four...

Send us Fan Mail In one of our last episodes of our extended season three, we meet Sabina Shaub. When we discovered the veteran owned Belair Blooms Flower Farms, https://www.belairbloomsflowerfarm.com/ , we had to meet Sabina! Sabina has led many interesting lives - farmer, architect, then helicopter pilot. After a career changing injury, she found peace and purpose back on the farm, raising flowe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we meet Megs Crawford of the Organizing an ADHD Brain podcast. Elisabeth met Megs a few years ago at a yoga retreat, and it was wonderful to catch up and hear about her transition from corporate manager to entrepreneur. We geek out a little about podcasting, but mostly we talk about Megs’ mission for us to understand our unique brains (and the unique brains of our...

Send us Fan Mail Missy and Elisabeth meet up with Barbara Lewis, artist and author of “Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: a Workshop in Painting with Fire" - named Best Craft Book of 2011 at Amazon. We talked about her evolution as an artist, her beloved grandchildren, but also about her love of 51 years Jim, and losing him 2 years ago to cancer. Barbara likes to support local needs through GoFundMe...

Send us Fan Mail On this special Valentine’s episode of You Should Meet My Friend, we introduce you to our very close friends – our husbands Greg and Chris! We turn the tables on them and ask how they think WE would answer our “Five Questions” and have a lot of laughs along the way. Find out what they think our book titles should be and our unpopular opinions (mostly food related, with one fashion...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 3, where we meet the ray of sunshine Erica Forrest! Angie Drake (Season 2, Ep 2) recommended that we meet and chat with Erica and we had a lovely time getting to know her! Erica is a travel education consultant, published author, and founder of Trip Scholars ( https://tripscholars.com ), where she combines 30 years of experience in education with res...

Send us Fan Mail In our first episode of 2025, we are thrilled to introduce you to Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George S Patton. Helen and Missy met years ago when they lived in the same village in Germany, and their sons attended the same kindergarten. Helen is the founder and chairman of the Patton Foundation (@pattonfoundation) which seeks to lead from the front and continue the Patto...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of 2024, meet Paige! Paige Totaro is an entrepreneur, a social media influencer, and a snappy dresser. She was a co-founder of All Over the Map, a travel planning company that began as a website about family adventure and cultural travel based in Washington, DC. In 2016, she joined with two travel bloggers to form Unquote Travel, a tour company offering authen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we meet Missy's long time friend Melody. Melody and her husband are full time RVers and she shares her experiences driving a big rig, downsizing to just the essentials, and the quirks of the lifestyle. Melody shares the adage "adventure before dementia" which Missy and Elisabeth definitely second! Melody shouts out Fisher House ( https://fisherhouse...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we meet Lisa Terry, friend of Jodi Price Hajosy (Season 2, Episode 6).  If you need a BOOST of energy, you must listen to this episode! Lisa is passionate about supporting veterans and military families, equitable educational opportunities so all students can succeed, and empowering girls. She loves traveling and adventure so you know we had all kinds of things in...