Send us a text Being able to set boundaries with your parents is a hurdle for most people. Whether it is the holidays, traveling, bed time routines, etc. it can get tricky to set hard boundaries with your parents. We discuss how saying the boundary aloud is more of a suggestion than a boundary. You have to make that next step to enforce the boundary before it is truly considered a boundary. There are multiple types of boundaries to be set with others and our guest, Alyssa, had to set t...

Send us a text This episode hits on the importance of focusing on your mental health, what therapy might look like, and things to be cognizant of. Jessie, a licensed therapist, joins me as a personal friend to discuss the mental health issues we may be dealing with on a daily basis without even realizing it. If you loved Jessie and think she might be the therapist for you, use the website below to set up your free phone call. https://centerbettertherapy.com/ Be sure to subscribe...

Send us a text A registered Dietitian, Sydney, joins us today to discuss Diet Culture. People have been learning things about food from a very young age that have shaped their view about food and created harmful habits, and more. We discuss body positivity, body neutrality, and body negativity. She also gives advice on how to create a healthy outlook and relationship with food. If you believe you could benefit more with help from Sydney, please reach out to her at the email address below.&nbs...

Send us a text In continuation with our Women's Health mini series, Courtney joins us to discuss her battle with CRPS. CRPS stands for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and it is a neurological disease. Between 5-8 million people suffer from CRPS and there is no modern medicine to combat this. It is known as the suicide disease because of the prevalence of people committing suicide due to the pain. Luckily, Courtney was able to find some relief through a more holistic approach at the Spero Clini...

Send us a text Women's Health Mini Series: When it comes to women's health, women are overall truly dismissed. 1 out of every 2 women have reported their pain being dismissed by doctors. Women are expected to go through procedures such as IUD insertion without being medicated. Women are dismissed easily when it comes to weight gain, irregular periods, mysterious pain... and a ton of it is chocked up to our age and hormone changes. Yes, our hormone levels fluctuate throughout the month b...

Send us a text If you haven't guessed it by now, we are talking about vaginal health today with Sarah, a Nurse Practitioner. We go into detail about yeast infections, sex health, and probiotics and how it all affects our vaginal health. We also talk about anatomy and education on when you can conceive. We hope you find this episode helpful to ask the questions you might be embarrassed to ask. Be sure to subscribe to TABOOBS POD wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoyed today's epi...

Send us a text Holly has been in the plastic surgery industry for a while and has seen her fair share of botched surgeries, medically necessary surgeries, and so much more. She shares it all with us today on this episode going over all of the juicy stories she can recall. In a world where *youth* and *beauty* are everything, we have a booming plastic surgery industry - including the good ones AND the bad ones. She goes over the do's and don'ts for plastic surgery! Holly also has her own pod...

Send us a text As part of the Altering Bodies mini series, April joins us today as a licensed esthetician to discuss botox, filler, skin care, cost, etc. She gives us the scoop on it all. If you have never ventured into this world, but have been a bit curious, this episode is so enlightening. If you are very familiar with these procedures, I imagine you will still learn a ton! April puts on her science hat for us and gives us all the details. We even discuss how to avoid looking pillowy and s...

Send us a text Rachel *Stickswell* joins me to discuss her journey on how she became the badass tattoo artist she is today. Not only is it difficult to become an established tattoo artist, it is even harder for women (of course) and apparently even harder for *beautiful* women. Yet, despite the hurdles females face, Rachel has clawed her way to the top and she travels the world tattooing all sorts people (me and my husband being 2 of them). Currently, she resides in Canada, but continues to t...

Send us a text Where to start? Last year, I realized I was bisexual. As a married woman in a straight relationship and two kids later, I finally put the puzzle pieces together and realized this about myself. As a married couple in a monogamous relationship, nothing is truly changing. However, I thought it was important to not ignore this part of myself. It would be easy to hide and pretend, given the life we have built for ourselves, but being honest and talking about the taboo topics i...

Send us a text Roy is a beautiful soul. The first male to join me on the pod (besides my husband, of course). He discusses his story in my LGBTQ+ mini series, discussing how gender expression is just that - an expression on his inner most self. Roy grew up in the south where very little of his expression was understood or approved of. Luckily, he was born into an amazing family who loves for Roy to be Roy. Listen in and hear his story from his prospective only on the Taboobs Podcast! Be sure ...

Send us a text **Jess - Don't hate me for using this line from Mean Girls!** In this episode, Jess joins me to discuss what it looked like growing up gay in the midwest, when she realized she was gay, and why she prefers to use the term "gay" to "lesbian". We discuss the imposter syndrome that sets in when she doesn't feel "gay enough" even though she is married to a woman and has 2 kids. This is a common feeling amongst the LGBTQ+ community - even more common for people who are bisexual. Sh...

Send us a text Carly joins us today to discuss the relationship issues she is noticing now that she is working on herself in therapy. Although she was aware of certain things, her insight has only grown deeper. We are all given this narrative that relationships via TV/Movies should be our real like expectations, however, that couldn't be further from the truth. Rom Com's have very toxic like behavior in their relationships. Nothing is perfect - including relationships and marriages. Your expe...

Send us a text Divorce can be amicable or one sided and blind sided. Divorce can come up for many different reasons. Unfortunately, when kids are involved, not only is a lot more at stake, but now you have to decide if it's worth it or if it would be best to stay and fight for the marriage. Even if you are ready and willing to fight, the other person might not be, and it isn't within your control whether or not divorce is your fate. Realizing the loss of control on the matter can be frustrati...

Send us a text Over 50% of marriages end in divorce and about 1/4 of the marriages experience infidelity. Addi intimately takes us into her marriage and exposes what infidelity looked like for her and her husband. Did they remain together after the infidelity? Did they get divorced? Are there still trust issues remaining in their marriage? Listen in today to hear what Addi has to say about her personal experience on the subject matter. Be sure to subscribe to TABOOBS POD wherever you ge...

Send us a text Linsie was gracious enough to have the idea for me to share my story on the podcast. When she was finished recording her episode, she asked me if I would be willing to be interviewed by her. Her episode is Episode 2 of Season 3 called Losing and Finding Love. In this episode, we discuss my car accident, my infertility journey, our failed adoption, and my disassociating with my son. All of these reasons are why I felt the need to start the podcast. We know you have receive...

Send us a text Episode 3 of 4 of the Traumatic Events mini series. Todays episode is part of our Traumatic Event's mini series, focusing on all the hardships people endure throughout their life. Loss is a huge part of trauma and grief becomes your new norm. Unfortunately, Leah became very familiar with this when her daughter passed away at the age of 19. Not only is this impossible to imagine, but when you add in the surprising autopsy results and private investigator, having no answer...

Send us a text Episode 2 of 4 for Traumatic Event series. Linsie joins us to discuss her life trauma which involves losing the love of her life, Jason, to cancer. Together, they have 2 beautiful children. While the grieving process never truly ends, Linsie was able to find another beautiful love in the most unexpected way. They have blended their amazing families and have learned such amazing coping skills to handle both of their losses. They are able to keep the memories of their late spous...

Send us a text Traumatic Birth is Episode 1 of 4 of our Traumatic Events mini series. This superwoman has experienced a lot of pain and heartbreak. From miscarriages and stillbirth's to almost losing her life giving birth to her daughter, she has gone through it. Sara wanted to tell her story today in order to help raise awareness to ask the questions and advocate for yourself with your doctors. America's mortality rate for mothers giving birth is climbing, not declining. We need to be...

Send us a text THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!! Let's recap the episodes! MINI SERIES: AdoptionPostpartumLossThings We Wish We KnewMommingBody PositivityAlternative Planning and Birthing Process Hold Tight! We Will Be Back Soon! Be sure to subscribe to TABOOBS POD wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoyed today's episode, please be sure to leave a 5 star review! Do you have a taboo topic you want to discuss? If so, email taboobspod@gmail.com today.