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Thursday 31 July 2025...

The first tampon I wore chaffed me terribly. I really was not open to anybody’s input on how to wear it ‘properly’... so I just walked stiff-legged around, horrified (yes, I figured it out eventually)...

Hello loves! I’ve struggled with terrible period cramps, acne breakouts, and menstrual mood swings for as long as I can remember. It felt pretty gosh darn hard (AKA impossible) to ‘embrace my beautifu...

This is one of my favorite episodes on the pod ever, y’all. Lily is an abortion nurse and today we’re getting into the practical, loving details of what actually medically happens during an abortion. ...

Hey loves! I’ve been waiting for this conversation to drop for months… Ann is my shero and the human I wish I’d had around when I was a preteen and teen and just like trying to figure out other people...

Hey loves! This special episode is for teens 15+ and I’m talking all things worthiness, shame, big feelings and getting support with the excellent human Thais Sky. Thais is a coach who specializes in ...

Hey loves! Preteens have you been waiting for your OWN episode…??! Today I got you (and yes, anyone else who wants to be a writer!!). I’m sharing this conversation I had last spring with the amazing T...

Hey loves! I get to do my favorite thing with you today… TEACH ABOUT HOW TO BE MORE CONFIDENT BEING YOUR REAL SELF!!! So wanna grab your journal, get cozy with me and get ready to reflect? This is the...

I’m lonely AF so much of the time (anyone else??!) and I think it should be normal to talk about. Most people are lonely sometimes and it’s not a sign you’re lame ;) In the third part of this summer s...

I was taught that my body was weird, dangerous, and kinda untrustworthy. Now… mostly people didn’t say that to me… it was how they talked, looked, or acted. Periods were hidden and gross… (and my body...

I started trusting myself because my friends broke up with me. I figured if they weren’t gonna love me the way I deserved… I had better get really frickin’ good at loving myself. Life is an adventure ...

Every now and then someone asks me about why I love the word “badass”…? Like doesn’t it mean like ‘tough’ and maybe like ‘rebel without a cause’ vibes? Isn’t that the opposite of all the ‘sensitive, b...

Summer used to be hard for me. Sticky, humid beach weather would roll around (to be clear… I have actually never lived anywhere near a beach, but it was summer bikini beach vibes on magazines in the g...

Hey loves! Asia Suler is a writer, teacher and ecological philosopher who lives in the folds of the Blue Ridge mountains. She is the creator and concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries— an Appalachian-...

Hey loves -- solo love note coming your way today… all about TRYING NEW THINGS. I’ve been surprised by how hard coming out of my pandemic huddle/hibernation mode has been as more of the world opens up...

Hey loves -- I used to reaalllllyyyyy not like it when people didn’t like me (ok, it’s still not the most comfy) and I’d spend whole days (ok, years) devoted to trying to get everyone to like me so I ...

Hey loves -- are you a dancer? Or are you someone like ‘doesn’t dance’? Do you dream of a creative career, but then maybe get stuck in the story of ‘not being good enough’ or ‘creative people don’t ma...

Got broken up with? Got left out of the text thread? Didn’t get into the school? Or… make the team? Scared that ‘no one likes me’? Or ‘that I’m literally the worst’? OOOOF, honey, let’s talk about rej...

Hey loves -- have you ever wondered if you should go to the ‘gynecologist’? Or wondered who to see if you’ve got period issues or something else up with your reproductive health? Today’s episode is su...

Hey darling -- I pulled my back out this week, put my feet up (eek!), and opened up some of the amazing questions y’all have been sending me… for part 3 of our ‘ask me anything’ episode series! I’m an...

Hey loves -- today’s episode is a big, fun, messy, liberating important one!!!! Jessi Kneeland is a life, fitness and body image coach for women who believes “your body should be the least important t...

Hey loves -- anyone else feeling the burn out vibes? I’m talking about that moment where you feel so tired, and yet you’re like… ‘oh gosh, i’ve got so much stuff to do.’ This episode is a love note fo...

Hey babes! Welcome to magical episode #44 and a personal love note to younger me. Have you ever had regret or shame or pain that you wanted to avoid about a younger version of yourself? Stuff that hap...

Hey loves! [Today’s episode is 14+ recommended as we unpack some stuff about sex that’s more for older teens.] I went on the birth control pill when I was 15 or 16 (honestly I don’t remember, I should...

hey loves! The Valentine’s Day madness is (kinda) behind us now, but anyone else still feeling it? Maybe you’re feeling lonely. Maybe you feel like you didn’t ‘do’ it right. Maybe you’re feeling confu...

Hey loves! Ask me anything is back with a part 2 answering questions about talking to a younger sister who’s terrified of tampons, how to build trust with soon to be step-siblings and feel more safe b...

Hey brilliant one! Yeah you ;) Ever notice how our dominant culture has a very narrow and dumb story about what being ‘smart’ means? How certain classes are ‘better’? And neurodiverse folks often have...

Are you an astro-nerd (my own term, lol)? Do you live for doing your friends horoscopes? Or do you judge astrology as kind of ‘woo’ but secretly want to know more about it…? Like what is it actually? ...

Hiya my loves! It’s the New Year!!!!! Have the diet ads started yet? The gym discounts? The resolutions that feel great-ish… but then come crashing down (and only you’re to blame)? The tempting idea… ...

hey babes -- it’s winter where I live and stuff is hard. I ended up on the kitchen floor sobbing last week… and this love note was born (recorded in my cozy chair, a week later FYI, this episode does ...

Hey loves! If you’re feeling a bit sensitive, or down, or numb these days... and sometimes you wonder what your ‘purpose’ is here on earth (do we even have one??)… this episode is for you! I’m talking...

Hey babes, I’ve been wanting to try one of these for ages!! I opened up Qs to the preteens + teens in our Mentorship Circles and here’s a part one of me answering the epic flood of questions I got in....

Hey loves -- I’ve got a unique episode for you today: it’s short and sweet and I recommend you pop those headphones on and hang with me as you start the day :) It’s Election Day in the U.S. -- and it’...

Hey loves! Do you live for psychology quizzes? Getting to know yourself better? And swapping them with friends? Or, do you sometimes find yourself feeling like no matter how hard you try to ‘get it ri...

Hey love bug! How’s it going with your period? You don’t need to have your period yet for this episode to be for you (in fact, I especially want you to listen in!). Do you have cramps? Or intense, dar...

Hey loves! Andréa is a real deal super human. And not the kind that wears a cape (though very here for it if that’s a new fashion choice they start making), but because they are so super human: growin...

Hey my loves! Anyone else scroll mindlessly more and more these days? Talk about how bad social media is for your mental health and then find yourself back on it? Watch yourself go down the comparison...

Are you shy? Do you feel tired most of the time when you’ve been hanging out with people? Have you ever wished or thought that you should be different? Oh honey, have I got an episode for you: today I...

Hey loves -- does school or grades stress you out? Do you ever feel like being ‘smart’ is your best quality? Or like… you wish you were ‘smarter’? I know school is right around the corner for most fol...

Hey love -- do you have all the feelings… like all the time? Is life so intense? Well then, I can bet you’ve probably been called sensitive, needy or dramatic. Here’s the truth: your sensitivity is yo...

How do you know you have a crush? What does good teen dating look like anyways? How do we get over the whole people pleasing thing? Oh, my loves -- today I go IN on it all with the brilliant Lili Plat...

Hey love bug -- I’m an only child, and yet I’ve had big siblings and mentors my whole life. I think they’re the secret sauce to life being awesome. Today I’m talking about the difference between frien...

Hey love! Awkward topics are my favorite topics. And what’s more awkward than a school health class? Y’all we’ve all (or most of us) have been there. Whether it was middle school puberty or high schoo...

Hey loves -- pretty basic teen question: anyone feeling annoyed as hell by your parents this week? Lolz. Let’s be real: it’s been a lot in quarantine (for all of us). But then -- and here’s the part t...

Hey loves -- welcome to the July Podcast Club! This month we’re offering something free and magical for our community of Badass Girls (head over to badassgirls.me/july to get all the details and join ...

Hey loves! Summer is here (where I am at least) and I know one thing that’s up: bathing suits, body image, and clothes that show more skin. Anyone else notice more feelings around body stuff coming up...

Hey loves! After a pause to listen and redirect focus in our community to BLM activism, I’m back with a new episode (and no, our anti-racist activism is not going anywhere, I promise) with the magical...

How’s that workout plan for the pandemic going? You watching Tiktok videos and feeling body judgy? You feeling stressed about summer clothes and bathing suit season? Notice that you’re velcroed to the...

Got anxiety? Not sure what anxiety even feels like? Today I’m diving in with one of my besties from college, who also happens to be a trained mindfulness practitioner, an experiential designer, artist...

Got a birthday while stuck at home? Graduation or prom cancelled? What about the recital, competition or big game? A family gathering? A trip? There’s so many IRL events that are cancelled. Here’s the...