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   Number 1: Ep. 95 Two Hours Until Matix Comes Home: Who’s Sleeping Where, My Hysterectomy Decision + The Weekend That Changed Everything

   It is 4 p.m. on a Saturday. I leave for the airport in two hours. My son has been gone for two years. And Ryan and I are sitting in the car with a mic between us because apparently this is what my podcast has been reduced to — and I could not care less. This is a real-time life update, recorded in the window where I know everything is about to change and I don’t know how. I haven’t figured out the sleeping arrangements or what having all four kids under my roof for the first time in two years will look like. I’m guessing, hoping, over-thinking, and telling you all of it from the front seat. Then we get into the partial hysterectomy conversation I promised you — what my urogynecologist said, what the surgery actually removes, and why I said absolutely not when my doctor told me to come back in three years. And finally, the weekend. Mastermind, the challenge winners, a woman who flew for the first time at 50, and Ryan on a pole. Yes, that Ryan. Yes, that pole. Cozy up. This one’s a ride. IN THIS EPISODE The countdown. I haven’t figured out the sleeping arrangements and I’m not going to — they can battle it out. But I explain why the room situation is so loaded, including something I’ve never said here: Matix and Marley may have quietly carried the “step kid” position in a house where I was always pregnant, recovering, or filming. They were loved beyond measure. They also slept in their brother’s room for years while other rooms sat empty. So no, Matix is not getting the pullout bed. That boy hasn’t picked his own sheets in two years. I also get into kids leaving home after graduation, why Marley pays me rent and where that money actually goes, and the Matix and Cash dynamic I’m watching. Cash was a little boy when his brother left. He isn’t anymore. The hysterectomy decision. HPV came back negative, my Epstein-Barr is down, and the abnormal cells are still there. My doctor said come back in three years. I said absolutely not — a pap takes a few samples, and a few samples is not the whole picture. I also correct something from last episode: HPV is linked to cervical cancer, not uterine or ovarian. Then we get into what they’d actually take, early menopause, and what nobody talks about — sex afterward. My experience and my doctor’s answers, not medical advice. Take it to your own provider. The weekend. Jennifer is 50, down 30 pounds, and hasn’t felt confident since she was 25. First time on an airplane. Ever. First time submitting before-and-afters. First cold plunge. First breathwork session. The thing I can’t stop thinking about is what these women have survived. You would never guess. One told me that night it was the first time she hadn’t felt like an outcast. That’s the entire point. TIMESTAMPS 0:44 — Episode 95, recorded in the car 4:22 — Two hours to the airport 8:04 — The sleeping arrangements are Hunger Games 10:12 — Did Matix and Marley get the short end? 14:25 — Why Marley pays rent 20:52 — The Matix and Cash dynamic 23:54 — Why I want a house big enough for everyone 26:36 — Correcting what I said about HPV 29:19 — What a partial hysterectomy removes 35:20 — My kids mattered more than money 42:22 — Jennifer’s firsts 47:35 — My team and best friends 53:32 — Ryan. On the pole. 56:07 — The four-day event I’m already planning COME DO THIS WITH ME The 30-Day Core, Pelvic Floor & Hormone Strength Challenge starts soon. Back to basics for the deepest layer of our bodies we’ve spent decades ignoring. heidipowell.net/challenge Save the date for January — the next 60-day challenge, with nutrition education LIVE this time. LET’S TALK Two real questions: If you’ve had the hysterectomy conversation and chose not to do it — where are you now? Do you wish you had? And do you think kids should move out after high school? I left immediately, failed every class, figured it out, and I’m convinced I wouldn’t be who I am without it. Tell me in the comments — honestly, because I’m reading them.

   August 17, 2026·59min
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   Number 2: Ep. 97 Ruby Takes Over Heidi’s Lane! The Bed Situation Finally Settled, Matix Being Home + When Will Ryan & I Get Married?

   Okay so this was not planned! haha Ruby and I are in the car after Starbucks… I've got a stack your guys’ IG questions printed out, and she just decides she's going to be my podcast co-host now. 😂 Then she does the intro. Knows EXACTLY where the cameras are. Tells me to blur out one part so I can use it as a hook for the reels. Asks if we should redo the take. And at one point looks at me very seriously and goes, "and if you don't feel comfortable answering that, just say skip." ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? SHE IS TWELVE. I've been doing this for years. And SHE is the natural. 😍 So then we get into it. Ruby just spilling ALL the details on what life with THE Heidi Powell (haha jk) is really like. Also…what it's actually like having Matix home and all four kids under one roof again. The bedroom chaos — (Spoiler Alert: I had a plan, I thought it was fair, and I found out LIVE on this podcast that Marley had been running a whole campaign behind my back. Love that for me. 🙄) And what I'm learning about parenting an adult son, which is mostly that I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm doing it anyway. Then Ruby starts telling me things about myself I don't normally get to hear. 😭 Of course the marriage question came up… “Will you and Ryan get married?”... and Rubes handled this one like the pro she just naturally is.But really hearing her talk about such a sensitive topic really got me emo for a bit. Mostly because I realize just how aware this girl is. She watches and notices everything… including how genuinely happy she sees her mama in this relationship and phase of life. She noticed that Ryan and I can say hey, this doesn't feel right out loud. She noticed I can say no now. My twelve-year-old clocked that I learned how to say no. 🥹 In this episode:Matix is home and the whole house is differentThe bedroom situation you will not stop asking aboutParenting an adult son when nobody hands you a manualRuby's very honest take on me and RyanAre we getting married or nah We also get into the thing I care about most as a mom — that there's no one right way my kids' lives have to look. Married or not. Kids or not. Huge business or a totally different path. I just want them building lives they love. (Ruby's plan: three or four kids. Or seven hundred. She's flexible.) She also dropped "you're only as sick as your secrets" and "if you can't name it, you can't tame it." From the passenger seat. Between Stranger Things takes. Cool, cool. Oh — and I recorded this whole thing mid-ocular migraine, in a parking lot, because I couldn't see well enough to drive us home. Seasons where you coast, seasons where you climb. Guess which one I'm in. 😂 Messy, funny, and very us. Here are the key moments from the episode: 00:00 Ruby takes over the podcast for an unfiltered Q&A 04:02 What my daughter notices about me that I don't always see 08:51 Our favorite shows and what actually keeps us watching 12:50 The stress response that triggered my ocular migraine 15:21 What it's really like having all four kids home again 19:32 Teaching my kids boundaries and how to trust their intuition 22:02 The bedroom dilemma and parenting adult kids at home 27:05 Letting my kids grow up without making them grow up too fast 30:01 How we taught our kids to understand and express their emotions 34:00 The family traditions I want my kids to remember 37:46 Will Ryan and I get married? My real thoughts on marriage now 42:38 What my daughter sees in my healthiest relationship 46:02 Why I've never dreamed about the "perfect" wedding 49:16 What I'm talking about next: hormones, labs and women's health Heidi’s FREE Get Fit Community: https://fit.heidipowell.net/get-fit-community/ Connect with Heidi: Website: https://heidipowell.net/ Email: [email protected] Instagram: @realheidipowell Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realheidipowell/ YouTube: @RealHeidiPowell Join Heidi’s next Hormone Reset Challenge: heidipowell.net/reset

   September 14, 2026·50min
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   Number 3: Ep. 96 Magnesium Drunk at Midnight; I’m Not Who You Think I Am; My Year of YES; and Matix is FINALLY Home

   It is midnight. Ryan and I are sitting in his living room trying to record a podcast while doing my press-on nails. I have magnesium kicking in, and neither of us can stay on one subject for more than five minutes. 😂 We talk about Matix being home and something nobody really prepares you for: what happens when your adult child comes back home after being gone for two years!! I thought it would just feel like pure happiness. And it does. But it also changes the entire family dynamic again! Everyone has grown. Everyone has changed. And now we are all figuring out who we are together in this new season, including me as I figure out what guiding adult kids is like. I also get really honest about some things I have realized as a mom, including the ways I leaned on Matix too much when he was younger and what I see differently now. Somewhere in between that, Ryan and I get into how much I, Heidi Lynn Lane… have changed over the last few years. My voice is different. My look is different…I AM JUST DIFFERENT, yo. But in all the best ways… as I am more comfortable in my own skin than I think I have ever been. PS. Who YOU think I am, and who I ACTUALLY am… are prob two diff people… bc social media never tells the whole story. Also after years of grief, pulling back, and saying no to almost everything, 2026 has become my year of YES. I am making friends. Going places. Saying yes when something feels good. Letting people unfollow me if who I am now is not for them. And I can’t leave out, I’m overwhelmed most days by ALL the yeses. ha! And maybe that is what this episode is really about. Life looks different than I thought it would. But I think I am finally learning to let it. In this episode, we discuss:What nobody tells you about an adult child coming home after two years awayThe ways I unknowingly leaned on Matix too much as a parent and what I see differently nowWhy I am actually okay with losing followers as my life and identity continue to changeHow Ryan noticed that even my voice has changed as I have become more comfortable being myselfMy “year of YES” after spending the last few years pulling back from lifeAnd, obviously, press-on nails, getting lost in LA, soap operas, and all the completely unnecessary side quests that make this Heidi’s Lane Maybe you’re in a season where your family is changing, your kids are growing up, or you’re realizing you’re changing too. I hope this episode reminds you that you’re allowed to grow, outgrow things, say yes again, and become more of who you actually are. Life doesn’t always look the way we thought it would, and sometimes that can be really freaking beautiful. I love you guys. Thanks for being here and growing through all of it with me. ❤️ Here are the key moments from the episode: 00:00 A midnight life update with me + Ryan 03:08 Why i’m actually okay with losing followers 09:53 Why Ryan says even my voice sounds different now 14:08 The real me vs. who people think i am online 22:56 My “year of yes” after years of saying no 26:44 What feeling supported in a relationship looks like for me 30:28 Why people’s first impression of me is usually wrong 34:48 The hard truth about being known online vs. in real life 38:39 Matix is home: the family dynamic has already changed 42:17 Why i’m learning to appreciate the constant “mom, mom, mom” 46:15 Nobody prepares you for your adult child coming home 50:49 How Matix coming home changed all four kids’ roles 54:56 How much responsibility should parents take for adult kids? 58:39 Why parenting adult children feels so much harder 1:02:44 What we actually learned from this very chaotic life update Connect with Heidi: Website: https://heidipowell.net/ Email: [email protected] Instagram: @realheidipowell Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realheidipowell/ YouTube: @RealHeidiPowell Join Heidi’s next Hormone Reset Challenge: heidipowell.net/reset Heidi’s FREE Get Fit Community: https://fit.heidipowell.net/get-fit-community/

   August 31, 2026·1h 4min
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   Number 4: Ep. 94 Hormones, Sex & Health at 44: Also UTIs, HPV, Hysterectomies + All the Things Nobody Prepared Me For

   This week’s episode was supposed to be a deeper dive into perimenopause, but as I started talking, the conversation went somewhere completely different. And honestly, I think it went exactly where it needed to go. I open up about some very personal parts of my health journey, including living with HPV, abnormal pap smears, precancerous cervical cells, and a recent conversation with my doctor about potentially having a partial hysterectomy. That conversation brought up so many questions for me about what happens to our bodies as we age and the parts of womanhood we don’t talk about nearly enough. I also share what I’ve noticed changing in my 40s when it comes to sex, libido, vaginal health, and how those changes have affected the way I see myself as a woman. We talk about vaginal estrogen, recurrent UTIs during perimenopause, my recent experience with an infection I initially ignored, and why listening to our bodies and advocating for our health matters so much. In this episode, we discuss:Living with HPV and my history of abnormal pap smearsWhy my doctor brought up a partial hysterectomySex, libido, vaginal dryness, and intimacy in your 40sVaginal estrogen and vaginal health during perimenopauseMy recent UTI experience and why I wish I had acted soonerLearning to listen to your body and advocate for yourself If you’ve been experiencing changes in your body that you don’t understand, putting off an appointment, or simply wondering why no one ever taught us about some of these things, I hope this conversation encourages you to ask questions, listen to your gut, and take your health seriously. Our bodies are such a gift, and sometimes, watching them change can be harder and more emotional than we expect. Here’s to asking more questions and learning as we go. ❤️ WANT TO JOIN A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS THIS? Sign up for my next 30 Day Challenge: CORE, PELVIC FLOOR + HORMONE STRENGTH, starting August 31, 2026…go to heidipowell.net/reset or click HERE. Here are the key moments from the episode: 00:00 Why I’m Going Deeper Into My Perimenopause Journey 03:19 What I’ve Learned From Living Through Perimenopause at 44 05:55 HPV, Cervical Cancer Risk & What Women Need to Know 08:43 Why I Refuse to Skip My Annual Pap Smear 11:42 The Partial Hysterectomy Decision I’m Now Facing 14:28 Sex, Libido & Vaginal Changes During Perimenopause 17:15 The Emotional Reality of Watching Your Body Age 20:20 The Bladder Symptoms I Mistook for Something Else 23:28 My UTI Got Worse: When I Finally Went to Urgent Care 25:08 Why UTIs Can Become a Bigger Problem During Perimenopause 27:28 Vaginal Health Signs Women Shouldn’t Ignore 28:24 The Health Checks I Want Every Woman to Stop Putting Off Connect with Heidi: Website: https://heidipowell.net/ Email: [email protected] Instagram: @realheidipowell Facebook: Heidi Powell YouTube: @RealHeidiPowell Join Heidi’s next Hormone Reset Challenge: heidipowell.net/reset Train with Heidi on her Show Up App: https://www.showupfit.app/

   August 03, 2026·31min
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   Number 5: Ep. 90 Life Update: My Kids, My Late Nights & the Balance I'm Still Figuring Out

   This week, I found myself reflecting on the woman I used to be and the woman I'm still becoming. After looking back through photos from the last year and a half, I realized I've slowly let go of some of the habits that help me feel my best. As life gets busier with work, motherhood, friendships, and relationships, I've been asking myself an important question: how do we create space for everything that matters without losing ourselves in the process? In this episode, I share a personal life update and open up about balancing entrepreneurship, parenting, self-care, and the constant challenge of protecting my time and energy. I also reflect on the journey from 18-year-old Heidi, who struggled with self-worth, people-pleasing, and an eating disorder, to the woman I am today. We talk about healing, self-love, creating safe relationships with our children, and one question that completely stopped me in my tracks, what superpower do you have today that was born from trauma? In this episode, we discuss:Reconnecting with yourself during busy seasonsWhy healthy habits matter more than motivationWhat I would tell my 18-year-old selfHealing from shame, self-hatred, and people-pleasingLearning to create safety and trust with your childrenLetting go of control as your kids grow upWhy you either win or you learnFinding the gifts hidden inside difficult experiences If you've ever felt overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or wondered if healing is really possible, I hope this conversation reminds you that it gets better. Keep going. I love you guys. Thanks for being here. ❤️ Here are the key moments from the episode: 00:00 Welcome to Heidi’s Lane 04:36 Realising I’ve Been Letting Go of Myself 10:25 The Entrepreneur Struggle No One Sees 13:28 The “Magic” of Movement When You Feel Stuck 15:30 The Moment I Realised No Man Should Love Me More Than I Love Myself 17:12 What 18-Year-Old Heidi Would Think of Me Today 20:25 What I’d Really Tell My Younger Self 24:03 How Cash Is Growing Into a New Role 27:26 The Parenting Advice That Changed How I Listen 30:17 Why You Either Win or You Learn 33:02 The Question That Stopped Me: What Superpower Came From Your Trauma? 36:21 A Challenge to Find the Superpower Inside Your Story Connect with Heidi: Website:⁠ https://heidipowell.net/⁠ Email: [email protected] Instagram: @realheidipowell Facebook: Heidi Powell YouTube: @RealHeidiPowell Train with Heidi on her Show Up App:⁠ https://www.showupfit.app/

   June 08, 2026·37min
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