Saddle up, y’all. This week Penny & Deena take you on a wild ride through their Montana ranch adventure. From cowboy boots and wide-open spaces to Penny’s unforgettable fall (and survival!) off a horse, it’s equal parts hilarious and heart-stopping.

The wives spill on:

The beauty of Flathead Lake Ranch (and Yellowstone inspo)

What happens when your phone (and body) go flying mid-gallop

Watching hundreds of horses run free at sunset

Why camping beats hotels (most days)

Parenting updates, baby shower prep, and the backyard glow-up

As always, they wrap with This or That: Ranch Edition—boots vs sneakers, cowboy hats vs ball caps, camping vs hotels.

It’s chaos, comedy, and connection.

Two Wives. One Mic. Zero Filters.

This week we officially rebrand to Two Wives. One Mic. and catch you up on all the beautiful chaos: why we skipped our Alaska cruise to be home for a very possible early grandbaby, the deep-clean nesting marathon, and our new obsession with finding the perfect Class C RV (closed bedroom door, please and thank you). We review HIM (symbolic, a tad testosterone-heavy, still a recommend), share our family movie soundtrack moment, and launch our first listener game: Road-Trip “This or That.”

We want your help:

• What should our granddaughter call us? (Lolo/Lala? Something better?)

• Best PNW RV spots and must-follow used RV listings?

Follow us on TikTok/IG/FB at Two Wives One Mic and email [email protected]. Subscribe on Apple & Spotify, new episodes weekly. Buckle up, babes.

This week we open up about a whirlwind stretch of life, from our daughter’s preterm labor scare and the fight to reach 37 weeks, to Penny’s post-ACDF recovery and the surprising calm that followed. We dive deep into trauma, anxiety, ADHD, and how lifestyle shifts (goodbye, Red Bull and alcohol 👋) are reshaping focus and peace. Along the way, we reflect on vagus nerve science, CPTSD healing, and the messy beauty of inner work.

We also share a lost-ID travel saga that tested our resilience and celebrate braces coming off (hello milestones!).

As our podcast continues to grow, now nearing 100 listens, we’re expanding ways to connect: think trivia, polls, and multiple ways to reach us with your stories and “WTF” moments. We’re eager to hear from you, our listeners, and bring your voices into the conversation. Healing, chaos, and humor. it’s all here.

From pop-up-trailer “thud”s and a mosquito invasion (send help + citronella) to lost keys at the dunes, a butterfly-kiss miracle, and the moment Moses Lake sparked sobriety—this one’s peak family-camping energy with real talk about boundaries, addiction, and healing. We preview pink-Halloween décor, a Voodoo Doughnut/Spirit Halloween duck hunt, The Conjuring date night, RV dreams, Alaska cruise ports, and timing our first grandbaby like champs. Laugh with us, cry with us, and drop your WTF stories for a shoutout—DM us on Instagram and we’ll share our faves next episode.

Buckle up, because this week’s WTF moment takes us from Thanksgiving airport madness to cruise ship chaos — complete with missed flights, 18 hours stranded at SeaTac, a wild hospital adventure in Nassau, and a bunk-bed fall that turned into a lawsuit. Somehow, between the broken ribs, leaky toilets, and pirate-ship bars, we still managed to find the magic (and the margaritas).

We also share family updates — from our daughter’s online school journey to preparing for our grandbaby’s arrival — plus a look ahead at our upcoming Alaska cruise.

If you’ve ever thought your family trips were chaotic, trust us… you’ll feel right at home.

Big news: Deena officially joins me as co-host of Dear Past Me, WTF? 🎙️ If you’ve been enjoying our back-and-forth, now you’ll get even more of it every week. In this episode, we dive into life updates that are funny, real, and totally relatable.

We start with G’s move into online school — the challenges of high school anxiety, missing out on “typical” experiences like dances, and how parents make tough choices when the traditional system just doesn’t fit. We also share about her recent surgery, what recovery looks like for teens, and how our family has been navigating the process with plenty of laughs (and a lot of ice cream).

From there, the conversation (as always) spirals into everything else:

• The strange world of almost empty nesting and what happens when the house starts to feel a little too quiet.

• Forklift training classes (yes, really).

• Random streams of income like Amazon royalties and what it’s like figuring out side hustles as adults.

• The everyday chaos of parenting, marriage, healing, and trying to keep it all together without losing our sense of humor.

This podcast is about real life — motherhood, queer marriage, blended family dynamics, healing from trauma, raising teens, and everything that makes life messy and beautiful. We’re not experts; we’re just two women figuring it out in real time and laughing through the awkward moments.

If you’re looking for a podcast about:

• Parenting teens with anxiety

• Supporting kids through surgery and recovery

• The ups and downs of empty nesting

• Navigating marriage, family, and identity

• Or just the kind of honest conversations you’d have with your best friend over coffee or wine…

…you’ll feel right at home here.

So grab your headphones and join us for Episode 3 of Dear Past Me, WTF? Because life is never as neat as Instagram makes it look — and that’s exactly why we talk about it.

This week, I sit down with my wife Deena—aka the Spiritual Gangsta—for a candid, laugh-filled interview. We talk about her life, our story as a couple, and what makes us work. Along the way, we cover our recent camping trip, a grown-ups-only All You Can Zoo adventure, my surgery recovery, cruise and vacation plans, and what it’s like to raise a well-rounded teenager together. It’s part deep dive, part life update, and all the chaos and connection you’ve come to expect.

In the very first episode of Dear Past Me, WTF?, I’m introducing… well, me. I share who I am, why I decided to start this podcast, and the raw, real, sometimes chaotic topics we’ll dive into — from motherhood, marriage, and queerness to loss, healing, and all the messy life moments in between. Think of it as a seat at my kitchen table, where nothing’s off-limits and every story is fair game.