(un)maidenly podcast

We three maidens gathered for an unscheduled, impromptu, asap recording session to commune over the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. We didn't really have a plan going in, but we needed to talk, to express, to think, to feel over this horrible news together.

We're glad you're here to commune with us, too. Please share your feelings and thoughts with us on this topic. After you listen, head over it Insta (@unmaidenlypodcast) and drop some comments on us. We are all in this together. Community is the way.

*In this episode Valerie mentions Ireland's women going on strike; correction: it was Iceland's women who went on strike.

In this episode we explore our final topic of Season 2: BOOBS. We dive in from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)!

We chat about mammograms, sore boobs, names for boobs, going braless, nipples, showing cleavage, fashion choices in relation to boobs, nipple hair, early boob memories, breast tissue, breastfeeding in public, self checking for lumps, and much more.

Listen in and then head to Instagram (@unmaidenlypodcast) to let us know your 'boobs' wisdom. We want it, we need it! Drop those pearls in the comments over there!

And don't forget to subscribe; and if you like what you're hearing, please rate and review us to help us keep our head above water in the internet abyss! Thanks for being a part of our community.

In Part 2 of our exploration into RITES OF PASSAGE, we did a bit of research to deepen our wisdom and share it with each other. (We're uber wise now.)

This week we cover: the three stages of a rite of passage; the in between phase of a big life transition; the physiology of doing things as a collective; alternative rites of passage; personalizing rites of passage; elders & ancestors; Freud's thoughts on religious rites of passage; personal marriage anecdotes; alternative registries (like divorce or housewarming); and lots more... (Trigger warning: genital mutilation from 50:00 - 56:25)

What is your savvy around Rites of Passage? Share it with us, won't you? Head over to Instagram (we're @unmaidenlypodcast) and drop your pearls of wisdom on us in the comments!

This week we explore RITES OF PASSAGE with from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)!

We dig into first menstrual cycles, marriage, divorce, getting fired, societal pressures, virginity, community, finding your own unique rites of passage, and much more.

Listen in and then head to Instagram (@unmaidenlypodcast) to let us know your 'rites of passage' wisdom. We want it, we need it! Drop those pearls in the comments over there!

And don't forget to subscribe; and if you like what you're hearing, please rate and review us to help us keep our head above water in the internet abyss! Thanks for being a part of our community.

In Part 2 of our exploration into MONEY, we did a bit of research to deepen our wisdom and share it with each other. (We're uber wise now.)

This week we cover: perspectives on capitalism; late stage capitalism; defensive pessimism; abundance mindset; health repercussions of scarcity mindset; inflation and understanding how the Fed handles/reduces it; retail therapy; money buying wellbeing and satisfaction; budgeting in relationships; money games/exercises, and lots more...

What is your savvy around Money? Share it with us, won't you? Head over to Instagram (we're @unmaidenlypodcast) and drop your pearls of wisdom on us in the comments!

This week we explore MONEY with from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)!

We dig into starving artist mentality; childhood money lessons; lack mentality; partnership & money; survival mode; money & happiness; retail therapy, addiction, and numbing; "magic" money; law of attraction; and much more.

Listen in and then head to Instagram (@unmaidenlypodcast) to let us know your money wisdom. We want it; we need it! Drop those pearls in the comments over there!

And don't forget to subscribe; and if you like what you're hearing, please rate and review us to help us keep our head above water in the internet abyss! Thanks for being a part of our community.

In Part 2 of our exploration into BIRDS, we did a bit of research to deepen our wisdom and share it with each other. (We're uber wise now.)

This week we cover: the TRUTH about carrier pigeons and bird sphincters; hummingbird metabolisms; augury; raven efficiency; chicken factory farm conditions (and how they affect *humans*); birds' capacity for love' bird grief, and lots more...

What is your savvy around Birds? Share it with us, won't you? Head over to Instagram (we're @unmaidenlypodcast) and drop your pearls of wisdom on us in the comments!

To kick off Season 2, Sarah asked the universe for guidance on our first topic to discuss, and a BIRD answered the call...

That's right... this week, we explore BIRDS with from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)! Love 'em or hate 'em (some people do), we dig into what we know about 'em: birds being signs of loved ones after their passing; bird feathers in spells; dissecting owl pellets; factory farming of birds; getting crapped on by birds and how it's "good luck"; carrier pigeons (what? howwww?); and much more.

Listen in and then head to Instagram (@unmaidenlypodcast) to let us know your bird wisdom. We want it; we need it! Drop those pearls in the comments over there!

In Part 2 of our exploration of “Hormones”, we come together with an "educated mind", after having done some research to deepen our wisdom on this topic, and most importantly, to share it with each other. We chat about the stabilization and power of early menopause; sunlight and hormones; the question of whether our brains/thoughts affect our hormones or our hormones affect our brain/thoughts; precocious puberty; second puberty; more on “the pill”; stresssss and way more. Do you have any pearls of wisdom you'd like to share with us on the subject of “Hormones”? We want to hear them! Sharing is caring. Give it a listen and then let us know over on Instagram: @unmaidenlypodcast.

In this episode, we three maidens swap nuggets and pearls of wisdom about “Hormones”, including Brittany’s unique hormone disorder; Valerie’s endometriosis diagnosis; “developing” early or not very much at all; the relationship between stress and hormones; infertility; our complex relationships with birth control; and so much more. No research was done for this episode, just our lived experience. Give it a listen, and then head over to Instagram: @unmaidenlypodcast to share with us what wisdom you have surrounding hormones!