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Hot Mess Happy HourMake a TO DON'T List! Save time and stress!Send us a textWe all have "to do" lists. I have several all over the place on post-its and what have you. But here's a new one, for me at least, make a "to don't" list. Things that don't serve you, aren't worth doing, or things that just don't bring you joy. Just don't do it! Don't go to that party where you don't know anyone and you're tired. Don't send out Christmas cards to people you no longer are close to or who don't bother to tell you they have moved. Take them off the...
2026-01-2013 minHot Mess Happy HourMinimum Change for Maximum Results!Send us a textIf you are trying to make big changes in 2026 and are not quite succeeding, this podcast is for you. STOP with the scary huge goals or resolutions and go SMALL! You'll still get there... and doing it a bit slower with little tweaks along the way will actually get you there faster than trying to go big or go home. You'll just end up going home and you know it! With nothing to show for it. So join me in our 2026 small improvement plan and let's go from HOT mess to slightly warm...
2026-01-0807 minHot Mess Happy HourPara-NORM-al is the new Norm (part 2)Send us a textIn this part 2 episode, we continue the discussion including needy ghosts, being haunted, Tadum! and more theatre talk with our good improv friend Norm, whose name is just so perfect for creating just the right puns and we thank him for being such a good sport! We also discuss getting attention you do not want during work video conference calls, Zoom call fails, and major meeting snafus. It's perfect for all my ADHD and hot mess listeners. Enjoy!
2025-10-0238 minHot Mess Happy HourJust the NORM — Nothing abNORMal (part 1)Send us a textA NORMal hot mess episode featuring NORM, my improv friend. He enjoys signing up to mentor people and then ghosting them soon after! He discusses fun improv show stories and all things "Yes, and." He loves his own kids but not other random people's kids and pets. His dog Benji also joins him on this podcast.
2025-09-1746 minHot Mess Happy HourHot Mess Minute — Connect by VolunteeringSend us a textJoin me for this feel-good Friday mini episode where I talk about volunteering and how it connects you to others and can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, while boosting your happiness, giving you social connections, and a sense of purpose. It shifts focus in your mind from your own worries to helping others. I remotely most days and it does feel isolating at times. Volunteering can help counteract feelings of isolation and loneliness. I share my volunteer story and hopefully leave you with some positive ways to ge...
2025-08-1607 minHot Mess Happy HourMore Malarkey with Michael! (Part 2)Send us a textJoin us as our conversation continues to wander all over the place, shocking I know, bringing you even More Malarkey with Michael covering a wide range of topics like ADHD meds, rubber necking, Andrew Lloyd Weber (for some odd reason) and of course out of tune pianos! Because, why not? Thank you Michael for your time and for coming on this wild ride of a hot mess podcast.
2025-08-0531 minHot Mess Happy HourMayhem with Michael (part 1)Send us a textSaving cats, the new pope, eating too many burritos, grabbing snakes by accident and ranking wines and musicals... it's all in one episode and much more with Michael! He's entertaining and an all around fun person to be around. Catch us as we catch up after being apart for more than a year!
2025-07-2258 minHot Mess Happy HourNate the Late — ADHD Hacks Kinda (3)Send us a textFocus mode, Post-Its, labels, alarms, forgetting to name your phone alarms so you then forget why it is going off...you know the drill! Nate helps us navigate through the time blindness and myriad of ADHD hurdles we both face and a few helpful tips to get through the day without being overwhelmed, and of course we get sidetracked and somehow talk about colonoscopies, climbing mount Kilimanjaro, and other super relevant topics. Thank you Nate my Mate for being such an awesome and amazing guest!
2025-07-1535 minHot Mess Happy HourNate the...WAIT! Where's Cory?? (part 2)Send us a textJoin Nate and me as we relive the tale of our hero coworker Cory who started AND quit the very same day! He read the vibe within 8 hours and said "immediately no" to our house of horrors. Also hear the tale of our poor coworker who was fired, had stomach flu and was bit by a rabid fox...all in the same week! A camera crew was waiting for her at her house after getting 10 shots in her stomach. Also, you'll meet a very jarring employee, who collected multiple jars of all sizes...
2025-06-1838 minHot Mess Happy HourNate the Great (Part 1)Send us a textNate is everything you want in a fave coworker — funny, kind, and smart with a great sense of humor! We worked in a crazy nut house of a place with see-through walls and had to entertain ourselves to get through it all with laughter. He joins me today with a non-alcoholic beverage and calls himself "Nate the Cheap Date" with all you'll save on wine and liquor. This will be a multi-parter as he has a lot of hilarious stories to share! Sit back and get ready to laugh.
2025-06-1052 minHot Mess Happy HourCoworker Craig Hope and Dreams (Part 2)Send us a textCoworker Craig demanded more episodes and so his Trauma Dump continues as he tells us how he once worked for hair cuts (BAD ones! ... yet he went back) and old shoes. He would prefer working for money. We also worked at an ad agency where the owner was (unknown to us) laundering money and then fled the country. We were "fun-employed" at the same time. That's the unpredictable world of advertising for you!
2025-05-2535 minHot Mess Happy HourCoworker Craig and the Gassy Boss (Part 1)Send us a textTalk a walk down memory lane with us as my old coworker Craig sits on the therapy couch (unfortunately I am NOT a therapist, but if you are, we'd LOVE to hear from you!) and tells the tale of our mutual boss who woke him up very early to say that he was soaked with gas and all our creative work he needed for a presentation was also somehow covered in gas!! It is a mystery to this day how that happened, but Craig did come to save the day and the boss...
2025-05-1820 minHot Mess Happy HourHot Mess Minute - Catch De-Clutter Bug!Send us a textI of all people have no place telling others how to declutter, but I have been doing some research and reading actual books on the topic so I am sharing what has worked for me so far and it is helping! Shout out to Marie Kondo for her indirect input on this topic. I hope I spark Joy!
2025-05-1408 minHot Mess Happy HourHow we ADHD: Real tips from Molly (part 2)Send us a textSome days, even one task seems overwhelming! We got you with hacks for ADHD folks like us, including focus music, flow state, helpful resources on YouTube, books and Reddit posts! Great advice from a younger and way smarter sister who also struggles with that ADHD brain that seems to be a family trait. People with ADHD need to have even MORE self compassion because you were born this way and you are awesome! I'm okay, you're okay. We're gonna be okay. (Also sorry about recording this while I didn't realize I had Covid...
2025-04-2723 minHot Mess Happy HourADHD Sisters: Live from Seattle with Molly (1)Send us a textI flew out to Seattle to get more ADHD survival tips from my smart sister Molly (and to go to a Coldplay concert) and this first part is so off track we end up discussing Bidet toilets, visiting the Space Needle, adult diapers and more! Hot mess at its finest — or worst? Molly gives a few actionable tips towards the end and part two is CHOCK full of ADHD tips so feel free to skip ahead or join us for the crazy ride that is our family.
2025-04-1939 minHot Mess Happy HourHot Mess Minute - Getting sorta organizedSend us a textHi fellow hot messes! This short episode talks about breaking big tasks into smaller, more manageable chunks and also a fun aside about me mailing a package to Bulgaria! I hope it helps and be easy on yourself, you'll get it all done, it just might take a bit longer than someone who has it more together! But we got this!
2025-04-1306 minHot Mess Happy HourKate the Great from Montana (part 2)Send us a textKate and I might not have it all together, but we have each other, and that counts for something? We are always way off course...unless it's an appetizer. This episode covers our time at the Billings, Montana Rockin' Rock and Gem show where Kate bought a 30-pound box of dirt hoping to find some precious stones in there. We realized we kept saying we were going to the Rock and Gem show and folks thought we meant "Rockin' Jam show" which might be fun as well, but once they found out it...
2025-04-0423 minHot Mess Happy HourCrazy Cousin Kate (Part 1)Send us a textI flew out to Montana to meet my fellow Hot Mess lady and favorite cousin KATE! We come from an EXTREMELY large family with something like 50 cousins, we lost count. Our Grandmother had 10 children so this was bound to happen. She is a self-proclaimed Trash Panda and we talked about eating too much Mexican street corn at yet another huge family gathering. The next day, the street really came out! We sound tired after four days straight of picnics, white water rafting, brunches, potlucks... our family loves to eat apparently. We just wanted...
2025-03-2827 minHot Mess Happy HourHot Mess Minute - Tips for LatenessSend us a textTime blindness is a REAL thing! If you have ADHD like me, you are probably a tad forgetful and tend to run late all day. If you forget your keys, or don't even know where they are, you might learn a trick or two during this Hot Mess Minute. Let's try together to be more on time and not forget ALL the things (lunch, phone, workout clothes, papers, etc.). I'm pulling for you!
2025-03-2806 minHot Mess Happy HourDating Challenges and CheesecakeSend us a textMy first fabulous guest on the Hot Mess Happy Hour podcast is my lovely coworker Jessica from a few jobs back. She has hilarious tales from her many dating attempts starting during the pandemic and beyond. You'll here about "Cheesecake" guy, a real-life swinger and someone who literally said they were looking for a trophy wife... ON THE FIRST DATE! Thank you Jessica for being my brave pioneer guest and for sharing wine and laughs with me always!
2025-03-2820 minHot Mess Happy HourMeet the Hot MessSend us a textThis is my Hot Mess Happy Hour origin story! If this podcast entertains just one person, helps them feel okay being a bit "messy," and makes their life better for listening, then I have done my job! Settle in and get ready to laugh. Happy Hour starts now!
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The Whole Care NetworkPoetry for the Dementia Journey - Episode TwoIn celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18, 2023, to share work inspired by their dementia experiences.
We understand that storytelling, of any kind, but especially through poetry lightens burdens. For many caregivers, poetry can be a means of expression, of sharing their experience, opening hearts to joy, or drowning sorrows. Finding the right words to tell our stories can ease our journey. Reading the words of others can inspire us, give us strength, and let us know we are not alone.
The response to our initial invitation to a po...
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The Whole Care NetworkPoetry for the Dementia Journey - Episode OneIn celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18, 2023, to share work inspired by their dementia experiences.
We understand that storytelling, of any kind, but especially through poetry lightens burdens. For many caregivers, poetry can be a means of expression, of sharing their experience, opening hearts to joy, or drowning sorrows. Finding the right words to tell our stories can ease our journey. Reading the words of others can inspire us, give us strength, and let us know we are not alone.
The response to our initial invitation to a po...
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AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & DementiaPoetry for the Dementia Journey - Episode TwoIn celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18, 2023, to share work inspired by their dementia experiences.
We understand that storytelling, of any kind, but especially through poetry lightens burdens. For many caregivers, poetry can be a means of expression, of sharing their experience, opening hearts to joy, or drowning sorrows. Finding the right words to tell our stories can ease our journey. Reading the words of others can inspire us, give us strength, and let us know we are not alone.
The response to our initial invitation to a po...
2023-05-0959 min
AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & DementiaPoetry for the Dementia Journey - Episode OneIn celebration of National Poetry Month, we hosted a gathering of poets on April 18, 2023, to share work inspired by their dementia experiences.
We understand that storytelling, of any kind, but especially through poetry lightens burdens. For many caregivers, poetry can be a means of expression, of sharing their experience, opening hearts to joy, or drowning sorrows. Finding the right words to tell our stories can ease our journey. Reading the words of others can inspire us, give us strength, and let us know we are not alone.
The response to our initial invitation to a po...
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