Together, they become part of how we understand ourselves.

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We learn to live within them, stay silent about them, and follow their rules—often without questioning where they came from.

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That is, until a life event—sometimes an earth-shattering rupture, sometimes a quiet late-night realization that something needs to change—shifts the way we move through the world.

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Then the stories shaping how we understand our bodies, relationships, identities, spirituality, health, and ever-changing lives suddenly come into view.

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And that new awareness brings ALL THE THINGS—confusion, questions, and disillusionment mixed with resentment, anxiety, shame, and guilt.​

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But what if we didn’t stay silent?

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What if we were bold enough to tell the fuller story of how we got here—what we lived, what we learned to believe, and what we understand now?

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Would we find greater freedom and begin defining our lives for ourselves?

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What might happen if we shared our stories with our sisters and friends? Would we find connection, validation, support, or the courage and curiosity to have different conversations in our relationships?

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Could we share tears, laughter, and the occasional side-eye over a cup of tea—or tequila?

 

The SheSHEDS® podcast was created from those questions.

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It began as a 50th-birthday gift to myself—a way of celebrating the freedom I was beginning to experience after years of questioning inherited beliefs and opening myself to new possibilities.

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Sharing my story opened the door to different conversations with other women. Some recognized parts of themselves in what I shared. Others felt that hearing my story gave them permission to explore what deeper freedom might look like in their own lives. 

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In this new iteration of SheSHEDS®, I’m inviting you into those conversations:

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The “Why aren’t more people talking about this?” conversations.

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The “Why am I just learning this at my big age?” conversations.

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And all the conversations about women’s lives that have been minimized, sanitized, misunderstood, or left unspoken.

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We’ll laugh. We’ll cry. We’ll learn.

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But most of all, we’ll shed the conditioned silence around womanhood.

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We’ll honor our stories—and the versions of ourselves who learned to survive and thrive within them.

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And we’ll share responsibility for reshaping the narratives that women and girls coming behind us will inherit.

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New episodes are coming in 2027.

In the meantime, grab your tea—or your tequila—and listen to where it all began.