Hosted by Beth Friesen, this podcast tackles the real stuff—mindset, caregiving, reinvention, and saying what most people won’t. Whether you’re building a business, grieving a loss, or figuring out who you are (again), you’re in the right place. Expect bold solo episodes, powerful guest interviews, and “The Final Sip”—a rapid-fire wrap-up with each guest.
Because sometimes? You just need to say it anyway.
🎙️ Episode 17: “You Don’t Have to Do It All: Boundaries, Balance, and Tiny Wins”
Host Beth challenges societal pressures, guiding listeners to embrace boundaries and celebrate small wins for a more balanced life in this interview.
21 Aug 2025
🎙️ Episode 16: You Can’t Outperform Your Self-Image Rewiring Your Inner Thermostat, One Thought at a Time
Host Beth Friesen interviews herself on how to rewire your self-image, explaining it's the internal thermostat that dictates success and offering practical steps for transformation.
14 Aug 2025
🎙️ Episode 15 — Be the CEO of Your Life: Run It Like You Mean It
Host Beth Friesen interviews herself, explaining how to be the CEO of your life by mastering your morning, auditing habits, and creating a personal operating manual.
7 Aug 2025
🎙️Why I Stick Myself with Needles on Purpose: NAD, Peptides, and the Midlife Upgrade Nobody Told You About
The host discusses NAD and peptides as tools for enhancing vitality and longevity, focusing on their benefits for energy, clarity, and healthy aging through subcutaneous injections.
31 Jul 2025
🎙️ Episode 13: All About Microdosing GLPs – It’s Not About Weight Loss
Executive Coach Beth Friesen discusses true GLP-1 microdosing, clarifying that it supports metabolism, mood, brain health, and gut healing, especially for midlife women, and is not about weight loss.
24 Jul 2025
🎙️ Episode 12: GLP Myths & Facts – What You Think You Know Might Be Wrong
Beth Manos Brickey debunks common myths surrounding GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, using research and expert insights to clarify their safety and long-term effects.
17 Jul 2025
The Midlife Reset - Replay
Beth Friesen, registered nurse, discusses the myths surrounding aging, hormones, and metabolic health, revealing truths about why many midlife women and men feel unwell and what they can do about it.
10 Jul 2025
What Is Happening to Me? A No-BS Guide to Perimenopause and Menopause
Beth, the host, delivers a no-nonsense guide to perimenopause and menopause, explaining hormonal shifts, symptoms often mistaken for other conditions, and how to advocate for optimal care and reclaim your well-being.
26 Jun 2025
"Loving Someone with Dementia… and Losing Your Mind in the Process"
Beth Friesen discusses the emotional challenges of caring for someone with dementia, sharing personal experiences and offering insights into the realities of caregiving, including grief and exhaustion, in this interview.
19 Jun 2025
Attitude Over Everything: A Raw, Real Conversation with Aaron Davis
Speaker Aaron Davis shares with Beth Friesen how his attitude shapes his life through loss and reinvention, proving attitude is a choice, in this interview.
12 Jun 2025
Parenting Your Parents: Oof!
Host Beth unpacks the emotional challenges and logistical complexities of caring for aging parents, addressing role reversal, grief, legal considerations, and setting boundaries in this interview episode.
5 Jun 2025
Velvet Covered Steel Pt 2 - Parenting Teens
This episode explores the challenges and nuances of parenting teenagers, offering insights into effective communication and understanding.
29 May 2025
Velvet Covered Steel - Parenting 0-12
Beth shares her parenting wisdom and hilarious stories from raising babies to big kids, highlighting the importance of love, boundaries, and consistency in shaping emotionally healthy children.
22 May 2025
The Midlife Reset - Part 2
“This isn’t a shortcut—it’s a comeback plan.”
Summary:
If you’ve been bloated, burned out, exhausted, and emotionally wrecked—but doing “everything right”—this episode is your turning point. In Part 2 of The Midlife Reset, Beth dives deep into the trifecta that changed her life: gut healing, hormone optimization, and microdosing GLP-1s. Learn what these medications really do (and what they don’t), the non-negotiables you must follow, how adrenal burnout is sabotaging your energy, and why 90 days is your magic window for a total system reboot. This is your permission slip to stop settling and start healing—for real.
In this episode, we cover:
What GLP-1s like Ozempic and Mounjaro are really for (and what they’re not)
The 5 non-negotiables if you’re using GLP meds (hint: magic only works when you do)
Why your adrenal glands are tanked—and how to revive them
What “skinny fat” really means and why it’s more dangerous than you think
Beth’s personal gut-healing story and how food sensitivities were quietly wrecking her health
The science behind 90-day cell regeneration—and how you can use it to transform your health
Quote of the Episode:
“These meds amplified my effort—but they didn’t replace it. I still had to do the work.”
Beth’s Reset Roadmap:
Pick one non-negotiable. (Protein, weights, sleep—pick something and commit.)
Track your progress. Use a journal, app, or photos—because data = power.
Talk to a functional provider. Get the labs. Ask the hard questions.
Give it 90 days. No shortcuts. Just strategy, intention, and grit.
Resources Mentioned:
Dr. Tyna Moore’s “Ozempic Done Right” podcast series
Food sensitivity testing
Microdosing GLP-1s as a support tool—not a miracle pill (shot)
Call to Action:
Stop shrinking. Start healing.
Tag @BethFriesen and share your Day 1 of the 90-Day Reset.
And if you loved this episode—send it to the friend who needs it. You already know…
Beth’s gonna say it anyway.
15 May 2025
The Midlife Reset
🎙️ Episode 3: The Midlife Reset: Hormones, GLPs & the Truth (Part 1)
What if midlife isn’t the beginning of the end... but the moment you finally reclaim your power?
If you’ve been feeling like your body is fighting you—brain fog, inflammation, stubborn weight gain, emotional swings, sleepless nights—you’re not broken. You’re living in a system that forgot how to support you.
In this episode, Beth rips the lid off the myths surrounding aging, hormones, and metabolic health. From mitochondria burnout to the fallout from the Women’s Health Initiative study, she delivers no-BS truths on why so many midlife women (and men) feel like hell—and what you can finally do about it.
This is Part 1 of a powerful 2-part series.
🔥 In This Episode:
Why 93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy (Dr. Casey Means’ research and book, Good Energy)
What mitochondria have to do with energy, weight gain, and inflammation
Why the Women's Health Initiative study derailed a generation of women
Dr. Mary Claire Haver's message on hormone therapy—and why it matters more than ever
The truth about testosterone loss in men (andropause is real)
Why balanced hormones are not about vanity—they're about survival
📚 Resources Mentioned:
The New Menopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver (https://www.amazon.com/New-Menopause-Navigating-Health-Happiness/dp/0593713870)
Good Energy by Dr. Casey Means (https://www.amazon.com/Good-Energy-Surprising-Connection-Vitality/dp/0593715555)
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Beth Friesen is a registered nurse but not your medical provider. Please consult your own licensed healthcare practitioner before making any changes to your health plan.
🎧 Stay Tuned:
Next week: Part 2 of The Midlife Reset, where we break down GLP-1 meds, inflammation, gut health, and Beth’s personal journey with microdosing and healing from the inside out. It’s truth-telling time—and you won’t want to miss it.
8 May 2025
Confidence Is a Muscle; And Mine's a Little Sore
🎙️ Episode 2 – Confidence Is a Muscle
Show Summary:
In this episode, Beth dives deep into the real roots of confidence—not the kind you’re born with, but the kind you build. With stories from her own life, insights from Think and Grow Rich, and a breakdown of Napoleon Hill’s Self-Confidence Formula, Beth reveals how confidence is less about talent and more about repetition, belief, and bold action.
Whether you’ve struggled with self-doubt, felt like an imposter, or just need a shot of courage to go after what you want… this one’s for you.
💡 What You'll Learn:
Why confidence isn’t something you either have or don’t—it’s something you develop.
The 5-part Self-Confidence Formula from Napoleon Hill, and how to apply it.
How self-image and subconscious programming shape your reality.
The critical difference between “knowing” and “doing”—and how to close that gap.
How Beth rewired her internal belief system through small, repeated wins.
📘 Referenced in This Episode:
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The Self-Confidence Formula from Chapter 3 of Think and Grow Rich
Concepts from Dr. Maxwell Maltz’s work on self-image (Psycho-Cybernetics)
Beth’s real-world examples of shifting identity and building belief
🧠 Episode Highlight:
“You cannot perform in a way that is inconsistent with the way you see yourself. So change the way you see yourself—and your life will catch up.”
📌 Call to Action:
If this episode sparked something in you, don’t just sit with it—do something with it. Write your own version of the Self-Confidence Formula and speak it out loud every morning. Then take one small action today that aligns with the version of you you’re becoming.
🔗 Links & Resources:
Visit www.illsayitanyway.com (https://www.illsayitanyway.com) for more episodes and resources
Connect with Beth on Instagram: @BethFriesenOfficial (https://www.instagram.com/BethFriesenOfficial)
Grab your copy of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
1 May 2025
The Origin Story
I’ll Say It Anyway – Episode 1 Show Notes
🎙️ Episode Title: The Origin Story
🕒 Runtime: 14:00
🔥 One-Liner: “You can decide TODAY that you are no longer going to settle.”
Short Summary
In the debut episode of I’ll Say It Anyway, Beth shares the truth behind the mic—where the podcast really came from, what pushed her to finally speak up, and why she’s not holding back anymore. It’s real, raw, and for anyone who’s ever asked themselves, “Is this really all there is?”
Full Show Notes
You know… this podcast didn’t come from a perfect plan or flashy launch strategy. It came from a moment of being *done*—done with settling, staying quiet, and shrinking to fit. So Beth’s saying it anyway… and she hopes you will too.
In this powerful and deeply personal kickoff, Beth Friesen (aka Roxie) gets honest about:
- Why she finally stopped waiting and started speaking
- The life whispers and loud moments that made this podcast inevitable
- Menopause, motherhood, mic-drops, and moments she almost gave up
- The messy truth behind aging, leadership, caregiving, identity shifts—and the deep desire to be more
💥 If you’ve ever felt invisible but totally on fire inside, this is for you.
Highlight Quote
“I wasn’t broken—I was becoming. And now… I’m going to say it anyway.”
Featured Topics Include
- Getting your voice back (even after you thought it was gone)
- Parenting your parents and feeling unprepared
- Feeling invisible in midlife—and why that feeling is lying to you
- The “Let Them” theory by Mel Robbins and how it flipped the switch
- Hot flashes, Botox, burnout, and bourbon (yes, really)
- Why confidence isn’t something you have—it’s something you *build*
Resources & Links
📚 Mel Robbins’ “The Let Them Theory”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4ZT86D6
🌐 Beth’s Website: https://www.IllSayItAnyway.com
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10 Apr 2025
Introducing: I’ll Say It Anyway
Welcome to I’ll Say It Anyway—the podcast where bold truth meets big heart. I'm Beth Friesen, and I’m not here to sugarcoat, soften, or play small. This is the space where we talk leadership, reinvention, mindset, caregiving, and calling your own damn shots.
In this short trailer, I’m pulling back the curtain on what this show is really about:
✨ Real talk
✨ Realities of Mid-Life
✨ Truth bombs, sass, and a splash of tequila
✨ Oh—and a closing segment called The Final Sip where guests spill their best advice (and favorite cocktail)
If you’re ready to be inspired, challenged, and a little more dangerous—in the best way—hit subscribe. New episodes drop every week starting May 1.
Because around here? We say it anyway.
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Spotify
5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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