Formerly The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast | After spending nearly a decade building one of the world's largest communities for stepmoms, Jamie Scrimgeour is entering a new chapter.
What started as conversations about stepfamily life became something much bigger. Because women weren't only coming back for stepmom advice. They were coming back for a different way of thinking.
About themselves. Their relationships. Their businesses. What they wanted and the lives they were creating.
Women spend a lot of time waiting for permission they don't actually need. Permission is about what happens when women stop waiting. Permission to say no. To set the boundary. To change their minds. To buy the jeans. To ask for the better table. To start the business. To book the trip. To do things differently.
A Closet Full of Clothes + Nothing to Wear? Why Your Style Matters More Than You Think with Chellie Carlson
This week, I'm chatting with wardrobe stylist Chellie Carlson, and we get into a lot more than what jeans to buy.
We talk about the psychology behind getting dressed, the piece of self-care so many women are missing, and the connection Chellie makes between your wardrobe, your confidence, and your earning potential.
Because whether we like it or not, how we represent ourselves to the world affects how we're treated.
In this episode, we talk about:
How what you put on in the morning can affect how you feel, how you show up, and what you're willing to put yourself out there for.
Why Chellie thinks most women need to buy bigger jeans.
What needs to go from your closet before you buy anything else.
Her thoughts on skinny jeans coming back
What a boy said to me on the basketball court in grade seven that has haunted me ever since.
Whether I really need to get out of my Lululemons when I'm working from home, and how to feel put together while still being comfortable.
There's practical style advice in here, but also a lot that might make you think differently about getting dressed tomorrow morning.
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29 Sept 2026
What If Your Mom Is Not Your Best Friend. Healing The Motherwound with Bethany Webster
Bethany Webster is back on the podcast, and if you've been around for a while, you know how much her work has impacted me personally.
Bethany is the author of Discovering the Inner Mother and is known for her work around the Mother Wound and the complicated dynamics between mothers and daughters.
Her work has been transformational for me in dealing with my own relationship with my mother, and there's something about the way Bethany talks about this stuff that I always find so healing.
In this episode, we talk about:
The Mother Wound and complicated dynamics between mothers and daughters
Where some of these dynamics come from
Jealousy between mothers and daughters
The Shame women can feel when they don't have a positive relationship with their mom
How unmet needs from childhood can show up in adult relationships
Why so many women feel like they need to do everything for everyone else
Our worry about saying no or not meeting everyone's needs
Burnout, boundaries and asking for help
Letting go of pressure
What happens when your definition of success changes
This is such an honest conversation about our relationships with our mothers, the ways those relationships can continue to affect us as adults, and what it looks like to start doing things differently.
Connect with Bethany at https://www.bethanywebster.com/
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22 Sept 2026
You're Doing Too Much: How Outsourcing Can Improve Your Relationships, Career + Life with Kelly Hubbal of Sage Haus
Kelly Hubbell, founder of Sage Haus, is on the show today to talk about something so many women are feeling: the mental load of keeping a household running.
And before you think, a house manager sounds bougie and completely unattainable... don't judge this episode before you hear it.
We talk about:
What a house manager actually does
The invisible labour women carry at home
The guilt and judgment that can come with outsourcing
How to figure out what you actually need help with
What a house manager costs and ways to make it more affordable
The things I personally outsource that women have judged me for
Why getting support at home can impact your business, relationships and life
Even if you never hire a house manager, this episode will make you think differently about what you're carrying and what you could stop doing yourself.
Connect with Kelly at www.sagehaus.com
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Inside a recent episode
147: How Core Wounds + Attachment Styles Show Up In Stepmom Life Jessica Baum
Published 16 May 2022 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so they're really empathic and they're really sensitive and they can read a room and they're really just people who understand like what's going on outside, but The consequences of that is sometimes they have self abandoned what is going on inside of them, their own needs. And so they became externally focused. So they tend to attract pretty selfish people or they perceive people as selfish who are really good at taking care of themselves probably too much and can't see into them. So there again, it's the same pendulum that I'm explaining. So I created the word of self full for people to start to understand that boundaries or understanding your own needs or having this connection with yourself doesn't mean you stop giving to others. […]
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