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High Five Hot Mess Podcast
High Five Hot Mess brings the group chat to the mic: a funny, honest, occasionally inappropriate podcast for Gen X and midlife women.
You handle everything. But girls' night doesn't always make the calendar. So, pull up a chair.
We're Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith, two longtime friends asking the questions women are already asking each other and talking them through from two very different lives.
Marriage, friendship, family, menopause, aging, and whatever fresh nonsense life throws our way. No…
Episodes
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How Much Woo is Too Much Woo?
How much woo is too woo? Crystals in your bra, moon water, past-life regression, and spiritual wellness trends that make you wonder: Have we officially lost…
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I Was a Tarot Skeptic… Then My Reading Started Coming True
I thought tarot card readings were a total scam. Then my tarot reading started coming true, month by month, and now my group chat is on fire. So can someone…
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That Friend Who Drains You: Are Energy Vampires Real?
You know that friend whose name pops up on your phone and you already feel tired? She calls. She unloads. She feels so much better. And somehow, you need a…
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What Do You Believe That You Can’t Explain?
What Do You Believe That You Can’t Explain? Have you ever had a gut feeling that something terrible was about to happen—and then it did? Or seen something so…
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Your House Is Haunted. What Are You Going to Do About It?
You finally moved into your fresh-start house after your divorce. Then your five-year-old looks at the foot of the bed and says, "Mom, there are three men…
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When the World Feels Out of Control: What Can We Actually Do About It?
When the World Feels Out of Control: What Can We Actually Do About It? The world is on fire, but dinner is still at six. This week, we’re asking the question…
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Are We Really Sorry? | Why Women Can't Stop Apologizing
Are We Really Sorry? | Why Women Can't Stop Apologizing If you've ever apologized for taking up space, asking a simple question, or just existing in someone's…
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Are We Too Old to Fangirl? | BTS, Fandom & Finding Joy After 50
Are We Too Old to Fangirl? | BTS, Fandom & Finding Joy After 50 When did women supposedly get too old to completely lose their minds over something they love?…
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Should We Join a Cult?
We’ve both been in things that felt a little cult-y. You probably have too. You just called it your job, your book club or your weekly mahjong game. This week…
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Why Are We Always Ready to Throw Hands?
Why Are We Always Ready to Throw Hands? This week, Lisa and Lisa are asking why midlife women are so ready to fight, flee, or freeze over the smallest things…
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Are We Better Off Alone? Team Companionship or Team Leave Me Alone?
Have you ever wondered if you're actually happier alone… or if you've just gotten really good at protecting your peace? This week on High Five Hot Mess, Lisa…
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High Five Hot Mess | Help! I Need an Adult: Family Conflict During a Crisis
Family emergencies don't just test your plan—they test your family. Most of us prepare wills, insurance, and paperwork. Very few of us prepare for what happens…
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Help! I Need an Adult: My Mom Has Dementia with Dr. Natali Edmonds (Dementia Careblazers)
High Five Hot Mess Podcast Nobody prepares you for the moment you realize you're becoming the adult. When a parent begins showing signs of dementia, families…
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High Five Hot Mess| Help! I Need an Adult: What Does a Death Doula Do?
What does a Death Doula do, and when should your family call one? We know what a birth doula is, but what is a death doula? In this episode of Help! I Need an…
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Your Authenticity Is Your Biggest Strength — And Your Biggest Weakness
Your Authenticity Is Your Biggest Strength — And Your Biggest Weakness What if the very thing that makes you different is also the thing that makes life…
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Without My Job, Who Was I? | Rebuilding After Quiet Firing
Without My Job, Who Was I? | Rebuilding After Quiet Firing What happens when the job you've built your entire identity around suddenly disappears? Lisa Smith…
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The Best Thing We Built Wasn't the Podcast
One year ago, we hit Publish on our very first episode with absolutely no idea what we were doing. We thought we'd record in Microsoft Teams. We thought…
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High Five Hot Mess | Help! I Need an Adult: Hospice: What Families Wish They Knew
Show Notes High Five Hot Mess | Help! I Need an Adult: Hospice – What Families Wish They Knew Most families don't learn about hospice until they're in the…
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Help! I Need an Adult Money -When You Suddenly Become the Adult in the Room with Dr. Jordan Grumet
When did you become the adult in the room? For many of us, it happens without warning. One day your parents are handling everything. The next day you're trying…
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We Thought There'd Be More Adults: Caring for Aging Parents, New Responsibilities & the Gen X Crisis
What happens when the people who always told you to "figure it out" suddenly need you to figure it out for them? In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, Lisa…
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I Love AI. It Also Made Me Cry. Twice.
This week, AI made Lisa cry. Twice. Not because of a family crisis. Not because of work. Not because of a fight. Because of robots. One chatbot refused to…
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I Love My Life. Why Do I Want to Run Away from Home at 55?
I had a go bag. Not a hurricane go bag. A leave-my-life go bag. For years, Lisa Wilson kept a secret "leave-my-life" bag at work...cash, a burner phone, extra…
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Do People Who Say NO...Live Longer?
Do people who say no actually live longer? This week Lisa and Lisa get into the emotional cost of always saying yes — and why so many women feel guilty setting…
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We Hit Every Goal. Still Not Happy. Here's Why.
You got the job. You hit the number. You built the life. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, you started wondering why you still feel tired, restless, or…
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How We’re Making Life Work Without Cutting Everything
Tide Pods are $30. Gas is $5.50 a gallon. Streaming services somehow cost as much as cable now… and one of us is unemployed. So no — we’re not cutting…
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We Said We Were Fine… But We Weren’t | Recalibrate, Don’t Restart
We’ve all said it: “I’m fine.” “I’m okay.” “It’s all good.” But what if we’re not? This week on High Five Hot Mess, Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith talk about the…
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She Built a Handmade Business… Without Losing Herself|Marci Scharko of Turnrow Bath Body & Home
What happens when you start with less than $50, two kids with sensitive skin, and a need for something that works? This week, Lisa from High Five Hot Mess…
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They Quit Great Jobs, Pulled Their Kids from School & Hit the Road
What happens when two successful parents in their 40s walk away from stable careers, pull their kids out of school, and spend two years living on the road?…
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What Happens When You Stop Playing It Safe and Start Saying Yes
She was a fire dancer… a flight attendant… a CPA… and a mom. And somehow—none of it is random. In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, we sit down with Hilary…
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How Do You Keep Going When Everything Is Working Against You? What It Really Takes to Not Quit
In this bonus episode of High Five Hot Mess Podcast, Lisa and Sherif Said get real about what it actually looks like when everything starts going wrong… at the…
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She Got Rejected. He Wrote Two Books. Now What Happens Next?
IIn this episode of High Five Hot Mess Podcast, Lisa sits down with entrepreneur and author Sherif Said to talk about what really happens when things don’t go…
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She Manifested a Free Tire… Then It Got Weird
She manifested a free tire… and that was just the beginning. A flight delay reversed. A missing bag showed up 500 miles away. Coincidence—or something more?…
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Everything Was Falling Apart… Then This Shifted (Rattlesnakes, Job Loss & Finding Joy)
A rattlesnake at the front door. A job offer pulled overnight. Everything falling apart… and somehow, everything shifted. If your life feels chaotic right now…
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You Don’t Do Life Alone: The Power of Your Crisis Circle
In this week's Bonus Episode of High Five Hot Mess Podcast, when life hits hard and everything feels like it’s falling apart, the people who show up for you…
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Solo Host Pivot: Lockouts, Tech Chaos and Finding Your Anchor
This week on High Five Hot Mess Podcast, Lisa Wilson is flying solo and the universe really said, “plot twist.” With co‑host Lisa Smith temporarily stepping…
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My Last-Minute Thai Massage Adventure: A Fresha App Plot Twist
My Last‑Minute Thai Massage Adventure: A Fresha App Plot Twist EPISODE SUMMARY What should’ve been a simple “let me just relax” moment quickly becomes a…
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High Vibes Only: Navigating Cosmic Chaos & Finding Your Balance
EPISODE SUMMARY This week on High Five Hot Mess Podcast, the Lisa's unpack the energetic whiplash of eclipses, retrogrades, and real‑life curveballs, and how…
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Rogue Psychic Who Crushed Everyone’s Dreams and became a Halloween Icon
HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST EPISODE SUMMARY This episode retells the now‑legendary Halloween party where a $150 psychic turned a simple gathering into absolute…
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Our Energy Said NOPE: Retrograde Drama, Social Performance Mode & the Head Spa That Saved Us
HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, Lisa Wilson and Lisa Smith unpack a week that felt cosmically chaotic —…
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Massage Horror Story: Bad Boyfriends, Oil Spills and TikTok Witchcraft
HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST Massage Horror Story, Bad Boyfriends, Oil Spills & TikTok Witchcraft EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of High Five Hot Mess, Lisa…
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Mom Guilt GLP Dealers and Hunting the High Fives Our First Week in the Fire Horse Era
HIGH FIVE HOT MESS PODCAST Mom Guilt GLP Dealers and Hunting the High Fives Our First Week in the Fire Horse Era EPISODE SUMMARY In this first episode of High…
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