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Things My Mother Forgot to Mention
Things My Mother Forgot to Mention is the podcast for every woman who’s ever said, “Wait—why didn’t anyone mention this to me?” Join Jan and Patti—two outspoken, curious, outrageous women—as they dive headfirst into the messy, magical, and often WTF realities of aging, health, and womanhood. From rogue chin hairs and vaginal thinning, to mental status, perimenopause, and scalp cancer (yes, really)—nothing is off limits. It’s funny. It’s raw. It’s real talk your mother definitely skipped.
Episodes
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionRaising the Bar in Midlife Dating with Kandy Christensen
Our friend Kandy Christensen is back as our very first repeat guest, and this time we’re talking about dating. Not the “be home by 10 and Dad needs to meet…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionWhat’s Really Underneath Your Anger (and What to Do About It)
Most of us were taught one of two things about anger: swallow it whole, or let it rip. Neither is working out great for us. In this episode it’s just the two…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionDeath Doulas & End-of-Life Planning Before You Need It with Christa Ovenell
If your first question is "What's a death doula?", you're in good company. Not a lot of people have heard of an end-of-life doula! But this week, we’re talking…
Things My Mother Forgot to Mention70 Is Not the New 60: The Fun of Aging
When did you first realize you were getting older? For Patti, it was the doctor saying "it's time for a colonoscopy" at 45. For Jan, it was turning 70 and…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionMedicine-Assisted Therapy: Healing in an Altered State with Alissa Aune
A few episodes back, we told you about our own experiences with psychedelics, and we promised we'd bring in someone who actually does this work professionally…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionPee-Pee Panic: The UTI Talk You Didn’t Know You Wanted
We're talking about UTIs today, and yes, we know that doesn't sound thrilling. But after Jan’s years of struggle with them and Patti’s close relatives…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Money Talk We Still Need Today with Briana Williams
We’ve discussed many taboo topics on this podcast, but we’ve overlooked a big one until now. Money! That’s why we brought in financial empowerment coach Briana…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Cycle Every Couple Falls Into (and How to Break It)
We're talking relationships today, and Jan's bringing the wisdom she's collected from 30 years as a couples therapist (plus 36 years of her own marriage). Jan…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Life You Weren't Sold (But Might Actually Want)
This week we're talking with Jodi Brown, a life strategist who's spent decades living outside the path most of us were handed: get married, have kids, build a…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionMushrooms, MDMA, and Mental Health: Our Personal Stories
In this episode, we go a new direction that some people may feel uncomfortable with, but we feel is an important conversation. We talk about drugs…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionA Dentist Walks Into Our Podcast with Dr. Zakary Yermolenko
We've all had a dental horror story or two, and after sharing ours in a recent episode, we figured it was time to bring in an actual expert. This week we're…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Messy Reality of Leaving a Long-Term Relationship
This week we got into something we know almost everyone has struggled with: what it actually takes to walk away from a long-term relationship. We both share…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionMama Trauma with Stephanie Baker
In this episode, we're joined by Stephanie Baker, a licensed trauma counselor, Army veteran, and EMDR therapist who knows firsthand that birth doesn't always…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionOpen Wide: Horror Stories From the Chair
Teeth. The thing nobody warns you about until you're crying in the dental chair with half your face numb and a stranger drilling into your mouth for the third…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionHip Replacements, Leukemia, and Learning to Advocate with Nicole Grose Ph.D
Nobody sat us down and said, "Hey, one day your hips might just stop working." And yet here we are. In this episode, Jan and Patti are joined by the brilliant…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Joint Adventure: Hips, Knees, and Everything Nobody Told You
So Jan's basically building a new body one joint at a time, and we figured it was time to talk about it. As of recording, Jan is eight weeks out from her…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionObesity, Eating Disorders & the Shame No One Names with Melinda J Watman
This week, Jan connected us with Melinda Watman, a woman who has lived inside the obesity and eating disorder world since she was two and a half years old, and…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionPermission to Eat: Healing Disordered Eating
Today we’re talking about something so many women carry quietly: disordered eating and body image stuff. We get honest about our own histories (yep, both ends…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Grief Timeline: How Loss Shapes Us with Dr. Rick Butts
The conversation this week with our colleague and friend, Dr. Rick Butts, stopped us in our tracks—in the best way. Rick walked us through his grief timeline…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Grief of Everything
In this episode, we talk about the many faces of grief—and how it's not just about death. From heartbreak and dementia to aging bodies and old friendships…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionA Stroke, a Tumor, and the Angel of Death with Ma Sherry Glaser
In this episode, we sit down with the wildly talented and utterly honest Ma Sherry Glaser—actress, playwright, author, and activist. Sherry shares her…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionSo... We’re All Gonna Die, Right?
In this episode, we go there—into the deep, raw, and very real territory of death and dying. Sounds jolly, right? But seriously, it's the conversation no one…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionSafe Spaces, Real Stories: Kristy Dillon on Sexual Trauma
In this episode, we sat down with Kristy Dillon—therapist, survivor, and truth-teller—to talk about something that too many people still struggle to say out…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionBreaking the Silence: Living Through and Beyond Sexual Abuse
In this episode, Patti shares her experience of childhood sexual abuse, what healing has looked like over the decades, and why it’s so important that we talk…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionWhy Every Woman Needs to Get That Mammogram with Laura Williams
This week, we’re getting real about something that hits close to home. We’re joined by Jan’s dear friend and fellow therapist Laura Williams, who bravely…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionFrom Baby Oil to Biopsies: Our Wake-Up Call on Skin Health
Today we’re diving deep into skin health and cancer — not as experts, but through sharing experiences we’d like to help you avoid. In this episode we talk: How…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionBreaking the Shame Around Anxiety with Susan Kay
In this episode, we’re talking with Susan Kay, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with over 40 years of experience treating anxiety, panic, and mood disorders…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionAnxiety Isn’t Just in Your Head, It’s Also in Your Body
In this episode, we’re going deep into a topic we wish someone had warned us about: anxiety. From panic attacks to lump-in-the-throat discomfort and the…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionMenopause Is One Day. What Happens Before and After Matters More with Kathleen Sachs
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: we need to talk about this stuff. This week, we sat down with the wonderfully wise and funny Kathleen Sachs, and…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionWhen Your Uterus Drops and Your Vagina Tightens: A Menopause Saga
This one’s a whole journey, so buckle up (or maybe unbutton your jeans and get comfy). Jan’s sharing her deeply personal—and yes, wildly specific—story of life…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionTeaching Teens What Their Parents Forgot to Mention with Dr. Tracy Meyer
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Tracy Meyer—a psychology professor, mom, and longtime educator who’s spent over 20 years teaching young adults about…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionBloomers, Boobs & Bodies: Coming of Age in All Its Awkward Glory
This episode is all about that wild ride known as coming of age. We dig into the physical changes, the unspoken questions, and the things that were forgotten…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Sex Talk We Never Got: Consent, Safety & Self-Worth with Kandy Christensen
**Content warning: This episode mentions rape** On this episode, we’re joined by our guest, Kandy Christensen, who shares her powerful personal journey—from…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionLet’s Talk About Sex, Baby!
Content Warning: We mention Sexual Abuse in this episode. Today we're going there! We're talking sex, in all its confusing, complicated, hilarious, and healing…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThe Real Rules of Healthy Relationships with Lisa Merlo-Booth
This one hits close to home. We brought in our dear friend and seasoned relationship coach, Lisa Merlo-Booth, to unpack the relationship lessons we didn’t get…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionLearning Love the Hard Way: What We Wish We Knew
This episode’s all about the messy, magical reality of relationships—and how many of us entered them without a clue. We dive into our personal stories, the…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionEstrogen, Atrophy, & Awkward Conversations with Laura Blundo
In this week’s episode, we talk with the grounded and deeply wise Laura Blundo about her very real (and very relatable) journey through perimenopause…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionNight Sweats, Vaginal Dryness, & Horse Urine: Welcome to Perimenopause
This episode is all about perimenopause—when it starts, what it really feels like, and how to navigate the wild hormonal rollercoaster with your sanity (and…
Things My Mother Forgot to MentionThings My Mother Forgot to Mention: Real Talk on Aging, Womanhood & WTF Moments
Welcome! We’re Patti Meyer and Jan Bergstrom—and this is Things My Mother Forgot to Mention, the podcast where we talk about all the stuff no one warned us…