Painfully Self-Aware

First of all... I MISSED YOU GUYS! On today's episode, I am joined by my favorite author and dear friend, Jessa Hastings. We chat about her first two books in the MPU, Jessie's creativity and brilliant attention detail, and the upcoming release of her newest book, Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home.  I love you, Jessie! If I ever create anything in my life that impacts someone as much as these books have impacted me, I will die happy. And If you still haven't read Magnolia Parks and Daisy Haites... Bye. Connect with us below: @MollyLee31 @PainfullySelfAwarePodcast @Jessa.Hastings @MagnoliaParksUniverse www.magnoliaparksbook.com

MISSED YOU! And you know I'm a SUCKER for New Year's resolutions so I couldn't resist. I'm feeling optimistic about this year (scary) and in suuuuch a good place after my dramatic hiatus. Love you! Happy New Year!  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

This week is a heavy one. I share a bit more into the grief I am walking through surrounding the life I thought I would be living, the dreams and doors that have closed, how much I feel my depression has taken from me, and the fear of never being content with my life. Thank you for listening, reaching out, and for your kindness! I love ya! @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31

We rounded out Spooky szn with a double header of "The Witches". I have to say.... I was underwhelmed even though I liked both? How does that make sense? It just wasn't the way to end our month of Halloween fun.. and that one is on me. Also, Anne Hathaway's accent in the remake will haunt me for years to come. 

My sister Lexie (the queen of spooky szn) joins me to talk about my FAVORITE Halloween movie... HOCUS POCUS! Plz keep your slander to YOURSELF. She is perfect and we love her. Community Ranking: 8.5/10 My Ranking: 8.9/10 Lexie's Ranking: 9.2/10 Movie Next Week: The Witches double header! 1990 & 2020 remake! @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31 @sexxiieelexxiiee

The Haunted Mansion is a 2003 CLASSIC (that they're choosing to re-do soon for some odd reason...) Eddie Murphy is just as delightful and funny in this film as when I was younger.  Community Ranking: 7.2/10 My Ranking: 7.1/10  Movie Next Week: HOCUS POCUS!!!

This is the most important topic we could talk about on the podcast. DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES! They have gone downhill SO FAST in recent years. As part of our duty to society and encouraging the youths to follow the right path, here is my list of my top 6 favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. Go with God, brothers. @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31

SPOOKY SZN IS HERE!!! We started off with a classic. I had my sister send in her thoughts since she is the QUEEN of Halloween! Our movie next week is The Haunted Mansion. Community Ranking: 8.4/10 Personal Ranking: 5.7/10 Lexie's Ranking: 8.75/10

The Lord has done something cool in my life and I wanted to share with you all about it! God is gracious and kind and I'm so grateful. Love you! @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

YOU DON'T OWN MEEEE! Simply iconic! This is my ultimate comfort movie and I'm so glad to be in the company of others who feel the same.  Community Ranking: 9.4/10 My Ranking: 9.2/10 Movie Next Week: Halloweentown (Happy October!!!)

(Rants 2.0) HELLO? LORD? WHAT IS MY LIFE? I DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY OR STRENGTH TO KEEP FACING BATTLES LIKE THIS. I HAD TO SPEND MY NIGHT CHASING MY DOG AROUND WITH A DEAD POSSUM IN HIS MOUTH WHILE THE NEIGHBORS PROBABLY SLANDERED ME ON FACEBOOK. This is the best I can give you this week. Pray, Church! @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31 

I do not have enough time to tell you how horrendous I found this remake to be. Everything was such a failed attempt at being relevant and it was beyond cringe. I am just mainly sorry that we all had to endure it this week. AND let's stop remaking Cinderella! We've had ENOUGH!!!!!!!!! Community Ranking: 1.7/10  Personal Ranking: 2.4/10 (Gave them a full point for not casting Shawn Mendes as the prince)  Movie Next Week: First Wives Club (to revive us and cleanse the palate)  @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31

Hello! I haven't done a proper introduction in a while and we have lots of new faces around here. ALSO, I'm starting a new job tomorrow so I know there will be coworkers and bosses creeping.... so this felt right. In this episode, I give an overview of my life and how the podcast started. I end with some personal questions that people on instagram asked a few weeks back! @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31

Shutter Island has so many layers and I LOVE IT. I broke down my interpretation of the two main theories what the ending means for the movie and shared some moments throughout that affirm or challenge which side you are on. Official Podcast Score: 8.3/10 Personal Score: 8.4/10 Movie Next Week: Camilla Cabello's Cinderella (Prime Video)

LISTEN... This isn't a podcast encouraging a lot of new-agey buffoonery. I am actually talking about the importance of protecting the peacefulness of your life and the spiritual aspects of that. It is a short and sweet one this week! LOVE YOU! xx @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

WELCOME TO MOVIE CLUB MONDAYS! I am so excited. Our first movie is Crazy Rich Asians. Movie next week: Shutter Island. Follow along and send your thoughts every week to @painfullyselfawarepodcast! Official Podcast Score- 9.2/10 Personal Score- 8.6/10 [Personal Breakdown/Thoughts (00:04:41) Community Thoughts (00:31:37) Ranking Questions (00:38:02) Movie Next Week (00:44:26) BONUS! He's All That review (00:47:05)]

MARTHA JOINS US THIS WEEK! She requested to be on the pod and who am I to say no to my own mother. We chat about her job as a funeral director, weird moments in her job, and dealing with difficult people. I just really love her.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

This week is a fun one! I am joined by two of the biggest reality TV lovers in my life- my sister Lexie and our bestie Slade Terry. All I can say is... it's a mess. The whole thing. We were having so much fun ranking our favorite shows until Slade had the audacity to bring the P-Bros into it... @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31 @sexxiieelexxiiee @sladeorade

On this week's episode, we are having a MANDATORY TEAM MEETING! There could be some major changes (fun changes) to PSA starting as soon as next month but I NEED YOUR INPUT AND HELP! You are officially part of the Think Tank. Welcome. I also round out the episode this week with a conversation about identity and purpose. It has been burning on my brain and heart recently. I hope it helps. It was a true ramble. Lol. Whoops. LOVE YOU. MEAN IT. XX @painfullyselfawarepodcast @mollylee31

I can't believe we are already one year in! I am so so beyond grateful. On this episode I'm kinda in my feels (sorry). I share some advice and encouragement on starting your own podcast, moments I've loved from the show, and end with a segment on Olympic sports that are dumb & sports or activities I think should be in the Olympics.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

I'M BACK AND I MISSED YOU ALL SO MUCH! This week's episode is PACKED! I start by sharing my love for the Olympics, my accidental broadcasting coverage via instagram, and moments you need to catch up on. I also share my thoughts on Simone Biles' brave and difficult decision to pull herself from the gymnastics events. Lexie also joins me for the end of the episode where I recapped an embarrassing moment at the doctor and we start a spiraling, vast discussion on the medical field. I don't even know how to explain it. Live, laugh, love. GO TEAM USA! @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast 

After a week off the grid I am back to recap my weekend chauffeuring my mom and her best friends to a Beastie Boys cover band concert (which included me accidentally getting high) and ends with a long conversation about body image, positive self-talk, and the implications of the media. @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

I have a new mission in life. This time it's SERIOUS, YOU GUYS!!! I know what you're thinking... "Don't you always start 10 projects that you never finish and have 12 dead hobbies and move on from things quickly?" First of all.... rude. Second of all... that's why I need your help. I'm suffocating in my small town and I need Trader Joe's to have a store in Abilene. This will be my life's work. On this week's episode I rant about my love for Trader Joe's (and their beef and broccoli) as well as share what life is actually like in a small town and why I need this win of having a store in West Texas. I also give a list of hobbies and passions I have started and dropped after a few days... I sincerely hope this isn't one I will add to that list.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode, I vent about the end of the honeymoon phase of moving back home and recap the Mare of Easttown finale (SPOILERS!). This is also a part 2 of our counseling talk and I share 5 practical tools and advise my counselor has given me that have changed my life! @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

TW- Mentions of depression, self harm, suicidal ideologies, domestic abuse, PTSD, and anxiety.   Today's episode is all about counseling. I share about my experience over the last year and the internalized stigma against it as well as people weaponizing counseling against you. I also talk about balancing my faith with counseling and the two existing together and how to support your friends who are beginning to see a therapist.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

HI BESTIES!!!! I MISSED YOU LAST WEEK!!! On this week's episode, I catch you up on the move and life back at my mom and dad's house! I also share some responses from stories on how to make friends as an adult and bad roommate stories. I can't wait to update you all on my new living situation as it unfolds. @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode I am recapping my birthday weekend and sharing 24 life lessons I have learned in 24 years of life!   @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode, I I also give my weekly roundup and share my thoughts on influencers and the fake, often harmful culture that has been created on the internet. I also gave a quick list of influencers I love to follow after I shared the unsettling audio to an influencer giving a tutorial for a "quick and easy lunch" aka the most BASIC SANDWICH EVER.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

This title deserved all caps. On this week's episode, we are chatting about the long list of things I despise for no reason at all. I also share your responses from Instagram and was affirmed that we are all crazy. What a week. @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this weeks episode we chat all about siblings! I share some of your responses of hilarious and bad sibling moments and talk all about the dynamic between me and mine! I also catch you up on what's been going on in my life like how I started a parody instagram account... @joycefromchurch @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

Strap on your cowboy hat for this one! On this week's episode, I'm chatting about my redneck family, my mom's inflatable hot tub, Chris beard betraying Texas Tech, and breaking down some southern stereotypes by explaining the difference between yeehaw and yeeyee.

Hand up.... I went off the rails today. I talk about my hatred for Christian movies and now MUSICALS. I also had a bunch of Karens in my DMs giving me their opinions on plastic surgery and cosmetic changes this week. I ended with sharing a list of men that could have easily beaten Prince William for the crown of "Sexiest Bald Man"

On this week's episode, I share some embarrassing stories from my childhood and shared the responses from you guys of moments that still make you cringe. Life is too short to be constantly embarrassed and anxious by the past so instead I will exploit my most vulnerable moments for your enjoyment!

This week I'm trying out something new: a short and sweet podcast sharing 5 practical ways I have found to cope with mental health.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

This week I recapped the incredible interview Oprah had with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It highlighted not only the royal relationships, but mental health, brutal tabloids, taking on The Firm(TM), and the eerie similarities between Princess Diana's reality and what Harry & Meghan had been experiencing.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast mollylee31.com

Giving you some LIFE UPDATE REALNESS this week with some personal news about moving. I also recapped my trip with my family this past weekend and the weirdest birthday present of all time... the deviled egg debacle.  @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode, my sister joins me to discuss our weird celebrity crushes from childhood. We also share your celebrity crushes and responses from the question in my instagram stories and our mutual attraction to animated characters. I also shared about the devastation in Texas last week now that we are all thawing out a bit. @mollylee31 @sexxiieelexxiiee @painfullyselfawarepodcast

It's almost Valentine's Day! Okay I will admit.. this turned into more of a rant than I expected... BUT on this week's episode, I chat about how growing up in the "Bible Belt" region of Texas impacted my view of singleness. I share some thoughts on how people view being single as a cruel curse and the false belief that your life only begins when you get married. @mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast mollylee31.com

This week I dive into the topic of conspiracy theories! I break down some of the more popular ones, talk about the ones I fully believe in (including one I made up about Selena Gomez on accident), and shared some of your responses which were WILD and truly upsetting. My mind is in a pretzel. Is Finland a real country or is it just west Russia? Also DM be back @NASA! COWARDS!@mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

My friend Cece Coakley (@cecespizzabuffet) is a brilliant singer-songwriter from Tennessee who is BLOWING UP on TikTok! We chat about TikTok's impact on the music industry, her writing process this year, the albums we listen to when we are depressed, and spoil so many movies from 2008.@mollylee31 @painfullyselfawarepodcast @cecespizzabuffetCheck Cece out on Spotify! spotify:artist:41cBCgJoK9bpY0Qy2SWIRN 

I tend to become very introspective around the new year. So many people are desperate to learn more about themselves and want to put words behind their thoughts and feelings. My best friend Jacob joins me to discuss our thoughts on personality tests (mainly the enneagram), love languages, and zodiac signs and why people invest so much time and energy into them. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this episode, I discuss managing expectations and disappointments centered around what can be a rough start to the new year, share some habits I'm wanting to implement in my life, and share my MANIC bucket list with you all. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcastmollylee31@gmail.com

On this week's episode I reflect back on my highlights from 2020 and welcome on my siblings to talk through our family tradition of the Lee Olympics. We also created a drinking game for the holiday season and talked through what it would be like for us to go on Family Feud. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast(Love you guys @mitchellryan21, @shelbieelee, @sexxiieelexxiiee)  

On this week's episode I briefly cover my road trip with my mom  before diving into a highly requested topic of discussing my faith and spiritual wellness. It's honest. It's real. And it's painfully 2020.@mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode I do a DEEP dive into my thoughts on the royal family, share about my crazy trip to London in 2018, and give a review of season 4 of The Crown. We end with a question segment where I share your responses to "things I would like to see explained to the Queen". @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode I am joined by my sister and best friend MJ to discuss our hometown drama, share some "dos and don'ts" of Thanksgiving this year, and provide some different activities and conversations to stir the pot with this holiday season. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this week's episode I share a realistic holiday packing guide and share some FB groups to enjoy with your family or as an escape. I also talk about my recent task of reviewing Christmas movies and how I DETEST the Hallmark storyline. I share my thoughts on brilliant writing and how the movie Mixed Nuts deserved better. I end with a mental health moment moving into the holiday season.@mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this weeks episode I share my weekly round up, laugh through the Four Seasons Total Landscaping debacle, and talk about a 30-day challenge to become confident and HOT! I also share some responses of people's weirdest celebrity interactions. I end the episode with an honest conversation about faith and voting and my opinion on people claiming there is a Christian way to vote. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

I recorded this on Election Day and was feeling allllll of the fatigue, worry, and fear that can come with it. SO with the wild times we are living in, feel free to just kick back and forget about the world for a bit with this weeks episode and some post-election therapy via disassociation! I give my weekly roundup, talk about my process for creating Halloween costumes, decorated for Christmas (SUE ME), and end with a segment of sharing the weirdest things that have happened to you guys. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcast

On this episode I talk about how we can save 2020, my love for Halloween, and give some examples of ridiculous indicators traits that either allow me to trust people or put up a BIG red flag. I end with an interview with Brittany Brewer of the Atlanta Dream. We discuss what life was like in the WNBA bubble, mental health, and more!@mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcastmollylee31@yahoo.com

On this weeks episode we cover my new beef with Olive Garden (still sorry about that one guys...), the adult TikTok meetup (lol), and my proposal for a book club. I share a mental health/educational moment on body shaming and a response video I made to some mean comments this week. We also end with an advise segment of #AskMolly. @mollylee31@painfullyselfawarepodcastmollylee31@gmail.com