The Female Fully Exposed

Ghosts, Goblins, Khala without makeup & Sam in her sweats... It's that Spooky time of year when all the Halloween monsters are roaming about... Actually guys, that's just Khala without her mascara and hair gel. Don't be scred! Sam, well, she actually looks normal. Halloween is when Khala accepts her true self and Sam morphs into Princess Unicorn. Figures... ash-hole ;). Anyways.. it's post Season 1. We had an absolute blast Fully Exposing The Female's first season of podcasting. The holidays call for family time, phones turned off, and attention focused on family and the stillness of life that brings about the most joy. We're taking time this holiday season to celebrate and enjoy our wonderful family! We are so grateful to all of you who have supported our start and listened to each crazy, off-cuff show. You are our inspiration and we strive for greatness! We pray you enjoy your family time this holiday season and we are beyond ecstatic to bring you The Female Fully Exposed Season 2.0 in the great new year of 2022! Thank you for your love, thank you for trusting us to ride along with you on your work commute and everyday errands, and thank you for supporting your fellow Female comrades. You are amazing, beautiful listeners who deserve to dress in your best Halloween fun attire and spread laughter and fun this holiday season! Don't forget to showcase those amazing costumes by tagging us on Instagram @the.female.podcast. Cheers to a New Year beauties! Love to you all from two Fully Exposed Female Sisters!

Notice how all women's problems begin with MEN? Yeah… us too. We all love our boys, of course, but there's no mistaking that they can drive us crazy! But what's worse, it seems that at times they have things SO much better than us. To be a boy and NOT have to deal with cycles, yearly “check-up” appointments, mammograms, taking hours to get ready and so much more. Us, females; we are unique creatures that must be “maintained” and require attention, feeding, and pretty things to help us feel our best. Today's show is a comical melting pot of all those things that make us amazing and uniquely female, but also make us envy our male partners with a vengeance. In fact, today's show is the best way to end the FIRST EVER season of The Female, Fully Exposed. We are in love with every minute we spent together creating a fun, authentic, and very EXPOSED podcast that allowed us to chat about everything female and explore a whole new world that we pray gave our listeners laughs, support, and a feeling of a tight knit woman community experiencing and enjoying the same things. This Female Finale is just the beginning of what's to come as we learn, grow, and continue to laugh our way through our 30s and everything life throws at us. Thank you. Thank you for listening, subscribing, following and more than anything, inviting us into your lives. We will forever be grateful to our earliest listeners who gave us a chance, laughed with us, and kept coming back for more. We love you and are so grateful to have had the opportunity to bring you the first season of The Female, Fully Exposed. ReplyForward

We all live by a timeline. Some more than others. Is it right? Is it wrong? Does it stifle us or challenge us to meet goals? We don't know. But we think, the more we talk about it, perhaps we should just do away with the timeline. Maybe as females, we need to normalize the fact that we do NOT have to live by a timeline. Life is messy, unpredictable, we're ever evolving. And with all the uncertainty that comes with that, how can we expect to live perfectly by a timeline society says we must adhere to? Yes, physical and biological factors are at play. But, we're not perfect and we may miss the mark at times… or all of the time. So, let's give ourselves grace, let's throw away the playbook, embrace life as it is and trust that maybe a higher power knows best and things often seem to work out when we stop trying to control the uncontrollable…

Faith. It's something so many of us are struggling to maintain, or have lost, in watching and experiencing the turmoil of an uncertain world with an uncertain future. It's hard enough to witness a world in chaos and pain and keep faith but, how do you keep your trust in God and His Plan in the midst of agonizing personal struggles that torture the heart and mind day in and day out? You can't just simply "turn it off" or silence the volume. When the pain is within, there seems to be no reprieve. Enter Brooke. The Female's first ever guest and Khala's dear friend. On a girls' weekend away to nourish the soul and quiet the mind, Brooke so courageously agrees to come on to tell her story of devoted faith in her struggle of infertility and suffering a miscarriage. Her humble words of encouragement to other women facing the same pain is inspiring and her dedication to her faith and trust of God's Plan pulls at every heart string. Brooke's spoken words are years beyond her age and her willingness to trust in God's unknown plan for her life despite her very human and female desires, is simply... extraordinary. This is Brooke's story.

A Bucket List. The best kind of list. A list full of adventure, joy, fear, racing hearts, dirty boots, and breathtaking views. A list that often gets lost or forgotten among the many other seemingly more important or practical lists of our every day routines and schedules. But, it's THIS list, the one that unintentionally collects the most dust, that really shapes a life and perhaps even more clearly defines its true purpose, calling, and intended nature. How do we focus more on our Bucket List and less on the grocery list, honey-do list, back to school list, and the 100s of others that plaque our minds and schedules every day? Money, it seems, is always an issue and there are never enough hours in a day to get everything done. Is it wiser then to stay the course of practicality and hustle for every dollar to have the best of the best, complete those house renovations and save up for that new car? Or, could your wealth and success be found not in the material things you buy, but in the experiences you have, the memories you create, the fears you face with your heart in your throat, and the quality time devoted to spending with loved ones? This week's Call to Action: Find that Bucket List you stuffed somewhere in the back of that junk drawer, dust that baby off, update it, and pin it to the front of your calendar. Your next to-do is to make that Bucket List a reality.

In a world where we are taught so often to hate our bodies and strive for the perfection we see and envy on social media, can we find the practical and human balance between Instagram Filters and real life? When we're trying so hard to “love ourselves” despite imperfection, is it okay to seek out procedures that can slow the aging process and perhaps enhance the physical beauty we crave? How far is too far? Egos aside, we all hate aging and every human person desires to be attractive and look their best. That said, is there a line that can't or shouldn't be crossed when it comes to trying to slow down the inevitable? How far will YOU go?

Are you a Screamer? Sam decides she is not. Khala, on the other hand, can be. But only with her husband. But we're not talking about THAT kind of screaming so pull your heads out from the sheets and tune into a very PG conversation about the 3 (sometimes 4) S's of conflict reaction. If you're not a Screamer, are you a Stewer, or a Silent Sulker when it comes to dealing with conflict? Is there a right or wrong way in how you respond to contention or fights with friends and loved ones? Is your “S” reaction different when the issue is between yourself and a spouse or a co-worker? Today we chat about our knee-jerk “S” reactions to conflict and how those reactions can evolve with time or change depending on the people we love, work, and deal with every day. So, the question remains, what “S” are you?

Skirts and Zippers. Cars and Cliffs. Gorillas and Patio Furniture. Home Depot and The Tooth Fairy. Hardees and Leg Casts. What do all these things have in common? Well, they encompass the BEST of the worst embarrassing moments in our professional and personal lives! You don't want to miss this knee-slapping show where Khala exposes the Attack of The Mind and how her brain purposely finds ways to sabotage important, need-to-be-super-confident moments by replaying her most mortifying moments on a repeat reel in her head. Listen in and laugh along with us as we forget to actually talk about a solid topic and instead find ourselves adrift in the hoopla of past memories of goofy embarrassment.

Sam is rediscovering the beginning stages of those Female hormones in the attitude and confused emotions of her 12 year old daughter. Unfortunately, without our own amazing Mother physically here to help and give maternal advice, Sam is green as they come in dealing with her oldest daughter's tween/pre cycle hormones. She & her husband are doing an exceptional job raising their girls but would love YOUR advice, stories, experiences, and tips in dealing with those pesky mood-swings, attitudes and whatever else may lay ahead of year 12. Because, this is JUST the beginning... And with her spunky youngest daughter just a few years behind, she'll soon have two raging, hormonal, crying, screaming, beautiful and amazing girls going through that inevitable and confusing change from girlhood to womanhood. And, ultimately, how does one watch their own “baby girl” slowly mature into a tiny woman, especially when the heart is not yet ready for that? Where is the line drawn between compassion and discipline? Today we beg you join the conversation and the group of parents raising tweens and teens who need advice, a shoulder to cry on, a sounding board to relieve frustrations, and allies to share in the many glasses of wine needed to get through the next several years... So, let's raise those glasses to our amazing, emotional teenagers and the hormones that drive us all mad!

What do women talk about when it's nearly midnight, you're exhausted from playing with summertime-hyper kids or those energetic good boys (we see you Dog Mamas out there!) and are a couple of glasses of wine in….? Well, your most cherished 5 products of course! We're not really sure how THIS show became our longest yet but we were clearly very excited about sharing our must-haves with you that are ridiculously random but fun all the same! What are those household items you can't live without? Have a glass of wine with us (or three- no judgement here!) and let's add them to our list and enjoy the hilarity around what random products we Females hold so near and dear!

Yes, you are a fiiine lady but, beyond your gorgeous exterior, are you REALLY fine on the inside every time you say you are? How often do you find yourself answering with the typical “I'm fine,” response to the question of “Hey, how are you?” when that really may not be how you're feeling but you feel expected to answer the question as if it was a passing greeting and not an opportunity to be raw and honest? Because, same. If not for a chance meeting and a moment of pure vulnerability between Sam and a sweet woman enduring what can only be described as “the ultimate worst case of the Mondays” at the gym, Sam may not have had the moment of pause that has led us to today's conversation. Today we challenge ourselves, and YOU, to give pause, to give an ear behind your greetings, and to connect with people around you wherever you may be. Let's stop and really listen, lets slow down and take time to hear the hidden pain in the voice of a loved one and let's give pause to appreciate that maybe someone else's highlight reel is not their reality- that just maybe things aren't always as they seem on the surface. How wonderful if we could all remember the complexity of human life- the struggles and the wins- and instead of passing a quick judgement on the superficial we see, we take time to be understanding and give understanding. I pray you find that moment of comfort you may need today- however brief- in the kindness of a stranger or a loved one who chose to give pause, a listening ear, a simple smile and the non judgement we all crave. And perhaps, instead of rushing to the next item on the never ending to-do list of life that has become our normal, today YOU too, give pause and be that comfort for someone else…

What were we thinking with the cheeky title of this podcast? You can ask our Dad - a sweet 60 year old man who Googled "The Female Fully Exposed" and discovered the depths of the internet! In addition to Exposing the idea behind our show title, we chat about the common worry and fear of caring what other people think and how that can stifle the awesome potential of a life meant to be lived BIG! How do you quiet your naysayers and release the imprisonment it can have on your mind? In this short show, we decide to live a life unedited and live our Female lives for no one else but ourselves!

Q: Something that really bothers someone. A: A pet named Peeve… Did you say pee? Old dog bladders, noisy mouth eaters, bubble poppers, and other Pet Peeve-ers. Today's show we indulge in those things that drive us a little crazy! Another silly morning full of laughs and unexpected hitches to start off the weekend!

Welcome to the musings of two sisters married to brothers who are learning to navigate life in their 30s, one as a Mom of two beautiful girls and one as a Mom of a handsome Golden Doodle. With lives uniquely intertwined yet exceptionally different, we seek to tackle the hard questions of motherhood, social expectations, career ambitions, aging hacks, and normalize things deemed taboo. The Female podcast is a platform for all women to participate in the conversation and find allies in the everyday struggles and friends to help celebrate the everyday wins! To contribute to the conversations, give feedback or pose questions, please email us at TheFemalePodcast@gmail.com or direct message us at The.Female.Podcast on Instagram. We look forward to hearing from you!

Welcome to THE First One of The Female podcast where we are FINALLY launching our first ever episode and diving deep into the everyday routines that feed our quirky OCD lifestyles and drive our husbands insane. Between the unexpected surprise parties, to the 9am roomba missions, to the yoga ball gone AWOL, we hope to add a smile to your face as you listen in and get to know a little bit more about us and the silly things we obsess over. Wait... .... are you sure we turned the oven off?