Ep 168: Solidarity in Despondency

Tell Us How You Really FeelHOW ARE YOU FEELING??We'd love to hear from you. Send us your post election thoughts, fears, questions, anything! - Record a voice note and email it to [email protected] do it on our website: Send us a voice message here!Here is an offering of raw thoughts and feelings for our collective commiseration. We hope it helps a little. xoVicki and MichelleSupport the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelWe’re still in a bad mood but nothing like talking about a hand job to perk us right up. Lots of sex tangents. It's like memory lane, you'll agree. We mention Natasha Bedingfield but we really meant Natalie Imbruglia. Ahem, our bad. Bedazzled - do you love that movie as much as we do? Also, Brendan Fraser was hot.  Deviation count: 238Spam texts  - Michelle went down the rabbit hole to investigate for ALL OF USVicki has a new job, she thinks. A way to keep the anxiety away - never think about the end because it’s not real. And it never could / should be. An important UMcast update. See you in the Springtime, lovers!TWL: Vicki is loving two books! 1. The Kids are All Right by Ben and Gabrielle Blair 2. All Fours by Miranda JulyMichelle is loving a boring, simplified life full of will power - the one where she has no caffeine, no alcohol, and no sugar. Damn. BUT she recommends the Peets Decaf Keurig pods. Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelMoving our bodies every day is keeping us sane, mostly. Fully support. Perimenopause update from our resident 43 year old. It’s not great but together, we can handle it. Right? Tell us that’s right. Please. Stories from a trip to Georgia and lessons on visiting family, securing a rental car, and potential kid injuries. Another fight or flight moment. Have you listened to the Modern Love episode with Andrew Garfield yet? Did you cry or like, not at all? Team Vicki or Michelle? What would we bring in a disaster / evacuation situation? Does cutting alcohol and caffeine out of your diet completely change your life? TBDThe election - WE ARE KEEPING THE FAITH. VOTE HARRIS WALZ - like, for real. We believe in the good in people. Prove us right. Tell everyone! Oh, also, what do you think about this matching tattoo? VMXVII TWL: Michelle is loving so many things: Sweats from Target, new earrings, Ali Wong Single Lady on Netflix Vicki is loving RHONY and all the housewives franchises - a new one for every day of the week. It's a great time to dive in! Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelLook, the things just kept popping up, taking charge of our emotions. And so, we’re calling this therapy as we process our most recently hated things together. Feel free to chime in! What are you hating lately?  TWL: Michelle is loving her new jewelry cleaner - it’s a brush! And The Wild Robot movie - she LOVED. Vicki is loving the documentary Will and Harper on Netflix - so gooooood. AND the movie, My Old Ass, also so gooooood. Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelLet’s take a trip to the urologist with Michelle. It’s like we’re right there with her.  How long has it been since we’ve heard a Fasha story? Too long, we say. Thank goodness that ends right now. Vicki is a perma-grouch now and maybe that’s just how it’s gonna be. Anyone else feeling this way? Orrrr is this what they call depression? How much have you told your kids about sex? Did you forget to mention the classic, most favored [NOT] 69 position? Welp, Vicki chose to tell her kids all about it when they asked because, if they’re asking…TWL: Vicki is loving her Madewell leather goods, complete with monogram: tote, pouch, wallet Michelle is loving Monsters aka the Menendez Brothers saga on Netflix - it’s so bad, it’s good. Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelThe elimination, over decades, of all the things we have to busy or bother ourselves with, whether it be with housework, parenting, socializing, or work - maybe it’s flattening us into something really lame.How to Be Better Parents! - an exploration in understanding big feelings, the ones our kids are throwing at us and the ones we ourselves are feeling. Surprise! Vicki finished watching The Secret Lives on Mormon Wives so that’s your homework for this week so you can come back and tell us what you think. Since we know you’re not sick of debate reactions yet, we’re adding ours to the conversation. Yard sign wars - What are your secret fantasies about them? We’re both loving our latest book club book: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker - bring tissues to the endingTWL: Vicki is loving her new kindle cover from @page.theshop AND the Sabrina Carpenter album - both sparking real joyMichelle is loving her new Target purchase: Ivy Oil Reed Diffuser - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia: Essential Oils, Relaxing AromaSupport the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelMaybe it's best to just let the show be a fun surprise. Like, Pandora's Box! Or a box of chocolates!  TWL: Michelle is loving Tell Me Lies on HuluVicki is loving Golden Hour by Anthropologie Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelMichelle and Vicki talk a little about what its like to be sick these days, what living with cats is really like, how donating plasma is actually super chill, how trying new things doesn’t mean you can’t change your mind, why putting your partner down in front of friends can be sticky, and that talking about sex with your partner should be normalized. Thing We’re Loving: Michelle is loving American Murder: Laci Peterson on NetflixVicki is NOT loving Pieces of Her on Netflix - not new, not worth your time. But she did love Tylenol Cold & Flu Severe this week. The conversation continues with talk of the death penalty and uh, rimming. So, again, NSFDrivinginthecarwithkids Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelLet’s kick this off with a mom anxiety moment complete with a phone call to school. And saying we’re sorry is sometimes ok, especially when it comes to chicken wings?We got our ears pierced at Claire’s and made a new friend? Also, should these holes still hurt?Michelle tried something new and unique! She’s only half way through the process of plasma donation, yes, plasma donation. They pay money for plasma! Name all your tattoos without laughing, we dare you. Have you seen “It Ends With Us” yet? Share your thoughts with us - we’ve both seen it by now. A moment for Imposter Syndrome - and some perspective on skills vs. evidenceTWL: Vicki is loving her new treadmill Michelle is loving her earrings from Gorjana and how accessories make an outfit! Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine

Tell Us How You Really FeelWe talk about going to back to school, the emotions of buying a new car, Michelle’s new potential diagnosis, Vicki’s new beauty routine, and we host a fun pop culture round up! Things We’re Loving: Vicki is loving her new workout routine. Listen for the details! Michelle is loving Emily in Paris - first 4 episodes are out on Netflix now! Support the showFor more details, make sure you're subscribed to our email list!Join the UMclub****Follow along on Instagram: @theumcast Slide into our email: [email protected] Send us a voice or text message here! Like and Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@theumcast*Created by Vicki Henry and Michelle DixonMusic by Ariel Levine