The Dear Mattie Show

This episode is so timely y'all. Megan Heyn opened up about her struggle to stay "beautiful" and how she actually found a voice for herself in challenging the beauty narrative. In fact, that's why she wrote and is funding he...

The state of news is well...in a state, sugars! (See how I did that?) But seriously, is it fake, is it real, or is it all crazy? Loved having journalist Erica Mandy from The Newsworthy podcast because dang, y'all. She …

Growing up gay, in the South, with a very religious and experiencing daily sexual abuse as a teenager--this was Nate Postlethwait's childhood. But this isn't a story about being a victim. Nate's story is about being a champio...

Life coach, radiant woman, Mom, and badass surfer Emily Pereira is doing what we all want to do--leave our lives and live on the beach! Sounds impossible right? Emily thought so too and I love that in this show she …

Adam Cayton-Holland, one of Variety ’s “10 Comics to Watch,” went from a sensitive kid growing up in Denver, Colorado, to a writer and performer with a burgeoning career as a comic. Adam was always interested in comedy – he …

I truly love this person. Shawn Pelofsky is one of those fearless female comics who refuses to be anyone but herself. A fellow Okie with the heart of your grandma and also the same dirty mouth as my grandma, Shawn …

Rick Clemons is a man who fought to live his truth and now his mission is to find yours. Life coach, speaker, podcaster, and fellow Southern Queen--Rick is one of my favorite Dear Mattie guests of all time. His show …

Host Katie Ward is an actor, writer, and mom. However, she's also feminist who values intersectionality and is easily excitable. On The Enthusiasm Enthusiast, Katie talks with the feminists influencing our politics, media, sc...

Andrea Klunder works with mission-driven individuals and organizations to help them use podcasting as a powerful tool for connection, trust, and social impact. She is the Producer & Host of Podcast Envy , all about the craft ...

A true jack-of-all-trades, Bingwa will next star in the upcoming webseries Little Sista which she also wrote, produced, and directed . The show follows her character’s journey after she is forced to mentor an at-risk youth fr...

Lisa Foster helps make the dark unknown safe to explore. Her own Hero’s Journey began decades ago when she confronted her father about sexually abusing her. As Lisa began to heal from self-hatred, sexual trauma, and self- pro...

Well when your guest cancels, sometimes you have to share your thoughts and get them out of your head. And boy, that's what I did this week sugars. I know this is different from what I've done before. Hope you …