In this crunchy, witchy episode of Big Witches Go Wild!, we kick things off with a working mic, democracy jeans, and the saga of my chipped tooth, beloved holistic dentist, and a Bronco Sport sidewalk mission through Seattle traffic to make it to the appointment. (I love some good Broncin' around!)

From there we dive into kid chaos (benzo-fueled tiny drunk uncle behavior, forehead stitches, surprise surgeries) and the exhausted joy of ending the day with, “I kept them alive.” BOY MOMS, WE SEE YOU.

We get witchy with a claircognizant hit that pulled me to Thing Two’s unannounced dance performance, and how we use intuition and pendulums to make real-life decisions—when we’re grounded and hydrated.

Then we go straight for the throat of patriarchal beauty and dress codes: teenage body dysmorphia, our parents’ thinness vows, nylons-over-merit feedback at work, and why we’re done sacrificing our bodies and time to the male gaze. With a little Susan Sontag, a nod to the Morrigan, and our new motto—“fucking make it crunchy every time”—we invite you to be a wrench in the spokes, host your own witch party, and join us as we witch out and burn down what needs burning.

See you witches next week! Xo

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Resources mentioned in this episode: No affiliate fees are being paid, LOL. But we talk about what we love.

Democracy Absolution Wide-Leg Jeans (kinda like these)

No One is Illegal on Stolen Land (t-shirt) (link coming)

Shout out to Dr. Andrew Lewis / Holistic, Restorative Dentistry in Seattle

Book: Be as Irritable and Quarelsome as Possible

Book: On Women, by Susan Sontag

Book: The Morrigan, Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might, by Courtney Weber

This episode of Big Witches Go Wild! is a love letter to every woman who is done being the “good girl,” the quiet supporter of broken systems, and the endlessly productive human doing.

It’s about the moment you stop apologizing, start saying a full-bodied “fuck no,” and step fully into your witch, your rage, your rest, and your power.

From childhood shame to modern patriarchy to Blood Moon medicine, this conversation traces the journey from being quietly shaped by the system to consciously refusing to play its game.

We begin with full messy-hair, haggard-witch energy: sick kids, brutal tooth drama, antibiotics and probiotics, and spelling bee nostalgia complete with a homemade bumblebee dress, and memories of wearing the same outfit for multiple school pictures several years in a row, nevermind the busted tennis shoes. Those stories pull us into a deeper conversation about class, appearance, and shame— (hello, Patriarchy!!) Payless shoes, teasing that resulted in ripping shoes apart, the experience of moving into a giant unfinished “orphanage” house, while working paper routes and saving for Shopko jeans.

From there we zoom into the present: mothering neurodivergent kids inside broken systems. We cover a flurry of email advocacy with a local school district around inequities in the school choice process for students with IEPs. We talk about the invisible labor of advocacy, the importance of belonging and strong school leadership, and how families without time, language equality, or resources often get left behind.

To regulate our nervous systems in the middle of it all, we wander into EMDR-style practices, binaural beats, tarot pulls, and rooms full of silver-haired witches quietly doing democracy work through Indivisible.org—writing postcards, organizing, and holding the line.

Then we go hard at patriarchy and beauty culture: calling out a workplace “mantrum,” setting firm boundaries around men at work commenting on our bodies, and unpacking how modern beauty standards are deeply entangled with patriarchy and, as it turns out, pedophilia. Eyes are open on this issue and there's no going back!

We give a shout-out this week to the brilliant online educator Therese, and her work on witches and whores, (links below); we joyfully reclaim the word “hag,” invite you to “hag out” with us, and name this Blood Moon season as a portal to release over-exertion, perfectionism, and the exhausting identity of being a human doing.

If you’ve ever felt the pull to stop performing, stop apologizing, and start living from your voice, your intuition, and your power— this episode is for you!!

Love you bigtime. See you next week. xo

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Check out Therese / @thereshlee on youtube where she explores the intersections of patriarchy, feminism and politics

Buy her course, Witches, Whores & Rebels: A Feminist History of Patriarchal Capitalism and How to Burn it Down