No Bras Required
Episodes
33. Maycember Is A Personality Trait Now
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Maycember… where everything is urgent, everyone is emotional, and no one has folded their laundry 😅 This week Patti and Meghan are dee...
32. Building Your Support System As A Studio Owner
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode starts exactly how you'd expect… chaos, comps, and a full breakdown of senior water wars (because apparently studio parking lots are no...
Episode 31: Can we say this outloud... about dance kids
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dance is beautiful. It's inspiring. It can be life-changing. But let's be real for a second… it's also confusing, competitive, expensive, and someti...
30. When Passion Turns Personal: Let's Talk Parent-Coach Boundaries
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Competition season is here… and so are the big feelings 😅 Between early mornings, fast food dinners, tight schedules, and high expectations, it's...
29. Sparkles, Scores, and Reality Checks: Why Dance Competitions Aren't the Real World
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week… we said what we said. If you've ever sat through a full day of dance comps wondering why every routine sounds like the same sad piano son...
28. We're Fine… (We're Not Fine): The Real Mental Load No One Talks About
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're going there… the real, messy, unfiltered version of mental health. Not the "drink more water and go for a walk" version. We're talk...
27. Menopause: Hot Flashes and Hot Takes
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Okay friends… this one has been highly requested and wow, did we go there. This week, we're talking all things perimenopause and menopause… or as ...
26. Marriage Edition - Can We Say This Out Loud?
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marriage is beautiful. Marriage is messy. And sometimes… marriage is lying in bed wondering how someone's breathing could possibly be that annoying....
25. Can We Say This Out Loud?
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Motherhood is incredible. It's also messy, exhausting, hilarious, and sometimes completely overwhelming. In this episode, Patti and Meghan say the qui...
24. Podcast Freestyle & Free Flowing
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is what happens when Patti and Meghan sit down with zero plan and a lot of feelings. We started with hockey and somehow ended up a...
23. Plan like a Queen and Handle your Business
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This one's not sexy. It's not about side hustles or studio growth. It's about the thing we all avoid thinking about… what happens if you're not here...
22. From Surviving to Sustainable: How One Studio Owner Became Profitable & Debt-Free
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This one's a big exhale. If you've ever looked around your studio, full classes, busy recital nights, smiling families… and then gone home to stare ...
21. Money Habits And Hidden Fears
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Money. Just reading that word might make you want to close the app, grab a latte, and pretend everything's fine. This week on No Bras Required, Patti ...
20. Becoming Her Means Letting them be Uncomfortable
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Growth isn't quiet. It isn't polite. And it definitely doesn't keep everyone comfortable. This week, Patti and Meghan are digging into the real, rarel...
19. Stop Waiting to Feel Different
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever told yourself, "I'll do it when things settle down"… and then realised life literally never settles down? Yeah. Same. In this episode, Patti an...
18. Choosing Yourself Is A Skill (Not A Personality Trait)
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever looked at another woman and thought, "I wish I could be more bold like her," this episode is your permission slip. Because here's the t...
17. Bold Moves, Quiet Doubt
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode hits right in the gut, in the best way. Patti and Meghan are talking about living boldly, not because the fear goes away, but because you...
16. How to make sure your January goals don't become February forgottens
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, friends, and welcome to our first episode of 2026. 🥂 We're kicking things off exactly how we do best, with honesty, humour, tequila...
15. 2025 In Review
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before we sprint into a new year with fresh planners, big goals, and wildly unrealistic expectations, we're hitting pause. In this episode, Patti and ...
14. Giving Yourself Permission To Breathe
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
December is basically the Olympics for mums. The events never end, there's no medal ceremony, and somehow you're the athlete, the coach, the organiser...
13. How to Handle Difficult People Without Losing Your Christmas Spirit
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're talking about those people. The stressed stranger in Target. The family member who thinks your emotional bandwidth is an unlimited d...
12. The Gift Of Ordinary Days
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Patti and Meghan get a little cozy, a little nostalgic, and - surprise - a little emotional as they explore the gift hiding in our ordinar...
11. How To Not Lose Your S#!t In December
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
December is twinkly and magical… until it isn't. Between studio shows, exams, shopping, sick kids, forgotten batteries, and the 900 events we someho...
10. Unplugged: Phone, Screens & Presence
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Patti and Meghan are admitting the thing most of us won't say out loud… we are way too attached to our phones. Between the studio emails,...
9. Permission to Pivot
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Patti and Meghan are swapping their bras for boundaries and their tight pants for soft ones as they dive deep into the art of pivoting—in...
8. The Invisible Workload of Women
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Patti and Meghan are talking about the real mental and emotional load that women carry every single day: from remembering every dentist appo...
7. Raising Kids Who Won't Quit
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a week, friends. Between sore thighs, sneezing workouts, and rocket-fuel sinus drops (yes, really), Patti and Meghan are back to tackle a bi...
6. Bless Their Hearts, They're Having "The Talk"
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Patti and Meghan tackle one of the most awkward parenting rites of passage: The Talk. From accidentally terrifying toddlers with farm anima...
5. The Mom In The Mirror
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever catch your reflection and think, "Who's that woman raising humans today?" The one with the messy bun, smudged shirt, and that look that says "Don...
4. Broken Body, Broken Spirit
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever felt like your body's given up before your to-do list has, this one's for you. Patti and Meghan dive into the real talk about exhaustio...
3. Stop "Shoulding" All Over Everything
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're getting raw and real about something that's draining so many entrepreneurs: building a business that doesn't actually line up with you...
2. Back-to-School Without Burning Out
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's back-to-school season and we're diving in: messy socks, missing spoons, feral summer children and all. In this episode, Patti and Meghan laugh th...
1. From Diapers To Death
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of No Bras Required! We're Patti and Meghan - dance studio owners, mums, and professional chaos jugglers - and we're...
Teaser: No Bras Required Podcast Coming Soon!
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No Bras Required is your permission slip to let it all hang out - literally and figuratively. Hosted by business owners, moms, and besties Patti and M...