The Empowered Millennials Podcast
Episodes
Hype Tip ➡️ Lean on Your Community
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a single, childfree woman, I know how easy it is to fall into the habit of doing everything alone—because sometimes it feels easier than asking f...
Inside the Justice System w/ Attorney Shannon Frison on Law, Leadership & Politics
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every day it feels like, “WTF is this orange orangutan doing now?” and the headlines leave us shaking our heads at injustice. If you’re tired of...
The Invisible Weight of Doing Life Alone: A Guide for Single and Childfree Adults
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Being single and childfree doesn’t mean life is easier. There is an invisible weight carrying life alone, especially through crisis. In this episode...
From Survival to Sovereignty: w/ Sophie Deslauriers
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are moments in life where everything falls apart at once. For Sophie Deslauriers, it wasn’t just the end of an 18-year marriage marked by narc...
Hype Tip ➡️ Community Is Not like Pie: There's Enough for Everyone
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Community is not a finite resource. There isn’t a limited number of seats at the table where if single and childfree women pull up chairs, mothers s...
The Reality of America's Next Top Model w/ Lisa D'Amato
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We grew up watching the glow-ups. The fierce photoshoots. The dramatic speeches about “wanting this more than anyone else.” And of course, the ico...
Bad Bunny and a Lesson in Belonging for SINKs
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If we learned anything from the Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance, it’s that representation isn’t just about visibility; it’s about belonging. Wa...
Self Care is OUT, Self Devotion is IN w/ Valentine Blue
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Practice self-devotion expert, Valentine Blue, a solo sex coach, intimacy mentor, and founder of OddBird, also known as the “blue fairy” guiding p...
Hype Tip ➡️ Danity Kane Won't Pick You, Babes!
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pick me energy never yields what you think it will...and those who hold out will always find themselves in epic situations, like having drinks with po...
Caring for Your Aging Parents w/ Julie Mayer and Barry Jacobs
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a special live workshop recording that took place inside The Single and Childfree Network, where members joined in real time to listen...
Parasocial Relationships and the Illusion of Intimacy
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
To build deep connection and intimacy, regardless if it is a trip to Cuba, a partnership or someone we align with on the internet, we need a level of ...
The Greatest Love Story
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The year 2025 is meant to wrap up old patterns, so that's exactly what we are going to do. This is the last episode it is hella personal. The Diddy Do...
Giving WOMEN Microphones & Serving Cunt w/Sarah Hester Ross
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you give a woman a microphone...you get razor-sharp satire, powerhouse vocals, permission to be BOLD and the comedic and musical genius that is ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Don't Force When You Don't Have it to Give
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let go of I HAVE TO because you can't force what you don't have to give. Sometimes you don't have it to give and that's ok! It doesn't need to be perf...
Living with ALS w/Mikey Stone
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Girl, get up! At just 25 years old, music producer Mikey Stone’s world shifted when he was diagnosed with ALS—a disease most people don’t expect...
Support vs. Enabling: Confessions of a "Fix It" Friend
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Support uplifts. Enabling anchors. One teaches people to swim; the other ties a weight around your own neck and jumps in after them.As a life-long fix...
Beyond ‘You Can Always Adopt’ w/ Dezaray "The Outspoken Adoptee"
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we sit down with Dezaray, The Outspoken Adoptee, a domestic private infant adoptee adopted transracially in 1976. Left in a hosp...
Hype Tip ➡️ Take the Trip
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taking the trip isn’t about having the perfect savings account or unlimited time off — it’s about aligning your actions with what you truly want...
Thrive Solo: Redefining Happiness as a Single Woman with Lucy Meggeson
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Empowered Millennials Podcast, I’m chatting with Lucy Meggeson—a powerhouse advocate for single women everywhere. Lucy is the author ...
Feeling YOUR Grief from THEIR Pregnancy Joy
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a friend gets pregnant, we’re expected to be nothing but happy for them. And while we are happy, what’s rarely acknowledged is the grief that...
The Queer Gym with Nathalie Huerta
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Nathalie Huerta, founder of The Queer Gym—the first first nationally recognized LGBTQ-friendly fitness haven in O...
Hype Tip ➡️ Don't Blame the Kid, Use a Flow Chart
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If a kid sneezes in your face, don't blame the kid or even the parent. Rather, get yourself a flow chart to decide if you should even be there in the ...
Being fully ALIVE w/ Kate Manser
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We deserve to feel alive and experience more joy, every day. From navigating grief, addiction, and death anxiety to embracing her calling as an “IN...
My Last One Night Stand
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, I’ve had fun, sometimes wild but mostly unremarkable, one-night stands—from the pedicab driver who left a bike in my bedroom to the man...
Building Childfree Wealth with Dr. Jay Zigmont
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does financial planning look like when you’re single and child-free? How do you prepare for your future, make smart money decisions, and design...
Welcome Season 4: Goodbye Sad Girl Era, Hello Joy
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 4 of The Empowered Millennials Podcast! I’m so excited to kick off this new season, a season of joy, boldness, and unapologetic ce...
The Season of Slowing Down (And Why I’m Stepping Back)
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if rest isn’t a break from your purpose, but a return to it? Slowing down doesn’t mean you're doing nothing—it means you're growing in less...
Leaving Toxic Jobs and Finding Your Voice with Val Kleinhans
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest brings a story many will recognize all too well: the slow unraveling in a toxic job and the brave decision to walk away. Valerie “Va...
Making Aligned Decisions: If It’s Not a Fuck Yes, It’s a No
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does one turning down Beyoncé tickets to honor peace and priorities: by following the fuck yes energy. If it’s not a full-body “fuck yes,”...
The Movement Architect: Inside The Jason Williams Experience
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Williams isn’t just a choreographer—he’s a movement architect. A powerful force and professional dancer, Jason shares his story of staying...
Hype Tip ➡️ Ask Who's All Gonna Be There
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not every space is going to be a win and a place where you can thrive. So, you gotta ask some powerful questions. Before going to parties, events and ...
Dumpster Fires Everywhere w/Sustainability Duo Carina and Jess
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do a shark vacuum, a brand-new lamp, and a mountain of wasted consumer goods have in common? They were all saved from landfill doom by today’s ...
Happy Podversary: We Turned TWO!!!
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re celebrating two years of The Empowered Millennials: from a mic and a rebellious dream to a global community of badass, child-free, sing...
The Limitations of Partnership & The Abandonment of Community
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, so you got a partner and abandoned your friends and community? A true love story insert eye roll We’ve been taught to shrink our lives for a +1...
Morocco 2026: Q & A w/ Guide, Laura Ericson
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are going to...Morocco in 2026! I am chatting with travel connoisseur & our trip guide, Laura Ericson. She shares her insights on the trip, address...
Hype Tip ➡️ Clean House
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time to do some spring cleaning, but not just with things that no longer serve you, but with relationships, too. We can't move into a new season with ...
Fighting Food Waste, Hunger, and Climate Change with Ashley Stanley
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Empowered Millennials Podcast, we sit down with Ashley Stanley, the powerhouse founder of Spoonfuls, a groundbreaking food resc...
When Mommy Bloggers Attack
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about white women (the moms especially), their unchecked privilege, and the entitlement that allows them to throw public tantrums—espec...
Empowering a Global Rebellion of Childfree By Choice Women with WildShe
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the founder of WildShe, Jess leads a global rebellion for the empowerment of Childfree By Choice women. She celebrates dancing to your own drumbeat...
Hype Tip ➡️ No Frying Pan? No Problem!
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's hype tip is a lil story I want to share with you about the time I was so broke and housing insecure that I couldn't afford to buy a frying pan...
Advocating for Survivors of Domestic Violence with Danielle
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are welcoming Domestic Violence advocate, Danielle LG. She is is a wife, mom, nonprofit founder, educator, podcaster, and CEO, just over all ...
We Aren't Divided. You're Just an A$$hole.
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen, it's time to call out some BS. When you hear "bUt tHe pRoBL3m iS wE aRe jUsT so D1Vid3d" please know that this division is a symptom of a larg...
Changing the Narrative of Singlehood with Shani Silver
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shani Silver is an author and podcaster from Fort Worth, Texas. In April of 2019, she launched A Single Serving Podcast to change the narrative around...
Hype Tip ➡️ Let Them
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's hype tip comes from the GOAT herself, Mel Robbins and her new book: LET THEM. Here's my interpretation of how you can focus on YOU, control yo...
The New Millennial American Dream with Freddie Smith
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest Freddie Smith. You have seen his viral videos on tiktok and social media where he shares financial insights by the numbers! Freddie gi...
New Year, More True You
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2025 ya'll!!!New year, new me marketing is coming in HOT and I am here, as always, to be the voice of reason to remind you of a few things. So, ...
The Exhaustion of Doing Life Alone
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Doing life alone in a world that is so chaotic, capitalistic, materialistic, racist, misogynist, etc is next level exhausting. Here is my take on burn...
Hype Tip ➡️ Permission to Honor Your Truth
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It has been coming up for me and for a few of my coaching clients this week: giving yourself permission. Sometimes we feel so compelled to follow the ...
Let go, Just Jump and Be Authentically You with Carmindy Bowyer
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Carmindy Bowyer, whom you probably know from TLC's What Not to Wear. Today, she shares her story of starting over and letting it all go a...
Hype Tip ➡️ Run the Mile You're In
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where ever you are in your life, make the most of it right now in your life. Focus on where you are in your life and focus on the right now so you can...
Putting Yourself Out There, Insert *Eye Roll*
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have your partnered friends or family said: You just have to put yourself out there?! WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? What if we decided that...
Hype Tip ➡️ Anger is an Appropriate Response
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For two weeks, I have felt the impact of politics and all the emotions circulating around this impending Orange Shit Show Presidency (TM).And one of t...
Choosing Yourself with Sara Kuburic, Millennial Therapist
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we feel like we are fumbling our emotions and life, The answer is found in facing ourselves—whatever version that might be, regardless of wheth...
Hype Tip ➡️ It's Heavy Because You Keep Carrying It
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it gets heavy, we have to ask ourselves: what's in here and why am I choosing to carry it every day? And when we don't decide to put it down, we ...
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Orange Shit Show. Why can't we have nice things? Welp, because people choose to uphold the same racist and male dominant systems that b...
Hype Tip ➡️ Grieve and Let's Rally
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Woke up to see that we have collectively as a country betrayed women and the prospect of true democracy and justice. It's ok to grieve and be mad as h...
Regretting Motherhood & Beyond: Creating Safe Spaces and Ease for Women with Kelly Daring
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Daring an epic content creator who is a bright light in the convo of motherhood and being child free. She is the inventor of Bagnet and founder ...
Hype Tip ➡️ It's Not Just a Dog
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They are here for such a short time and we become their whole life and them ours. The love we feel is deep and the loss is painfulHere's to you, Noel....
Redefining Joy Beyond Motherhood
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have come out of my female rage moment from the political standpoints of current potential leaders with lots of opinions on women who have never bi...
Hype Tip ➡️ Create Your Own Legacy
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have come out of my female rage moment from the political standpoints of current potential leaders with lots of opinions on women who have never bir...
Surviving a 19-day Miscarriage with Carmen Broesder
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With statewide abortion bans in full effect across the country and the future plans of Project 2025, women are at risk to control their own bodies and...
Hype Tip ➡️ Choose Yourself, You Rebel
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know what they say about opinions: they be like assholes and they all stink. Holler at that TRUTH, especially when it comes to living a life outsi...
Shitty Business Coaches
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you wake up and have flashbacks to the trauma you didn't know you even had to begin with. And that just means there is a new version of you ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Focus on How it Feels
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rather than perform and worry about how it looks to someone else, turn inward and focus on how it feels for YOU. Join the Single and Childfree Networ...
Black People Die by Suicide, Too with T-Kea Blackman & Jordan Scott
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the key pieces to being able to do epic shit is facing pain and going through emotional tunnel and doing the hard work, and that’s where we a...
Hype Tip ➡️ Discern, Discern, Discern
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To Discern : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate. discern right from wrong. 3. : to come to know or recognize mentally. u...
Set Boundaries and Raise the Bar with Your Friendships
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of non reciprocal friendships? Are you sick of being the one who constantly makes plans, does the inviting, always calls? It's exhausting, drain...
Hype Tip ➡️ This is NOT a Mertiocracy
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As I enter in my level up era, ya girl wants to be on stage and book some TEDx talks. What I have found is that you don't need to be great, or even go...
How to Build Strong Relationships with Nick Solaczek
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is a GAME CHANGER with so many useful gems on ways we can engage in and maintain healthier and deeply connective relationships. Nick Sola...
Hype Tip ➡️ Choose Over Chosen
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In my 20s and 30s, I drank that Kool-aide like a Jim Jones follower. I was so concerned about being chosen, finding someone who loved ME, married, bla...
Walt Whitman and The Rockstar: Why it's Necessary to Set Boundaries While Dating
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dating in your 40s is a fucking TIRE FIRE. Getting ghosted in this decade of life is NOT IT. The reemergence of The Rockstar and enter a new, brief ap...
Hype Tip ➡️ Fuck Being Demure
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's end this goddamned trend. Demure is not an aspiration. It is a limiting, one-dimensional caricature of what the patriarchy has force fed a woman...
Incarceration, Rehab and Recovery w/ Morgan Godvin
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It can be scary and terrifying to take that jump and make major change and be the catalyst for biggest changes, which is why I am beyond honored to ta...
Being a Drag King w/ Pip Dream
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are bringing on a guest who is the self described king of highbrow stupidity and UK based drag king from the diverse London drag scene, Pip Dream. ...
Season 3, Baby: Navigating Heartbreak and New Beginnings
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taking the summer off was so very needed for my own peace of mind and as a side note: make sure you always take time for yourself. Lots of extremes th...
Impromptu Hype Tip ➡️ Don't Be a Shit-fluencer
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have been so moved by the DNC this week and am having some deep feels about the ways we create good. So, it inspired me to do an impromptu Hype Tip:...
Hype Tip ➡️ Have an EPIC Summer
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Been on the grind? Hustling for six months? Getting the bag? Whatever you have been on for the past few months, here's your permission to put it down ...
Pt. 2: How Not to Get Shipwrecked on Fuck Boy Island
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oh them Fuck boys! So many fuck boys, so little time! So, naturally, I had to do a part 2! I am back in the dating scene and being very conscious of ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Celebrate ALL THE THINGS
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This past weekend, I threw my dog a Bark-Mitzvah, a very special way to celebrate her 13 years on earth. Plus, it was a way to share how much I love h...
Pt. 1: How Not to Get Shipwrecked on Fuck Boy Island
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oh them Fuck boys! They are like sirens luring us into their chaos. As I navigate the dating scene once again after 2.5 years focusing solely on mysel...
Hype Tip ➡️ Choose Your Season
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hype Tip ➡️ Choose Your Season: You can't do it all, every day, all day for months at a time. Choose what you want this season of your life to lo...
The Gift of Solo Travel with Laura Ericson
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's to the folks who are looking for adventure and connection through travel in a deep, meaningful way. We chat with Laura Ericson, travel expert ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Learn the Lesson
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hype Tip ➡️ Learn the Lesson: Sometimes we are hesitant to get in a relationship, take a risk or whatever else because we don't want to repeat a t...
When You Have a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was the day from hell where it was one epic disaster after another and you think, it can't possibly get worse. And sure enough, it does. Remember t...
Hype Tip ➡️ Check Your Transactions
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hype Tip ➡️ Check Your Transactions. Yes. Relationships are transactional and require reciprocity! And sometimes we can find ourselves in relatio...
Be as Happy as Your Dog with Michelle Waitzman
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your dog is so pumped all the time! Ever wish you could be like that?! Expert and Author, Michelle Waitzman weights in on what it takes to be as happ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Fight the Patriarchy and REST
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hype Tip ➡️ Fight the Patriarchy and REST. Your worth isn't measured in what you can do. It is necessary and a birthright to rest.You don;'t have ...
"I'm Sorry But..." is NOT an Apology, Diddy.
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are looking at YOU, Sean Combs. And Let's use this "apology" as a way to have a better conversation about accountability, responsibility and self a...
Hype Tip ➡️ Define YOUR Version of Sexy
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you watched my social media, you probably watched my rant on being the gal you call when you have to move a couch, not walk a red carpet. And THAT ...
Changing Your Environment to Flourish with Tatiana Cole
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tatiana is an income strategist and coach for solopreneurs to boost their income with different revenue streams from products to services so they can ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Feel the Feelings of Grief
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since grief is NOT linear, learning how to ride the wave of it will be a powerful way to feel grounded AND serve as a way to honor the . constant cycl...
When a Single Person Gets Stuck in the Middle of an Intersection in Massachusetts
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nurture your friendships and partnerships so that when you are stuck in the middle of an intersection in Massachusetts, you have the support you need ...
Hype Tip ➡️ Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen, sometimes we keep trying to make fetch happen and it isn't truly what we are meant for. Sometimes you can quite put your finger on what isn't ...
The Compton Animal Rescue with Hood Tarzan, Damian Wesley
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Damian Wesley, known on the internet at The Hood Tarzan. He is the founder of the compton animal rescue in LA. His love for animals of all kinds from ...
Hype Tip ➡️ START THE BIG THING 🥳
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pod turns ONE today and hot damn: what a great ride! 🥳 From the GO Be Epic podcast to now, The Empowered Millennials, it is a testament to what...
The Should
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The toxic: "Yeah but, I should" and how it keeps you stagnant. Sometimes we use that phrase to stop taking ownership of how we really feel and we can ...
Chocolate for Breakfast and Social Enterprise with Mara Mennicken
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mara Mennieken. Mara is a social entrepreneur who LOVES chocolate. Originally from Germany, Mara came to Vancouver, Canada for the first time when sh...
Hype Tip ➡️ There's NO Age Limit
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Think that there is a timeline that you need to follow? Says WHO? AND I AM HERE TO REMIND YOU: You are on your own path and own timeline. I am 42 abou...
How to Heal from a Toxic Job: Sometimes You Gotta Go Buck Wild
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You broke up. You Got bangs, It's a pretty standard practice.Like in any toxic relationship, you gotta find yourself again. So in this covert toxic re...
Hype Tip ➡️ Keep Evolving
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being the best version of you isn't a finite destination. You have to keep evolving and be in the process of always becoming who you are meant to be, ...