Wife of the Party

# 136 - Teaching Kids about Money

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat with Benjamin Nachman, the founder and President of the app “Jassby”. Jassby is a chores and allowance app to teach your kids about m...

# 135 - Kristen & Jocelyn

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat with Kristen Macdermott who is a therapist that specializes in resilience and Jocelyn Baker who is a ghost writer. We talk about the resi...

# 134 - Sandy & Cat

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are back in the man cave for todays episode with my friends Sandy and Cat! We talk about my recent fall, the emergency room stay, having the RV cov...

# 133 - Community Theatre

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talk to the director of our community theatre, Ms. Pam. We talk about how she started teaching children’s theatre, having socially distant s...

# 132 - Bert Kreischer

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are back in the man cave with my husband, Bert Kreischer. We talk about fitness, what Bert does that makes me bananas, music, how to make fri...

# 131 - Rest in Peace Priscilla

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I talk about our Dog Priscilla passing, what she meant to our family, the ghost in our new house, and how everyone is holding up. Thank you ...

# 130 - LeeAnn’s Favorite Books Pt 2

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I go through a list of books that changed my perspective on life and another list of books about money. I chat with Halston about why these book...

# 129 - Rikki & Charley

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat with Rikki & Charley from “Dear God, It’s Me 30” Podcast! We talk about what we have been doing for fun, anxiety, gratitude, having...

# 128 - Georgia & Ila

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are back in the man cave with Georgia & Ila today! We talk about how quarantine has been, what we have been watching, what it’s been like for the...

# 127 - Teaching During COVID-19

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat remotely with my friend Maura who is a third grade Teacher. We talk about the challenges of teaching during the pandemic, the value of le...

# 126 - LeeAnn’s Favorite Books Pt 1

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I go through a list of my favorite self-help books with Halston. I talk about the best parts of each book, shame vs guilt, affirmations, scripts...

# 125 - Skin Care with Christina Rumbley

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talk about everything skin care with my long time friend Christina Rumbley. We talk about her brand “Privai”, skin care routines, how to u...

# 124 - Christina Rumbley

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat with my long time friend Christina Rumbley. We talk about husbands in quarantine, shutting down her business, UTI’s. kids sleeping the ...

# 123 - Processing the Protests

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat with my long time friend Christina Rumbley. This episode was originally scheduled for us to talk about another topic but I didn’t feel ...

# 122 - Ghost Writing

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat with my two friends Kirsten and Jocelyn. Jocelyn is a ghost writer and I thought it would be cool to hear about the life of a full time g...

# 121 - Book Club: Under Pressure by Lisa Damour

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Book Club is back! Today I chat remotely with Cathy and Kirsten to book club the book “Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiet...

# 120 - Mental Health with Halston

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat remotely with our producer Halston. We talk about mental health in quarantine, 11 things to help improve your mental health, how we are k...

# 119 - Drinking with Friends 3

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat remotely with my friends Jeanne and Sam. We sit down, have some wine, and talk about turning 50, social distancing, our kids not being so...

# 118 - Anxiety with The Kreischer’s

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I chat remotely with Bert and his sisters Annie and Kottie. We talk about the different kind of anxieties they have, when they first started hav...

# 117 - Drinking with Friends 2

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I hop on Zoom with my friends Sandy and Cathy for a quarantine happy hour! We talk about how 5 weeks of quarantine have been for us, what our ki...

# 116 - Georgia & Ila

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I hop on Zoom with my daughters Georgia & Ila. We talk about how the quarantine is going for us, how we are home schooling, our favorite movies ...

# 115 - Quarantined with Friends

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I hop on Zoom with my friends Cathy & Kirsten. We talk about how home schooling has been for us, the great closet purge, how we are living durin...

# 114 - Girl Scouts 2

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Kirsten to talk about The Girl Scouts! We talk about Cathy finally going to a doctor, badge work, growing u...

# 113 - Real Estate

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my two friend’s Alex and Kendra who are Real Estate Agents. We talk about how to choose the right agent, getting loans, the im...

# 112 - Bert & Georgia

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Self isolating at home and need movie recommendations? We've got you covered! Bert, Georgia, and I talk about our favorite movies, shows, and games to...

# 111 - Cancer Pt 3

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friend Tonya and her friend Ali to talk about cancer. Both Tonya and Ali have either had cancer or currently have cancer and ...

# 110 - Rikki & Charley

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Rikki and Charley from the podcast "Dear God, It's me 30". You might also remember them from episode # 91 - 20's vs 3...

# 109 - Therapy

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Kristin and Amy who are therapists, to talk about every thing therapy! We talk about how to find a therapist, how to ...

# 108 - Gun Safety

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Jenna & Stacey to talk about gun safety. This episode is not political in any way. We talk about how to be a responsi...

# 107 - Book Club - Educated by Tara Westover

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Book club is back! Today my friends Cathy, Kirsten, and I discuss the book "Educated" by Tara Westover.  Amazon link to the book "Educated" by Tara W...

# 106 - Difficult Children

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a resilience therapist and Jocelyn who is a ghost writer. We talk about kids that lie too much, condes...

# 105 - Being Adopted

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Tonya. You might remember her from the "clean beauty products & cancer" episode's! I'm also joined by Courtney. You might rememb...

# 104 - Kirsten & Cathy

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy two years of Wife of the Party! Today I sit down with my friends Kirsten & Cathy to have a good ol’ fashion chat with friends. We talk about w...

# 103 - Does This Cancer Make My Ass Look Fat? with Kimberly Tronic

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with Kimberly Tronic who wrote a book about her experience with cancer called "Dear Diary, Does this Cancer Make My Ass Loo...

# 102 - Bert & Ila

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with my husband Bert and my Daughter Ila for an open and honest late-night family conversation about the different ways we ...

# 101 - Dog Training

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with professional dog trainer, Courtney Green! We talk about different anxieties that dogs may have, the benefits of a pack, teething...

# 100 - So 100 with Bert Kreischer

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's Episode # 100!! Today I celebrate 100 weeks of Wife of the Party with my husband Bert. Bert interviews me about what this podcast means to me, wh...

# 99 - The Holidays

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with my friends Jeannie & Cathy to talk about the Holidays! We talk about gift ideas, our kids believing in Santa, our favo...

# 98 - Rules of Engagement

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys! Today I sit down with Kristen who is a resilience therapist and Jocelyn who is a ghost writer to talk about "Rules of Engagement". We talk a...

# 97 - Cancer Pt 2

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with breast cancer survivor Tonya and her husband Scott. We talk about how it was to go through the experience as a husband, how he s...

# 96 - Book Club: The Color of Water by James McBride

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Kirsten and Cathy for a book club about the book "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBrid...

# 95 - Cannabis Education

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with a cannabis expert to learn about cannabis benefits, products, strains, CBD, and much more! Check out the new Wife of the Party F...

# 94 - Discipline

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Kristin, who is a resilience therapist, and Jocelyn, who is a ghost writer. We talk about the different ways to disci...

# 93 - Sober Momtober Wrap Up

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Kirsten & Cathy to talk about how our Sober Momtober Challenge went. We talk about what challenges we we had success ...

# 92 - Book Club: When Life Gives You Pears by Jeannie Gaffigan

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Kirsten and Cathy to book club "When Life Gives You Pears" by Jeannie Gaffigan. We talk about our favorite parts of the book, ho...

# 91 - 20's vs 30's vs 40's

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I do a swap cast with Rikki And Charley from the "Dear God, it’s me 30" Podcast. We talk about maturity in your 20's vs 30's, finding good gir...

# 90 - Clean Beauty Products

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Tonya & Jenna to talk about clean beauty products. We talk about how most beauty products contain carcinogens, how To...

# 89 - Rock Climbing

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with my friends Cathy and Kirsten to talk about our rock climbing experience! We also talk about how it brings out our competitive nature, ...

# 88 - First Year of High School

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with my friends Cathy and Margaret to talk about how our daughters first year of High School went. Check out the new Wife of the Party Face...

# 87 - Sober Momtober

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I talk to my friend Kirsten and Cathy to talk about our organizational challenge for the month that we are calling "Sober Momtober". We are usin...

# 86 - Anxiety & Parenting

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Kristin, who is a resilience therapist, and Jocelyn, who is a ghost writer. We talk about the different kinds of a an...

# 85 - Differentiated Parenting

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Tracy to talk about parenting with a special needs child. We talk about the homework discrepancy, guilt ove...

# 84 - Book Club - Maid

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Kirsten and Cathy to book club "Maid" by Stephanie Land. We talk about the impact it had on us, how it triggered me, the broken ...

# 83 - Civic Duties

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Jeanne and Kirsten to talk about Civic Duties. We also talk about Ila getting stuck in an elevator, my birthday party...

# 82 - Bert Kreischer & Halston

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my husband Bert and our producer Halston. We talk about our favorite moments on WOTP, how Halston realized he had depression whi...

# 81 - Parenting Through Divorce

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Kristin and Jocelyn to talk about Jocelyns experience being a parent and going through a divorce. We talk about what ...

# 80 - Christina Rumbley

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my good friend Christina Rumbley! We talk about her career as a pop star, doctors with horrible bedside manner, the bad parts ab...

# 79 - Book Club - It Takes Two Minutes to Shift Your Mindset and Build Resilience

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Kirsten to talk about the book "It Takes Two Minutes to Shift Your Mindset and Build Resilience" ...

# 78 - Triggers

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Guys! Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a therapist that specializes in Resilience and our friend Jocelyn who is a writer. We go int...

# 77 - First Year of High School with Georgia & Tatum

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my daughter Georgia and her friend Tatum to talk about what their first year of High School was like. We talk about the transiti...

# 76 - Book Club - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down and have a book club on Ms Pat's book "Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms Pat" We talk about the shocking parts, the good teachers, the ...

# 75 - Blended Families

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have my friend Tracy with me to talk about having a blended family. If you don't know, a blended family is two people that move in together wh...

# 74 - Our Trip to Bali & Australia with Georgia & Ila

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my daughters Georgia and Ila to talk about our recent trip to Bali and Australia. We talk about the monkey jungle, temples, food...

# 73 - Laser Genesis

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Cathy and Sandy to talk about our experience at Laser Genesis. We go over our results, how the pain was, meal plannin...

# 72 - The Power of Words

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a therapist that specializes in Resilience and our friend Jocelyn who is a writer. We talk about The P...

# 71 - Christina P

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Christina P to talk about how gross Bert can be, Bert and Toms spending habits, our dynamics as couples, growing up with Mothers...

# 70 - Living with Aging Parents

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with my friends Cathy and Rebecca to talk about what it's like to have their aging parents live in their homes ...

# 69 - Infant Loss

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I have my friend Jocelyn and her friend Ann, who experienced the loss of her infant son Michael. We talk about how she tol...

# 68 - Resilience

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Kristin MacDermott who is a therapist that specializes in Resilience and our friend Jocelyn who is a writer. We talk about perse...

# 67 - Credit

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with our business manager Leo and my friend Jocelyn who ghost wrote for a book about finance to talk about credit. We talk about how ...

# 66 - The Raffle Bag

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Sandy and Cathy to talk about the very expensive Louis Vuitton bag that I won in a raffle. We also talk about what it...

# 65 - Amanda & Jocelyn

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Amanda & Jocelyn. We talk about what Amanda discovered in her walls during her renovation, what being a ghost writer ...

# 64 - Mid-Life Career Change

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Vita and Ellen to talk about what its like to change careers. Both Vita and Ellen changed careers and went back to school later ...

# 63 - Book Club - The Coddling of the American Mind

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys! Today I sit down with Cathy and Kirsten to have a book club about the book "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad I...

# 62 - Pole Dancing Class

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Cathy & Kirsten to talk about our experience taking a pole dancing class. We also talk about sensuality vs sexuality, feeling se...

# 61 - Jeanne & Cathy

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with Jeanne & Cathy to talk about the sex episode with Cathy's husband, Infertility, Cathy & Jeanne going throu...

# 60 - Infertility

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Jen and Sarah to talk about infertility, In vitro fertilization, The IUI method, the emotional toll it takes to keep trying, ash...

# 59 - Sex Pt 3 with Bert and Stephen

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I get a male perspective on Sex. I talk to my husband Bert and Cathy's husband Stephen about the sexual to do list, how we lost our virginities,...

# 58 - Money

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with our business manager Leo to task about money. We talk about how to manage your money, allowance, what to do with money in your 2...

# 57 - Married to Comics with Terrie Diaz

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Terrie Diaz, the wife of comedian Joey "coco" Diaz. We talk about what its like to be married to comedians, why she came to LA, ...

# 56 - Drinking with Friends

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I hang out with my friends Sandy and Cathy for my first drinking episode. We talk about our kids, Georgias formal dance, 1 year of WOTP, college...

# 23 - Georgia & Lexie

16 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party I sit down with my daughter Georgia and her cousin Lexie to talk about the difference between growing up in Georgia and gro...

# 55 - Cancer

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I down with my friend Tonya who survived breast cancer. We talk about her going through cancer while pregnant, getting a double mastectomy, chem...

# 54 - Cathy's Baskets

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with Cathy to talk about the results of her career test, I push her to start her own business, side hustles, 12...

# 53 - White-Collar vs Blue-Collar

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Sam and Lynn to talk about the differences of growing up blue-collar and becoming white-collar. We also talk about pa...

# 52 - Bert Kreischer

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's episode # 52! Thank you for supporting me in my first year of my podcast! Today I sit down with my husband to talk about the first week of his to...

# 51 - Career Test

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Margaret and Cathy to go over the results of our Career and Aptitude tests. We also talk about having quirky kids, af...

# 50 - Divorce

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my friends Megan and Felicia to talk about divorce. We talk about how they knew it was time to split up, falling out of love, th...

# 49 - Mental Illness Happy Hour

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with Paul Gilmartin, a comedian who has a podcast called "Mental Illness Happy Hour". We talk about my experience on his podcast, set...

# 48 - Joy & EmmaLeigh

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with Joy and EmmaLeigh to talk about The Comedy Store, Trying to get EmmaLeigh's husband from Mexico, growing u...

# 47 - Healing

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with Kristelle to talk about healing. We talk about what being a healer means, what causes suffering, being har...

# 46 - Raising Teenagers

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with my friends Amy and Cathy to talk about raising teenage girls. We talk about the anxieties that come with r...

# 45 - Fathers Pt 3 - Sam

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit back down with Sam the day after we did a podcast with her Father to talk about how she felt about everything that w...

# 44 - Fathers Pt 2 - Sam & Lance

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party I sit down with my friend Sam and her Father Lance to talk about what it was like for Sam to grow up with a Father who was ...

# 43 - Menopause

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with my Friends Abbe and Tracy to talk about menopause. We talk about what to expect when you enter menopause, ...

# 42 - Moving to Los Angeles

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with my neighbor Kali to talk about moving to Los Angeles, we also talk about the difference between LA and Tex...

# 41 - My Trip to Vietnam

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party I sit down with my friends Sandy and Jeanne to talk about our trip to Vietnam! We talk about what it was like to be a touri...

# 40 - Energy is Love

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with Craig and Stephanie who have a podcast called "Energy is Love". We talk about Stones/Energy, Women's retre...

# 39 - Depression

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Wife of the Party, I sit down with my friend Paula to talk about depression. We also talk about feeling self indulgent, my recipe for empathy...

# 38 - Bert Kreischer

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with my husband to talk about my upcoming trip to Vietnam. We also talk about remodeling the house, the kids, what Bert's schedule wi...