{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond the Bombshell: Confidence, Style, and Empowerment for Women","slug":"beyond-the-bombshell-confidence-style-and-empowerment-for-women-6458453","podcast_index_feed_id":6458453,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/beyond-the-bombshell/","website_url":"https://beyond-the-bombshell.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/14a107a3-2d0b-4ec1-a88f-a869ffddcac3/Untitled-design-34.jpg","author":"Michelle Stokes","episode_count":141,"summary":"Welcome to Beyond the Bombshell—the podcast where real life meets relatable chaos and vulnerability. Host Michelle Stokes dives into the everyday highs and lows of being a wife, mom, entrepreneur, and unapologetically human. From juggling hormones and relationships to chasing dreams and navigating those \"just trying to survive the week\" moments, this podcast is your reminder that life is messy, but it's also full of beauty and growth. Come for the unfiltered honesty, stay for the laughs, lessons, and the occasional coffee-fueled brain dump. Let's embrace the bombshell moments—one imperfect episode at a time.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T14:17:44.642009+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-bombshell-confidence-style-and-empowerment-for-women-6458453"},"episode":{"title":"Kitchen S-E-X and Asking for Help: This One's For the Ladies Who Need Permission to Do Both","slug":"kitchen-s-e-x-and-asking-for-help-this-one-s-for-the-ladies-who-need-permission-to-do-both","published_at":"2026-06-08T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-bombshell-confidence-style-and-empowerment-for-women-6458453/kitchen-s-e-x-and-asking-for-help-this-one-s-for-the-ladies-who-need-permission-to-do-both","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-bombshell-confidence-style-and-empowerment-for-women-6458453","url":"https://beyond-the-bombshell.captivate.fm/episode/kitchen-s-e-x-and-asking-for-help-this-ones-for-the-ladies-who-need-permission-to-do-both","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0e5a7d52-418e-45dd-bbe8-c7519a290e9e.mp3","summary":"Michelle records from her car at Topsail Beach (it snowed yesterday, it's June, welcome to Newfoundland) and opens with the most candid supplement review you'll ever hear. After getting targeted by Arrae supplements one too many times, she ordered the combo—and let's just say Josh is very happy about it. From there, she gets into the real stuff: surviving the last three weeks of school without losing your mind. Teacher gifts, birthday parties, tryouts, recitals, end-of-year parties she decided not to throw, and a summer childcare plan that came together from one 7 AM SOS in a community Facebook group. This is Michelle giving you full permission to divide, conquer, and ask for help—whether that's your friend Amanda cooking HelloFresh, a neighbor's university-age kid keeping an eye on your kids at the pool, or just letting another mom take on the class gift so you don't have to. Episode Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to the Show 00:30 Beach Recording Chaos 01:22 Targeted Ads Rabbit Hole 05:14 Unfiltered Supplement Review 10:14 June Overwhelm and Parties 12:35 Divide and Conquer Help 15:40 Summer Childcare Game Plan 20:41 Final Pep Talk and Outro If this episode resonated with you, take a moment to follow the podcast and share it with a friend who might need to hear this conversation too. And if you want to stay connected, you can find me on social media and on my website via the links below. I love hearing from you, so don’t be shy about jumping into my DMs. Let’s Connect! Follow Michelle Stokes on; LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/bombshell.by.michelle","meta_description":"Michelle records from her car at Topsail Beach (it snowed yesterday, it's June, welcome to Newfoundland) and opens with the most candid supplement review…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1324,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-bombshell-confidence-style-and-empowerment-for-women-6458453/episodes/kitchen-s-e-x-and-asking-for-help-this-one-s-for-the-ladies-who-need-permission-to-do-both/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-bombshell-confidence-style-and-empowerment-for-women-6458453/kitchen-s-e-x-and-asking-for-help-this-one-s-for-the-ladies-who-need-permission-to-do-both.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}