The ARMC
Two anxiety ridden Moms and professionals taking on life and work. We've come together to talk about it all and formed The Anxiety Ridden Moms Club or ARMC for short. Welcome to our show, we look forward at what's to come. Thank you for joining us every week for a new episode.
Episodes
56 episodes
Meet One of My Favorite Humans & Get Her Honest Take On Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 looks like a kids’ movie, then an 11-year-old sits down and explains why it’s actually a parenting mirror. With Gina out sick, I bring on my daughter Nora for her unfiltered take on the story, the characters, and the parts that hit ...
The Mom 'This Or That' That Turned Into Therapy
Some episodes are therapy. Some are a deep breath. This one is a deep breath with opinions, confessions, and the kind of laughter that only makes sense if you’ve ever felt like an anxious, overstimulated mom trying to survive a normal Tuesday.<...
Kylie's Random Thoughts & Gina's Rapid-Fire Answers
Your brain ever fire off a question so random you almost embarrass yourself in your own head? We get it. We’re kicking off season four of Anxiety Ridden Moms Club by letting the anxious mom inner monologue take the mic and turning it into a rap...
A Viral Trisomy 21 Termination And The Internet’s Reaction
A family influencer posts their most personal news yet: they chose to terminate a pregnancy after learning their baby had Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome. Within hours, the story turns into a full-blown internet firestorm with grief, ou...
98 MPH And A Murder Charge: The Crash That Shocked Everyone
A car rockets into a brick building at nearly 98 miles per hour, two young men die, and the only survivor becomes the center of a debate that won’t quit: accident, reckless impulse, or intentional murder? We talk through Netflix’s The Crash wit...
Lavender Ice Cream Meets Thong Debates And Grocery Shock
Summer hits and we feel the pressure of juggling work, kids at home, and the constant noise that makes anxiety flare. We talk through what it really takes to plan a fun summer while staying grounded, realistic, and safe.• working from home ...
Five Hobbies That Change Everything
We use a “five hobbies” list as a simple way to check whether our lives have room for money, health, creativity, learning, and a stronger mindset. Along the way we laugh about what actually goes viral, share what’s helping us get moving again, ...
Nice vs. Kind: Why Respect Still Matters
Respect is not just “good manners,” it is the difference between raising a kid who can function in the real world and raising a kid who thinks the world owes them something. We sit down as two anxiety ridden moms and try to untangle a surprisin...
Choosing Happiness (Even When You're Spiraling)
“Happiness is a choice” can feel like the most annoying advice on the internet when you’re an anxious mom running on fumes. We start there, get brutally honest about why it triggers people, and then pull out what’s actually helpful: you didn’t ...
The Trampoline Test That Explains Why Kids Always End Up Fighting
Eight grandkids. One trampoline. About five minutes before somebody’s crying. If you’ve ever planned a “simple, fun family day” and ended up drained, anxious, and wondering what is wrong with everyone, we get it. We start with the Easter chaos ...
Are Our Kids Ungrateful Or Are They Mirroring Us
You plan the basket. You track down the trendy toy. You spend the money, wrap the stuff, hide the eggs, and build the moment in your head. Then your kid blows through it in two minutes and hits you with a complaint. If you’ve ever felt that hot...
Sometimes People Show You Who They Are
Your gut tells you “no,” but your heart says “maybe.” That tug-of-war can feel nonstop as a mom, especially when you’re anxious, tired, and trying to see the good in people. We start with the classic scorpion and the frog fable and use it as a ...
Easter Reset For Anxious Moms Who Carry Too Much
Easter hits different when you’re an anxious mom who’s been carrying everything. We found ourselves thinking less about what needs to “rise” and more about what we’re finally ready to stop dragging into the next season: guilt, pressure, old sur...
If You Keep Dodging Discomfort, Anxiety Keeps Winning
Pain sets me free. When we first heard that line, we had the same reaction most anxious moms would have: absolutely not. We’re built to avoid discomfort, keep the peace, and push through, especially when we’re exhausted, overstimulated, and try...
Why People Misread You And How To Stop Chasing Approval
The fastest way to drain your mental health is trying to “clear things up” with someone who is committed to misunderstanding you. We have both been there, especially as moms who are already carrying anxiety, overstimulation, and the pressure to...
Burn It Down Or Build It Better: Boundaries, Morning Rituals, And Mom Guilt
Ready to reclaim your energy without apologizing for it? We play a no-overthinking game—rebuild it, burn it down, or leave it as it is—to sort the habits, expectations, and obligations that shape mom life. The rules are simple, the takes are sp...
If you Met Yourself Today... Would You Trust Her?
We ask a blunt question: if you met yourself today, would you trust her. We draw the line between being seen as trustworthy and actually trusting your own no, then set a seven-day experiment to rebuild that self-trust with small, consistent act...
Quiet Competition, Loud Exhaustion
Comparison rarely arrives with fanfare; it slips in while we scroll, read a coworker update, or watch another mom post milestones that feel like finish lines. We named that quiet competition, traced how it drains energy at home and at work, and...
Choose Better Friends, Choose Better Days
The table gets flipped early with a hard truth: you become who you hang with. We take that spark and go deep on friendships, gossip, jealousy, and the quiet ways our circles either drain us or help us grow. As anxious, overstimulated moms juggl...
Identity Reset For Tired Moms
What if you paused long enough to ask, Who am I right now—without the fixing, the performing, or the pretending? We walk through a real-time identity reset designed for anxious, overstimulated moms who love their kids deeply and still feel stre...
Raising Confident Kids, Not Perfectionists
Let’s be honest: watching our kids struggle can feel unbearable, especially when anxiety whispers that a stumble means something is wrong. We’re flipping that script. Together we unpack how confidence actually grows—through safe failure, effort...
From Anxiety To Emotional Intelligence: Practical Skills For Messy, Real-Life Parenting
Big feelings don’t wait for calm moments, and neither do our kids. We’re pulling back the curtain on what emotional intelligence actually looks like when the house is loud, the calendar is packed, and your nervous system feels maxed out. Instea...
How We Teach Kids Strength, Humility, And Heart By Modeling It Ourselves
Empowerment sounds inspiring until you’re navigating school drop-off tears, late-night worries, and the pressure to do it all with a steady smile. We pull the word down to earth and define what it really looks like to raise confident, kind kids...
From Anxiety To Alignment: A Season Of Growth For Moms
If perfection keeps cracking under real life, you’re not broken—you’re ready for a gentler blueprint. We look back on a year of big anxiety, bigger growth, and the small, stubborn systems that actually hold when the week goes sideways. From mon...