We talk to Lauren Wellbank about her Huffington Post Article, I Went Back To My Abuser After A Week. :This Is Why Its So Hard To Get Out For Good. Lauren talks openly about her relationship with her abuser. They were friends first, then they fell in love with each other. Hear how it went from a smack in the face while in a car, to being strangled. Prior to leaving him, no one knew she was being abused which is not unusual. You want to protect the abuser because you love them, its gonna get better, it'll never happen again. There is also the embarrassment of people knowing you stay with your abuser. It could never happen to someone like her, or you.  Yes it could. After 7 days of his pleading and promises she went back to him. It was all Daisys and rainbows for a while, then boom. She was lucky to get out. She never went back. She told us the average number of times it takes a woman to get out of a relationship...7 times. Did she get a restraining order. The answer to this question was not what we expected. Give a listen. Lots to learn and beware of men who want to cut you off from friends and families, criticize what you wear because he thinks its too sexy and is all around controlling.
Thanks so much to Lauren for coming onto the show. We want to thank her for her honesty.  Lauren is now writing a book about her experience.
We most of all want to thank our listeners. You are the best.
Grace and Michelle
xoxo
As a P.S. I want to apologize for cutting into Michelles question (you can't miss it) She never said anything about it so I am. Bad Grace!! Truly I'm not a Brunhilda. My other podcast I'm the only host so I must remember My Belle is there. 

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Michelle and I are true crime buffs. I started watching The Act on Hulu. Loved it, I had also seen the HBO documentary. I told Michelle about it and she watched the documentary. This is a very sad and bizarre case. Michelle says Gypsy scares her. I say he needs tons of mental health counseling when she's released from prison. Gypsy has now lived in two controlled environments. How will she deal with it without counseling. Gypsy is also engaged and plans to be married and have children when she is released into her knight in Shining Armor's arms. Was there a way out for Gypsy besides murdering the crazy Dee Dee?? 

Michelle after watching Gypsy documentary then watched There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane. Thats another heartbreaking documentary. If you don't know about that case be prepared for anger and tears. Grab a cup of coffee or wine  and join us for a listen.

Thanks to our listeners. You are the best!!
Grace and Michelle. 
xoxo

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We​ talk to Stavroula Toska about what its like to be a dominatrix. Stavroula thought she'd stay for two weeks and do a documentary, two weeks turned into almost five years. She tells us the in's and outs, why they ask for shoe sizes in applications, what's a brown shower, figure it out, yuck. We find out what kind of women worked as dominatrix and what was the clientele like. I think you'll be surprised, or maybe not. Stavroula was very honest and open. You will learn about the dominatrix life. Stavroula has a TV show called Switch that she, stars in, along with academy award winner Olympia Dukakis and Cady McClain. It is a depiction of the life of dominatrixes and their ups and downs. Why does it hurt so good?? PS to Stavroula, even us 82 year old broads can be dominatrixs too.. ;  )

Thanks to Stavroula for being a great guest. 

Thanks mostly to the audience for giving ua a listen..
Grace and Michelle
xoxo

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- link to our trailer HERE
- link to the HuffPost story HERE
- link to the series' site HERE

Read My Story on HuffPost

Watch the multi-award-winning series SWITCH here.
Created by Stavroula Toska ~ Based On A True Story
   
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Its just the broads and we dish on R.Kelly interview with Gayle King. We both thought Gayle was cool as a cucumber and channeling Oprah. We talk Luke Perry's untimely death at age 52. WE discuss horrible monster/manster Chris Watts and his freshly released interview with the cops and the new revelation that his daughter witnessed the murder of her sister and asked "You aren't going to do that to me Daddy? Then "NO DADDY." We wonder what is wrong with these hundreds of  freakazoid women that send him love notes and bikini shots. Also the weirdos that think mass murderer Ted Bundy was 'hot'. You will be happy (ha) to know Chris Watts found God. Amazing 99% do after committing heinous crimes. We also talk my docs appointment and Michelles upcoming trip to Hawaii. I'm so jealous. She will teach me to his though. 
Thanks to our faithful listeners. Next week we have an amazing woman on that tells us what is was like to be a dominatrix for five years and her new web series SWITCH, based on her experiences. Gonna be a goody.
Michelle and Grace
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Our guest was Laura Martin and she was fab. Laura was such a good sport calling us at 10:30 pm from Thailand. We talked her website healing to happy and talked about services she provided. Laura has been through much of what her clients contact her about. Bulimia, depression, obsessive exercising, losing your period, and trigger words. It's amazing that in the eating disorder world, telling someone they look healthy, means fat. Laura helps with rewiring  negative thoughts. Since she has been on this journey herself, it makes her very easy for her clients to relate to. We ask Laura why Thailand?  Who are her clients and lots more. Three of us commiserate on body dysmorphia, which means seeing yourself either fatter or thinner then you are. We all see ourselves larger than we are. Unfortunately that seems the norm for women. We talk about developing bedtime routines to help with insomnia. We also talk clean eating and how to be healing to happy. 
Thanks so much to Laura for calling us past her bedtime. Don't tell anyone, but she was in her feety pajamas. HA!
Most thanks to our listeners. We are so happy you tune in.
Grace and Michelle 
xoxo

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ieWe talk to Author Kacie Main on what it was like to give up men for lent. She wrote a great and inspirational book about it. Find out what made her choose men as one of her lenten no no's.  She tells us how much she learned  about herself during her man free lent. She also gave up sweets and vodka. She could still drink wine though...phewwwwww. Find out what she thought was the hardest thing to give up. We go on a journey through Kacie's self discovery. She knew in writing the book she had to be completely honest. Mom and sister were worried at first but became totally supportive..Kacie was great and we know you will enjoy her..
Thanks so much to Kacie for being our guest.
Thanks to our Honorary Broad Dr. Kristy for directing Kacie to us. 
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Michelle and Grace
xoxo

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We talked to the fabulous and very honest Kelly Iverson about her decision to have double mastectomy and her breast rebuilt after finding out she has the breast cancer gene and 87% chance of getting it. She talks about dating, mourning her breasts, getting irked when people talk about how great her breasts look now, without understanding she made a brave decision and having these three surgeries are not some easy things. It was major surgery. She tells us going to groups with women that have been through the same thing has helped her and also seeing a therapist. Yes, this was elective surgery but she knew her chance of getting breast cancer was huge. Her aunt and her grandmom had breast cancer as well. Kelly is lively and adorable and we loved her. Her Skype was not working so I called her. Fingers crossed I don't get a zillion dollar phone bill. HA!
Thanks so much to Kelly for bravely telling her story. There are many women in the same position, or will be. Her goal is to get the word out so women are aware.  She's great and sultry..
Thanks most of all to our listeners. You are the best..
Grace and Michelle
xoxo
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We are both True Crime addicts. We talk about a few great documentaries on Netflix. First up Making A Murderer Season 2. We discussed guilt or innocence. The bizarre investigation. Brendan Dassey's confession. Also never have a lawyer that works with the prosecution AND wears high-water pants..It's unbelievable how many blogs and podcasts take on this subject. It is a fascinating case. We do not want to forget Theresa Halbach, the young woman that was murdered. 
Then we go onto The Staircase. I saw the trial on Court TV in dribs and drabs..BTW Court TV will be back in May. Did Michael Peterson murder his wife or did she really just trip and fall down the stairs. He's quite the character. Its got 13 episodes but its worth the watch. They were known as having the "perfect" marriage and they never fought. No one really knows what goes on in a marriage. The prosecution said the motive was Kathleens Insurance Policy (they were experiencing money problems) and her finding out that night that Michael was trying to arrange trysts with men. Peterson said Kathleen knew about his bi-sexuality. If you see the crazy amount of blood in the hallway it's hard to imagine she was not bludgeoned. A new theory came to light...an owl did it. It's filled with twists and turns. 
​Finally we talk Amanda Knox. We both agreed she's a cold kinda gal but does that make her a murderer? Her documentary is only one part..
Thanks so much for listening.
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We talk to Dr Kristy on our 12th season of The Broads Way Show..Actually we don't know what season it is..Kristy has a new podcast so we chatted about that. We also talked about if someone has the decency to say I am not into any commitments you should believe them. Yes, some may change their minds but often they don't and people still hang on. We also discuss dating. Michelle has a divorced friend that is testing the dating waters and see's it aint like it was when we were in our twenties. I am now going to be dating once I feel better and the idea is not really enticing. Michelle tells me I'd be OK being alone dooming me to a life of loneliness and multiple cats. We talk about all sorts of stuff. At times there is a bit of a delay so sorry about that. 
Thanks so much to Dr Kristy. We love having our favorite southern belle and smart woman on the show. 
Mostly thanks to you that have followed us throughout The Who knows how many years..You are the best.
Michelle and Grace
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