Beyond the Bombshell: Confidence, Style, and Empowerment for Women

Have you ever wondered where the name Beyond the Bombshell actually comes from, or why Michelle’s social handle is @bombshellbabesclub?

In this episode, Michelle takes you on an iconic walk down memory lane—tracing the 10-year journey from a random pop-up trailer idea on Van Buren Street to a booming basement boutique, a $50K storefront gamble during COVID, and the brave decision to pivot when the spark faded. Whether you're an OG Bombshell who remembers the pale pink Instagram quotes or brand new to the community, Michelle is getting real about retail elitism, markup mistakes, and what...

What happens when your partner looks at you and admits he feels like he’s in constant competition with the entire world just to get your attention?

In this episode, Michelle delivers a raw, post-Thanksgiving "dear diary" check-in straight from her car. Fresh off a busy season of client moves, fall business planning, and a family getaway, Michelle gets candid about the addiction to social media dopamine hits, the bedtime phone battles in marriage, and the internal struggle high achievers face when deciding whether to be content or push for even greater impact.

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What happens when you wake up, check your morning Facebook memories, and get jump-scared by a quote about single motherhood right in the middle of working on your marriage?

In this episode, Michelle is coming off a massive mindset shift—complete with a fresh set of bangs and an unexpected high. From processing "choosing your hard" in marriage to an incredible surprise announcement from Josh for her upcoming 40th birthday, Michelle gets real about love languages, bi-weekly therapy awkwardness, and why grand gestures aren't shallow if they fuel your spark.

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What happens when you come off a vacation high straight into reality—complete with a broken hot water tank, foundation cracks in the garage, and an argument over Ziploc bag organizers?

In this episode, Michelle delivers an incredibly raw, post-vacation "dear diary" check-in. From waking up at 5:27 AM in a funk to navigating therapy homework on a walk around South Brook Trail, Michelle gets brutally honest about what happens when high-achieving, independent women feel overwhelmed—and why a partner jumping into "fix-it mode" can sometimes trigger resentment instead of relief.

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Have you ever come home from a full-on family vacation needing a vacation from your vacation?

In this episode, Michelle recaps her action-packed family trip to Toronto, from Great Wolf Lodge and Canada’s Wonderland to Niagara Falls, then a solo work conference in Halifax. Unpacking the hilarious dynamic between giving her kids epic core memories and craving a little "bad and bougie" downtime, Michelle shares her non-negotiable travel-return life hack to avoid a downward spiral.

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00:00 Welcome to Bombshell

00:30 Toronto Trip Tease

01:27 Mom Needs Downtime

Are back-to-school routines, endless activity pick-ups, and chaotic mornings leaving you in frantic overdrive?

In this episode, Michelle is recording straight from her car outside gymnastics to share her ultimate, field-tested life hacks for busy moms and entrepreneurs. From establishing a sacred morning buffer before the kids wake up to outsourcing supper when life gets wild, Michelle breaks down practical, real-world systems to streamline your week, ditch the morning yelling, and bring sanity back to your schedule.

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00:00 Welcome to Beyond the Bombshell

00:30 When Tech Ruins Your Episode<...

Have you ever opened a jam-packed closet full of clothes and still felt like you had absolutely nothing to wear?

In this episode, Michelle is taking you along for her seasonal closet swap—pulling out the fall fashion, packing away summer, and asking the hard questions about why we hold onto clothes we never actually wear. From finding four nearly identical purple knit sweaters to calling out the trap of keeping "someday" clothes for a future size, Michelle shares her practical, two-question rule to simplify your wardrobe and build a signature everyday style.

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Have you ever let a tiny, arbitrary number on a clothing label completely dictate how you feel about your body?

In today's raw, funny, and highly relatable episode, Michelle tackles the silent anxiety that almost every woman experiences in the dressing room: the sizing trap. Inspired by a rare sunny stretch in Newfoundland, a hot pink bikini, and a disastrous trip to a local boutique, Michelle is unpacking why aging is the ultimate key to body confidence and why we need to stop letting clothing tags define our worth.

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Michelle takes a deep breath and checks in on the three pillars of her life: self, relationships, and motherhood. From taking Calm pills for morning anxiety to shutting down Josh's romantic attempts because she couldn't stop thinking about the messy basement rec room and house repairs, Michelle is unpacking why turning off the female brain is easier said than done. Plus, she shares a tearful morning realization about connecting with her 13-year-old son Ben, and the simple car-ride trick that's helping her bridge the gap.

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Have you ever announced something massive to the world, fully expecting it to break the internet, only to be met with complete radio silence?

In this episode, Michelle is recapping the highly anticipated aftermath of her and Josh's first couples therapy session. While she expected her DMs to explode after opening up about getting professional help, she is sharing why she refuses to hide the messy, unfiltered reality of a normal, busy marriage. From showing up to the therapist's office without her wedding ring to getting a massive homework assignment she’s struggled to complete, Michelle is gi...

What happens when the kids go away to the grandparents' and you suddenly find yourself with nothing but space, time, and your husband? While the first few days feel like a honeymoon of HelloFresh dates, zero laundry, and absolute freedom, the silence can sometimes bring the loudest questions to the surface.

In this raw, unfiltered, "dear diary" episode, Michelle shares a major wake-up call in her marriage. What started as a picture-perfect date at a Fairy Land picnic quickly derailed into a massive argument on the drive home—one where neither of them could even remember what ac...

Have you ever looked at old photos of yourself in your 20s and realized you actually look and feel younger, lighter, and more energized today?

In this episode, Michelle is diving into what it means to truly come into your own as you approach 40. Inspired by a raw, eye-opening conversation with Josh during a rainy walk around Quidi Vidi, Michelle unpacks why aging is actually a beautiful glow-up of confidence, self-assuredness, and freedom from the insecurities that hold us back when we are younger.

But "real talk" on this podcast means going beyond the surface...

Three years. 145 Mondays. Michelle takes a moment to thank everyone who's shown up, sent DMs, shared episodes, and trusted her with the messy parts of their lives before diving into the most relatable fashion crisis she's ever faced: a husband who deliberately wears the tropical palm tree hoodie just to prove a point. From the Gander parking lot incident where he showed up without his beard and she genuinely didn't want to look at him, to the quarterly solo shopping trips that come home with stripes, prints, and bright colors that sit in his closet with tags still on—th...

Michelle records on a Monday (applause, please) and opens with Scarlet on a steep hill in the freezing wind, saying "I can't" for the first time—and Michelle sees herself so clearly it hurts. Then she gets into the real thing: a meme that stopped her cold. "My toxic trait is that I want to stay home with the kids, but I also want a job, but not so many hours I miss the kids, but I also need a break from the kids, but I don't want anyone else watching the kids." That's the whole episode. From sneaking aw...

Michelle records from the physio parking lot with energy she hasn't had in weeks—because she's talking about clothes. This episode is part fashion therapy, part origin story. She unpacks why she still shows up every day, sharing outfits with no affiliate links, no store, and no financial incentive: because a habit built in a basement four years ago never went away, and because getting dressed is still the thing that sets her day. From the local boutique collab, she waited three weeks to accept until she had spent money saved, to stepping on a scale for the first ti...

Michelle records outside her office unpacking two phrases that are quietly doing damage—one she never says, one she says a million times a day without realizing it. She doesn't say "I can't." She figures it out, she does the thing, she makes it work. But then she gets stuck in the aftermath, replaying everything she should have done differently, should have bought, should have said. Josh finally called it out: every "I should have" is just self-blame in disguise, keeping her mentally stuck in the past instead of planning for the future. The reframe? Replace "I should have go...

Michelle records from her driveway in pajamas on Canada Day, coffee in hand, waiting for the fog to roll in—and this episode is exactly that kind of morning. Raw, unfiltered, still figuring it out. She unpacks the week: Scarlet didn't make the tumbling team and handled it better than Michelle expected, Michelle got pulled on stage at the dance gala by her daughter's tiny fist and absolutely bombed it (and has been practicing in the mirror ever since), and somewhere between crying in a leadership meeting and flopping in the chair telling Josh she can't be all-in at wo...

What happens when you come off a vacation high, try to pull off a birthday sleepover for six eight-year-olds, and then somehow completely fail at Father's Day? You hit your "quarterly crash".

In this incredibly candid episode, Michelle sits down to process what burnout actually looks like when it sneaks up on a high achiever who has been doing all the "right things". She realizes that a lack of her usual over-planning is exactly what led to the weekend's chaos—from losing it at Ben over an iPad ranking, to floating stiffly at the pool instead of do...

Welcome to another episode of Beyond the Bombshell. In this episode, Michelle reflects on the emotional transition of returning to her daily routine after a refreshing girls' trip to Montreal. She describes the struggle of maintaining a "vacation high" while navigating the professional and personal pressures of running a business with her husband. She also emphasizes the importance of intentional self-care, such as morning walks and making choices that spark joy, to prevent feeling deflated by adult responsibilities. Throughout the episode, she highlights the value of female friendships and the shared experiences of "oldest daughter syndrome" among her peers...

Michelle records from the parking lot outside physio with Bambi whining in the backseat, coming off a dance recital weekend that cracked something open in her. Two things she can't stop thinking about: Scarlet shining on that stage—not because she was scouted or handpicked, but because two parents asked questions, took a gulp, and said yes—and the realization that she spent almost all of 2025 driving in complete silence, thinking it was self-care when really it was just her shutting down. Scarlet fixed that. Now it's Benson Boone on full blast, five minutes before school, singing at the top...

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 gr...

Michelle records from the parking lot outside her office, coming down from one of the biggest weeks of the year—dance competition, Sold by Stokes brunch, and walking a fashion show runway she almost said no to three times. This is a candid episode about the four buckets she's juggling right now: the spark she felt walking that runway in clothes that actually fit her real body, the quiet worry about her 13-year-old who's home more than she'd like, the trap she's fallen into at work showing up just to show up, and the reminder of why she started al...

Michelle records from home with sick kids, reflecting on a week where someone shared a Mel Robbins podcast that cracked her brain wide open. After thanking listeners for creating an unofficial safe space (her DMs are full of travel questions, gift recommendations, and "I'm getting divorced"), she shares the Friday morning that changed everything—Josh skipped squash, set his alarm early, and suddenly they're back in sync. Then she unpacks the podcast that explained why she explodes over spilled juice: adverse childhood responses. Your body remembers stress from years ago and reacts the same way now, even if you do...

Michelle records post-Mother's Day after finally understanding what the day should look like—compromise, not sacrifice. But first, she breaks down the Saturday cry session with Josh that started with "Are you happy?" and ended with the realization that they can love each other and still forget how to make each other excited. From Josh's stoic seriousness draining her sunshine to admitting work has become their drug (the dopamine hits, the money, the problem-solving), to the quote that stopped them both: "We don't need a different partner, we need different patterns."

She unpacks why this Mother's Day fe...

Michelle records the day after Mother's Day to honor all the moms showing up exhausted, the women who wanted to spend the day alone, and anyone who's ever felt guilty for not soaking it all in. She opens up about the years she's completely blacked out—especially Scarlet's first few years—admitting there were Mother's Days when she dreaded hearing the word "mom" one more time. From the come-to-Jesus moment in Alberta when she realized she needed to move home for help, to crying with Josh about how she used to feel versus how she feels now, to a reel...

In this candid episode, Michelle records straight from her car to share a weekend of "messy magic." What started as a simple family movie night turned into a deep reflection on how we evolve in our relationships and the struggle of communicating with our kids when they think they already have all the answers.

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00:00 Recording Mondays Now (Tuesdays Too Full)

01:24 Do You Wave at People Driving Your Car?

02:46 The Quality Time Mismatch

06:13 Madea's Wisdom: Build Fences Not Walls

08:41 "Say I Do to Multiple...

Michelle records from her car (not running because she's never let her electric battery get this low before and she's terrified) outside Ben's physio, reflecting on the slippery slope she's sliding down as spring market hits. She unpacks last week's flooded DMs—women who related to the work/kids/self-care juggle, plus women now caregiving for sick parents on top of everything else.

She breaks down why men and women carry mental load so differently, the quote that stopped her in her tracks ("Be the woman who honors her energy as much as her ambition"), and why sh...

Welcome to another episode of Beyond the Bombshell. Michelle's brain is spinning after her DMs flooded with the same story from different women: burnt out, unable to communicate with partners, stuck between work mode and mom mode with no energy left for wife mode. Recording from her office at 3 PM (not her usual clear-headed 8 AM), she unpacks a generational realization—our mothers were raised to be moms, we're the first generation raised to be moms AND build empires, and we were never equipped for either. She breaks down the common threads: unmet expectations we can't articulate, partners who've lost co...

Picture being married to someone who thinks 10 steps ahead, has standards stuck in their head (not on paper), assumes everyone should just know how to do things their way, and gets frustrated when people don't meet expectations they never articulated. Now, picture that person is you.

In this episode of Beyond the Bombshell, Michelle breaks down the annual Easter spat (it wasn't about the eggs, it was about the six other things from the past six weeks), why she can't build a policy and procedures manual for home life, and the impossible dynamic of being business partners...

Welcome to another episode of Beyond the Bombshell. Michelle records another closet episode on an April Fools snow day after an emotional morning she couldn't yet explain to Josh. She opens up about how past unhealthy relationships can resurface unexpectedly, creating barriers around intimacy—and why that has nothing to do with him as her spouse. Then she reads and reacts to Hey it's Lex Carmen's viral post about "identity whiplash": the brutal shift working moms make from professional responsibilities to managing dinner chaos in minutes.

Michelle breaks down the third shift no one talks ab...

In this episode of Beyond the Bombshell, Michelle keeps it 100% real—recording straight from her closet (the best sound booth ever!) during a snow day. She dives deep into the difference between waiting for "motivation" and practicing true discipline. Plus, she shares a massive "life hack" for parents surviving competition season: the power of a local staycation. Whether you’re a dance mom, a busy entrepreneur, or just someone waiting for a "perfect" vacation that feels miles away, this episode is your reminder to stop waiting and start creating the energy you want today.

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Michelle records her Tuesday-morning car episode of Beyond the Bombshell and shares an unconventional “life hack” for starting the day: instead of avoiding your phone, open Facebook (or another app) Memories first thing and scroll through your own past moments. What began as a strategic business habit to screenshot “home sweet home” client photos for Sold by Stokes became a daily personal ritual that feels like gratitude journaling without pen and paper—humbling, grounding, and often funny or emotional.

She recalls recent March memories, including her first nursing job, a pregnancy announcement with Josh, and Josh’s early real e...

In this episode of Beyond the Bombshell, Michelle shares a real and honest reflection on the feeling many women experience but rarely talk about — living between two worlds as a boss and a mom.

While watching the sunrise and preparing for a busy day of leadership meetings, Michelle opens up about the internal struggle of balancing the different roles she plays. From being a mom and partner at home to stepping into leadership and building a business alongside her husband, she shares how confusing it can feel when those identities don’t seem to fully align.

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In this episode of Beyond the Bombshell, Michelle is keeping it real about what she’s calling March Madness — and no, not the basketball kind.

Between kids in different schools, endless activities, work responsibilities, and trying to keep family life running smoothly, Michelle opens up about the chaos that many moms know all too well. From juggling packed calendars and mom guilt to realizing how quickly kids grow up, she shares honest reflections on this busy season of life.

Michelle also dives into an unexpected conversation she had with her husband during a walk that spar...

Michelle opens up about what really happened at her recent conference: the mindset shifts, the emotional unraveling, the unexpected clarity, and the moment she realized she’s showing up differently as a woman, a wife, a leader, and a human.

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00:00 Welcome to the Show

00:30 Audio Notes and Post Conference

01:27 Why Conferences Matter

04:09 Back to Work vs Reflecting

05:54 A New Conference Mindset

07:46 Marriage Takeaway on Attention

12:39 Prepping for Awards Night

13:07 Jay Shetty on Resilience

14:58 Cleaners Versus Healers Story

In this vulnerable episode, Michelle reflects on a heavy week where her social media feed was filled with grief, loss, and obituaries. This sudden wake-up call shifted her perspective, making her own business stress and restructuring feel small in comparison. She dives into the importance of showing up for others even when you don’t know exactly what to say, and how witnessing the struggles of others can be a powerful reminder to hold space for gratitude in our own lives.

Instead of staying stuck in a work-focused mindset, Michelle shares a moment of real-time intentionality—taking a de...

Michelle introduces the Beyond the Bombshell podcast and adds an emotional preface reacting to horrific, surreal news from BC that left her uneasy after sending her kids to school. She encourages parents to process what happened, talk with their partners and kids, and engage with schools and other parents about how to open conversations and support prevention. The episode then shifts into “love week” and a candid recap of a difficult stretch with her husband, Josh, during which she felt angry, overwhelmed, and pulled between being a mom, a wife, and a business owner.

She describes a conf...

In this episode of Beyond the Bombshell, host Michelle, a wife, mom, and entrepreneur, explores the evolving landscape of friendships as an adult and a parent. Michelle delves into the natural progression of forming new social connections through her children's activities and into the realization that friendships develop organically from shared circumstances and responsibilities. She reflects on the challenges and changes in her social life as her priorities shift away from herself and toward her family, highlighting the importance of embracing and nurturing these new relationships. With humor and honesty, Michelle shares her personal experiences and observations, emphasizing the...

In this episode of Beyond the Bombshell, Michelle shares a candid and relatable morning experience filled with the typical chaos many parents face. She discusses the importance of her early morning routine, emphasizing how waking up at 5:15 AM helps her manage her time, maintain a sense of calm, and prepare for the day ahead. Michelle elaborates on how these early hours provide sacred time for both personal reflection and connection with her husband, Josh. The episode dives into the logistics of juggling early alarms, morning rituals, and the impact these practices have on family dynamics, particularly during hectic situations...

In this heartfelt episode of Beyond the Bombshell, Michelle shares updates from her personal life, including the arrival of a new nephew, the struggles and joys of motherhood, and the complexities of maintaining relationships. She dives deep into her own experiences with postpartum emotions, the importance of having a supportive community for new mothers, and the ongoing journey of self-discovery and marital counseling with her husband, Josh. With a mix of raw emotions and practical advice, Michelle's candid conversation offers insight and support for women navigating similar paths.

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00:00 Welcome to Beyond the Bombshell<...