Baby, You're a Butterfly

I'm Brave of That

Welcome back to another week in the Cousin Closet! Maddy and Emily are ADHD-ing all over the place, as per usual, and unpacking a variety of topics: gay dentistry, Taylor Swift's wedding, and the Venn diagram where aesthetic patriotism and pride meet in an unexpected way. Love you!!!

Exploring Endometriosis with Rachel Ratelle

This week, the closet welcomes its first-ever guest to the pod! While Maddy is out of town, Emily sits down with Rachel Ratelle, founder of Rays Your Vibe—a nonprofit advocating for endometriosis and women’s health awareness. Rachel shares her own journey with chronic illness and the process of uncovering the conditions that have plagued her throughout her life. The girls have an unfiltered conversation about the ins and outs of endo surgery, the diagnostic maze that no one warns you about, sex ed failures, the gender gap in body literacy, and the difference between boundaries and manipulation when it comes to dating. If you bleed, this one's for you. ♡

B.D.E. (Bi D*ck Energy)

Welcome back to the closet! Oh, and also back out of it? After a few weeks' hiatus and much-needed reset, the girls are back on their bullshit. They recap the past few weeks and reflect on the first six months of the year.  Emily continues the dating saga and gives an update on the emotional and physical effects she’s experienced since that began, and Maddy opens up about unpacking her sexuality and learning to trust and free herself.  They talk abundance, mushrooms, life path numbers, and more in one of their deepest conversations yet.  Enjoy. ❤︎ and HAPPY PRIDE!

Baby, You're a Butterfly

And just like that, we’re back in the closet. This week, Maddy tackles her second solo episode and realizes how underutilized lace is in her closet. She takes on Emily’s challenge to “stream of consciousness this shit”, which, of course, wanders through various thoughts and tangents.  She gets into her various dreams, fear of not being taken seriously, the tendency to hold on to and ritualize things way past the breaking point, and reflects on the first time she can remember really being in her body and trusting her own intuition.  In the end, she recalls the paradigm shift the Blue Morpho butterfly has provided her, and recaps last week’s shocking run-in with someone from her past.  Get dressed and meet Maddy in the closet for a short and sweet episode with lots of self-reflection.  OH, and in the name of Taylor Swift, Amen.

Taurus Season and One Year of Divorce

It’s Friday, and Maddy and Emily are reaching into the closet for something… mystical? Both annoyed at Emily for picking this theme, they show up and turn out in their best interpretations anyway, and discuss the important distinction between capes and cloaks. Emily gets into her most recent qualms with dating, including deceptively hot Christians and men’s poorly curated dating profiles. She fills us in on her worst date yet and warns about the dangers of unsnapping your body suit too close to your date. Maddy talks astrology and Taruses specifically, her most recent run-in with her Dad reincarnated, and oh yeah, baby school. One year post-divorce, Emily updates the cousins on how she’s doing and reflects on the ups and downs of the past year, and how her thoughts on marriage and relationships have changed throughout. Enjoy!