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Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast)

Welcome to the Midlife Cry, Sis podcast! We are Alexis and Mary, and we want to help you: to feel loved and accepted in your home and community, to not feel alone in your emotional struggles, to embrace who you really are, to let go of expectations, and to channel your inner Queen and LET HER SHINE. Our mission is to help women (and those who love them) to find light in dark places, to empower them with confidence in God and in themselves, and to appreciate their own journeys through life and

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119 - 20 Questions (The Hot & Cold Session)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/02/26

CW: Some talk about drug use, attempted SAWelcome back to another day in Feral February, Queens! Mary and Alexis attempt to sing this Katy Perry song, but don’t do a great job at it. Oh well. “GET TO THE BUS!” Mary mentions a book she just finished called The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab and Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, and Lexy started listening to the Audible version of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Mary also talks a bit about Nyad, a film about marathon

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34:02

118 - Perspective, Tracy Chapman, and Why Your Story...

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/02/19

Salutations, Queens! How is your brain at remembering boring things? Mary and Alexis could use some help on that front. It’s time to leave Never Neverland, and thinking happy thoughts is not enough. Mary just finished reading Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward (here’s a link to this book and all of our Amazon book recommendations). It’s not long, but it’s a very heavy read. Mary talks a little about 1st, 2nd and 3rd person points-of-view; check out this article from literarydevices.net. Listen to Brené

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39:35

117 - Beliefs

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/02/12

Greetings, Queens! It’s still Feral February, and Lex is a little bitter about it, because she lives in “blizzard land” (February and March are not her favorite months). We talk a little about difficult stories, history, and failures. Today, Alexis talks a bit about beliefs–what they create and destroy. And what you believe leads to the actions you are going to take. She refers to a post she made a while ago on Murano glass. You can read her post here on Instagram. Please look critically at your

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34:03

116 - Intentions (I.S.S.)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/02/05

Welcome to FERAL February, Queens! Is the Groundhog on your blacklist? Lexy and Mary are both very ready for Spring and ready to “unleash the animal inside,” but Punxsutawney Phil tends to be wrong every year, and Lex is entering her “Feral Femme Fatale” (Triple-F, baby!) era. So here’s hoping for an early Spring and minimal swass. . . for Phil’s sake! Mary has started reading the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series by Sarah J. Maas, and it has definitely been added to our list of

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34:16

115 - Do You Need an Alignment?

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/01/29

Welcome to the ‘padcast,’ Queens! We encourage all terrible accents around here. Have you listened to That Midwestern Mom on Instagram? She’s hilarious, and her Minnesota accent is so great; Mary’s a little jealous. Today’s Mama Ximena tip was a great one: “For a better future, you’ve gotta make today your best.” Even if you have to fight with technology, which Alexis and Mary have to do frequently. Mary goes back to Harry Potter (it is “Harry January,” after all!) and talks about how the movies

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37:33

114 - Have You Seen This?

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/01/22

Yasss, Queens! Welcome back to the Midlife Cry, Sis podcast! We recorded this episode live (in Mary’s car, with not great clip-on microphones), and fought a little with the technology (“always and forever”), so please excuse the audio quality. If you’d like to watch us on YouTube, check it out here! Mary and Alexis went to see Six the musical at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City and we LOVED IT. It’s a retelling of the story of Henry VIII from the perspective of his wives, as a

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113 - WWOD? (What Would Oprah Do?)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/01/15

Welcome to the Cry Me A River Bitch-Fest! Or rather, the Midlife Cry, Sis podcast! We’re starting off talking about our very disappointing holidays, and how Alexis and Mary are attempting to tackle 2024. We’re “a little on the dark side now,” so we’re actually trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up. In case you were wondering, neither of us are going to be computer programmers. Good thing we have other strengths! Mary went to see The Color Purple (2023) in a movie theater last

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06:11

112 - Do You Have 5 Minutes?

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/01/08

Oh hey . . . this wasn’t actually supposed to be a podcast episode; it’s Alexis and Mary just talking, so we could figure out if the whole video thing worked. But it was pretty funny, so we UPLOADED IT TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Check it out here! If you have any suggestions for good (and cheap) webcams, let us know. And thank you for bearing with us as we figure out this whole rebranding thing. It's definitely going to be a process. Please get in touch! Send us an email at

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29:38

111 - Year-in-Review 2023 (Part 2)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2024/01/01

Happy New Year, everybody! This is part 2 of our annual (well, we did it last year, so I guess we can call it “annual” now?) year-in-review episodes! It will make more sense if you listen to part 1 (episode 110 here on Apple or here on Spotify). We jump right back in at question 21. Check out the list of questions for free here on our Patreon page! Who were your best friends? What have you done that’s been meaningful for others, and what is something that someone else did that is meaningful to

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110 - Year-in-Review 2023 (Part 1)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/12/28

Welcome to our annual (well, we did it last year, so I guess we can call it “annual” now?) year-in-review episodes! This is part 1 of 2. Check out our Year-in-Review for 2022 here on Apple and here on Spotify). Mary talks a little about her *non-existent* “23 for 23 list,” but she is planning on doing a 24 for 24 list. Check out some New Year’s Resolution resources from the inimitable Gretchen Rubin here. Who do you know who gave birth? Who passed away? Where did you travel in 2023? Lexy stayed

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37:47

109 - Christmas Squirrels

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/12/25

“Stop effing with my life, stars!” Friends, we’re not sure we can blame the insanity of 2023 on celestial events and planetary alignments, but we’d sure like to! Today Alexis and Mary are talking about this Christmas season, and how we’ve been handling it. There’s a lot of people-pleasing on Mary’s side, and more introspection on Lexy’s side. It’s been challenging for lots of people, yet in very different ways. There’s quite a lot of talk about Christmas cookies and Spice Girls in this episode

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108 - Sharing Your Trauma is a Gift. Interview with...

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/12/22

108 - Cindy, Part 2 CW: suicide ideation This is part two of our interview with Mary’s friend Cindy. They live in the same neighborhood/ward, and Cindy has been an inspiration to Mary for several years now. We hope you enjoy hearing more from this remarkable woman! You’ll hear a few background street sounds, but this was really a heartfelt, vulnerable conversation between friends. It is very church/Utah centric, and we talk about sexual assault, abuse, and suicidality, so if any of these things

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42:17

107 - Life is Hard AND Beautiful. Interview with...

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/12/18

CW: Sexual assault, abuse, drug use, suicide Hello, our pretitas!! Today's episode is the first of a two-part series, and we have a very special guest–Mary’s friend Cindy. They live in the same neighborhood/ward, and Cindy has been an inspiration to Mary for several years now. We hope you enjoy hearing from this remarkable woman! You’ll hear a few background street sounds, but this was really a heartfelt, vulnerable conversation between friends. It is very church/Utah centric, and we talk about

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35:02

106 - Help is a Gift (Viola Davis)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/12/11

Today we’re talking about one of the greatest actresses of our generation: our friend Viola Davis. She recently starred in the new Hunger Games movie as Dr. Volumnia Gaul, and Mary recently listened to her Memoir Finding Me as an audiobook on Spotify. It’s a difficult listen, but one that is very rewarding. Viola says that this book was written for “anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.” Mary has

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105 - What Does Your 2023 Spotify Wrapped Say About You?

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/12/04

It’s almost like Christmas . . . if an app you use all the time stalks you all year and then tells you what it learned! Once again, it’s time for our annual Spotify Wrapped Breakdown, and what we were listening to (and when) is a pretty interesting way of making sense of your 2023. Listen to our 2022 episode here on Apple Podcasts or here on Spotify. Alexis is quite a bit more adventurous when it comes to genres; Mary tends to know what she likes and stick with it. Mary laughs pretty hard at Lexy

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42:58

104 - Talking About Ted (Lasso)

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/11/27

Howdy, neighbor! Now, “don’t you fret, Boba Fett”– Alexis and Mary have some stuff to work through, but we’re still good. Life is crazy, and we’re both exhausted, but we’re here. Today we're FINALLY talking about Ted Lasso! (Watch it here on Apple TV+). Well, Mary’s talking about it, because it’s one of her favorite ‘comfort shows,’ but Lexy hasn’t seen it yet, because she “sucks at TV,” and she’d rather watch a crime docu-series or Full House (stream it here on Max). Mary first learned about

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103 - Forget Turkey Talk; Are You Ready For Hunger...

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/11/20

Well, hi. Mary’s voice is extra squeaky today, so even though it might be as painful to listen to as it was for her to speak, we hope it’s at least tolerable for you, friends. But it’s definitely worth it to hear Lexy’s insights and stories from her work as security for Lionsgate, at several Utah premieres of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (the 2023 film, based on the 2020 Novel and Hunger Games prequel by Suzanne Collins). Also, check out Lexy’s cool P.I. aunt here on Instagram. Alexis was

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34:50

102 - Love Languages, Relationships, and Balloons

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/11/13

Greetings, ladies and gents!! Alexis and Mary are talking about the Five Love languages, and some of their pitfalls today. We talk a lot about balloons (IYKYK), and how they are attention-seeking and temporary. Mary also references this article about the love languages. Women are pretty good at sniffing out those 'half-a**’ presents, so please put some thought and intention into your gifts! Alexis talks a bit about Kelly Clarkson’s album “Chemistry” (listen here on Spotify or here on YouTube)

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101 - Looking Back & Looking Forward

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/11/06

Hello, friends! Happy Episode 101! We’re going to talk about armpit hair. We hope you are feeling fresh today, and clean shaven (or not . . . it’s cold outside, so you do you)! We talk about some of the statistics for the Bettys Podcast in the past year/100 episodes, and have a little discussion about the virtues of Apple vs. Spotify vs. Amazon. We also talk a little about our Patreon! It’s a little more raw and unfiltered, and we’ve got some good stories coming. If you feel so inclined, please

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100 - Our Most Personal Episode Yet: The Bettys Top...

Midlife Cry, Sis (Formerly known as The Bettys Podcast) ·

2023/10/31

Here we are, Bettys and Jacks. We actually made it to 100! On our one-year anniversary, no less! Alexis and Mary (and our special guest Rebecca) are extra squirelly during this live recording; we hope you can follow this hilarious, intimate and heartfelt conversation. We also recorded this on video, which we are definitely not used to, so please forgive us as we talk about cameras and fight with microphones and complain about how pale Mary looks compared to Lexy. We ARE the gift. (Anyone want to be

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