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

Michelle Stokes

Welcome to Beyond the Bombshell—the podcast where real life meets relatable chaos and vulnerability. Host Michelle Stokes dives into the everyday highs and lows of being a wife, mom, entrepreneur, and unapologetically human. From juggling hormones and relationships to chasing dreams and navigating those "just trying to survive the week" moments, this podcast is your reminder that life is messy, but it"s also full of beauty and growth. Come for the unfiltered honesty, stay for the laughs, lessons,

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30:49

"Fix-It Mode" & The Harvest Moon: This One's for the...

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2026/10/05

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

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35:28

The Post-Vacation Buffer Hack: This One's for the...

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2026/09/28

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.Episode

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25:52

Back-to-School Life Hacks: This One's for the Moms...

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2026/09/21

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

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28:50

Fall Fashion & Core Basics: This One's for the Women...

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2026/09/14

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

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27:39

"Screw the Size Tag": This One's for the Ladies...

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2026/09/07

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

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23:25

"The Light Switch": This One's for the Women...

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2026/08/31

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

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19:54

"I Don't Want to Have to Tell You What to Do": This...

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2026/08/24

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

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22:31

"Who Are We Without the Kids?": This One's for the...

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2026/08/17

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

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22:05

Aging in Reverse: This One's For the Women Finally...

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2026/08/10

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

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19:20

The Fashionista vs. The Rebellious Husband: This...

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2026/08/03

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

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19:59

"I Wanna Stay Home With the Kids But Also Conquer the...

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2026/07/27

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

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20:31

"Why I Still Share Outfits When I Don't Sell Clothes...

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2026/07/20

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

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26:41

"I Should Have" Is Keeping You Stuck: This One's For...

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2026/07/13

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

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30:39

"We Only Have 13 Summers": This One's For the Moms...

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2026/07/06

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

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24:44

The Quarterly Crash: This One's for the Women Who...

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2026/06/29

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

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21:17

"We Finally Got It Out of the Group Chat": This One's...

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2026/06/22

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

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25:58

"Just Show Up and Do the Thing": This One's For the...

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2026/06/15

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

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22:04

Kitchen S-E-X and Asking for Help: This One's For the...

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2026/06/08

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

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25:30

"I Said Yes to the Fashion Show": This One's For the...

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2026/06/01

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

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34:47

Why Do I Always Get Triggered by the Littlest...

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2026/05/25

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

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