From RHOSLC to Mom Forums: Are These Social Norms a Cult or Culty?

Jenny Smith hosts a lighthearted Un Holier Podcast episode with Brittany Racine from the Might Get Loud Podcast about “culty” social norms that aren’t technically cults. They joke about being pulled into the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City fandom and discuss cult-like dynamics in hustle culture and burnout, work-life balance guilt, survival-mode productivity, and diet/wellness trends like detoxes, fasting, and sourdough. They also cover people-pleasing, family pressure and obligations, social media as a cult-like system driven by algorithms and influencer behavior, and parenting and youth sports culture—including judgment on mom forums and team identity. The conversation ends with rapid-fire takes on things like answering emails on vacation, meal prepping, leaving group chats, toxic positivity, dress codes for women, wedding trends, and AI-generated social posts, and plugs Brittany’s Might Get Loud Podcast. #UnHolierPodcast #MicAtLoud #Culty #HustleCulture #Burnout #WorkLifeBalance #DietCulture #WellnessCulture #Sourdough #PeoplePleasing #SocialMedia #Algorithm #Influencers #Parenting #MomGuilt #YouthSports #RealHousewivesOfSaltLakeCity #RHOSLC #Podcasthttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/%40mightgetloudpodcast&ved=2ahUKEwjq7pq7x9-SAxVS5ckDHdU_E7oQFnoECCMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw25ds4qh4tw5gWY7hsHM2gkhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/might-get-loud-with-brittany-racine/id1816734729&ved=2ahUKEwjq7pq7x9-SAxVS5ckDHdU_E7oQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1UTjrJpY4GTK8IYAbPOWo4Support the show