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Better Moody - Mom’s Diary
by Better Moody
Welcome to Better Moody: Mom’s DiaryI’m a single mother of three amazing kids who are feeding my gray hair. I needed a place to come share my thoughts, let off steam, and I choose you.Welcome to my mind. Welcome to my mood.Sometimes my mouth is full of food or gum, and things—and thoughts—fall out from time to time.But mostly…I just chew loud. These are my moody stories
Episodes
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Why are Parents Calling the Police on their Children? | S9E2
Is This an Emergency? When did every inconvenience become a reason to call 911? From parenting disagreements to everyday frustrations spiraling into full-blown public spectacles, it seems like we've forgotten the difference between an actual emergency and simply not getting our way. In this…
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I Ran Her Over | S9E1
What would happen if I ran over the school road guard? Relax. I didn’t do it. 😂 But every morning, I pull into school drop-off knowing exactly where my daughter needs to get out. And every morning, one woman stands between me and freedom. This is a story about school drop-off, unnecessary rules,...
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I Hid From My Kids for 13 minutes...For their development | S8E30
I don't need a vacation. I just need 13 minutes where nobody can find me. Where I don't have to pick up the same thing I just picked up on a loop for the past 32 hours. Where glasses are actually on coasters and the dirty diapers change themselves. In this episode, I disappeared for too long. I…
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I'm the Problem, They Deserve Better | S8E29
First of all. Steep learning curve. This episode is just me truly drinking from the firehose of editing knowledge. So Me playing with graphics and learning how to edit in Davinci Resolve. It's not a game lol. Very serious business. jk. It was fun, Be kind. I want the best for my kids and even...
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What I Call Fun, Kid Calls Secondhand Embarrassment | S8E28
Full video on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LaA5icAcsq7kBrwheO87y?si=0mfDYdyJQ4ad3fCaZ5a_4g&utm_source=copy-link thoughts, baby’s pizza, me trying to have a day off while still very much being a mom, and a surprise little dance-off at the end because apparently that’s where the day...
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I Stumbled Onto Dark Matter, Here's What I Found | S28E27
Once you find out that most of the universe is made up of things we can’t see—and that scientists can see the effects of something they still can’t fully explain—it opens a door your brain may not be prepared to walk through. So naturally, I walked through it. This episode starts with dark matter...
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Where did I go with this one little life? | S8E26
After watching “Dark Matter”, I started thinking about all the lives we could have lived—and wondering where I went in the one I actually chose. This is an unfiltered conversation about loneliness, motherhood, responsibility, mortality, wanting more from life, and sometimes just wanting somebody...
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Teela, I Failed! | S8E25
We’ve watched Masters of the Universe an absolutely unreasonable number of times—and somehow, I’m completely okay with it. Somewhere between my toddler yelling about “the power,” Duncan admitting “Teela, I failed,” childhood PE trauma, Skeletor apparently being called “Daddy,” and my completely...
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Flip the Bill: Parenting Has a Price | S8E24
From a hospital room after my daughter’s successful scoliosis surgery, I’m talking about parenting, motherhood, sacrifice, and the incredible reward of raising children. Kids cost us time, sleep, money and comfort—but what are we really saving all that time for anyway? Plus: why the real…
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Bonus: Unadulterated Toddler Confidence
As promised, here’s two whole minutes of one super-confident little kid reminding us all, “I got dis.” If you’re ever feeling like you can’t do something, just play this a few times. By the end, you might start believing it too. Because sometimes, we all need a little Camden confidence.
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S8E23: It Takes Two to Tangent
Tonight, I’m winding down with Savannah and Camden as we try (and mostly fail) to go to bed. What starts as a normal bedtime turns into one tangent after another—Camden’s bedtime rebellion, homemade oxtail, pickled eggs, Cocaine Bear, mama bears, cannibalism (kind of), and whatever else our...
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S8E22: Time for Shushi
A late-night family conversation about procrastination, PT test nerves, Skeletor, The Odyssey, and why sometimes you just have to hit record anyway. Time for sushi.
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S8E21: TRICARE’s Birthday Gift to Vannah
After months of fighting, two denials, two appeals, and one very determined mom, TRICARE finally gave Vannah the best birthday gift she could ask for. In this episode, I talk about what happens when you’ve given 252%, finally let go, and a very heavy piece of paper changes everything.
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S8E20: Player One - Life After Up Up Down Down LR BA Start
What happens when the cheat codes stop working? I meant to say NPC not RPG* si there is one mistake lol - This week, I’m talking about mistakes, adulthood, parenting, video games, military life, and learning how to make decisions when you don’t have the whole map in front of you. After a...
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S8E19: Tummy aches and The Great Cambino
A perfectly ordinary night somehow turns into a conversation about heroes, musicals, toothbrushes, chicken butts, and a toddler who believes a plastic bat gives him unlimited power. If you’ve ever wondered how families can talk about absolutely everything and nothing at the same time, this one’s...
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S8E18: The Silent War
The Silent War | Fighting Insurance, VBT, and the Invisible Battles We Carry In this episode of Better Moody: The Way Forward, I talk about the exhausting reality of fighting for my daughter’s Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) surgery through TRICARE East and the military healthcare system. What...
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S8E17: Too Moody to Breathe
After watching the Michael Jackson movie, we wind down before bed and talk about everything from growing up before cable TV to strange history facts, family stories, school field trips, and being “too lazy to breathe.” Just another late-night conversation with the Moody family. Good Moody Night.
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S8E16: While We Wait for the Yes…
While we wait for a decision on Savannah’s appeal, bedtime turns into a conversation about Epic, mythology, candles, dirty socks, and the chaos of everyday family life.
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S8E15: 66 Pages - The Fight for Savannah’s VBT
Better Moody returns to The Way Forward with an update on Savannah’s fight for vertebral body tethering surgery after an insurance denial. Between 66 pages of appeals, medical research, work, parenting, and trying to hold life together, this episode is about what happens when a parent refuses to...
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S8E14: Circling the Light
This episode includes burnout, respiratory insufficiency, five baskets of laundry, a failed sleep test, and one woman slowly realizing her soul may be unionizing. more to follow
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S8E13: Better Moody in Dead Bug Pose
I laid down on the ground and it felt good what can I say - enter my morning
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S8E12: Contain your People Juices
If the juice isn’t worth the squeeze cover it …unless you are 2 then I guess:) we are going to bed. Here is another success story
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S8E11: Bedtime Inside the Thunderdome
Bedtime was supposed to be simple. Instead, it turned into midnight ramen (it was really 8:30 but still), thumb wars, and a full-on Thunderdome massage courtesy of a toddler who does not believe in sleep. This is what happens when the day ends… and the chaos begins.
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S8E10: Hot Wheels Therapy & Black Market Kidneys
Today was heavy. Between my daughter’s upcoming surgery and the stress of work, I found myself overwhelmed… trying to breathe through it all. But in the middle of it, there were small moments—laughter, connection, and just being present—that reminded me I’m still here. This episode is about that...
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S8E9: Bedtime with Vannah Pt. 2
unfiltered bedtime conversation with Savannah and Camdin—covering parenting, school, humor, and the chaos of everyday life. In this episode of Better Moody, we talk about routines, discipline, puberty, and the small moments that actually matter.
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S8E8: Bedtime with Vannah pt. 1
Slow rolling and struggling with what to do with lights and I just decided to turn them off so I could speak:)
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S8E7: The Struggle is Real
Why do interruptions feel so frustrating—and what if they’re actually the point? In this episode of The Way Forward, I explore how unexpected interruptions in life can shape growth, perspective, and resilience. Instead of resisting life’s disruptions, what happens when we learn to embrace them?…
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S8E6: Don’t Shake My Snow Globes.
Love, heartbreak, and protecting the life you built
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S8E4: Shut Up Old Yeller!
In this episode of Better Moody, I talk about anger — the kind that doesn’t look dramatic at first. The kind that builds quietly under responsibility, exhaustion, stress, and emotional burnout. I exploded. And underneath that explosion wasn’t rage. It was pressure. It was holding too much. It was...
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S8E3: Riding the PT High
Fresh off brigade PT and riding that physical-exertion high, I’m checking in with a real-life update. Between TDYs, nonstop movement, and learning new roles at work, life has been moving fast — but momentum is momentum. In this episode I talk about carving out time for music projects, planning...
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S8E2: The Best-Laid Plans and Grocery Bag Surprises
In this episode, we’re talking about plans that unravel, family that tests us, and how to find joy in the chaos between everyday responsibilities. From early morning dog scrimmages to parenting lessons, unexpected detours, and reflections on what it really means to move forward, this conversation...
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S8E1: Don’t Drop the Ball — Why Group Projects Lied to Us
This episode is about what happens when teamwork fails and how we carry the consequences — even when we did our part. Life isn't always what is expected but we can manage expectations. I'm not sure if that means love the dirty house as is but maybe there is room to avoid a panic attack when it is...
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S7E7: Having a January?
January is hitting different. In this episode, I talk candidly about exhaustion, reflection, unexpected detours, small wins, and the quiet moments that follow big accomplishments. From leaving senior leader training to accidentally ending up on a ferry, this is a stream-of-consciousness check-in...
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S7E6: Confidence Opens Gates (Even Without a CAC)
SLT lesson of the day: confidence opens doors faster than explanations. Also, the Pushball did not survive the tundra
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S7E5: Omw to Dix
TBD
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S7E4: Happy Birthday Clair!
Turning 18 isn’t just about freedom—it’s about reflection, humor, and realizing how fast time moves when you’re raising a strong, thoughtful young woman.
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S7E3 Sprawled Out on a Bed at the Hampton Inn at White River Junction
I’ve been traveling and working and eating crow and doing a great job messing up the little things so everyone can see it
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S7E2: New Year - New Trauma Bond
Better Peace back in the ether to instill her wisdom and share her perspective regarding a new nursing program and how you could be doing everything right but fail to see the knife stuck in your back so sit back and let my sister regale you with her know how . Remember tk take notes!
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S7E1: Who Annoyed You Today - Be Honest?
Who did it? What's eating you today? Be honest. In this short, reflective episode, I talk through irritation, contradiction, and what it means when we want opposite things at the same time — to be understood but not noticed, supported but left alone. From getting distracted while driving, to a...
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S6E13: There is a Door...
There is a door in your life you may have stopped noticing. In this quiet, reflective episode, we talk about feeling stuck, burnout, and the moment before real change begins—the moment when you realize the thing you thought was permanent isn’t. This isn’t a motivational talk or a step-by-step...
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S6E12: House of Flu
I’m sick and bby is sick - just stopping in real quick to borrow some theraflu.
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S6E11: The No Episode, Episode - Merry Christmas
Listen, this is not a rebellion. I am headed to the gym and wanted to say Merry Christmas because I don't know if I will be able to post - my goal was to sleep in today and check. Where ever you are and whatever you are doing - I wish you a blessed holiday and if I have time later and my kid…
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S6E10: You Deserve it All
What happens when John Legend “taps you on the shoulder” in a Best Buy aisle and tells you You deserve it all? In this whimsical, heartwarming episode of Better Moody: The Way Forward, Judith takes you on a magical, funny, and deeply real journey through a random mall moment that turns into a...
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S6E9: Spreading Christmas Cheer for All to Hear
Sorry we all died but the Spirit of Christmas lives on in song: Christmas Is Jumping is a modern, original Christmas song capturing the joyful chaos of family life during the holidays. Published while the family was sick at home, this playful holiday track mixes humor, warmth, and wonder—complete...
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S6E8: One Whole Piece of Her Mind - Better Peace
This episode is about how wholesome bread is and our middle school principal was not lol. Idk - sound good BP? 😘 BP - gurl - u better get up in here and write your own descriptions- please and luv u bye:)
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S6E7: Some Hard Dips - A BTS convo
I’m dead. Feeling like a bag of bully. So this is one from the vault - I just listened to it and had a good time so I hope you enjoy . This unfiltered phone call with my sister—recorded earlier, shared as is. We talk about what happens when people zoom in too close, how easy it is to find flaws...
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S6E6: Merry Moodmas - A Gas Lighting Session for the Soul
Merry Moodmas: A Gaslighting Session for the Soul is a holiday-season escape wrapped in Better Moody humor, spiritual reflection, and the kind of exhausted honesty that makes you feel seen. In this episode, Moody spirals—in the best way—through a guided beach fantasy, a gospel hymn moment…
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S6E5: Opalite Skies
Better Moody presents: Better Peace Stories from the Better Moody Universe (aka Moody-verse) In this beautifully honest episode of Better Peace, Holly opens up about the moment her world shifted from darkness to shimmering light — an emotional transition she compares to Taylor Swift’s “Opalite”...
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S6E4: Time Stand Still for Me
In this deeply personal, wildly funny, and unexpectedly poetic episode, Better Moody invites listeners into the beautiful chaos of her morning as she reflects on motherhood, time, memory, and the simple joys that hold life together. From discovering her love of micheladas-without-the-beer, to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Better Moody: Mom’s DiaryI’m a single mother of three amazing kids who are feeding my gray hair. I needed a place to come share my thoughts, let off steam, and I choose you.Welcome to my mind. Welcome to my mood.Sometimes my mouth is full of food or gum, and things—and thoughts—fall out from time to time.But mostly…I just chew loud. These are my moody stories
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Welcome to Better Moody: Mom’s DiaryI’m a single mother of three amazing kids who are feeding my gray hair. I needed a place to come share my thoughts, let off steam, and I choose you.Welcome to my mind. Welcome to my mood.Sometimes my mouth is full of food or gum, and things—and thoughts—fall out...
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