
Hosted by Sara Strickland · EN

This isn't a season finale. This is me deciding I don't need this anymore. Mamm was never just a podcast—it was a version of me. The one who processed everything out loud. The one who held space for everyone else. The one who made chaos sound entertaining. And I loved her. I really did. But I'm not her anymore. No big announcement. No slow fade. Just a clean break. If you've been here, you know what this was. If you get it, you get it. I'm done explaining. I'm done performing. I'm done talking. Watch what I do next.

We went from a Virgin Voyages cruise straight into Innings Festival, which sounded like a chic travel plan until reality arrived with desert heat, loud music, and the growing awareness that we are not built for back-to-back chaos anymore. In this episode: cruise culture, sea-day nonsense, festival crowds, great music, too much sun, and the moment you realize your biggest personality trait is now hydration strategy. A weekend of boats, bands, and decisions that felt great at the time… and questionable by Monday.

The thespian festival almost cut our kids. I sent one calm, lethal email. Suddenly? They're performing. Backstage I became: Teen therapist. Mom mediator. Lighting-crew emotional support. And somehow the cheerleader that united men old and young in mutual appreciation. Fueled by regular Coke and Pilates core strength, I regulated the chaos, got the kids on stage, and didn't break a sweat. This isn't "Karen energy." It's competence with Rhode lip gloss

Four years in, and the plot twist is this: sobriety didn't make life smaller — it made it sharper. This episode is about momentum, not memories. Growth, not guilt. Forward motion with a clear head and zero apologies.

2025 was not a "growth year." It was a survival year. I talk honestly about loss, grief, and what it changes — then look ahead to 2026 with clarity, intention, and zero interest in pretending everything is fine.

I met epic romance author Amanda Traylor in Vegas, instantly clocked her as a cool mom, and we did what grown women do best—bonded over books, kids, and the unspoken rules of surviving mean-girl energy in author spaces. We talk romance, conferences, confidence, and why the women who win don't bully… they watch, laugh, and keep it moving. A little petty, very honest, and extremely validating.

In this episode, Sara reunites with her former Fallas war-buddy, Jon Accamando — a man who survived the trenches of discount retail only to emerge as the proud creator of his own personal Jarvis. We're talking real AI wizardry, the kind that turns a Lyft ride into a tech demo and a life pivot. Jon breaks down how he went from folding clearance sweaters under fluorescent trauma-lighting to building tools that actually make people's lives easier. We talk innovation, reinvention, midlife plot twists, and the strange superpower you unlock when you've survived Black Friday in a bargain store. It's smart, it's hilarious, and yes — Jon really is changing the world… one ride at a time.

I sit down with Guru David, my TM teacher, for a clear, grounded conversation about the practice I actually excel at. We talk technique, discipline, and what happens when TM becomes something you do well — not because you're escaping life, but because you're living it deliberately.

Black Friday retail war stories, a hormonal identity plot twist, and why quitting the HOA feels better than winning any doorbuster.

This Halloween, I'm talking favorite costumes, the horror movies that scared me—and the ones that absolutely didn't—and the night I stumbled into a Speak No Evil situation in real life. It's eerie, honest, and a little too close for comfort. Consider this my reminder that sometimes the scariest stories don't come from the screen—they happen on your own damn doorstep.