Dirty Laundry with Ollie

Olivia DeBoer

Dirty Laundry with Ollie is a podcast that elevates personal stories and supports women in trusting themselves again. Through honest storytelling, gentle psychoeducation, and meaningful conversation, each season explores themes like identity, motherhood, relationships, healing, and personal growth. This is a space to unlearn the noise, reclaim your voice, and build community. My hope is that every woman who listens feels grounded, seen, empowered, and confident in who she already is. Together, we are healing out loud.

  1. May 19

    MOTHERHOOD: Growing Up Brave: Motherhood, Body Image, “Balance” and Everything In Between with Reja Basyyoni | S06E52

    Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  I am SO excited to have Reja back in the studio. If you haven’t listened to her first episode, I would highly recommend you circle back to Season 05 Episode 36. I know you will be inspired and encouraged by her story.  Today, Raja and I talk honestly about motherhood, grief, body image, and the quiet pressure to hold everything together perfectly. We unpack why work-life balance is a faulty structure, how perfectionism sneaks into our bodies and our parenting, and what it looks like to invite our children into our grief without asking them to carry it for us. This conversation is grounding, gentle, and deeply encouraging—a reminder that grace matters more than getting it right. Whether you’re navigating loss, trauma, or the everyday weight of motherhood, this episode is an invitation to soften, release unrealistic expectations, and trust that you’re doing more than enough. On Dirty Laundry with Ollie, this episode covers:     •    Why “balance” is often an illusion—and what to aim for instead     •    Body image, self-compassion, and releasing perfectionism in motherhood     •    How to include children in grief without placing the burden on them     •    Navigating work, motherhood, and identity with more grace     •    Encouragement for anyone walking through grief, trauma, or transition Links: Dirty Laundry Links⁠  ⁠Reja’s Instagram⁠  ⁠Reja’s Website⁠  ⁠Free Mobility Work with Reja⁠

    58 min
  2. May 5

    MOTHERHOOD: Holding the Baby and Honoring the Story: Infertility, Endometriosis, Body Image, and Motherhood with Maria Layton Armstrong | S06E51

    Trigger warning: This episode contains conversations about infertility and pregnancy. Hello, this is Ollie, and welcome to Dirty Laundry with Ollie. A podcast that elevates personal stories and supports women in trusting themselves again, unlearning the noise, reclaiming their voice, and living from a place of wholeness, not pressure. Each season, we explore unique and meaningful topics through honest storytelling and shared lived experience, weaving in gentle psychoeducation, tangible tools, and moments of lightness. This is a space to build community, soften division, and remind us how deeply connected we really are. My hope is that every person who shares and every one who listens feels the quiet strength of their own story, honors the resilience they already carry, and feels grounded, seen, and whole – exactly as they are, and confident in where they’re going. Before we begin, I just want to acknowledge that if you are currently walking through infertility, conversations that sound like “happy endings” can feel deeply triggering. Please take care of your heart. If this isn’t the right time to listen, it is more than okay to press pause and come back next week. There is no pressure here. My hope is that this space feels encouraging and uplifting — and if today that means choosing not to listen, that is completely valid. You are seen, exactly where you are. Maria Layton Armstrong first joined us during our infertility season and now she’s back, holding her baby girl in her arms. In this tender conversation, we talk about the quiet coexistence of grief and joy, endometriosis, infertility into motherhood, body image after pregnancy, answered prayers, and what motherhood means on the other side of longing. If you’re navigating timelines, trust, or the tension of “both/and,” this one will gently hold you. This is Dirty Laundry with Ollie. And together, we are healing out loud. Links: Dirty Laundry Links Listen to Maris’s Infertility Journey here  Maria’s Instagram

    43 min
  3. Apr 7

    MOTHERHOOD: When Grief and Joy Sit at the Same Table with Michelle Splitgaber | S06E49

    Welcome back to Dirty Laundry with Ollie—this season is all about motherhood. The beautiful parts, the messy parts, and everything we don’t usually say out loud. Around here, we don’t fold it up neatly, we air it out. Real stories, honest conversations, and reminders that you’re not alone in this. So wherever you’re listening from, take a breath… this is motherhood, aired out.  This week on Dirty Laundry with Ollie, Michelle Splittgaber joins us for an honest conversation about motherhood, grief, and the strength it takes to choose yourself when life doesn’t unfold the way you planned. Becoming a mom at 24, Michelle reflects on the woman she was then, the survival instincts she developed, and how the birth of her daughter Addison changed everything. She shares the painful decision to leave a marriage she hoped would work, the grief of letting go of that dream, and what it’s been like to co-parent with honesty, repair, and accountability. Michelle also opens up about finding love again, and losing it suddenly, while helping her young daughter navigate grief alongside her own. Now remarried, Michelle talks about letting someone back into her family, parenting, and learning to trust love after loss. This episode is for any mom who feels like she’s carrying it all quietly, wondering if she’s failing while doing the bravest work of her life.  Links:  Dirty Laundry Links Request the 2026 Goal Guide: hello@dirtylaundrywithollie.com

    1h 7m
5
out of 5
9 Ratings

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Dirty Laundry with Ollie is a podcast that elevates personal stories and supports women in trusting themselves again. Through honest storytelling, gentle psychoeducation, and meaningful conversation, each season explores themes like identity, motherhood, relationships, healing, and personal growth. This is a space to unlearn the noise, reclaim your voice, and build community. My hope is that every woman who listens feels grounded, seen, empowered, and confident in who she already is. Together, we are healing out loud.

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