Still a Little Chaotic, Just More Elevated

One year ago, we hit record and hoped for the best. Now we’re fast approaching our first anniversary, and we’re feeling grateful, a little shocked, and still very much living the chaos that comes with motherhood, marriage, work, and kids’ sports. We talk about what’s changed since the early days, from our logo and sound to the way we’re showing up more consistently and letting you see the real life behind the mic.

We also dive into social media growth and why we’re leaning into TikTok content creation, even if it starts with “wait, is that twelve cents?” energy. It sparks a bigger conversation about momentum, learning to edit, posting more often, and treating it like a long-term build. If you’re trying to grow an audience, start a podcast, or just get your spark back, you’ll hear the messy, practical side of creating while life stays busy.

Then we get personal about health and self-care: hormone balance, progesterone and estradiol, magnesium, vitamin D, and what it feels like when the brain fog finally lifts. We connect that to confidence, motivation, and small habits that actually work, like drinking more water and cutting sugar. And because sports season is always doing the most, we share our unfiltered take on travel ball moms vs rec moms, sideline coaching, and how to support kids without confusing them.

If you love honest parenting talk, sports-mom reality, and real conversations about feeling better in your body and your life, come hang with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a laugh, and leave a review so more people can find Unfiltered Trouble.

Transcript

One Year Milestone And Upgrades

Busy Schedules And Summer Travel

TikTok Growth And Tiny Payouts

Hormones Supplements And Feeling Better

Travel Ball Moms Vs Rec Moms

Camping Football Weights And Fall

When Your Child Moves Out

The Golf Cart Tea Story

Self-Work Weight Loss And Confidence

Where To Find Us And Goodbye

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Welcome back to another chaotic episode of Unfiltered Trouble. I am Amanda. I'm Stephanie, and we are glad you're here with us today. We are always so blessed to get back into the studio and share our chaotic, even on a weekend. Chaotic chaoticness with you. We have a lot of chaos in our lives. But I think that goes with everybody. I think it's just the day and age we live in. And it just kind of happens with sports and motherhood and wife and all in between. All this. All of it. Yeah, all of it. So on the table today, we are fast approaching one year. Can you believe that? I can't. One year. So crazy. It's crazy. One year of having this podcast. We are blessed. We are very grateful. And we have thrown the growth, our initial logo, to what we have now. I love our book. Yeah. And to just putting it out there. And then we introduced music. Music that was free to use, but still music. Yes. To creating our own and being able to use different songs each time if we choose to. And now we have our own specific one. The unfiltered trouble. Yes. So and it sounds so good. Sometimes I just catch myself driving in the car listening to it. It's just amazing. Yeah. So that's just kind of the things on the table. And we want to do something big, and I haven't figured that out. Yeah. So by next week, we'll figure it out and let you know what big exciting. We haven't got much time to sit down and see each other. She's been working a lot. I've been working a lot. She does softball tournaments with her daughter. Our schedules have really actually been kind of crazy, and they're gonna be kind of crazy for a while. Yeah. We're busy until July. And then we don't get to do a family vacation until the first week of August. I have like 10 days, and we're gonna go to Mississippi. So I'm excited. That's the mountains. Mississippi? No. Okay. It's next to Louisiana swamps. Okay. We're gonna go to Swampland. Okay. Well, we're going to the beach. Gotcha. And then we'll be like an hour from Louisiana. Yeah. And then we're like two hours from Florida. So we'll make a day trip to Florida. That's gonna be fun. Do a day trip to Louisiana. And then there's also the Oak Alley plantation I want to visit, and that's in Louisiana. So I'm really excited for that one too. That's gonna be fun. Yes. So we've got things growing for you. You're building your social media. I am. I so okay. So how this all happened is like last week. I looked at the little eyeball because it shows me how many people view my page, and I like clicked it and it said 50 cents or like 12 cents or something. Like it was insane. I was like making money on TikTok. Facebook? What? What is going on right now? So yes, you're gonna see a lot of content from me on my personal page because why not grow it? If I can grow it, yeah, might as well do it because there are girls on there making thousands of dollars a day. Yeah, and I'm not there. Ten cents is awesome because over time it just keeps going. It's gonna build and it's gonna get better, it's gonna get better. Yeah, and I'm just excited for that growth. And so I'm just trying to always record now. And I I don't make sense of it, but I do know how to edit, so that's like the good thing. I do not, yeah. My videos are very I'm getting there though. You're getting very sweet videos. Well, they don't have to be like do a voiceover link and speed up the video. Yeah. So I took a 10-minute video and I chopped it down to like two minutes. Yeah. So we're I'm getting back into my social medias, my TikTok, and all that. So getting back to the code. You're gonna see more of both of us. So I need to get that growing some more. Yeah. And that's my goal for like this next six months is to build that even more. And girl, I have one or two doses left of my progesterone and my estradiol. So that means I've pretty much been on my med for 30 days. And this is the first time I have done this. I woke up and was like, you know what? I want to do my makeup, my hair, I want to dress nice, I want to look good for the camera, but not just for the camera, for myself. And that's the first time I've wanted to feel good for my own self. And that's a good thing, you know. I know you were so hesitant to take those, but I feel like it was such a good thing for it was a really good thing. And I know, you know, sometimes we don't think we want to do something because, you know, there's other alternatives. Yes. But with yours so far out of balance, I think you definitely needed it before you can go something more. Yeah. And I take a magnesium complex every night with it, and I take vitamin D, which is that helps too. So I mean, the brain pog is literally just gone. I need to get some vitamin D. And not that kind of D. No, I'm not I'm talking about like regular vitamin D. My vitamin D is low. Is it? Oh, it's Yeah, order it. Actually, wait till I click the link to my Tiki Talk and just order it from me on TikTok. Okay. Okay. Sounds good. I'm gonna reapply for Amazon affiliate. Yes. Cause I'd be ordering from Amazon too much. My husband does that. I don't I am so scared to order stuff online. I just read great things. Not because of that, especially now after my bank account card just got hacked. Oh, yeah. I don't traveling. I'm not worried about that. Because I use like Amazon and stuff. So let's see what else is going on. We're both in the midst of ball. So let's have a conversation. The difference between travel ball moms and wreck moms. Rec moms. This is the opinion of a travel ball mom. These wreck ball moms out there trying to coach the kids like they got something to say when they could dang well volunteer to be a coach. No, that's what they coach their kids from the stands. Like, what are we doing here? The only thing let the coaches coach. Us travel ball moms, just sit there. We sit there and we cheer when they do stuff, but we're not throw the ball to left field. The only thing I do with my children is I remind them to keep that elbow up because a lot of the times the coaches don't pay attention to that. Yeah. So I'm always just telling my kids that elbow up, keep your eye on them. Yeah. And that's about the only thing I tell my kids. I'm not gonna yell at them and be like, throw it to the outfield, whatever. Like, I've seen some of those moms, and I'm not that mom. I'm just the mom that's gonna remind my kid when they're at the ball, you know, betting. It's like throw it to first. Yeah, throw it home. And then these poor kids are out in the field, literally so confused because they have their parents telling them in the Yeah, no, I get that. It's so confusing. I think that's just like a standard with travel. Like, we know better. Yeah, like we're not just that's kind of one of the rules. I mean, yeah, yeah, we just it's a code. We know. Yeah. So I I feel like that is different. I feel like it's also depending on the coach, like how well your coaches, and how well your coaches are paying attention to your children. Okay, well, I can get that. If your coaches aren't paying attention to your kids, yeah, you feel like you gotta coach and be like, throw it, because the coaches ain't saying nothing. Yeah, I guess that's different when like so like that's kind of a volunteer parent to where like travel ball our coaches. Yeah, yeah. I mean, it's different. So, like our boys' coach this year and our our daughters coach so much better this year than last year's year. Um especially him's he's gotten a lot better. This year's coach, we're just in a different ball ball bracket. So yeah, he's pushing them a lot harder. He expects more from them. And last year, well, one of my boys didn't play last year, but last year, you know, Texan did great and his coach was good. I think it's really good. It's great that kids just try and get to do it, you know. Yeah. Yeah. So I just I think it depends on your coach as well, on how well the parents are gonna be quiet or not quiet. Yeah, I guess I can see that. Because some coaches just aren't made to coach. Yeah. Or they just doing it because nobody else would do it, you know. That's true. So other than travel ball, do you have any plans for this summer? Or not travel ball, but for fall? I think we're gonna go camping with the camper, some, I don't know. Yeah, nothing really too exciting. I mean, Dominic's gonna be starting weights for football. Oh, yeah. So, I mean, we have to be up by seven o'clock in the morning or before seven o'clock. He needs to eat breakfast, and then he has to be at weights by protein and some good carbs like applesauce and stuff. Very good. So he's gonna have to have a lot of that before going to football weights, and that'll start in growing up, two thirds. Dude, I can't believe he's gonna be in seventh grade next year. I know it's wild, it's so wild, but it's exciting, and I'm super excited to watch him play for the school rather than Mighty Mites. Oh, yeah, I get that because it's a totally different thing. One of our first games is, I believe, one of our biggest rivals. Mount Vernon. Yes, and so that's daddy's school. Yeah, so exciting. It's gonna be exciting, it's gonna be so exciting to watch that first game. So I look forward to that. You know, that's not till August, but my eyes bugging me today. So if you see me blinking a lot, my eyeballs just uh bug at me. That's also coming up like next weekend. Yeah, yeah, it's crazy. Yeah, fast things come around. I know. So, as a parent, nobody warns us for when our children move out. My daughter was 16 years old when she moved out. My middle daughter, she'd lived with a friend, more like a family member, for lots of years. And then when we moved down here, she moved in with her uncle, and so she stayed living with him for the last year and a half. Well, she had a breakup with a boyfriend and she asked to move back home. Mind you, she was living in Oklahoma and she decided to move here. Honestly, she was so happy because I mean, she hadn't lived with me since she was like 16. But we worked together too. Uh, we're both CNAs, so that that's pretty exciting. And then she hit me this week with she wanted to move out again after they break again. I do think she's being a little reckless. I do understand her reasoning. Uh, the kids are a lot, the grandbabies, so I get it because I at her age was the same exact way. Too much noise, kids drove me absolutely insane. So I mean, it still does kind of. I'm like, I fully get it. I mean, I do. I do. We want to run away too sometimes. But our mama hearts, you know, like it's still just it's your mama heart. You just want her to excel in everything she does. I don't want to see her like mess anything. No, but I think you've raised a very good girl, even though she's been, you know, living on her own since she was 16. Oh my goodness, she's wild too. I mean, she is. She's a whole party. She has such a good head on her shoulders, I feel like though. Yes, and no. She does, yes, for the most part. Like she pays her own bills, she bought a car, like she does all the things on her own. I'm very, very. But she's also only 21. Yes. Kind of the age where they start to want to go down that road. So my mama heart just has to pray for her and you know, hope that everything's all right. I got I got some tea for you. Oh, we got some tea. Okay, so you know Anthony Johnny's partner, right? I don't I don't know how they got on the subject yesterday. Okay. Interesting. Do tell more. But they were talking about something, and he's like, Is your because we were talking about something, and he's like, Oh, is your niece going? He's like, What niece? And he's like, the one that drove the golf cart. He's like, Which niece drove the golf cart? He doesn't remember Courtney driving the golf cart to where Anthony. Sorry for that, guys. We had a technical difficulty with the rain, the internet. Like, what is going on right now? That's so insane. Craziness. Okay, so my story. Yes. So my husband's work partner, he's recently single. Okay. And so he was like, Hey, we were talking about something, or they were talking about something. I was not there. I just third party. They were talking about something. He was like, Is your niece gonna be there? And he's like, Which one? He's like, the one that drove the golf cart. I didn't realize what niece he was talking about. And he's like, Well, does she have a boyfriend? Or does she have a is her husband going? He's like, No, she's not married. He's like, Is her boyfriend going? He's like, No, she just broke up and he goes, And that's that's so lucky. But that's because a Christian is a very good question. So that you know, you know, but he has four kids. He he is her stuff here, yeah. So I thought that was funny because I was like, I already know she has the hots for him. Well, anyways, anyways, I just thought it was a funny story. We got big things coming. Yes, I'm gonna continue to feel better and dress up more and make myself feel good. I've already lost 11 pounds, so like we're we're doing good, guys. Clock it. I know, clocking it. I'm really excited to see all the outfits for Coachella this year. Oh, I love that. And stagecoach. Yeah, a stagecoach is happening too soon. Well my thing is in life is to go to Coachella. Oh, yeah. And go to stagecoach. Yes. I want to go to both. Yeah, be awesome. Because why not? Yeah. So we do have to end this one short because my daughter's got ahead to work and I gotta go watch the grand baby. So, and I got other things to do. I gotta drive all the way to Minnesota today. Yeah, but she's doing all those things. I'm working on myself too. I'm trying to get better about doing things because I'm such a homebody. I need to go out and do things. I was really tired of myself for going out the other day, Easter shopping. So I I really want to start doing that more. Um I have been losing weight as well. Cluck it, quick. That just started with me just drinking water. Yeah. And really, I did not realize how much weight you can drink or lose, lose just by doing when I cut out sugar. I hardly drink eat anything sugary or drinking. Yeah, we talked about that last week. Really good. And then just gonna continue doing that. I need to We have a fly in here. I need to like ninja chop him. You didn't? I did. Anyways, so we're both just working on ourselves and working on our stuff together as well. And we want to bring you guys along with us as well. Our journeys are always gonna be open and honest. Yes. Because we know that there's other people out there that could be going through the same thing as us. And they just don't share it. They don't. Some people don't share it so much. And that's okay, but know that there's other people out there dealing with stuff every single day that you might be dealing with. Yeah, you know, there's so many up there. You're not alone. You're not, but you know, so many influencers just show you like the good stuff. Yeah, you know, buy these extravagant gifts because they can, but you know, what are you doing on the inside? 137. So just remember we're always gonna be open and transparent with you guys. And if you guys have any questions, head on over to our website, which I do need to do some updating on it. I it needs a little refresh. Yes. So head on over to our website, our TikTok, our Facebook, and as always, you can either DM me or her. Or you sorry, some of you laying in the light, linking us playing with the light switch. So we're gonna just call it a night. We're we're just gonna end it right here, guys. Bye guys. Bye guys. We love you. You know where to find us. Oh, that was bad. You know where to find us, and it's at unfilteredtrouble.com and our link tree, which takes you to all of our links, YouTube as well. So we're excited for all this growth, and we want to thank you for being loyal listeners, coming a ride, coming along with us on this ride while we figure it out as we go. Yes, and just remember you are loved, you are blessed, you are worthy. And you are a baddest. Okay. Bye. Let's out.