The Wholesome Menace Podcast
The Wholesome Menace Podcast is a relationship, parenting, and personal growth podcast where honest conversations meet uncomfortable truths. Hosts Stephane, Crystal, and Rissa tackle dating, marriage, fatherhood, communication, mental health, self-awareness, and the challenges of everyday life. Through real stories, debates, games, and unfiltered discussions, we explore what it means to grow into better partners, parents, and people. If you’re looking for authentic conversations about relationships, self-improvement, family, and modern life, you’re in the right place. New episodes weekly.
Episodes
28 episodes
Are You Ready Heauxs?
In this episode of the Wholesome Menace Podcast, the Menaces share the movies, TV shows, streaming series, documentaries, and unforgettable entertainment moments that left the biggest impression on them this year. From blockbuster films to hidd...
Stay Yo SSA In the Friendzone
Why do women friend zone good men? 🤔Your fellow Menaces are back in the studio with more laughs, more debates, and another conversation guaranteed to get people talking.This week we're tackling one of the biggest questions ...
Wholesome Menace Backyardigans II
The menaces are in the back yard again. We talk success, we talk struggles and how maybe sometimes life is a lagging measure of your habits and decisions.
The Man Behind the Father
Fatherhood doesn’t erase the man—it adds to him. This Father’s Day, we’re talking about the realities of being a father, the expectations men carry, and the importance of recognizing the person behind the title. Because dads are more than provi...
The Backyardigans
In this episode, we took the podcast outside and let the conversation go wherever it wanted to go. From the biggest risks we’ve taken, to conspiracy theories, to underrated green flags, and everything in between, this one felt less like a podca...
When Church Becomes a Curse Word
For many people, the word church no longer brings feelings of hope, community, or healing—it brings disappointment, frustration, and even pain.In this episode of the Wholesome Menace Podcast, we dive into how the church’s reputation has...
The Double Standard Diaries
This episode dives headfirst into one of society’s most uncomfortable conversations: the double standards surrounding men’s and women’s bodies. From expectations, insecurities, and attraction to social media, body image, and cultural norms, we ...
Dust Settles. I don't...
This episode got uncomfortable in the best way possible as we unpacked the idea of settling in relationships, friendships, careers, and life overall. Is compromise maturity… or are some people slowly abandoning themselves just to avoid being al...
The Posting Debate : Is This Love Offline?
The saying goes no face no case. Is posting your partner reassurance?Territory?Proof?Or pressure?As always, the Menaces take the conversation further than expected — raw takes, real stories, uncomfortable honesty, and plenty...
Parents Are People Too
Parents Are People Too might be one of the funniest — and most honest — episodes yet.This episode of the Wholesome Menace Podcast features a special guest: Dawn, the mother of Crystal and Rissa, joining the couch for a raw, hilarious, a...
Where There's a Will There's a Way
In this episode of the Wholesome Menace Podcast, we unpack the difference between survival and convenience, and why self-sufficiency isn’t optional anymore—it’s necessary. From forgotten skills like farming, building, and providing… to the mind...
You Need A Morality Check.
Is morality something we follow… or something we create?In this episode, the crew dives into one of the most uncomfortable questions of our time:Is there a real standard for right and wrong—or is everything justBecause if morali...
Wholesome Menace X Horticulture Qu
What if the medicine you need is growing right under your feet ? We sit down with horticulture Qu, founder of NY Wellness Collective, to talk about how anxiety pushed him towards herbal healing-- and changed how he see ...
No Grace, No Loyalty- So What are we doing?
This episode challenges how we think about grace, personal responsibility, and real change, while touching on gratitude, healing, parenthood, and the standards we live by.Because at some point, you have to ask:Are we actually growing… o...
The Lost Episode
This episode almost never saw the light of day.It’s a little glitchy—but the conversation? Too real to keep hidden.We sat on this one for a while… but some conversations don’t wait for perfect conditions. So instead of pulling t...
She Needs to Be Heard, Even When Its About You...
Episode 11 dives into the conversations we feel—but don’t always know how to handle.From how our emotional state shapes the way we think and experience life, to what it really means to “hold space” in relationships, this episo...
You Didn't Forgive Them... Be Honest.
Episode 10.Most podcasts don’t make it this far… but we did.And instead of celebrating with something light, we leaned into something real:Can you actually forgive?Not the version people post about…Not the “w...
Everyone Wants A Leader, Until It's Time to Follow.
In Episode 9, the Menaces unpack a tension most people feel but rarely admit: why do people say they want leadership… but resist being led?From relationships to workplaces to culture at large, everyone talks about wanting strong leaders...
Be a Man...According to Who?
Stephane, Crys Marie and Rissa Lynn dive into a question that sits at the center of modern culture: are we confusing manhood and womanhood with performance expectations.Is a man only a man if he provides?Is a woman only a woman if s...
We're Not Friends... Respectfully.
Who said we have to be friends to raise kids?Somewhere along the way, co-parenting became synonymous with forced closeness. But is friendship required — or just respect?In Episode 7, we challenge the narrativ...
We're Just Friends...
Are men and women capable of being “just friends”?We explore attraction without obligation, discipline over impulse, and the difference between desire and decision. Crystal shares her experience with male friendships that stayed platonic...
The Bigger Picture
Why does everything feel urgent… yet nothing feels important?In this episode, we unpack the tension between urgency and intention. In a world that constantly demands our attention, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and distracted....
Trust... Trust Who?
Everyone wants Trust.Everyone wants Certainty. But when you can't have both- what do you pick? Episode 4 explore why this hits a nerve and what it reveals about relationships, survival, and belief.&nbs...