Not Without My Sister

Beatrice is on her holidays, so we're running a previously-not-made-public episode from the Patreon on the main feed this week! She'll be back next week with (surely) some dramatic stories from her trip to Italy and back xo ***Are there any things that you – for whatever reason – simply don't think you can pull off?! And, if so, where did this belief come from? (Was it from your mother, tell us the truth)Because we have some! Also, you're welcome for the image of Rosemary as a large piece of playdough in a string vest.Things we mention include:the bloop the concept of crotch gobbling shorts Worzel Gummidge Ashley Graham's daily affirmations Support the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rosemary's on Mounjaro – or, rather, compounded tirzepatide – and has a lot of conflicted feelings about it. We're talking shrinking celebrities, the rise of GLP-1s and the massive pendulum swing from body positivity to whatever we're seeing now in this frankly confusing episode of Not Without My Sister.Things we mention include:The Guardian's Today in Focus podcast: What happens when you stop weight loss jabs?Em Clarkson and Alex Light's Should I Delete That?: The rise of Reform and GLP-1sThe chefs creating specific menus for Ozempic patientsSupport the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roman has croup (so says Dr Rosemary), Beatrice's kids have norovirus (so says an actual doctor), Beatrice got a $175k quote for home improvements and Roman needs a tongue tie release (maybe!) – we're slowly settling into our new lives without one another (but also not without one another because that's what phones are for) and catching up on what's new in our respective houses. Support the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are we always the girls who get thrown in the pool – or have wedding cake smashed in their faces?! Plus, Bea's big travel plans, Rosemary's big homecoming, and what we'd each like to do and see back in Ireland.From New York magazine, The Grooms Smashing Cakes in their Wives' FacesBeatrice's new black dress, in case you were curiousThough we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking about being an embarrassing millennial, according to the Guardian. What's wrong with invisible socks? Why is Rosemary so mortified by her own generation? And what would it take to get Claire Mac Cabe into a pair of Nike Air Max? Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ode to the Weight Watchers crisped rice bars, and other things (we swear this episode is not about weight loss!) Beatrice moved house, Rosemary is grieving, and Beatrice can't take a compliment (unless it's about her looks) – but she loves bananas now, so that's exciting.Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an unscheduled and longer-than-planned hiatus WE ARE BACK! with a chat about boundaries: what ARE boundaries? What are our boundaries? And is there a difference between a boundary and something you simply don't want to do?! Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alternate title: Got Milk?! (We're sorry)Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things we discuss include:Snowflakes Embryo Adoption & Donation (a division of Nightlight Christian Adoptions)I haven't listened to this NPR podcast yet, but they get actual professionals to discuss whether or not we should let our kids quit things, and that seems like it would be valuableJoin our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Paris, an Irish billionaire was charged with violent assault for shouting "fuck you, bailiff!" at, er, a bailiff. We discuss cursing: is it really that bad? Have we ever screamed "fuck you" at anyone? And is it ever okay to curse in the workplace? Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not just presidents who make bad ethical decisions around here, you know… Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

…because it simply wouldn't do to say "I'm between stylists right now". ALSO! The best eyebrows in the world by Shaughnessy @ Studio Sashiko; John Proctor is the Villain (perhaps not suitable for 11-year-olds)Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instead of telling us he’d change nothing about us, we are 99.9999% sure OUR Dad would suggest these small – but significant – improvements.The article in question: "My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done." (By the excellent Jessica DeFino, whose Substack you can read here.)Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.And if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having taken a job in Tennessee, Beatrice is getting ready for another big move – we talk about how this all came about and, most importantly, how Rosemary feels about it.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.Show lessAnd if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rosemary has begun a foray into TikTok and let us tell you for nothing it is NOT making her more popular with the Americans!Follow her here!If you're in the US and would like to pre-order Rosemary's book, you can do that right now on bookshop.org, Amazon.com or from Barnes & Noble.And if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rosemary sat down to talk to career coach Jane Downes about making big career changes, rejigging your CV, what's changed in the 20 years since she started her coaching business and what to do if YOU'RE the micromanaging maniac.Jane's website is here, and you can buy her book here.And DON'T WORRY! Beatrice will be back on Friday. She's in Knoxville, learning to line dance and eating all the grits she can get her grubby hands on.If you're in the US and would like to pre-order Rosemary's book, you can do that right now on bookshop.org, Amazon.com or from Barnes & Noble.And if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things we discuss include:Is the silent treatment a form of emotional abuse?Rosemary's very low-cut jeans.Adam Brody's Stylist cover.Brian Jordan Alvarez, everyone's favourite English Teacher.The dark stalker fantasy Rosemary read is called Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Content warnings abound.Lee Child's decision to hand his Jack Reacher series over to his brother.Karrie Locher, who Rosemary loves, on Instagram.If you're in the US and would like to pre-order Rosemary's book, you can do that right now on bookshop.org, Amazon.com or from Barnes & Noble.And if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode contains discussion of sexual assault, rape, murder and coercive control. It won't be suitable for all audiences. Please, look after yourselves first – if you don't feel able for this discussion, maybe skip this one. xo R&BThings we mention include:the civil case taken by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregorthe murder of Laiken RileyGisèle Pelicot and the mass rape trial in France involving 50+ men from of her own communityGermaine Greer, shutting down the idea that a woman shouldn't be president because she menstruatesWomen, Language and Power by Susannah BaldwinKathleen Correia, whose husband was jailed for eight years for coercive controlJade Rasmussen, whose ex boyfriend assaulted her and had his sentence suspended and his "happy marriage" used as evidence of… something we don't quite understandY: The Last Man, a graphic novel Beatrice recommendsIf you need support, or to speak to someone about an experience you've been subjected to, Rape Crisis Ireland has a list of resources available to people here.If you're in the US and would like to pre-order Rosemary's book, you can do that right now on bookshop.org, Amazon.com or from Barnes & Noble.If you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. And while you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're planning our Thanksgiving dinner (lunch, Beatrice would call it) while lamenting a dental calamity that has befallen poor Tilip and arguing about whether or not Rosemary has ever heard the phrase "derring-do" (she hasn't).If you're in the US and would like to pre-order Rosemary's book, you can do that right now on bookshop.org, Amazon.com or from Barnes & Noble.If you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. And while you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking about some of our best recent purchases – and they are, er, decidedly more middle-aged than we'd accounted for.Things we mention include:Martha Stewart's toile test: Give me the definitions of toile, tulle, tool, tuile, toyle, and toilJohn Derian's cabbage leaf gravy boat, and stunning turkey serving platterthe metallic knee-high boots Beatrice bought from TargetLaidback London's moccasin bootiesRosemary's beloved Gaiamika mugsCecilia Blomdahl on YouTubeKinvara hand creamTHE viral Orolay coatthe pink Avoca coat (of dreams?)Rosemary's not-worn-very-often Nikes Lamy fountain penStorq maternity clothes (esp this cardigan)The belly band Rosemary would NOT recommendBea's new vaccuum cleanerBeau's compliment joggersthe Ugg slippers EVERYONE recommendsIf you're in the US and would like to pre-order Rosemary's book, you can do that right now on bookshop.org, Amazon.com or from Barnes & Noble.If you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. And while you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.