ROTTEN
the best podcast about the worst mother-in-law
What they’re saying
Scathing. delicious. Absolutely warranted.
FOR YEARS, I TOLD MYSELF I WAS OVERREACTING TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW’S BEHAVIOR. MAYBE SHE DIDN’T REALLY MEAN IT. MAYBE I WAS TOO SENSITIVE. MAYBE IF I JUST TRIED HARDER, IT WOULD GET BETTER.
IT DIDN’T GET BETTER. BUT I DID.
EVERY FAMILY HAS A STORY. SOME OF THEM ARE ROTTEN TO THE CORE.
For years, I told myself I was overreacting to my mother-in-law’s behavior. maybe she didn’t really mean it. maybe i was too sensitive. maybe if i just tried harder…it would get better.
it didn’t get better. but i did.
Every family has a story. some of them are rotten to the core.
How It Works
The Formula
01
You can’t make this stuff up
Every episode pulls a ridiculous but true story from my vault of evidence against my toxic mother-in-law, another charge in a case that has been building for years.
case
02
What’s actually going on
Why toxic mother-in-laws manipulate, control, ignore boundaries and create chaos. Learn to recognize the patterns.
AufffftopWakkdfksy
03
Strategies that work
No lectures, no pretending you can change someone else, just practical ways to protect yourself and stop playing by her rules.
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The Archive
Episodes
There’s a reason things got this rotten. Start at the beginning. trust me, its worth it.

Episode 01
missing uterus

Episode 02
gyn and juice

Episode 03
Last straw

Episode 04
self-absorbed

Episode 05
proclamation

Episode 06
all of the eggs
What they’re saying
Scathing. delicious. Absolutely warranted.
“petty AF. I can’t stop listening.” — olivia f.
“unhinged and utterly addicting.” — casey m.
“i thought my mother-in-law was bad.” — brittany c.
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For years, I told myself I was overreacting to my mother-in-law’s behavior. Maybe she didn’t really mean it. Maybe I was too sensitive. Maybe if I just tried harder…it would get better.
It didn’t get better. I did.
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