Real Is The New Black artwork

Real Is The New Black

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 120 ratings

After feeling annoyed and disappointed with the curated and phony lives on instagram, Matti Gresham decided it was time to bring the realness back to media. On RITNB, you'll get the raw and honest, sometimes serious, mostly funny version of a range of topics including but not limited to relationships, motherhood, reality tv, pop culture, Christianity, and more.

Health & Fitness Comedy comedy mom real socialmedia society women
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

#12 The Mentor Sessions with Emily Jamieson

August 13, 2019 19:37 - 37 minutes - 42.6 MB

Matti calls her mentor Emily Jamieson, who also happens to be the woman who introduced her to her husband, Clint. They talk about how they met and how they met each other, their spouses and give tips on how knowing someone is the "one."

#11 Q&A With Matti

May 30, 2019 14:48 - 1 hour - 81 MB

Matti answers questions from the listeners! She talks all about relationship advice, birth, anxiety and depression and more.

#10- Poop-scapades with Angeline Guido

May 09, 2019 16:42 - 58 minutes - 66.6 MB

On this episode, Matti talks with her friend and photography client Angeline Guido of Angeline Guido Designs. We started getting on a roll so fast that we forgot to even introduce the podcast or Angeline, but hey we get there midway through the podcast.  Angeline tells a handful of stories about her son Smith's poop-scapades and hilarious mom fail moments of forgetting to pack her baby clothes after multiple blowouts. And that's just the beginning of the podcast. In the second half, Ange...

#9 Why I Struggle Taking Medicine For Depression

April 18, 2019 04:00 - 25 minutes - 29.6 MB

In this episode, Matti talks about her recent change in medicine and how it affected her mindset. She realizes she still has a ways to go in the judgments against herself about mental health and gets emotional talking about it. She talks about her first visit to a psychiatrist and how it was helpful.

#8- Not Caring What People Think + Family and Marriage Rhythms and Tips with Alyssa Bethke

April 11, 2019 15:39 - 53 minutes - 61.4 MB

In this episode, Matti talks about the embarrassing moment she shared on instagram of her ripping her pants in public while she was pregnant. Alyssa talks about the rhythms and things that her and her husband Jeff have put into place to help them stay healthy and thriving as a family and as a married couple. They also both talk about how they used to overthink what people thought of them and how they are overcoming it.

#7 The Great Flip Flop Debate and Other Important Things with Clint Gresham

April 05, 2019 21:17 - 49 minutes - 56.8 MB

allowed to wear flip flops as well as talk about how they met. Clint shares about his experience with depression and anxiety in the NFL as well as the things he has learned about himself over the last few years of doing some personal work. This episode will make you laugh and you'll also get some really good practical nuggets for living a happier and freer life. 

#6 Depression Lesson

March 28, 2019 15:57 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MB

In this episode, Matti talks about her month long depressive episode that stuck around until now. She explains how she got there, what kept her there and how she's been dealing with getting out. If you struggle with depression or anxiety even a little, this podcast is a good one to listen to.

#5 Faith Within Trauma and Loss With Alyssa Quilala

March 14, 2019 14:12 - 58 minutes - 66.7 MB

In this episode, Matti talks with Alyssa Quilala about the sudden death of her son and how it affected her life and her belief in God. They both talk about painful moments they have believed miracles for and how certain beliefs can make things more painful or more joyful in the moment.

#4 Breastfeeding and Tongue Ties

March 07, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 38 MB

In this episode, Matti and Mattie talk about how the difficulties they had while breastfeeding as well as the tongue ties their daughters had. They also describe experiences they had in the hospital and with nurses and how it impacted them.

#3 Momming, Marriage, Mental Health, and Meaning

February 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

In this episode, Matti Gresham talks with another Mattie: Mattie Tiegreen. Mattie is a graphic designer living in Portland who happens to be a kindred soul to Matti. In their conversation, they exchange advice on how they keep their marriages healthy, explain what their journeys look like as working moms, dive into the truth of their own mental health journeys and how it was affected post partum and how their perspective of family has changed since becoming parents. If you're a mom or you ...

#2- I Am Not My Job

February 21, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

In this episode, Matti tells her own story about her struggle with finding her identity and worth in her job title. And when it was gone, so was her self-worth. Between worrying about what other people thought about her and her own judgments and assumptions, she didn't know how to process who she was outside of her professional career. Then, she gives advice on handling transitions in life and how to not lose your sense of self in the midst of them.

#1- Real Life on Social Media with Erika Altes

February 09, 2019 20:56 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB