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Kylie & Leanne Morgan on Perimenopause Secrets, An Ode to Donna Kelce & Grandparent Boundaries | Ep. 85

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Kylie & Leanne Morgan on Perimenopause Secrets, An Ode to Donna Kelce & Grandparent Boundaries | Ep. 85

Kylie Kelsey hosts a lively, personal episode of “Not Gonna Lie,” weaving together humor, vulnerability, and advocacy on topics like menstruation, motherhood, and aging. She challenges the idea of hiding periods from partners, arguing that such secrecy undermines intimacy and reflects a lack of trust—especially when a woman’s body undergoes significant emotional and physical changes. The episode features a heartfelt conversation with stand-up comedian Leanne Morgan, who shares her journey through menopause, describing it as a difficult but manageable process with modern hormone therapies that help restore balance. Leanne also reflects on raising four children, emphasizing how her kids have grown to appreciate her career and resilience, including through shared experiences like skiing and family outings. Personal anecdotes highlight parenting challenges, such as potty training and children’s behaviors, while also celebrating the joy and strength in motherhood. Kylie also promotes Invisalign as a tool for confidence, linking self-image to emotional well-being. The episode concludes with a powerful message about aging: women in their 40s and beyond are not fading, but thriving, with renewed energy and purpose. Through humor, honesty, and real-life stories, the show celebrates the ongoing vitality of women and the importance of open conversations about bodily changes, parenting, and self-acceptance.

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For probably three days ahead of my period, I eat like a garbage, just suppose I have. Wait, why would you not just have hubby shave you? I let my husband give me a line up. I'm sorry, what? You're a little uterus, all right? I talk about nasty stuff, though, Kylie. I didn't love the word butthole. I think butthole is so funny. Perry menopause. It is rough. It lasts 10 years. Perry menopause lasts 10 years. So dumb. Not gonna lie, I don't sound my best. And that's because I was trying to make sure that Trevor Lawrence couldn't call a single play effectively. Yeah, I was also trying to, I mean, 109, section 109 in that state, in that state, and really, we showed up. We did our best. And I'm so pissed about it. Let's get this podcast started. (upbeat music) Welcome back to a brand new episode of Knock on a Lie. A Waver Regional brought to you by Invisalign. I'm your host, Kylie Kelsey. Still crashing out about the end of last week's Eagles game. I fear we don't have time for me to fully crash out. So I'm just, I'm gonna leave it at that. I will ride it on Don for Wawa, but I might have to draw the line at Sushi. Guys, we don't have to do everything. Let's cut that out, just a thought. I think the key word here is that Wawa is testing Sushi in the Philly suburbs. I think we should just mark that one a fail and move on. And also, a supporter of all women's sports, especially when they're played in my own backyard. That's right. Tonight, we are headed to the U.S. women's national team game versus Spain, because it's right here in Philadelphia. We're recording this a few hours before the game, so here's my best attempt at some pre-recorded reactions. Congrats to Team USA, that goal by Ashley Sanchez, and our Mallory Swanson. Was ridiculous. I mean, I can't believe I finally got to meet Trinity Rodman, and our boyfriend Ben Shelton. Trinity Rodman is hilarious and a fucking boss. So the ladies from Spain will play and we'll see you next time. Maybe we'll meet up at the World Cup. Great. Okay, nailed it. Coming up on today's episode, I'm going to talk about this viral tick talk about hiding period products from men. Plus, I was just in London. So I'm going to talk about Jason's Eagles booth debut and bringing EAF abroad. After that, I'm going to be joined by a hilarious stand-up comedian and actress. She's a friend of the family and a fellow mom, Lee Ann Morgan. It's so, you have to stay tuned. It's, I love her. I just want to pack a drive. I want to take her everywhere with me. 'Cause if I do that, she said she would throw in a load of wash and start the crock brought. So, how about that? Seriously, stick around. Before we get to all that, a quick couple NGL announcements. Rapid fire style. Is it actually rapid fire or is it medium fire? Sure. Let's see. First announcement, no new NGL episode next week. But we'll be back on October 29th for our annual Halloween episode. Queen Emma wants to know if I'm going to wear a costume. Maybe do we have a very special guest? I don't know. Maybe next. The reason we don't have an NGL episode next week is because we're officially back in production for FAFO and the NGL team is on the move. We have three different shoots in a matter of days. Some hints because I'm really good at being subtle. Think Christmas. Like as Christmasy as it gets even. I should start stretching now. I should actually, I should have started stretching six months ago. But here we are. We'll see how it goes. The next episode, your clue is a Madonna mic. See, cool people would say a Madonna mic. I would say a McDonald's mic. Because my sister and I used to use that to pretend we were working in a drive-thru. Whatever. And last but not least, your Queen Emma approved clue. Cleveland Heights. It's that simple. We're going that simple. I love that. All right, that's it for announcements. Because we got to get to some of the real ones. Best work yet with a fresh edition of Real One Comments of the Week. First of all, we hear you loud and clear that we absolutely need to have Syrus back as our NFL correspondent. We agree with you. We know that. But you guys were in the comments. Someone said, if we don't get to keep Syrus, we mute me at dawn. Not really, but I know many of us will be heartbroken. Correct, including me. Someone else said, I didn't know Kylie and Syrus was football slash fashion partnership that we needed. I also agree with you. I could really use some help. Just know we're actively working on it. Maybe we'll have them on in person next time. New York maybe? Okay. Now, I'm also glad the Real One's love Jen Hamilton as much as I did. In your comments on the poop ninja and the hidden temple clips, we're perfect, perfect, perfect. Someone said, my nurse was like, girly, why are you not pushing? And I finally said, I'm scared to fart. And she goes, oh honey, that silly. And raised her life and parted so loud. It was what I needed. And I swear, I laughed that baby out. Nurses are angels. Well done. The next comment said, probably the only downfall to my water birth. I was having to watch my poor midwife fish turds out of the water with a cup. You know, the things I never thought about. I didn't even think about that. So that's a fun new adventure that is going to live in my brain. I really am so happy that I opened up this conversation about shitting in labor because you guys know, farts are funny around here. And also, can't be poop shy when you're trying to bear down and have a human being exit your body. We can't. We just can't. There's that is, that baby's coming out, come out of the water. And if that means that we're pushing hard enough that everything exits. Peace. Gotta go. And we also got multiple comments like this one. I let my husband give me a lineup, even if I feel lazy, no pregnancy needed. I'm sorry, what? I'm actually going to take a surprising angle here on this one. Speaking strictly about the body parts that you can see on my husband, you think I'm going to let a man who has a full beard. Try to navigate lady lips. Are you kidding me with a razor? Guys, what? Immediately know. He doesn't even, he doesn't even clean up his own beard. And you want me to, huh? No, that's an interesting take. But I'm going a big fat hell no on that one. I can literally cannot ride my brain around that. The fact that someone wrote this as his expression is kind of wild. That's faulty, Christina, I respect it. I don't agree with it. That's it for real one comments, keep them coming. Let's keep it moving with a little doom scroll. The week brought to you by CVS. First up on doom scroll. Apparently there's a trending TikTok conversation right now about how your husband or boyfriend should quote, "Never know you're on your period." Thankfully, this queen is having none of this. Queen Emma the clip, please. So there's this conversation going around right now about someone saying that your man should never know you're on your period. And I just want to let you know that if you have to hide the facts you're bleeding for seven days from that man, he's not the one for you. As a matter of fact, he doesn't even like you. Why is this a conversation? I'm genuinely concerned. Y'all are dating people who you can't tell them when you're on your period. Do you know how many changes a woman's body goes through in a month? Right. And do you know how many changes a woman's body goes through on her period? Do you know how many emotional changes she's going through? How many physical changes and problems and stuff that she's going through? And you want me to keep that from the person who's supposed to be my comfort for the sake of what? For who? Bitch, you got off scot-free with a wiener and balls, okay? You are fucking cruising through life with the only severe threat being if something hits those balls. And you're going to fucking try and tell me that when I, my entire uterus evacuates itself once a month for six, seven days that I'm supposed to fucking be, I'm supposed to be just coy about the whole situation. Go fuck yourself. Let me tell you about what happens in our house. For probably three days ahead of my period, I eat like a garbage disposal. I mean, I could eat us out of house and home, okay? There is not a single thing that I lock eyes with where I'm like, no, I couldn't. I could and I will. For three days. And if I do not eat everything in sight, sometimes even if I do, I am mean, mean. For absolutely no reason. Out of the blue, not the whole day. I'm not mean the whole day. But every so often, she comes out. Run, it being me, I'm fully aware, it's because now I'm not in it right now, run. And then after I mean, I might cry about it. Here's the deal. We're on a roller coaster and your man is supposed to ride it with you because your partners you're in it together. Why are we hiding our periods? Why don't you pop them on a Tens machine and see if they're still sensitive about it? Okay? You give them pseudo period cramps, pretend period cramps, and then you find out if they feel sensitive about it. Still, okay? These men who want you to hide your period from them or like that you feel inclined to hide your period from, they've never had a cold on their period and it shows. Okay? They've never had a sneeze or cough. You know exactly where I'm going with this. You know where I'm going with this. You're on day two of your period, you sneeze or cough, and you, like, good luck. Good luck. That's, that's a trust exercise. Hiding that from men, you're doing too much for them. You need to do less. Also, what happens when they have daughters. Next scroll is a candidate for, you know, it's fucked up. You know, it's fucked up. A gate agent tried to tell this mom. She needed her infant with her in order to board with her breastfeeding equipment. I'm so sorry. What? You are not traveling with an infant with a baby. That is the thing. If you are traveling with an infant, yes, please. But why would be traveling with an infant, you still have to pump its breast pump parts with the, with the baggage allowance. The flight's not even, it's still 90 seats on the flight too. So I'm not understanding, like, what's the difference of checking it or not? Like, if it's a medical part, you can check everything in there. It's all nursing stuff. It's, it's, it's breast pump in like parts. That's, that's just like, that's what your policy says online. Yes, I agree. He says so if you are traveling with an infant, but in this case, you are not traveling with an infant. So that wouldn't even make sense if I was traveling with an infant, I wouldn't need a breast pump. Queen of a really likes to rage beat me. She enjoys it a lot. It excites her soul. Someone commented and said, quote, you are not traveling with an infant. Okay, but I'm traveling with my boobs. As someone who has traveled away from my children while I was still breastfeeding, although it was for a short period of time, anyone who has been in the breastfeeding trenches knows that for a bare minimum supplier like myself, if I do not pump every three hours on the dot, sometimes more frequently when I am away from a breastfeeding baby of mine, I will lose supply. There isn't like, there is no ifans or butts about it. I will lose my supply. Like I will not have it anymore. The idea that you are only allowed to travel with a pump with an infant is a wild take. Now I'm hopeful, I'm hoping that the person, the employee that this woman was speaking to later on walked away from this instance and realized how wrong they were. That being said, this is why we should continue talking about breastfeeding. This is why we should continue talking about pumping. This is why we should continue having all these conversations of things that women are experiencing and not necessarily like putting people on blast, but making sure that it is a widely discussed topic so that when things like this happen, if this gate agent is not going to hear out this mom, then someone standing by, man, woman, whoever, hears this and says, hey, like it actually makes more sense to have the pump if she doesn't have a baby with her, because I would assume she's going home to a baby that needs the milk that her body is making. Ridiculous. God, that's horrific. Ugh, annoying. Next up, Queen Emma is telling me, I might want to grab some tissues for this one, because this message fam left for Asia Wilson after winning her fifth MVP might get me. Queen Emma, the clip, please. I just can't put it in the words how special you are to not only me, but the ACES, the city of Vegas. When you do what you do, you change so many people's lives and they're so impactful and I'm blessed to be a part of it. You have five and I'm here to gash you up every single day. I don't care what anybody else says, you're the greatest of all time. I want you to know it will always be celebrated. I will always celebrate you. I will always be the one to be like, yeah, that's my wife getting the fifth MVP. First of all, congratulations, Asia, on your fifth MVP, boss, that shit, boss shit right there. God, I love that so much. Some stats, no other player in WMBA history has won it more than three times. Average 26 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Only eight players in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and WMBA have won five or more MVP's in their career. Only eight, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gratsky, Barry bonds, Peyton Manning, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Gordy Howe. First of all, something to note, I would like to call it out because all of those athletes that I just named men, Asia fucking did that, she fucking did that. We called her the goat when she was on last year. Now even more awards, okay. She's not done is what she said, she's got shit to do. Also, can we just have a moment per how cute Asia and Bay on Mar? Was that not the sweetest fungal? That was such a nice message. Guys, you really, that's, God, I love it so much, that's so good, Asia, forever grateful that you spent your time coming on this podcast. I still have your amazing shoes here in studio. If you ever want to teach me how to get some use out of them, I welcome it, but I know you're busy because you're out here winning your MVP. That's fucking insane outstanding. Maybe we should get them on to do the newlyweds game, should we get them on to do a newlywed style game? Let's try. Asia and Bam, if you want to come on, let's do it. All right, that's it for Doom Scroll the Week brought to you by CVS, Liam Morgan is coming up. But first, the return of places Kylie has some business being brought to you by Invisalign. This past weekend, the real ones may have seen I was in London for the Eagle Shagwires game and in an attempt to heal, I'm not going to talk about the actual game again because I'm not going to talk about the actual game, I'm not going to talk about the actual game. And although I did not make it out there because I couldn't be out there that early, it meant that 80 athletes from the London area were able to participate in an all abilities football clinic. And while we were there as an organization, an amazing announcement was made that Jeffrey Laurie was donating $670,000 to support London based autism research. These types of collaborative efforts are incredible. It's an opportunity for us to not only share what has been found in the research that EAF has funded other places, but it also allows us to show an investment in other communities that are welcoming to American football. I also went to an Eagles takeover at Trafalgar Square. They were silly and let me have a microphone in the middle of a turf. So of course, I gave them an Eagles chant. I got to meet a number of people. It was such a great time. As much as I love being behind the scenes, it is so much fun to meet really fellow Eagles fans because we get to cheer on the same team and that's a bonding experience, everybody knows that. Someone did ask me why I was not wearing my princess Kiana jacket in London and that's because I don't accept that name. So how about, you know, I was not going to encourage that nonsense. I was at the game, of course, to support the birds, but it was also Jason's first time in the booth calling an Eagles game specifically. I did get to go up and see him working in the booth. I'm impressed with his stamina for standing. That's a development and also just really impressed with his knowledge. I get to hear how incredibly thoughtful and calculated and studied he is when it comes to football, but getting to hear how he explains it to other people, getting to hear him share his knowledge of the game, is so much fun to listen to, but also that's mine. Anyway, that's it for Places Kylie has some business being brought to you by Invisaline. I'll be right back with Leanne Morgan. That's right. I said Leanne Morgan. Yep, you guessed it. No business, but we'll be back right after this. Queena, I don't have anything in my teeth. Do I? Good. Because that was a trick question. I know there's nothing in my teeth. 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I also love that I can refill, track and manage my prescription needs any time. The CVS health app lets you check your prescription status on the go and it'll tell you the moment your prescription is ready. Go to CVS.com/app to learn more and download the app now. She's the hilarious standup comedian you know from her Netflix specials, her Emmy award winning show, Leanne and her viral clips about menopause, marriage, a certain hot pink snowsuit that was apparently very itchy. She's a fellow mom of a friend of the family and now she's officially not going to lie, Leanne Morgan. Welcome to the show. Thank you, my darling, for having me. I feel so special. I'm so excited to have you on. I think for so many reasons, but one reason in particular is that, like I said, a friend of the family, you know my sweet, lovely mother-in-law, Donna Kelsey. Honey, that Donna, I love her. She came to one of my, she's been so supportive of me. She's been to two shows, two different tours and she came and watched an episode of Leanne being filmed on Netflix. That's so much fun. And she's so dull. She talks about you all the time. In a very sweet way, we have talked about your clips online and the standup that you do, it's, we love it. Thank you, my darling. But that thrills me. In knowing her. What's something you would say that people might not know about her or don't give her enough credit for? Very, very witty and funny. She's very funny. She is. Yeah. And in a dry way. But she said to me when she was, I mean, she's in that series and she was doing triters and she, that's why she was in LA and she goes, I'm going to take care of, she said, Colleen Jason have to go to Milan. Was it Milan? The all we're going to do to correspond for the Olympics and all that. And she goes, me and Colleen's mom are going to take care of these four little girls. She goes praying for me. Yep. And she was some tingle to do it. But she was just worried about, you know, that's a lot of babies, but they were going to tag team. Every single day I wake up, I'm like, somebody pray for me. So like her step at her and my mom's stepping in to do that. It was an impressive feat and we came back and the girls were so happy and they kept talking about their time with Dee Dee and Nana and it was like the best to the best. But it is. The baby was how old though? How old was the baby? Um, Finn was maybe 11 months old. And she also had just gotten past the phase where she didn't like anybody else. It was for nine months of that child's life. It was like it is mom or it is no one. So we had just gotten over that hurdle and I was sprinting for the airport, sprinting. I wanted like one night of not being touched. So then I went on a trip with my husband. Did you take all these cans and put them in the van? Not on purpose, but every single one of them has gone through a phase of like the only way I'm sleeping is if I'm next to you. Which I am outspoken about being against. I don't like that idea. I got married to sleep next to my husband. I didn't sign up to sleep next to you. And they share rooms. So it's not like I'm, they all have a buddy. And so I, but I, they've all gone through a phase. Our oldest was right away. She was like, I'm sleeping with you and there's nothing you can do about it. That was interesting. And then we sleep trainer, it was one of the worst experiences of my life. But guess what? She's never come back in our bed unless for a bad dream. A one off for a bad dream. And I can take that. And how does she your own seven? Seven years. I mean, you've had a busy, you're a little uterus all right. I think I'm kind. I can't imagine she's doing great because we have seven, five, three and one insanity. And isn't that darling? You know, my little mom, my little sail is from five girls for biological and then adopted a fifth one. And my, and it's so sweet to say those sisters, you know, I'm so excited about it. I tell everybody, when we found out we were having our second girl, I was like, oh my gosh, I think we're going to get all daughters. I always thought I would get to meet a little version of my husband. And then at the time we had our third girl, I was like, wait a minute. This is outstanding. I got the, the hammy downs packed in the basement. Everybody can use them. I got all the pink toys. Those are great hammy downs. There was nothing I had to change. And I never got peed on changing a diaper. Right. And that's. And that's about your honor. I'm wearing it. And those girls, when they, they get to be grown, my girls take care of me. And they tell me what today, we go to Costco and they go, that's too much mom. Put it back. Like, it's my money. But they tell me now, they treat me like a little child, but I kind of need it, Kylie. You know, I'm busy in that the middle, the baby is my makeup artist and travels with me and takes care of me, is on set with me, is in the union for makeup for television. She's with me all the time. And she tells me what to do. I'm becoming like Mariah Carey, who I'm a big fan of. And you know, you see Mariah Carey and two men are carrying her everywhere she goes. I'm thinking, they're going to start carrying me like, test, pick me up, pick me up. And she's strong enough to do it. And then this middle one, Maggie, to make sure that she'll say to Chuck, if you call Nana, does Nana know what we're doing for Easter? These girls will tend to y'all. That's what I need. I'm needing for the day when I get to flip the switch of my brain off. And then they're just like, Mom, you're coming to our house, we're hosting. This is what's happening. This is when you need to be there. And then like, I'm going to, I have the best example of a grandmother in my mom. Like Donna's obviously amazing, but my mom lives 10 minutes from us. She is with our girls right now. It is like, I cannot wait to do for our daughters what my mom has done for us. It's like that kind of stuff is so exciting when you have daughters because my mom was told by her mother-in-law, a daughter's a daughter all her life, a son's son, till he takes his wife. None of mine are leaving. Oh, no. I know. I know. I am very angry when Charlie died when Charlie Morgan got married. And I love his wife and she's like another child to me, another daughter to me. And if I buy mine something, I buy her something. She is precious in a good mama and loves my son. son, I'm lucky. They live to five minutes from me, honey. And I get to see these grand babies all the time. And she, I talked to her every day. I'm very lucky. Because I, even though he has his family and all that, I'm very much involved with her. And the, and she lets me do whatever with these babies. And I'm very lucky. Not everybody has that, you know, that does bring me to a clip I saw where they were talking about their baby. And you had to make a correction. And that correction was what? Our baby. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Now, first of all, rude, that they would have tried to exclude you. Oh, no, no, no. And they're baby. I was like, what are you on talking about? This is our baby. Yes. Just because you're bringing into the world doesn't mean it's not, it's not everybody's right here. Now, have I call that the Uncle Grandparent Privilege? Do you get that Grandparent Privilege now? Yes, honey. I've got bunk beds, creams. I've got all diapers, pull-ups. I've got a whole closet with clothes that have got, you know, golden retrievers on them, dinosaurs, sharks, because I've got two boys, three and five, and I've got toys, and I've got my too many toys, and I try to, you know, honor what they're asking and not go absolutely not so. But I can't, I love the hickle, honey. If I seem like a new jeep, silent or a tractor, they're riding in it. I got to get in it. No, do they know that you're famous? Okay. I finally, somebody, they told me the other day that my oldest, my five-year-old was with his little friend, and he said they overheard them talking and he said, "Hey, you want to hear something cool?" And that little boy went, "Yeah." And he got, "My grandma's on TV." And little boy said, "I know." And he went cool, right? And I had no idea that he knew, and I think because I'm on Netflix, like trash trucks, they watch trash truck, and often not, I don't even know what all it is. And Danny got in all that, that they say grandma up there too. And so I think, and my son did a guest spot on my series, was in the background, and the girls were too, and Morgan's got a line. He's in one of the episodes, plays the bartender, they have, they have W, but I think they showed my grandson like, "Look, there's Danny, and he's on the grandma's show." So I don't know, you know, what he really, but he, but he told me he's a little friend. He's bragging about you. I know, I can ball my ass, I don't have to buy him up, I'll have to buy my truck. A new vehicle? A new vehicle, a new battery-operated vehicle. I did actually see, you do not, you do not curse in your stand-up. No. Do you curse in real life? Under my breath, if Chuck Morgan makes me mad, I don't put it out there. But you know, kindly, I, I, I made a decision. Well, and I really just don't write that way. But it, I grew up in a house where you did not use language, and it's my great-grandmother. We called her big mom, and she was tiny. I wanted to be called big mom, and my kids were like, "No, 'cause you're big mom, that I make sands." But she was little baby, and darling, and sweet, and there was something that you just did not talk ugly. We, they called it in the South. Don't talk ugly, you know, and so, but in, I'm the end of the 80s, honey, when I was born, I probably said a lot, but, but in my, when I started doing stand-up, I just, I really don't write that way. It doesn't come out that way. But also, I just, I was a mom. I, I got started when test was 18 months old. I worked my first comedy club. I was doing it before them, but like at the rotary, like I, I'd take a baby to mom's day out, and then go do, get paid $50 to go do a little something at the rotary. But when, but I, when I really got to do clubs and call myself a stand-up, she was 18 months old, and she's gonna be 29 in January. And I just thought, I never wanted to say anything that I didn't want them to say. Sure. But, but I talk about prostituting myself to their daily, so they could have nice shoes. I talk about real stuff. Oh, I know. You know, I talk about my body, chalk Morgan having to do nasty things in a hotel room. That's why I don't want him to retire by the way. I cannot have him on my butthole. I did love the word butthole. I did see you recently. You said that that's one of your favorite words. Oh, love it. It is universe. I mean, it's, it's, it's universal. It can be used in many different facets. It can. I like it. I don't too. I think it was an Amy Poehler, maybe she likes the word butthole. It's a good word. So I think I talk about all the stuff I've had to do with their Danny. You know, it makes it easier on everybody. If a man, you know, that's how they show love and just get that out of the way so everybody can have a nice vacation, you know, and everybody. And I've talked about having a day, nasty stuff before church so that we can go eat chicken after charge, you know, because my little children love chicken chicken tenders. And so, yeah, I talk about my body. I talk about mental. Oh no, I'm very open and I'm very, uh, I'm always been out there. My sister's like, you don't have to tell everybody everything. Like right now, it's got a more fun that way. I think it's fun in my new town right now. Time of our lives tour. Yeah. Everyone's can check it out. The dates and tickets at lian morgan.com. But that's the tour you're currently on. Is, is that where you're telling people? Yes, you're telling them our lives to her because I won't them to know that I'm having the time of my life. And I think I really, and without sounding happy, there is a, there, we're having a moment, women that are my age. And it used to be that I have more women tell me that it used to be like you feel like after 40. Nobody cares about you. You're invisible. You can't, you know, it's, it's over for you. And now 60s and new 40, I would say you're new 30. And everybody's going to do and honey and starting, you know, second careers and doing the dreams that they've always had that they felt like they couldn't do. And people tell me that they are inspired by what's happened to me because I've done stand up for 27 years, honey, and 20 of it, I couldn't get arrested. And then this happens to me in my early 50s. And I'm in movies and I'm doing crazy mess that I can't even imagine. Like I'm in a movie with Glenn Payle. That will be out in February, 2027 called the comeback King. And you talking about a doll by be very mad. Hey, um, that I've not. And he's athletic and he loves sports. I know he's, if he ain't meant your husband, I know he'd be tickled. But he is precious. And it's like somebody went to Costco with darling. But anyway, I don't feel like that I'm having a moment and that the time of our lives, I want everybody to feel like we're having the time of our lives. It's not over. You know, we've still got a lot of life left in us. I feel good. Look at Donna Kelsey. What Donna Kelsey's doing? I know. She said to me the other day, I told her I go, who are we, Donna? What happened? This happened. She goes, I say that to my snail every night, all the things she's getting to do. I mean, it's just crazy. You know, I'm so fun. How proud are your kids of you at this point, getting to watch your journey of like really grinding out, doing stand up for that long and then having this explosion, what I would describe as like an acknowledgement of how amazing you are. Thank you. And that you worked so hard to get there. How, like, how proud are your kids? They're pretty praying. They should be. What is so special about thing is, is that I did raise them in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was doing stand up, but I was, I would work on the weekends and I would pick them up at school, drop them off. I got to go and film trips. It's very little things that I'm missed because I got to be with them, but I got to do my dream at the same time. And when I did the movie with Reese Witherspoon, you're cordially invited, she sent them a link and it's so special that you got to raise your own children. And because you know, people do movies and they're gone for months at a time and I'm sure she took her little children with her, but she said it's wonderful that you got to raise them and they hit you at this full life with them. And I think that's now why I have this material that everybody can relate to because I am a mama. And I did raise these precious children. And I cooked every meal and I had to honey a crock pot going in the back from after swim practice. All that. And then now this happens and they are at the age where they can enjoy it and they don't need me like they used to. You know, it would have been, if I had gotten those television deals, if they had worked with ABC and Warner Brothers and I had some pretty big deals, if they had worked when they were little, that would have been a disaster, honey. I couldn't, they wouldn't be the people that they are today. If I'd raise them in LA, it's hard as I have to work on that sitcom. I could not have been a good mama. You know, I would have been learning lines and freaked out. And so it all happened the way it was supposed to and then now I do wish that I could be more of the grandmother in the house dress cooking pet toe bangs, but I know in the best I can with diet, but they are their prey on just that, you know, that I stuck it out and persevered and they're all getting to do a bunch of nifty stuff. They, you know, they'll go on movie locations with me and get to meet people and go the amazes and same eyes and stuff like that. So it's old enough to appreciate it. I can't, you know, like, there have been a few situations where our daughters, one instance in my head is actually about the Stanley Cup, like the trophy for NHL. It came to our house for the other podcast in our family. And our daughters wouldn't stand next to it. I'm like, guys, I don't think you understand how cool this is. Well, I'm just wants to picture you with this trophy. You guys don't even understand how iconic this, it's moments like that where you're like your adult children are probably able to lean into the situations that they get to now experience because of your success in a way where they actually get to appreciate it. And not just with a picture. Yes. And I'd also think things, if they had been young, when all this happened for me, I'd see they're already baked in who they are. So I'm so lucky that that my kids were, because if this had had that baby child, especially, honey, she'd be walking in a big proud of she doing lower nose one time. It has to be a third child thing because our third just recently removed a string of pearls that she had been wearing for two months straight. I'm not that's not an exaggeration. Two months, she wore these pearls, a full string of pearls. For two months, she wore them straight wouldn't even take them off to shower. She was, she likes glam. She, she loves it. Say, test, then, in third grade, her third grade teacher, I just saw her at Costco. She said, I remember, Tess always had a lay press on nail in third grade. And they would go missing or they'd somebody would find them on the floor. And I would say, please put those in Austin thing on those are Tess Morgan's honey, she had she didn't pay attention in scale. I hope yours pays attention. But Tess, we just sent look at her nails have on full makeup contour. I prostitute. She from all mart a good letter. She our third child is three years old. Okay, she found rhinestones that she was supposed to pray they were rhinestone stickers. She was supposed to be using them to decorate something that her and her sisters had gotten a low craft project. She found every single one that was diamond shaped or pear shaped. She pressed them onto every single one of her little fingers and then was walking around the house. I think she couldn't figure out how to get them on her right hand because she's right handed. So she was walking around the house with one hand like this. I would lose them and tell me mom, hold this, mom, hold this. And then she'd be down one and she'd be going and I was like, oh my goodness. It's not even bad. She's just it is determined. Like her path is determined. I think when you're when you have multiple children, you start to realize within their differences that they came out who they are. That's you got what you got. And honey, be tickled because she'll help you with your makeup. Tessle site of me. I don't like that mom. You need to let me put on a layup. You need a haircut. Your colors to yellow. I mean, she has tended to me all of my life about all of that. And then now what comes in with a big pair of sunglasses on with a saint is always dressed to the nuns, but also could be in the sacred service. It's the one that also like goes, don't get on that escalator. I'm watching. There's something about that third one though is a bad mama jamma glamorous and a bad mama jamma. I betcha. I bet that's what that baby's gonna be. She goes to school and collects stories. I don't know that she speaks at school because then she gets in the car and she's my only child. My older two will be like school is good. My day was fine. They're seven and five. I'm like, you're not teenagers yet. You got to get me more than that. My three-year-old gets in the car. She's like, let me tell you what happens to do. I'm like, yes, tell me queen. What do you got? She will come over to me on the couch and go, let's chat. I'm gonna say, what do you got? What do you guys tell me? What stories do you have? Yummy, honey, yummy. The best, the best. Now, I do have to ask because I really, I enjoy this. You, one of the daughters, was it tests in the pink snowsuit? Yes, when we went skiing. And so we actually, I think we have that clip right here. Can we see that clip, please? And we were skiing. She was probably four or five that year. And I bought her, you know, hot pink outfit from Lansing and I was so tickled. And everybody gone off skiing. It was just me and her. We were going in the little gondola up to the bunny slope. And it doesn't take long to get up there to that bunny slope. Nobody else is on that gondola. And she starts taking all of her clothes off. Everything. I'm talking everything in two seconds. She's nude. And I, I go, what are you doing? And she said, my butt hole inches. That's true. Let me tell you. That is true. And honey, she, but she's been nude most of her life. When she would get home from school, they went to a little Christian school, had khaki skirts. She would have to shoe, shoe. And so she would say, everybody lay me alone, take her clothes off. Charlie would go, mom, and he would, you know, go outside or something. Because he was so modest. And she would just need to be left alone, have her clothes off, go to the bathroom, and then walk around in her paintings. And she still does it. You know, there's something very freeing about that. I know. But she's just been her own person. And I did, I've heard old women say four or five and six raise themselves. And I bet they do. Because that third one, honey, I mean, it was all I could do to raise her. And Maggie, her sister, had to help raise her. And Maggie says it was so hard, mom. And it was. We all, you know, had to tend to her. And now she's tend to everybody else. Now based on the, based on the pink snowsuit story, have your children ever been embarrassed about a story that you've told of them? Have you heard feedback about that? Well, about that when she said, because she's always backstage and she goes, when I get on stage, she goes, this is Maytime, and I need you to go. She goes, I'm not listening to you, mom. This is my Maytime. After she does my hair and my cup, and probably talks to her boyfriend and FaceTime's ham and all that. But one, I'd been telling that story, but I wasn't saying that she was four or five. And I didn't realize that. So then she hears it and she goes, mom, people could think I'm 25 and that I took my clothes off my bun hole inches. So I went, oh God. So then I started putting, oh, she was four or five years old because she was four or five. But I left that out. So she was mad at me over the end. She goes, you got to say that I was a child, but I didn't take my clothes off even though she wouldn't take her clothes off if I bought a whole inch, but which scan I hate it. I hate to even say that check Morgan loves it. I've skied for years trying to love it. I don't that that being it, people can relate to that being because you either love skiing or you don't. And when you're a mama and you got to get everybody dressed, it's not a vacation. It is HLL. And so more women came up to me and said, oh my gosh, you nailed skiing because it is so hard on a mama. Can I tell you the moment that I got my kids into their snow suits boots on tucked in mittens on tucked in right helmet on. And then one of those a little butt holes decided to say I have to pee. It triggers me. You would have thought, I mean, you would have thought she declared war. I was like, why? Why? Why couldn't we have peed? And we did. That's the part that you're just like mom knew that that was going to happen. And we actually had a five minute argument about how you could just try. No, the minute we were zipped and all the layers were in there pushing on the belly. I got pee. I was like, you got it. Let's go pee. 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Okay, my darling, don't be afraid, but it is rough. But now we've got all these people that are talking about it now in hormone replacement and you've got, you know, it's like the forefront now when I was talking about it on Netflix, everybody was like, you're the first person to ever talk about parry menopause and I was like, okay, it lasts 10 years, parry menopause lasts 10 years, and it's the hardest part. But now you'll have people you find, okay, and this is a good tip, in your town for your audience, whoever is the best compound pharmacist, go to them and say, who does hormones right in this time? Okay. Oh, yeah. Okay. And then when you feel like it's coming on, like you're, you know, you could start sweating in the banks, sweating right here at night, just all of a sudden, that starts happening. You feel a little moody, you might have some of these symptoms, you may have none of them. You etch in weird places, you have little heart palpitations, you may be skipping a period ever once in a while, you will get through it, but you get somebody to help you. There's so many things you can do now, and HRT, now they know that study was wrong, that it causes breast cancer and all that, that was flawed. They are, they make you feel better. I've got, let me tell you what I'm doing, two clicks of estrogen in the morning, two clicks at night, a progesterone pill at night that helps you sleep and relax. And then testosterone, a little dab on my inner thigh in the morning, and I'd like to say that that makes me feel better, but I don't know if it does. I have heard movie stars that have told me that they're taking injections of testosterone and women, and they build a lot of muscle and they want to do it with their husband. But all those are wonderful, and you'll, they'll know if you get somebody really good, they'll know when you need to start that. But it can start as early as your late thirties, perimenopause, but it's usually in mid-forties or whatever. And then when you get through menopause, when you get done with it, that's the easy part, because they know you don't have any hormones and they just replace all of them, they know. But when you're going through perimenopause, it's different. Like your numbers will always be different. But have your doctor or nurse practitioner and go by your symptoms, not your numbers, your symptoms. So if you're saying, I'm sweating all night or I can't sleep, go by that, and they'll, they'll up your, they'll start putting you on estrogen or a little progesterone or whatever. And you'll be fine. Your generation is going to be great, because they know now what to do. My little mom, they took them all off of everything, and that's what causes dementia and heart disease and stroke. And then now my generation got back on them. And I'm so lucky that I got back on them and I feel people go all the time, laying you look good for your age, you fat, you're doing all this, you're traveling out, you know, because I got a big busy schedule and it's hard. And I think it's these hormones, I'm still a white flower and drinking that coke and I've got to get all of that. I don't love it. Do you? I don't get so. I mean, you only have one life to lay up. No, but I'm trying to get more pineapple. If it makes you feel any better, I have heard multiple times a diet, a can of diet coke referred to as a fridge cigarette. A fridge cigarette, yes. So if you're going to start cigarettes again, you might as well just stick with the diet. Why would you describe yourself at this point? You know what I mean? I don't know, I just, when I quit years ago before I had my babies, I could barely walk to the mailbox and I felt such a looser. And I do think that I could have, I mean, Chuck Morgan would buy me cigarettes when he first met me to try to get me. He was willing to meet me and then he told me I smelled bad and I need to quit. And I'm glad he got that monkey off my back. But I could have dated some really cute people if I hadn't smelled bad, but, but I'm going to wait. I'm going to wait on the cigarettes. I think that in my dog center brings my dogs bang. She's got a new boyfriend, he smugs and my bagel smells like a cigarette and I'm like, I can't even take it. It smells so bad. I have to put her in the shower. So I don't know, but I do think when I get to be 80, if there's, you know, like maybe those Native American cigarettes that don't have talks, it's not have so much chemicals in them. Okay. Up pure cigarette. I guess that they're such a thing. I'm just so fascinated by Native Americans and Hispanic, many unbecoals, let me tell you kindly. My little step granddaddy, he married my grandmother and she divorced my grandfather. And he was half a rapahoe, half Mexican. And he was the cutest, sweetest thing. He trained her like a queen. That's all. It was friendship. Really? Yeah. That's all we can ask for. I know. Come on. And you don't love to dance and see y'all are both athletic, do y'all dance? Do you and Jason, when y'all dated, were y'all dancing? No. No. It's athletic as y'all are because I think anthillates have got good rhythm. I think I've seen trampists maybe do a jig and he had rhythm. So I was recently asked the question, who's better dancer Jason or Travis, which I feel like was set up as a trap to be quite honest with you. But I said that if you were talking about skill, like actual good dancing, it's Travis. If you're talking about enthusiasm, that's my husband. Is he fun? Now, I'll tell you what, he can keep a rhythm. He's good with rhythm because he was a very sax player. So like he's musically inclined. He's very good at music. Don't tell me that yet. He is very good at music. He is an enthusiastic dancer. Does he think you're the prettiest thing he's ever looked at yet? He does say that. I think he's he makes some claim about how the first day he laid eyes on me, it was like a beam of light. I'm like, cut the shit. Yeah, cut the shit. Kelly, you need to receive that then he said that because you are a beauty. And I want to tell your audience because I know they're young like you and beautiful and that y'all need to receive that and be happy with your bodies and know what you've got. Now, it's your age because I remember looking back and thinking, oh, I wish I missed my thighs and then my legs and my back. And I look back and I think, oh my gosh, I was how did I was so, yeah, it was everything was fun. But I didn't steal that way. And so I hope y'all, I know y'all are in the thick of it with a bunch of babies and somebody's doing it on the floor, but you named to realize that this is the best time. Yes. It's hard. It's a hard time. All these little children, but it's a precious time and y'all's bodies are holding up and strong. I cannot thank you enough for signing on today. This was incredible. You can buy tickets to see Leanne on tour at leanne morgan.com and check out season two of Leanne streaming now on Netflix. This was incredible. Thank you so, so much. Thank you, my little colleague. You know that if I was there, I would start cooking. I would put in a casserole and start some wash, because I know you make that hell punny. Literally what my mom does. Your mama comes in there and washes those clothes. That's the best. I love them. My mom shows up. I know you know. You're here. I know. And I try to do that when I can, but if I would help you, too, honey, thank you so much. You are a doll for having me. I feel very special. When the next time you're a doll, yeah. - I will be in 2027. - Perfect, do you like it here? - I will. Oh honey, you can come backstage and drink dine cow and eat cheese. Donna, how are you? - Perfect. - All right. - And that's it for this episode of Not Gonna Lie. You can find even more clips from a longer conversation with Leanne on my YouTube channel on More Ship Monday. Follow us on social media at NGO with Kylie for Clipster out the week. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Not gonna lie is a way of original, brought to you by Invisalign. Thanks again to the real ones for tuning in. (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Kylie and Leanne Morgan discuss the importance of transparency about menstruation, arguing that hiding periods from partners undermines trust and reflects a lack of emotional connection.
  2. Leanne shares her personal experiences with menopause, describing it as a long, challenging process that lasts up to 10 years, and highlights how hormone therapy can now help manage symptoms effectively.
  3. The episode critiques societal norms around parenting and women’s bodies, including the idea that women should hide their bodily changes during pregnancy or menstruation.
  4. A viral TikTok trend about hiding periods from partners is challenged by Kylie, who emphasizes that partners should experience the full range of a woman’s emotional and physical changes.
  5. Leanne celebrates her journey as a mother and stand-up comedian, noting how her children have grown to appreciate her career and resilience, especially through shared family experiences.
  6. The conversation includes personal anecdotes about parenting, including potty training, children’s behavior, and the emotional bond between parents and children.
  7. Kylie promotes the use of Invisalign aligners for confidence in one’s smile, linking self-image to mental well-being and daily life.
  8. The episode concludes with an empowering message about aging, women’s vitality, and the importance of embracing one’s body and life stage beyond societal expectations.

Summary:

Kylie Kelsey hosts a lively, personal episode of “Not Gonna Lie,” weaving together humor, vulnerability, and advocacy on topics like menstruation, motherhood, and aging. She challenges the idea of hiding periods from partners, arguing that such secrecy undermines intimacy and reflects a lack of trust—especially when a woman’s body undergoes significant emotional and physical changes. The episode features a heartfelt conversation with stand-up comedian Leanne Morgan, who shares her journey through menopause, describing it as a difficult but manageable process with modern hormone therapies that help restore balance.

Leanne also reflects on raising four children, emphasizing how her kids have grown to appreciate her career and resilience, including through shared experiences like skiing and family outings. Personal anecdotes highlight parenting challenges, such as potty training and children’s behaviors, while also celebrating the joy and strength in motherhood. Kylie also promotes Invisalign as a tool for confidence, linking self-image to emotional well-being.

The episode concludes with a powerful message about aging: women in their 40s and beyond are not fading, but thriving, with renewed energy and purpose. Through humor, honesty, and real-life stories, the show celebrates the ongoing vitality of women and the importance of open conversations about bodily changes, parenting, and self-acceptance.

FAQs

Hiding periods from partners is unnecessary and unhealthy. It hides significant physical and emotional changes a woman experiences, which can strain trust. Instead, open communication helps partners understand and support the body’s natural cycles, especially during symptoms like cramps or mood shifts.

Kylie describes perimenopause as a rough, 10-year-long phase with symptoms like night sweats, mood swings, and irregular periods. She emphasizes that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help manage symptoms and improve well-being, especially when based on symptoms rather than lab numbers.

Leanne uses humor to openly discuss real topics like menopause, marriage, and motherhood. Her comedy brings visibility to women’s experiences, especially as they age, and helps normalize conversations about body image, aging, and family life.

Open conversations about periods help break stigma, build trust, and ensure partners understand the physical and emotional changes women go through. She argues that hiding periods is a sign of discomfort, not care, and that men should experience these changes too—like with colds or coughs—to truly understand them.

Kylie believes that women in their 40s and beyond are having a 'moment of life'—they’re redefining themselves, pursuing dreams, and feeling empowered. She notes that women’s bodies are strong and capable, and that aging is not a decline but a new chapter of vitality and purpose.

Leanne shares that her children have grown up with her being a working mom, and now they appreciate her success. She highlights how her daughters have become confident, independent, and even help her with daily tasks, showing how parenting and career ambitions can coexist.

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