The Salty Goddess

Salty, sharp, and completely unapologetic—welcome to The Salty Goddess Podcast.Your new guilty pleasure: bold stories, raw truth, and audacious wit that hit harder than your morning caffeine fix. Hosted by Anne Margaret Perry, Family Nurse Practitioner, EMS veteran, and educator, this podcast exposes the messy realities of healthcare, executive dysfunction, confidence, leadership, and life itself.If you’re tired of performative nonsense and crave unfiltered strategies with a side of salty humor, you’ve found your remedy.🔥 Hit follow. Stay salty. Create confidence in competence.

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Episodes 81

Maintain Your Shit!
4d ago · 31:59
Maintain Your Shit, Anne Margaret examines why people are often magnificent starters but terrible maintainers. The episode reframes maintenance as the unglamorous but essential stage where temporary improvements become actual identity. Listeners learn why one imperfect day should not trigger total abandonment, how to establish a minimum viable deposit during difficult weeks, how to create full-capacity, reduced-capacity, and maintenance-mode systems, and why settled decisions should remain off the ballot. Anne Margaret also explains why boundaries require ongoing enforcement, why motivation is
Coulda. Woulda. FUCKING Shoulda!
11d ago · 1:02:46
In The Museum of Almost, Anne Margaret dismantles the comforting fiction that refusing to decide is harmless. Inaction has a direction. It carries you deeper into whatever already exists. Every boundary you refuse to enforce allows the behavior to continue. Every debt you avoid continues accumulating interest. Every proposal you do not send becomes an opportunity available to someone else. Every promise you abandon teaches your brain that your own word cannot be trusted. The episode explores how avoidance drains energy, reduces happiness, destroys self-trust, weakens standards, and eventually
DEFUND the Indecision POLICE!
18d ago · 44:31
In this action-driven episode, Anne Margaret confronts the consequences of indecision, avoidance, outdated beliefs, weak boundaries, performative productivity, one-sided relationships, and allowing internal or external detractors to control your future. Listeners are challenged to examine the version of themselves who was operating in 2018 and determine whether that person’s fears, tolerances, coping mechanisms, and need for approval should still be managing the 2026 budget. The episode outlines five areas requiring immediate defunding and explains how to remove doubt from management without p
That's Fucking Fundable!
25d ago · 41:34
In That’s Fucking Fundable, Anne Margaret challenges listeners to evaluate how they spend their most valuable and nonrenewable currency: time. The episode explores how priorities change throughout life, why goals should be evaluated according to the listener’s values and current season, and how to distinguish genuine purpose from inherited expectations, performative ambitions, negative-return obligations, and outdated dreams. Listeners are given a five-question fundability test to determine whether an activity, goal, relationship, or commitment deserves continued investment. They are also chal
Fix Your Shit and Finance Your Freedom
1mo ago · 56:28
In this action-focused episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret presents a five-step framework for turning underfunded goals into measurable progress. Listeners are challenged to choose one specific goal, audit where their time, attention, energy, money, and standards are currently being spent, and identify the habits and obligations draining those resources. They are then instructed to stop, reduce, or remove the competition, schedule realistic deposits, and reconcile their progress every week. The episode connects this personal funding process to the Salty Goddess Fix Your Shit Pl
What Your Habits Truly Fund: Bankruptcy with Benefits
1mo ago · 41:01
In this spicy follow-up to The Taxes of Life, Anne Margaret examines why so many people make magnificent declarations about success, health, peace, wealth, respect, and transformation while maintaining habits that actively finance the opposite outcome. Listeners are challenged to conduct a personal funding audit by identifying what their goals genuinely require, what they are currently depositing, what is draining their resources, and which behaviors are funding the competition. The episode explores five essential currencies, time, attention, energy, money, and standards, and explains why moti
Death and Taxes
1mo ago · 37:11
Every worthwhile achievement comes with an unavoidable cost. In The Taxes of Life, Anne Margaret explores the emotional, professional, and personal price of ambition, learning, mastery, resilience, success, and transformation. She distinguishes productive struggle from pointless chaos, persistence from blind stubbornness, solitude from loneliness, and meaningful sacrifice from martyring yourself for people and circumstances that offer no return on investment. The central truth is gloriously inconvenient: you may refuse to pay the price of growth, but avoidance generates its own invoice. You wi
Breasts, Business, and Bullshit
1mo ago · 40:23
In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret takes on virtue signaling, pretentiousness, and hypocrisy with her signature blend of sharp humor, hard truth, and unapologetic public health advocacy. Using the backlash to her mammogram PSA as the launching point, she exposes the absurdity of people who tolerate sexualized bodies in entertainment and advertising but clutch their pearls when anatomy is discussed in the context of prevention, screening, survival, and health. From pink ribbon performativity to ambition-shaming, this episode calls out the people who confuse discomfort w
Happy 250th Birthday America!
1mo ago · 13:24
In this special Independence Day episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret honors the 250th anniversary of the United States by offering a deeply personal thank you to the military, past and present. She reflects on the audacious idea that became America, the courage of those who first fought for independence, and the generations of service members who have defended that freedom ever since. With gratitude for her father, uncles, children, friends, colleagues, and all who have served, Anne Margaret recognizes the visible and invisible costs of military service, including lost time, mi
Your Beliefs Are Not a Clinical Practice Guideline
2mo ago · 30:16
This episode explores the ethical dilemma of clinicians treating patients differently because of personal, religious, cultural, political, generational, or outdated beliefs. Anne Margaret challenges the idea that patients deserve less compassion or care because a clinician believes they “chose” their condition. From asthma treatment evolving with evidence to bias showing up at the bedside, this episode is a salty, necessary reminder that medicine is not a reward system, judgment is not clinical reasoning, and patient dignity is not optional.
Banish Ignorance Before Ignorance Gets You Banished
2mo ago · 33:43
In this episode, Anne Margaret takes on ignorance, sloppy language, and the dangerous habit of using words like stereotype, bias, prejudice, and discrimination interchangeably. With classic Salty Goddess wit, she explains why definitions matter, how unexamined bias influences decisions, and why discrimination is where bad thinking becomes unacceptable behavior. The message is clear: communication is leadership, words carry impact, and ignorance does not get a throne in this realm.
Evict Avoidance: Stop Allowing it Squatter's Rights.
2mo ago · 34:04
After identifying and auditing avoidant behavior patterns, this episode moves into the action phase: what to do when avoidance is costing your peace, productivity, intimacy, trust, purpose, leadership, and self-respect. Anne Margaret breaks down why avoidant people cannot always keep full access to your life, why avoidance is not neutral, and how emotional labor gets dumped onto the nearest responsible adult when others refuse accountability. This episode also turns the mirror back on the listener. Because sometimes the avoidant person in the realm is not “them.” Sometimes it is us. With signa
Audit for Avoidance — or Become Its Prisoner
2mo ago · 47:08
In this episode of *The Salty Goddess Podcast*, Anne Margaret continues the avoidant behavior arc with the audit episode: how to examine where avoidance shows up, what it protects, what it costs, and who in your court benefits from you staying avoidant. Avoidance may offer relief, distance, control, and temporary emotional safety, but that relief has a price. It can cost trust, intimacy, opportunity, leadership credibility, peace, repair, and your most valuable currency: time. This episode challenges listeners to audit both themselves and their court. Where are you avoiding conversations, deci
Avoidance is not peace. It is a prison. Your Ego is the warden.
2mo ago · 44:09
In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret begins a new three-part arc on avoidant behavior patterns: what they are, why people develop them, and how avoidance often disguises itself as peace, independence, maturity, professionalism, boundaries, or self-care. This is not a diagnostic conversation. It is an assessment episode designed to help listeners recognize how avoidance may show up in relationships, leadership, vulnerability, conflict, decision-making, success, healing, and personal growth. Avoidance may begin as protection. It may offer relief, control, distance from dis
You Cannot Waterboard Them Into Confidence.
3mo ago · 1:05:48
This is the long one, darling. Sixty-five minutes. Pack a snack, hydrate, and bring your emotional support animal. In this final episode of the confidence versus ego arc, Anne Margaret moves from recognition and audit into execution. It is time to build confidence through evidence, accountability, competence, regulation, and self-trust, not performance, not fake-it-til-you-make-it nonsense, and not ego in a tiara pretending it is healed. You will learn how to move yourself from ego-led to confidence-led, how to model confidence for others, and what to do when you lead someone to the Fountain o
Audit Thyself AND Thy Court!
3mo ago · 53:02
In this episode, Anne Margaret performs the full Ego Audit, helping listeners determine whether they are operating from confidence or ego and whether the people around them deserve the access they have been given. She explains that ego-led behavior protects image, avoids discomfort, escapes accountability, and preserves control, while confidence-led behavior is rooted in self-trust, integrity, accountability, emotional regulation, and values. The episode also introduces the Court Access Model, encouraging listeners to evaluate who belongs in the throne room, inner court, outer court, at the ga
Ego or Confidence: Which One Is Running Your Mouth and Your Life?
3mo ago · 43:14
This episode explores the difference between confidence and ego, including how ego-led behavior, arrogance, insecurity, trauma responses, and defensive communication can affect relationships, leadership, self-esteem, and personal growth. Anne Margaret explains how confidence is built through self-trust, accountability, skill mastery, emotional resilience, and recovery from failure. Listeners will learn how to recognize ego-driven reactions, how to tell the difference between confidence and arrogance, and how to begin assessing whether their behavior is rooted in authenticity or image protectio
Nothing Screams Execution like BEHEADINGS on HUMP Day!
3mo ago · 33:55
If you ran the audit and thought that was the hard part, think again. In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret breaks down the brutal truth most people avoid: awareness is not transformation! Execution is. You’ve already identified the people, patterns, and behaviors draining your time, energy, and peace. Now comes the part that separates high performers from everyone else, making decisions and taking action. This episode dives into: Why clarity is NOT your problem (and what actually is) How to identify and eliminate negative ROI relationships The difference between boundari
Run the audit… or DON’T. Either way, you chose the outcome.
4mo ago · 33:40
Run the audit… or don’t. Either way—you chose the outcome. In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret Perry delivers a no-excuses breakdown of the ROI Audit: a system for identifying who (and what) is draining your time, energy, and focus. If you’ve been avoiding hard decisions about relationships, habits, or boundaries… this episode removes every excuse. Because the truth is simple: If your life doesn’t change, it’s because you didn’t.
55 Seasons isn't enough- Why Aren't You Acting Accordingly?
4mo ago · 31:04
You are wasting your most valuable asset, and no, it’s not money. In this episode, The Salty Goddess breaks down the brutal truth about time as your most valuable currency, why people have a return on investment, and how patterns and not promises actually predict the future. If someone has been “trying” for years with no results… they’re not trying, they’re performing. From habit architecture to purpose-driven living, this episode will challenge how you spend your time, who you invest it in, and why most people are draining your life instead of adding to it. Because the truth is simple: There
Office Drama, Flirting, Gossip & Zero Accountability
5mo ago · 25:18
You’re not misunderstood—you’re unprofessional. In this bold episode, Anne Margaret breaks down the behaviors sabotaging careers: workplace flirting, repeated bad decisions, gossiping leadership, lack of gratitude, and performative criticism. It’s raw, direct, and unfiltered. If you want growth, start with your behavior.
Happy Saint Paddy's Day: BITCHES!!!!
5mo ago · 26:19
Happy Saint Paddy’s Day, Bitches! ☘️ In this fiery special episode, Anne Margaret breaks down the real history of the Irish—from ancient brilliance and Saint Patrick myths to famine, immigration, discrimination, and straight-up resilience. No fluff. No green-beer nonsense. Just truth. The Irish didn’t come to America chasing dreams— they came escaping death… and built the damn country anyway. Pour a drink and get ready for a history lesson with teeth.
Excuses, Ego & Jackholes: A Salty Lesson
5mo ago · 31:40
In this episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret explores the importance of accountability, integrity, and teamwork in both professional and personal life. Using real-world examples from healthcare, leadership, and workplace experiences, she explains why admitting mistakes and asking for help are actually signs of strength, not weakness. She also challenges the common excuse that “everyone else was doing it,” reminding listeners that personal responsibility and character define who we are — especially when no one is watching. Along the way, Anne Margaret delivers her signature salty
Here’s to Us: Petty Bitches, Loyal Dogs, Lifelong Friends & the Love of Family — A Salty Goddess Reflection on Gratitude & Perspective
5mo ago · 30:58
In this reflective and hilariously candid episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret celebrates more than a year of episodes by sharing the people, experiences, and life lessons she’s most grateful for. Through stories about family, mentors, friends, and even frustrating drivers, she reminds listeners that life is all about perspective. Challenges, illness, setbacks, and annoyances are inevitable, but they often pale in comparison to the blessings we overlook. Anne Margaret explores how gratitude — even for painful experiences — shapes resilience and wisdom. From the lessons passed do
1 Year Later: The Salty Goddess Podcast Anniversary: Lessons, Failures, Glow-Ups & Unapologetic Growth
6mo ago · 21:29
One year. One mic. One salty voice. Growth, grit, crappy first audio, educator truth bombs, and unapologetic confidence in competence. Still standing. Still salty. Still not here for performative nonsense. In this one-year anniversary episode of The Salty Goddess Podcast, Anne Margaret delivers a brutally honest reflection on growth, consistency, resilience, and the reality of building a podcast as a singular voice in a noisy world. From learning hard tech lessons and improving audio quality to navigating illness, feedback, and evolving content strategy, this episode explores what it truly mea

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Episodes 81

Maintain Your Shit!

Coulda. Woulda. FUCKING Shoulda!

DEFUND the Indecision POLICE!

That's Fucking Fundable!

Fix Your Shit and Finance Your Freedom

What Your Habits Truly Fund: Bankruptcy with Benefits

Death and Taxes

Breasts, Business, and Bullshit

Happy 250th Birthday America!

Your Beliefs Are Not a Clinical Practice Guideline

Banish Ignorance Before Ignorance Gets You Banished

Evict Avoidance: Stop Allowing it Squatter's Rights.

Audit for Avoidance — or Become Its Prisoner

Avoidance is not peace. It is a prison. Your Ego is the warden.

You Cannot Waterboard Them Into Confidence.

Audit Thyself AND Thy Court!

Ego or Confidence: Which One Is Running Your Mouth and Your Life?

Nothing Screams Execution like BEHEADINGS on HUMP Day!

Run the audit… or DON’T. Either way, you chose the outcome.

55 Seasons isn't enough- Why Aren't You Acting Accordingly?

Office Drama, Flirting, Gossip & Zero Accountability

Happy Saint Paddy's Day: BITCHES!!!!

Excuses, Ego & Jackholes: A Salty Lesson

Here’s to Us: Petty Bitches, Loyal Dogs, Lifelong Friends & the Love of Family — A Salty Goddess Reflection on Gratitude & Perspective

1 Year Later: The Salty Goddess Podcast Anniversary: Lessons, Failures, Glow-Ups & Unapologetic Growth

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Episodes 81

Maintain Your Shit!

Coulda. Woulda. FUCKING Shoulda!

DEFUND the Indecision POLICE!

That's Fucking Fundable!

Fix Your Shit and Finance Your Freedom

What Your Habits Truly Fund: Bankruptcy with Benefits

Death and Taxes

Breasts, Business, and Bullshit

Happy 250th Birthday America!

Your Beliefs Are Not a Clinical Practice Guideline

Banish Ignorance Before Ignorance Gets You Banished

Evict Avoidance: Stop Allowing it Squatter's Rights.

Audit for Avoidance — or Become Its Prisoner

Avoidance is not peace. It is a prison. Your Ego is the warden.

You Cannot Waterboard Them Into Confidence.

Audit Thyself AND Thy Court!

Ego or Confidence: Which One Is Running Your Mouth and Your Life?

Nothing Screams Execution like BEHEADINGS on HUMP Day!

Run the audit… or DON’T. Either way, you chose the outcome.

55 Seasons isn't enough- Why Aren't You Acting Accordingly?

Office Drama, Flirting, Gossip & Zero Accountability

Happy Saint Paddy's Day: BITCHES!!!!

Excuses, Ego & Jackholes: A Salty Lesson

Here’s to Us: Petty Bitches, Loyal Dogs, Lifelong Friends & the Love of Family — A Salty Goddess Reflection on Gratitude & Perspective

1 Year Later: The Salty Goddess Podcast Anniversary: Lessons, Failures, Glow-Ups & Unapologetic Growth