The Charleston Chicks
Two women. Zero filters. Life after 45. Nothing is off limits. Friendship, relationship, midlife and so much more. The honest conversations women 40+ rarely hear. Bold, funny and unapologetically real.
Episodes
"The ick" started as a dating term, but at our age it shows up everywhere: at networking events, in group texts, at the bar, in the car. And no, it doesn't go away after 45. If anything, we have more of them.
We trade our biggest icks, from a business card that turned into a pickup line to men who send selfies (and worse), cheap mentalities, road rage, fishing for compliments and men who disregard the woman they're with. Somewhere ...
You know that moment with your best friend when you say, "I probably shouldn't say this, but..."? This whole episode is that moment.
We worked our way through a list of things women think but aren't supposed to say out loud, and we said every single one of them. Some made us laugh, some made us think, and a few we're still a little surprised we said on camera.
In this episode:
- "I love my kids, but I didn't love every part of m...
How many decisions have you made based on what would keep everyone else happy.. not what you actually wanted?
In this episode of Charleston Chicks, Melanie and Lisa unpack the “good girl” conditioning that teaches women to be agreeable, avoid conflict, overperform, and make life easier for everyone around them.
They get honest about people-pleasing in marriage, motherhood, friendship, and the workplace, and how years of...
What if employer-sponsored healthcare helped people address the root causes of illness, not just manage symptoms?
In this episode of The Charleston Chicks, we sit down with David Thedinga, founder of Tikvah Health, to discuss his vision for connecting employees with functional, complementary, and whole-person care through the workplace.
Drawing on two decades of experience in insurance, and his family’s personal healthcare jo...
What if your chiropractor, functional medicine provider, massage therapist, acupuncturist and primary-care team actually worked together?
This week, Melanie and Lisa sit down with their longtime friend, Dr. Stephen Khouri of Khouri Chiropractic, to discuss his vision for more connected, compassionate and accessible healthcare.
Stephen explains how his expanding integrative model brings multiple disciplines together to treat the who...
Wardrobe stylist and creative director Andrea Serrano has spent 30 years dressing photo shoots, TV shows, and ad campaigns - from an MTV Latino internship in Miami to styling luxury hospitality brands like The Ritz-Carlton and Saint Regis. On this episode of Charleston Chicks, she walks us through her wildest career pivots: opening one of Charleston's first streetwear and sneaker boutiques in 2004, surviving the 2008 crash, landing...
Men's mental health, modern dating, and the male loneliness epidemic: are men lonely because the world changed, or because they refused to change with it? On this episode of The Charleston Chicks, hosts Lisa and Melanie break down what's really behind the rise in male loneliness, and they don't sugarcoat it.
Protein. Steps. Sleep scores. Supplements. Hormones. Creatine. Red-light therapy. Cold plunges. Gut health. Morning sunlight. Are we healthier yet, or just completely overwhelmed?
In this episode, Melanie and Lisa unpack the increasingly complicated world of wellness. They’re both believers in taking care of themselves, natural health and functional medicine.. but when every expert offers a different rule, even “self-ca...
Can we still be friends—or remain close as family—when our beliefs don’t align?
This week, Melanie and Lisa examine how politics, religion and social media have made relationships across different viewpoints increasingly difficult. They discuss family boundaries, social media assumptions, outrage-driven algorithms, cancel culture and the value of choosing respectful conversation over immediate rejection.
But toler...
At this age, we’re officially retiring the phrase “guilty pleasure.” 🥂
In today’s episode, Melanie and Lisa are talking about the things women are made to feel guilty for enjoying - from Poshmark deals, Botox and DoorDash to canceled plans, late nights, reality TV, dessert first and staying in pajamas all day.
Because why should we apologize for the things that make life easier, more peaceful or simply more...
Choosing a traditional marriage isn't the problem. Losing your ability to leave one is.
In today's episode, Melanie and Lisa are digging into the TradWife movement - what it actually means to choose a traditional lifestyle versus being trapped in one by money, dependency or fear.
Because there's a real difference between a woman who chooses to stay home and one who has no financial secur...
What happens when Charleston style, personal legacy, and a little well-dressed swagger come together?
In this episode of The Charleston Chicks, Lisa and Melanie sit down with Charleston native, designer, stylist, model, father, and founder of Kenneth Beatrice, Chelsie Ravenell.
Chelsie shares his unexpected journey from college basketball to fashion design, including teaching himself to sew by taking apart thrifted jackets and figu...
🧬 Can we actually cure Type 1 diabetes and cancer in our lifetime? This week on Charleston Chicks, we sit down with Dr. Leonardo Ferreira, immunologist at MUSC and Founder & CEO of Torpedo Bio, to talk about engineering immune cells, the future of medicine, entrepreneurship, venture funding, and what it really takes to build life-changing science from the ground up. Leo shares his journey from Portugal to Charleston, his TEDx ...
What happens when a dancing cop goes viral - and not everyone's cheering?
In this episode of Charleston Chicks, hosts Lisa Nicole and Melanie sit down with Renate, a Police Lieutenant with the North Charleston Police Department and one of the highest-rankin...
Are women too emotional to make good leaders? Lisa Nicole and Melanie are tackling one of the most controversial questions in leadership today.
In this episode of the Charleston Chicks Podcast, they dive deep into the outdated stereotypes that have shaped leadership for de...
In this episode, hosts Lisa Nicole and Melanie sit down with TEDx speaker and AI founder JT White for a candid, no fluff conversation about where artificial intelligence is really taking us, and what we should actually be worried about.
JT brings a rare perspective: an evo...
Fifty doesn't look anything like we thought it would, and that's the best news we've ever gotten.
In this episode, co-hosts Lisa Nicole and Melanie get real about the unexpected gift of your 50s: finally having the space, the self awareness, and the courage to ask who am I now?
After decades of marriage,...
If Part 1 was the highlight reel, Part 2 is where we get to the heart of it.
We dig into Mookie's concept of "heartlosophy", the idea that love isn't just a feeling, it's an action, and what happens when you build your whole life around that. He reflects on his lowes...
In this episode of The Charleston Chicks, we sit down with Jonathan "Mookie" Morant- Charleston musician, songwriter, producer, and now five time author, on the day his newest book hits #1.
Mookie takes us behind the scenes of a remarkable life: from crashing Maurice Starr...
In this powerful episode of The Charleston Chicks, we sit down with Megan Manigault, a 2026 TEDx Charleston speaker, survivor leader, and Executive Director of I AM Voices, a local nonprofit providing housing and long-term support services to survivors of sexual violence and trafficking in the tri-county area.
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