Ep. 97 Ruby Takes Over Heidi’s Lane! The Bed Situation Finally Settled, Matix Being Home + When Will Ryan & I Get Married?
Podcast: Heidi’s Lane with Heidi PowellPublished On: Mon Sep 14 2026
Description: Okay so this was not planned! hahaRuby and I are in the car after Starbucks… I've got a stack your guys’ IG questions printed out, and she just decides she's going to be my podcast co-host now. 😂Then she does the intro. Knows EXACTLY where the cameras are. Tells me to blur out one part so I can use it as a hook for the reels. Asks if we should redo the take. And at one point looks at me very seriously and goes, "and if you don't feel comfortable answering that, just say skip." ARE YOU KIDDING ME???SHE IS TWELVE. I've been doing this for years. And SHE is the natural. 😍So then we get into it. Ruby just spilling ALL the details on what life with THE Heidi Powell (haha jk) is really like. Also…what it's actually like having Matix home and all four kids under one roof again. The bedroom chaos — (Spoiler Alert: I had a plan, I thought it was fair, and I found out LIVE on this podcast that Marley had been running a whole campaign behind my back. Love that for me. 🙄) And what I'm learning about parenting an adult son, which is mostly that I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm doing it anyway.Then Ruby starts telling me things about myself I don't normally get to hear. 😭Of course the marriage question came up… “Will you and Ryan get married?”... and Rubes handled this one like the pro she just naturally is.But really hearing her talk about such a sensitive topic really got me emo for a bit. Mostly because I realize just how aware this girl is. She watches and notices everything… including how genuinely happy she sees her mama in this relationship and phase of life. She noticed that Ryan and I can say hey, this doesn't feel right out loud. She noticed I can say no now. My twelve-year-old clocked that I learned how to say no. 🥹In this episode:Matix is home and the whole house is differentThe bedroom situation you will not stop asking aboutParenting an adult son when nobody hands you a manualRuby's very honest take on me and RyanAre we getting married or nahWe also get into the thing I care about most as a mom — that there's no one right way my kids' lives have to look. Married or not. Kids or not. Huge business or a totally different path. I just want them building lives they love. (Ruby's plan: three or four kids. Or seven hundred. She's flexible.)She also dropped "you're only as sick as your secrets" and "if you can't name it, you can't tame it." From the passenger seat. Between Stranger Things takes. Cool, cool.Oh — and I recorded this whole thing mid-ocular migraine, in a parking lot, because I couldn't see well enough to drive us home. Seasons where you coast, seasons where you climb. Guess which one I'm in. 😂Messy, funny, and very us.Here are the key moments from the episode: 00:00 Ruby takes over the podcast for an unfiltered Q&A 04:02 What my daughter notices about me that I don't always see 08:51 Our favorite shows and what actually keeps us watching12:50 The stress response that triggered my ocular migraine15:21 What it's really like having all four kids home again 19:32 Teaching my kids boundaries and how to trust their intuition 22:02 The bedroom dilemma and parenting adult kids at home27:05 Letting my kids grow up without making them grow up too fast 30:01 How we taught our kids to understand and express their emotions 34:00 The family traditions I want my kids to remember 37:46 Will Ryan and I get married? My real thoughts on marriage now 42:38 What my daughter sees in my healthiest relationship46:02 Why I've never dreamed about the "perfect" wedding49:16 What I'm talking about next: hormones, labs and women's healthHeidi’s FREE Get Fit Community: https://fit.heidipowell.net/get-fit-community/Connect with Heidi:Website: https://heidipowell.net/Email: podcast@heidipowell.netInstagram: @realheidipowellFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/realheidipowell/YouTube: @RealHeidiPowellJoin Heidi’s next Hormone Reset Challenge: heidipowell.net/reset
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