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In this episode, I sit down with actor, musician, and writer Nico Tortorella to talk about everything from why this is the most nervous I’ve ever been for an interview; to how he discovered songwriting during his wife’s pregnancy. We discuss my journey with Nico’s work and why his book, “Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity” deeply moved me, how challenging it was for him to write the book, and how his views on gender have expanded since having a child. He shares how he was raised regarding queerness, how his and his wife’s monogamy has organically taken shape since having their child, and what it was like having a profound home birth experience. He also talks about his views on approaching gender conversations in households, his ten-year sobriety from alcohol, on allowing ourselves and others permission to change our minds, and much more.







Key Takeaway / Points:My journey with Nico’s work and why this is the most nervous I’ve ever been for an interview (On where Nico was in life when he wrote “Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity” and how challenging it was to write itHow Nico’s views on gender have expanded since having a child and going through a pregnancy journey with his wifeHow he has reconnected with his masculinity since becoming a fatherOn approaching gender conversations in households and with our childrenHow Nico was raised regarding queerness, gender, and sexualityOn Nico and Betheny’s current monogamy and how that organically took form since having their childOn their profound home birth experience On sobriety from alcohol and being free of things that no longer serve usOn Nico’s journey with music, songwriting, and writing a children’s bookOn allowing ourselves and others permission to change our minds and grow


Read Nico’s book “Olivette Is You” here

Explore Nico’s music and projects here 

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In this episode, I sit down with fashion creator Mallory K. Goldman to talk about her surrogacy journey and provide an honest look at how a surrogacy process works from start to finish. Mallory shares the challenge of keeping her surrogacy private and why it’s so thrilling to get it all out in the open, how she has lived with an autoimmune disease since she was fourteen years old, and what led to her finally exploring surrogacy. She describes how the surrogacy process progressed, from the embryo selection to matching with their surrogate, why it was important to incorporate normalcy throughout the process, and what she and her husband were looking for in a surrogate match. She also shares why her surrogacy experience is unique, why the embryo transfer was the hardest part of the process, what she is most excited about when it comes to parenting, and more.







Key Takeaway / PointsOn the challenge of keeping her surrogacy private and the thrill of finally getting it out in the openMallory’s health and fertility journey and how she came to the possibility of surrogacyHow Mallory’s surrogacy process went, from the embryo selection to matching with their surrogateOn trying to incorporate normalcy in the processWhat Mallory and her husband were looking for in a surrogate matchWhy Mallory and her husband’s surrogacy experience was uniqueOn why the embryo transfer was the hardest part of the processOn society’s judgments on pregnant and postpartum women’s bodiesHow Mallory handles telling people she’s having a baby via surrogacyWhat Mallory is most excited about when it comes to parentingOn my son’s personality and having Gemini babiesOn the thrill of knowing your heart is going to expand with parentingWhat Mallory is most nervous about with parenting





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In this solo episode, I recap my incredible experience going to the White House with March Fourth to advocate for a federal ban on assault weapons. I share how fulfilling it has been finding community and connection in advocacy and charity work, what my most surprising takeaways were from the trip, and how we can all voice our support and enact change right now. I also share how I’ve been navigating depressive episodes lately and answer listener questions on a wide spectrum of topics from handling your kid’s tantrums in public to what I wish I knew as a first-time mom.







Key Takeaway / Points:On navigating depressive episodesOn seeking community and fulfillment in charity workRecapping my trip to D.C. with March FourthThe most surprising takeaways from D.C.On the notion of “having it all” and being the one to “fix” problemsAnswering listener questions on:Strategies for taking both kids out of the houseAccepting when shit hits the fanHandling tantrums in publicBiggest flex and trigger points as a parent vs. as a partnerWhat I wish I knew as a first-time momMy thoughts on Summer HouseMy new cross-stitching hobby and keeping my hands busy


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In this episode, I sit down with Eve Rodsky, creator, founder, and author of Fair Play: a life-management and household organization system. Eve and I discuss her feminist upbringing and how her experiences in the corporate world were inhospitable to motherhood, how she created the Fair Play system and why a “blueberry text” from her husband was the catalyst, and why it’s essential to change from the reactive to the systematic when implementing change. Eve talks about the burden of invisible work that women so often take upon themselves in the home, she explains how the Fair Play cards work, and we discuss listener feedback on the most difficult parts of the mental load. Finally, we talk about why it’s so hard to have these conversations with our partners, what defines a “unicorn space” versus other types of fun, and why it is essential for our happiness and longevity to create “I can’t fucking believe I just did that” moments in our lives.







Key Takeaway / Points:Why I recommend Eve’s method to anyone who will listenOn “Fair Play,” Eve’s life-management and household organization methodEve’s upbringing in a post-70s feminist waveEve’s experience as a young mother in the corporate worldWhy America isn’t designed to support mothersOn the goal of being consistently interested in your own lifeWhy “hobbies” are not serving usThe “blueberry text” that led to Eve creating the Fair Play systemOn changing from the reactive to the systematicOn invisible work and “The Shit I Do” spreadsheetA deep dive into how the Fair Play cards workListener feedback on the most difficult parts of the mental loadWhy it’s so difficult to have these conversationsWhy society views women’s time as infiniteOn the sanctity of “unicorn space”On creating “I can’t fucking believe I just did that” moments for yourself


Stream the Fair Play documentary on Hulu here

Read Fairplay here

Buy the Fairplay card deck here




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In this episode, I catch up with my sister Lucy to answer listener questions on everything from petty fights to our parents recently selling our childhood home. We discuss why it was so emotional to say goodbye to the house, both for us and our friends, and how we want to recreate that same nostalgia and welcoming atmosphere in our own homes. We also talk about when Lucy and her boyfriend Tyler plan on getting married, Lucy’s feelings on not being on her older sisters’ “timelines,” and her favorite things about being an aunt. Finally, we discuss our biggest millennial “icks” and close it out with a game of 1,2,3 boop!







Key Takeaway / Points:Petty sister fights and reverting to our childhood selvesOn selling our childhood homeOur experiences saying goodbye to the houseOn wanting to create nostalgia and a welcoming atmosphere in our own homesLucy’s feelings on not being on her older sisters’ “timelines”Lucy’s favorite things about being an auntLucy’s biggest millennial “icks”


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In this episode, I sit down with Bachelor favorite Bri Springs to discuss all things Bachelor Nation and how someone who had never seen The Bachelor before ended up on the show. Bri shares what it’s like to meet fans and why she was initially vulnerable about being “that girl from The Bachelor,” how she processed being broken up with on national television, and what it was like returning home from the show and assimilating into normal life. She also talks about why she wanted to go back to the corporate world after her TV experience, how she decided whether or not she was going to be the next Bachelorette, and why craving purpose and structure is what fuels her decision-making now. Finally, we discuss Bri’s upbringing and how being raised by a teen mother shaped her, the boxes we are all put in in family dynamics, how she looks at love now and has reframed the meaning of partnership, and much more.




Key Takeaway / Points:How Bri ended up on The BachelorOn being broken up with on national televisionOn returning home from the show and assimilating back into lifeWhy Bri wanted to go back to the corporate world after The BachelorOn deciding whether or not she wanted to be the next BacheloretteOn craving purpose and structure in her lifeOn Bri’s upbringing and being raised by a teen motherOn being put in “boxes” in family dynamicsOn the myth of “having it all” and why the Internet is lying to usHow Bri looks at love now and examines partnershipReframing whether a partner is “the one”





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