Purfect Sunday

How many things on last year's fall list did you actually do? If the answer is two, you're in good company. Most of us save the pumpkin patch pictures, mean every word, and then watch the season close before we ever leave the house. These fall bucket list ideas are built to fix that. In this episode, Monti shares the ten outings she puts on her list every fall, from the classics to the slo...

The pretty version of fall is easy to want. You save the pictures in August, you think about the sweaters and the candles and the long, cozy evenings, and then somehow it's the middle of December, and you can't name a single day of it. That's not a discipline problem. Nothing in the beautiful version ever had a day attached to it. In this episode, Monti breaks down ten small sensory ri...

Summer is rough on a body, and September is when you find out. The hair that feels like straw, the legs that go dry two minutes out of the shower, the congestion and breakouts showing up on a face that was fine in June. That's not you falling apart. That's three or four months of sun, chlorine, salt water, and air conditioning finally adding up to something visible, and right now is the wi...

Playing small is one of the most expensive habits a woman can have, and almost nobody can see themselves doing it — because every single instance of it comes with a perfectly good reason attached. You weren't being cowardly; you were being polite. You weren't hiding; you were being realistic. This episode is about learning to spot the habit in real time, and about what it has quietly been...

The great lock-in challenge is what's replacing New Year's resolutions this year, and the timing is the entire point: there are 117 days left in 2026, which is a lot more runway than "the year got away from me" makes it sound. September first through December thirty-first, head down, no waiting for January. In this episode, Monti breaks down what the trend actually is, how to set y...

A September reset for women usually looks like the same thing every year: a list of thirty new rules and a quiet promise to become somebody else by Tuesday. Then week two arrives with a sick kid and a work thing, one morning gets skipped, and the whole month gets filed under "didn't work." So try a different question this year: what would still be running in November? In this episode,...

Every fall reset starts the same way — a new routine, a new planner, a fresh list of goals stacked on top of a life that's already completely full. And by mid-October, it's gone, every time. So try a different question this year: what would you have to take away before any of that could actually fit? In this episode, Monti makes the case that fall, not January, is the real window to lock i...

Feeling behind in life is almost universal among women, and yet nobody can ever say who set the deadline they think they missed. Ask the question out loud — who decided you were supposed to have the house, the relationship, the career, the savings number by a specific age? — and the whole thing starts to dissolve. In this episode, Monti makes the case that there's nothing wrong with your pace....

When you imagine ending a summer with no regrets, what do you picture first — a calendar packed with trips and plans, or something a lot quieter than that? In this episode Monti is talking about why the busiest summers are so often the ones that leave you feeling like you missed it, and why end-of-summer regret has almost nothing to do with how much you actually did. You'll walk away with a te...

When you picture a "glow up," what comes to mind first — a smaller body, or a smaller version of the life you're actually living right now? This week's episode makes the case that weight loss has been getting credit for something it was never actually doing, and breaks down what a glow up is really built from. You'll walk away with six specific, doable-today habits that build r...

Mornings sound simple in theory. Wake up, get ready, get on with it. So why does the first hour so often start with the phone, scrolling, and a version of you that's already behind before you've even said good morning to yourself? This week, Monti is bringing back the slow morning. Not the 5 a.m. wake-up, not the soft girl, Pinterest-worthy aesthetic kind that makes half of us feel like we...

How many things have you skipped — not because you couldn't do them alone, but because some part of you felt embarrassed to be seen out doing them by yourself? That restaurant, that movie, that class, that trip — the ones you keep waiting to do "when someone can come with."  In this episode, you'll learn why that mindset is quietly costing you experiences, people, and pieces of you...

Think about the last time you were really, genuinely excited about something coming up — not a big life event, just something on the calendar you kept thinking about. Notice how much lighter that whole stretch of time felt? That's not a coincidence — that's anticipation doing exactly what it's built to do. In this episode, you'll learn why having something to look forward to is one...

Think about the best things that have ever happened to you — the trips, the nights you still tell stories about, the leaps that changed your life. I'd bet they all have one thing in common: you didn't overthink them. Now think about the flip side — the dinner you didn't go to, the trip you didn't book, the message you never sent. This week, we're talking about a quieter kind of...

Ever bought something you didn't really need, felt amazing for about an hour, and then watched that good feeling quietly turn into guilt? The buy, the high, the crash — and then the little speech you give yourself: why did I do that? This week is about the emotional side of money. Not budgeting or spreadsheets — the feelings underneath what we buy. I'm sharing my own story, starting with t...

Not every dad was a good dad. Mine wasn't great— and this Father's Day episode is about what you can still carry forward when the man who raised you got a lot of it wrong. I'm sharing seven lessons that shaped the woman I am today: some I learned from what my dad did right, and some I learned the hard way, from what he did wrong. It's an honest, warm conversation about holding two...

Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself in a window and thought, just for a second — where did she go? Not because you didn't recognize her. Because you barely did — like the woman in the glass was a slightly more tired, slightly more careful, slightly more muted version of someone you used to know really well. If that's ever happened to you, this episode is for you. This is not another...

On this episode of The Purfect Sunday Podcast, Monti is talking about main character energy : what it actually means, the quiet supporting-character patterns we all slip into without noticing, and the small but deliberate moves that hand the lead back to you. This isn't about narcissism, or pretending your life is a movie, or becoming a louder kind of woman. It's about taking up the rightf...

If you've quietly outgrown a friend — felt that flicker of relief when a plan gets cancelled, noticed you're always the one initiating, or carried a friendship you can't quite name for years — this episode is for you. We're talking about outgrowing friendships , the four categories every friend lives in, the real red flags that mean it's time to leave, and how to end a friendsh...

Every June, I promise myself I'll finally slow down. Every August I wonder where the summer went. Not this year. I'm not doing hot girl summer — and I'm not doing soft girl summer either. I'm doing my own summer: selective, intentional, mine. The thing that actually makes that possible isn't a manifesto or a vision board. It's a short, boring, completely non-negotiable list...

If you've spent the last few summers feeling tired, puffy, foggy, and dreading being in your own body — this episode is for you. Today, we're breaking down what was actually going on (hello, chronic cortisol and a fried nervous system) and the eight tiny, free, no-coach-required habits that finally moved the needle for me after years of feeling stuck. This isn't a crash diet, a cleanse...

Some women wake up on Mother's Day excited to celebrate. Others wake up and brace themselves. If you're the second kind — this Sunday conversation is for you. In Episode 6 of The Purfect Sunday Podcast, Monti opens up about the truth of her own mother — who passed away 11 years ago, before their hard relationship was ever healed. As the eldest daughter of six, Monti was needed to help rais...

"There's a kind of self-help that thinks the second you start caring about your appearance, you've abandoned the inner work. I think they have it exactly backward." Why are some women instantly read as confident, capable, and put-together — even before they've said a word? It's not better genes, more money, or hours in front of the mirror. It's the Halo Effect — and onc...

In this final part of the 3-part series, we’re diving into the mindset shifts that quietly—but powerfully—change how you move through life, protect your energy, and show up for yourself daily. Because real transformation isn’t always loud or dramatic… It’s often built through small internal shifts that reshape your thoughts, habits, and emotional responses. In this episode, we explore how to: Stop...

In this episode of The Purfect Sunday Podcast , we’re continuing the conversation on powerful mindset shifts that can truly transform your life from the inside out. If you’ve been craving more peace , stronger boundaries , deeper self-trust , and emotional stability in your everyday life… this episode is for you. We’re diving into 5 life-changing mindset shifts that will help you: Regulate your ne...