This Is Fine!

Mood: shopping guide, holiday, just girly things, being ~*~influenced~*~ The annual gift guide + recommendation list is back! Welcome to our 2023 extravaganza.  ****** FIND THE WHOLE (SHOPPABLE) GIFT GUIDE HERE (under the super neglected transcripts tab of our website). ****** From beauty and home must-haves to Dominique’s extremely unrealistic personal wishlist, your unfathomably niche holiday sh...

Mood: validating, personal development, reflective, fun What do you want to be when you ‘grow up’? Here’s a fun concept: you don’t have to just be one thing your whole life.  Your style may change, your preferences may change, your appearance may change, your interests and passions and hobbies and careers… you get it. You have your own ERAS. Different life chapters. Seasons. You can live a dynamic...

Mood: Paris, personal, travel + culture Welcome to the first official recorded-in-Paris episode, where Dominique answers listener questions about the past 4.5 months of living in the land of baguettes and romance. You're going to hear all about the "Emily in Paris Yellow Brick Road™." Topics include favorite things to do in Paris, funniest language mishaps, raclette, fun Paris restau...

Mood: wellness + health, educational, beauty “Health and beauty is our original condition,” says TIF’s latest guess, Sandra Lanshin Chiu, L.Ac. and founder of LANSHIN beauty.  After studying alongside world leaders in Traditional Chinese Medicine and dermatology, from California to Beijing to New York, Sandra has become a pioneer and leader herself. She shares the TCM approach to skincare and derm...

Mood: therapy, mental health focused, upbeat, validating WELCOME BACK! It’s been a (longer than anticipated) minute since we’ve last chatted, but This Is Fine! Podcast is back in action after Dominique moved to Paris (salut de la France, tout le monde!).  Perhaps over this past summer (and start to autumn) you felt a little bit of FOMO, or got jealous of someone’s vacation updates on TikTok and In...

Mood: astrology, horoscope, astro lesson, self love Join us for an astro-forecast-slash-lesson with our #1 star queen, Shannon Aganza. Today’s lesson is all about Venus retrograde in Leo, and what that means for your sign… and your summer! - Get your astro chart here: https://astro-charts.com ( Select Whole Sign or Koch house system, depending on your level of understanding of astrology) Refresh y...

Join us for a special announcement... a new (French) chapter is about to begin!

Mood: educational, empowering, validating, insightful, mental health Has TikTok diagnosed you with ADHD? Have you actually been diagnosed with ADHD? If you're female, there's an extra hurdle for you. The gender gap in research and diagnoses leaves many women and girls undiagnosed and untreated ... sometimes for their entire lives. This episode takes in four accounts of adult women who were...

Mood: unhinged, fragrance reviews, perfume and beauty Searching for a new personal fragrance? Caroline and Dominique are reviewing 14 popular perfumes from Twisted Lily (you can sniff along with us using code THISISFINE10 on twistedlily.com ). This is a big episode so we’ll cut to the chase… Here’s what we’ve got on deck for a game of SMASH or PASS: Sintra - Memo Paris Opus Kore - Vilhelm Moon Car...

Mood: mini episode, gratitude, year in review Welcome to this Gemini baby’s first birthday party! Our beloved podcast is officially a year old, and we’re celebrating a whole 12 months of connecting with you: our global community! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of this journey, and for making This Is Fine! Podcast a top 10% podcast in the world. We’re honored to provide fr...

Mood: astrology, mystic, horoscope, fun We’re back babes! (Almost) ONE year later, we’re here with another hot girl summer astrology forecast. Shannon Aganza, our master oracular astrologer, gives us the summer 2023 horoscope, your cosmic breakdown: Pluto retrograde from Aquarius into Capricorn, Venus retrograde in Leo, Mercury retrograde in Virgo, and what that all means for your sign (and summer...

Mood: personal, silly, chill Guest host Cheyenne Arnold is back to give another look into the mind of your host, Dominique. Hear about adult hobbies, designing a life around a gelato-inspired cake, how to have a “board of directors” meetings with your trusted friends, and a forthcoming screenplay inspired by Sex and the City, Marvel, and Emily and Paris. 🦋

Mood: educational, self care and skincare, health and wellness Need some skincare guidance? Look no further: the absolute LEGEND, Dr. Loretta is on the show today to teach us her ways.  Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, MD, FAAD , the icon and name behind Dr. Loretta skincare , is a Miami-based board certified dermatologist with over 40 years of clinical experience — she also was among the first researchers to...

Mood: insane, niche luxury, mental health Niche Luxury Hot Girl queen mother @CarolineMStern from TikTok (hot girl anthropologist) has quickly become your favorite guest on the show, so team TIF has officially invited her to be a part of the team, bringing you regular NLHG updates.  Today’s download includes the standard “things Niche Luxury Hot Girls are loving” and ends with a mental health stat...

Mood: personal, inspiring, self development Sober curious? So was Cheyenne .  After a health scare and some reflecting on habits and life goals, Dominique’s bff (who you may remember from episode 9!) decided to cut booze from the equation. She’s sharing her journey with alcohol and how its removal from her life has changed everything for the better.  Whether you’re considering being “California so...

Mood: pep talk, mental health, how-to, positive coaching Stressed, anxious, depressed, overwhelmed? Going through it? Having a rough go of it, in a tough season of life? Maybe this is NOT fine?! Same, girl.  We all go through cycles like this, when it feels like everything is falling apart, or we’re in a funk we just can’t shake off. But managing stress and anxiety can feel as overwhelming as the...

Mood: crazy story, health, inspirational We’re joined today by Brett Stanley (@ theninjashaman ) from The Smart Fit Method (Dominique’s favorite AI-driven gym in San Diego!) — Brett has a WILD storytime for all of us today.  Picture this: you’re 27, you’ve got a brain bleed, and you need surgery… but you have to be AWAKE during brain surgery. If you’ve ever wondered what that’s like (first off, do...

Mood: astrology, mystic, educational Do you know what the astrology houses are? We learned about the Moon signs in episode 6 , and the rising signs (ascendant) in episode 15 … now you’ll want to learn the houses. The houses in astrology will help you finally understand your horoscope and your natal chart. Our astrologer queen Shannon joins us yet again for another foundational lesson in astrology....

Mood: wellness + health, educational, learning something cool Did you think herbology was just part of the curriculum at Hogwarts with Professor Sprout? (millennial joke alert!) It’s a real practice… and it’s real life magic, outside the wizarding world.  Sara Sas, L.Ac, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, began learning about herbology decades ago when she was a paramedic (and disappointed wi...

Mood: astrology, horoscope, spiritual, mental health, self development Your springtime cosmic forecast has arrived! The nodes are shifting, and we’re entering an Aries era… but what does that mean? Get the horoscope + spiritual guidance from our celestial queen and in-house oracular astrologer, Shannon Aganza.  ♈️💫♎️ Shannon’s cosmic assignments for you: Mantra : “I am” and/or “I am sovereign” ...

Mood: silly, happy hour vibes, product recommendations, mental health Niche Luxury Hot Girl queen mother @CarolineMStern from TikTok — hot girl anthropologist and TIF ‘columnist’ — joins Dominique again for a second update on things niche luxury hot girls are loving, mental health, fragrance notes, and the “gourdification of Louis Vuitton.”  Also covered: mermaidcore, sirencore, celestialcore, veg...

Mood: crazy story, empowering, health advocacy, mental health chat Picture this: you’re on a road trip to Harry Potter World with your sister, and suddenly a semi truck launches your car into a median — you think the hospital will diagnose you with a concussion, but instead they find a brain tumor .  “Accidentally finding a brain tumor on the way to Harry Potter World” wasn’t on Avery Bredesen ’s...

Mood: astrology, educational, crash course Welcome to a behemoth of an astrological lesson — this week’s two-hour special encompasses a full-blown breakdown of the moon in each sign and phase, and what you can do for your beauty and self care during each of those 24+ phases. How does an Aries Full Moon differ from a Cancer waxing moon? You’re about to find out.  Bookmark this one so you can come b...

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Mood: silly, funny, happy hour vibes, product recommendations, mental health If you need a mood booster today, look no further. Founding mother of the Niche Luxury Hot Girl concept/community, This Is Fine! listener, and Taurus queen @CarolineMStern from TikTok joins Dominique for a chat about NLHG, mental health, and adding little bits of luxury to your life.  What IS a “Niche Luxury Hot Girl...