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Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary Sam, Zara, and guest Katie Beach (@ katiebeach , content creator and co-host of Just Us Girls ) go deep on the Summer House three-part reunion — and they are not letting anyone off easy. From the Amanda and West emotional affair and beta blocker gate, to Kyle's financial situation, Ciara’s dignity, and West's pattern of gaslighting women of color, this ep...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Zara are calling everyone out. Everlane built their whole brand on sustainability — then sold to Shein for $100M. Summer House editors have been leading us to believe that Kyle's the only problem for years. West and Amanda's "friendship" has been a lot more than that...obviously. And Hayden Panettiere's sponsors dropped her for talking a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Sam & Zara break down our real experience at Mom 2.0 —from imposter syndrome and “blogger energy” to the surprising moments that actually felt empowering and healing.  Then we get into the conversation everyone is having: Emma Grede’s controversial take on motherhood, ambition, and whether women can truly “have it all.” Is she being honest—or is this just late...

Send us Fan Mail You can feel it in families right now: everyone is tired, kids are wired, and a simple “How was school?” gets you absolutely nowhere. We sit down with Gayle Alexander, a licensed professional counselor who works with teens, young adults, and parents, to unpack what actually helps kids talk and what quietly shuts them down. We get practical about the moments that matter most like t...

Send us Fan Mail The internet doesn’t just “share” your child. It archives them, copies them, and can weaponize them. We’re joined by journalist Fortesa, author of Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online, to talk about what happens when parenting becomes a content pipeline. We get into the uncomfortable stuff creators rarely say out loud: why brands pressure parents t...

Send us Fan Mail In this raw, wide-ranging Pop Culture Mom Talk episode, Sam and Zara are joined by new co-host Rachel Gibbs (@rachonlife) for an unfiltered conversation about what’s flooding women’s algorithms — and why it feels so overwhelming right now. They unpack everything from toxic TV relationships like Tell Me Lies to the unsettling ripple effects of the Epstein files, the Blake Lively /...

Send us Fan Mail A high-pressure desk at JP Morgan. A meal-prep side account called Freckled Foodie. A car accident that made everything loud and urgent. Cameron Rogers takes us through the leap from finance to full-time creator and the even bigger transition that came with becoming a mother during a global pandemic. We get candid about how identity can fracture and reform in those first months, w...

Send us Fan Mail From Blake Lively to Bank Accounts: Casting Kids, Quitting Hollywood & Making Money Online What happens when a former Hollywood casting director walks away from Disney, kid actors, and a very dark industry… and accidentally builds a wildly profitable pop-culture media empire? In this episode, @thisisdanabowling ( TT / YT) pulls back the curtain on everything — from casting Zen...

Send us Fan Mail Parenthood didn’t just change our guest’s calendar; it rewired her relationship with work. Kaleana Quibell spent years inside Bay Area benefits, rolling out wellness, mental health, and family programs for marquee tech companies. Then two kids, an eight-minute delivery room sprint, and a parade of sick days revealed what the slide decks missed: policies don’t parent; people do. Sh...

Send us Fan Mail The cracks in the system aren’t hairline—they’re chasms you feel every school morning and late-night Slack. We sit down with filmmaker and producer Melissa Panzer (WABE’s The Work Behind the Work) to unpack why so many women who could be leading are instead leaving, and what it would take to make work and family actually coexist without breaking us. Melissa traces her path from ES...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Olivia Howell , CEO and co-founder of Fresh Starts , the world’s first divorce registry and divorce education platform, to talk honestly about divorce, emotional abuse, financial control, and what women actually need before, during, and after separation. Olivia shares her personal story of leaving an emotionally abusive marriage, becoming a single...

Send us Fan Mail What if your child isn’t “difficult” — just wired differently? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jessie Stern , assistant professor of psychology at Pomona College and co-author of Beyond Difficult , to break down what attachment theory really means, how child temperament works, and why so much parenting advice oversimplifies complex human behavior. We talk about secure, anxiou...

Send us Fan Mail From NICU trauma to a homestead with donkeys—and a construction empire bringing in $6 million in a single month. Angela Artymovich’s story is the kind of entrepreneurial rollercoaster moms rarely get to hear told honestly. In this raw and deeply human conversation, Angela shares how becoming a NICU mom, battling HELLP syndrome, and navigating four miscarriages changed her life, he...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s conversation, we sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Rachel ( @drrachelnyc ) to unpack something so many of us wrestle with but rarely name out loud: food noise —that constant mental chatter about eating that overwhelms our cues, our joy, and our presence. We explore why this noise gets especially loud during postpartum and perimenopause, and why obesity is a comple...

Send us Fan Mail A quiet panic at the hospital exit changed everything. Michelle thought she had done everything right—researched the “best” infant seat, checked every box—and still drove away with a major mistake she didn’t catch until a stranger gently intervened. That moment became the blueprint for Safe in the Seat, a judgment-free space that helps parents turn car-seat anxiety into everyday c...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a parenting journalist becomes a parent and the plan falls apart mid-pregnancy? Julia Dennison joins us with a story that’s equal parts raw and reassuring: an affair discovered while expecting, a divorce before the first birthday, and a co-parenting journey shaped by clarity instead of control. We dig into what it takes to raise a nine-year-old in a world that st...

Send us Fan Mail Forget the viral outfits—this conversation goes inside the daily decisions that shape a family. We welcome Brandon Morgan, a stay-at-home dad in LA, to talk about the real work of leading from the background while his wife practices medicine, and why choosing public school became a valued decision with very real costs, maps, and magnets attached. If you’ve ever juggled morning cha...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a proudly private Gen X attorney agrees to become a mom—not because she always wanted to, but because it mattered to her partner? In this episode, we sit down with L, aka @notactuallygolden, a civil rights attorney, TikTok legal explainer, and mom of a 13-year-old, who never planned on being a parent. L walks us through her winding road to motherhood—how she nego...

Send us Fan Mail A positive pregnancy test felt like the start of a familiar story—until Alison Beder Soloway couldn’t breathe at 32 weeks and doctors discovered heart failure linked to HHT. That moment rewrote everything. She was told carrying again would be too dangerous, and the road to the family she imagined would have to bend. What followed was a years-long relay of nine IVF attempts, cross‑...

Send us Fan Mail Ever watched a baby rock on all fours and wondered whether to cheer or worry? We sit down with pediatric physical therapist Dr. Allison Mell—founder of Tots on Target and mom of four, including twins—to unpack the first 18 months with rare clarity. Allison explains what those “windows” for rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking really tell us, how to use corrected age for preemie...

Send us Fan Mail This episode starts with a simple truth few people say out loud: sometimes the first chapter of parenthood is grief. Lia Higgins joins us to unpack an early miscarriage at 28, the shock of a postpartum hemorrhage, and the quiet ways trauma can delay bonding without diminishing love. From there, we zoom out: what happens when a high-achieving identity built in Big Law collides with...

Send us Fan Mail Want to know why motherhood in America feels like a solo sport—and how we turn it into a supported team game? We sit with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, to unpack the design flaws baked into school calendars, workplace norms, and city life that make caregiving harder than it has to be. From random half-days and late starts to inboxes that only email mom,...

Send us Fan Mail Psychology professor Tovah Klein takes us beyond social media soundbites to reveal what truly helps children develop resilience. Drawing from her 30 years directing the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, Klein offers a refreshingly balanced perspective on the trending "FAFO" (F Around and Find Out) parenting approach and why extremes rarely work when raising childre...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what it's actually like to take GLP-1 medications beyond the celebrity headlines? In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the reality of semaglutide medications like Ozempic, exploring their profound effects on both physical and mental health. The conversation begins with Sam's candid personal account of using these medications for approxima...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when red carpet journalists trade celebrity interviews for motherhood? Katie Krause and Hallie Stevens, Emmy-winning Entertainment Tonight alums, pull back the curtain on their dramatic life pivot in this raw, revealing conversation. Katie and Hallie spent years building impressive careers interviewing Hollywood's biggest stars. They were living the dream - until...