Everything is the Best

This week, I'm joined by model, lifestyle creator, author, and my beautiful friend Nara Smith for an honest conversation about motherhood, marriage, and the reality of raising four kids under six while building a career. Nara opens up about life with Lucky, navigating some incredibly difficult moments behind the scenes, and why protecting her family's privacy has become more important than ever. W...

Pull up a cozy chair and grab your homemade ghost, because it's officially spooky season and I have favorites. This month we're talking hydration (yes, I'm still lugging around The Hydro Jug like it's my emotional support animal), the hair duo that brought my strands back to life with K18 and Chris McMillan's clarifying shampoo, and the Neuro Gum that's getting me through the afternoon slump. I'm...

This week I sit down with Gucci Westman, the legendary makeup artist behind some of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood and on the runway, and the founder of Westman Atelier. Gucci spent decades shaping how we think about beauty, from red carpets to her years leading artistry at Revlon and Lancôme, before creating a luxury clean makeup line that lives in every chic woman's bag. We talk about...

Surprise! We’re back with a bonus episode!! I’m sitting down with Olivia Boyd-Smith to talk all things skin, wellness, entrepreneurship, and what it actually takes to build a business from the ground up. Par Olive is Australia’s #1 dermatologist-recommended ingestible skin supplement brand. Founded by Olivia Boyd-Smith and developed with a leading Australian dermatologist and Longevity Doctor, the...

Amanda is back, and after years of dating stories, situationships, bad dates, and men we truly could not make up… she finally has a boyfriend!!! Amanda takes us through the full story of how she met Jeff, from one final nightmare date to the Raya match that changed everything. We get into their first date, knowing when something just feels different, and what it’s like to finally experience the co...

I’m back from New York and have A LOT to say. After an incredible week at the US Open, dinners, work, and time with old friends, I couldn’t stop thinking about how much the culture has changed. I’m taking you back to my New York days - working in fashion and PR, doing the door at The Box, sneaking into Alexander Wang parties, dancing until we were dripping sweat, and experiencing nightlife before...

i've decided i'm starting an advice column on substack, because i want to create more community in a really positive way. i'm hoping to build a little corner of substack where the girls are actually supporting each other and lifting each other up when things are hard, instead of just scrolling past it. before i launch it there, i wanted to test it out here first with some real questions from you g...

Before Flamingo Estate became one of the most beloved lifestyle brands in the world, Richard Christiansen was running a fast, urban, client driven creative agency. Today he's a rural Australian farm kid turned custodian of a hundred plus farms and makers, and the author of Pleasure Principles, a book that draws its wisdom from gardens rather than boardrooms. In this conversation, Richard and I tal...

Hi! This episode is a big one. I talk about my trip to Mexico with Carmela for stem cells (yes, I get emotional), plus questions about protecting myself, why I think the internet has gotten way too parasocial, weight, and so much more. xx Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Solo episode today! I’m answering your questions and giving a little life update as I head to Mexico with Carmela for her stem cell treatment, what I’m hoping for, and why I’m choosing to approach the trip with gratitude instead of fear. I’m also getting into my advice for starting a brand in your 20s (hint: get some life experience first), why the best brands are built around a real point of view...

Davide is back on the pod for a very special al fresco episode! We’re recapping our summer in Sicily- from Taormina / Davide's hometown to beach clubs, long lunches, late-night gelato, traveling with two kids and the places we’ll always return to. We reminisce about the restaurant where Davide asked my dad for permission to propose, his past life as a Sicilian beach boy, Italian friendship and fam...

This week I'm unpacking the conversation that's been taking over the internet after the viral "No Influencers" sign in Nantucket—but it's really about something much bigger. I share why our recent trip to Sicily made me rethink my relationship with content creation, the pressure to perform online, and why authenticity feels harder than ever in the algorithm era. We talk about influencer culture, c...

In this episode, I break down my travel packing strategy, my affinity for labeling, empowering my husband, and how we rip around for three weeks from place to place while still being organized! Everything is linked in my Substack!! Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week I sat down with Annie Meyers-Shyer, the woman behind This Oak House, the Instagram account documenting her family's historic home renovation in Los Angeles that has completely taken over my algorithm and my heart. Annie grew up surrounded by design and storytelling as the daughter of Nancy Meyers, known for movies such as Something's Gotta Give and The Holiday , and her father, Charles S...

Hi! This is a lil raw dog episode where we talk about our upcoming trip to Sicily, the art of throwing a good party, how much we love this house and much more! Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Eric Buterbaugh has the best stories of anyone I know. This week on Everything Is The Best, we sit down with the man they call the King of Roses, LA's florist to the stars turned founder of EB Florals, and honestly I could have listened to him for five more hours. He's worked for Gianni Versace, he's done the flowers for Madonna's Oscar parties and Demi Moore's dinners, and at one point in this co...

This week I'm answering one of the questions I get asked most: how do you actually balance work, motherhood, ambition, and everything in between? The honest answer is... I'm still figuring it out. I share why I've been feeling disconnected lately, my complicated relationship with networking, and the unexpected loneliness that can come with building a career while raising a family. I also open up a...

This week, I’m sitting down with Jordan Harper, founder of Barefaced and one of the smartest voices in skincare. We talk about how a teenage struggle with acne led her from the ICU to building one of the fastest-growing skincare brands in the country, all while raising four kids and navigating over $500,000 in student debt. Jordan shares the skincare advice everyone should know, the products that...

This week, I sit down with legendary intuition teacher, bestselling author, and longtime advisor to everyone from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies, Laura Day. We talk about what intuition actually is (and why Laura believes it's far more practical than most people think), how she discovered her abilities, and the surprising ways intuition can help us navigate love, business, health, creativi...

Davide is back in the bed (literally). And he has a flight to catch - at 5:40am. Or 6:30am. Depends who you ask! Tonight we're talking boy dads vs. girl dads, how to dress your man without starting a war, building a business the hard way, and why timing is everything. Also: Carlo says tutto a posto and we all cry. Love you mean it!! Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

What if feeling calmer, sleeping better, and healing from stress was more within your control than you think? This week, I sit down with psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Dave Rabin to discuss the vagus nerve, chronic stress, trauma, psychedelics, dreams, and the surprising ways our bodies are designed to heal. A fascinating conversation about mental health, longevity, connection, and what it re...

This week, I sit down with jewelry designer and lifestyle icon Jennifer Fisher for a conversation about everything from infertility and surviving chemotherapy at 30 to building one of the most recognizable jewelry brands in the world. We talk about motherhood, marriage, facelifts, hormones, wellness, anti-inflammatory living, and why your 50s might actually be the best decade yet. Plus: Matt LeBla...

I am obsessed with Sarah Hoover and this conversation only made it worse. She is an art world figure, a mother, and the author of The Motherload, a memoir that goes to places most women are terrified to admit out loud. It has full on modern day Sex and the City energy except it is real life, it is messy, and it actually matters. A must read. We talked about the disconnect between what we are promi...

With The Devil Wears Prada 2 coming out, I had to bring on my longtime best friend Cynthia Smith — former Vogue assistant, fashion insider, and the original style icon of our friend group. We talk about our Sex and the City obsession, 2000s fashion culture, Met Gala chaos, celebrity encounters, Paris Fashion Week, and what it was really like inside the world that inspired The Devil Wears Prada . T...

The episode you've all been asking for. My honest, light, fun take on how I became the mom I am without losing myself in the process. Boundaries, sleep training, integrating kids into my life instead of rebuilding it around them, and a rapid fire round of all the things Davide and I decided before we ever had kids. Happy mom, happy kids, no bending over backwards required. Produced by Dear Media S...