Big Girls Don't Cry Podcast

Co-Authors · Former Educators · Storytellers Alli Frank and Asha Youmans met through education and eventually discovered that their individual voices worked rather brilliantly as a duet. Their writing uses humor, compassion and cultural observation to open conversations about race, religion, class, privilege, parenting, education, friendship and identity. Their BGDC conversation looks behind the p...

SAMANTHA YANKS Editor-in-Chief · Co-Founder, The Connecticut Edit · Creative Strategist Samantha Yanks has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of editorial, fashion, luxury, branding and storytelling. Her career has included American Vogue , where she became the first fine jewelry and watch editor; work with Oprah Winfrey , including helping launch the O List; and more than a d...

Kaitlyn Lynch is a licensed psychotherapist and the founder of Coalesce & Co. , where her work focuses on anxiety, trauma, maternal mental health and the transitions that rearrange a life. She is also the author of The Calm Mama Workbook , a practical toolkit designed to help mothers move through overwhelm with greater presence, confidence and intention. Her conversation Georgie and Shan explo...

After two decades in high-level corporate leadership, Joy Poole began questioning a definition of success built around achievement, progression, recognition and bigger titles. An experience with an executive coach helped change the trajectory. Then, during COVID, Joy resurfaced a childhood dream her husband David had once shared with her: What ever happened to sailing around the world? Six weeks l...

Johno Meintjes’ story is one of building, losing and rebuilding. After a career in elite sports conditioning — including work across cricket, field hockey and South African rugby — Johno moved into entrepreneurship and built JEFF Fitness , a remote fitness business that grew rapidly during the pandemic. After the breakdown of that business and a painful separation from an investor/partner, Johno s...

After a season spent talking about resilience, we realized there was another question waiting for us: what happens after you’ve made it through? In the opening episode of Season Two, Reinvention, we turn the microphones on ourselves. We talk about the versions of us we’ve outgrown, the identities we’ve held onto, the things we’re still figuring out — and what it really looks like to begin again wh...

Natasha Dehesh joins Georgie and Shan to reframe resilience: how strength can become armor, why softness is its own power, and what it looks like to raise grounded kids in a very different world. Tender, practical, and refreshingly honest — this episode offers simple daily practices for nervous-system regulation, real talk about parenting without guilt, and a new way to move from surviving to desi...

Rhodie Lorenz knows that life rarely unfolds the way we imagine. In this deeply honest conversation, she shares how navigating unexpected change and uncertainty has shaped her perspective on resilience, gratitude, and what it truly means to keep moving forward. Contact Rhodie: Website: https://rhodielorenz.com IG: @rhodielorenz Links and Resources: - Song by David Guetta & Sia: Titanium   - Th...

Marni Lane shares her journey from breaking news to Olympic storytelling, motherhood, and the heartbreaking loss of her firstborn after a heart transplant. With honesty, warmth, and wisdom, she reflects on how grief shaped her, why advocacy matters, and how moving forward doesn’t mean leaving love behind. Resources and links: Rowboat: First You Have To Row A Little Boat - Richard Bode Howard Stern...

Episode 2 featuring Lynn Mull What happens when success no longer feels aligned with who you’re becoming? Lynn Mull shares her journey from Wall Street to Wellness, exploring resilience, reinvention, and the courage to trust a new path. A powerful conversation about change, growth, and finding alignment. Big Girls Don’t Cry - because to be human is to have a story. Show note links and resources: W...

What started as two friends stepping outside their comfort zones unexpectedly became a podcast. Big Girls Don’t Cry is hosted by Georgie and Shan, two South African friends who believe that everyone has a story worth telling. Through honest conversations with people from all walks of life, we explore resilience, reinvention, heartbreak, courage, laughter, and the moments that change us. Some stori...