FWD JOY by Chrissy Rutherford

In this episode, bestselling author, actress, and producer Robinne Lee joins Chrissy for a conversation about creativity, reinvention, and writing women as complex, fully realized people. From growing up with Jamaican immigrant parents to navigating Hollywood, attending Columbia Law School, and becoming the author of The Idea of You , Robinne reflects on the unexpected path that shaped her career....

This week on FWD JOY, Chrissy sits down with licensed clinical social worker  Alyssa Mancao  for an honest conversation about therapy, trauma, anxiety, and the modalities people can’t stop talking about right now: CBT, EMDR, brainspotting, and trauma-informed therapy. Together, they unpack why your relationship with your therapist matters more than any trendy modality, what EMDR act...

This week, Chrissy sits down with therapist, relationship expert, and returning guest Vienna Pharaon Pharaon for an honest conversation about modern dating, anxious attachment, limerence, nervous system regulation, and what it actually means to keep your heart open in a dating landscape that can feel increasingly bleak. Together, they unpack the emotional patterns that keep us stuck, why awareness...

On this episode of FWD JOY, Chrissy sits down with astrocartography expert Helena Woods for a conversation about place, identity, and how where you are can shape who you become. Helena shares her journey into astrology, from early curiosity to building a business around mapping people’s lives through location. They get into the fundamentals of astrocartography, what it means to have planetary line...

On this episode of FWD JOY, Chrissy sits down with CNN anchor and senior political correspondent Abby Phillip for a conversation about ambition, anxiety, identity, and what it really takes to stay grounded in an overwhelming world. Abby opens up about growing up as the child of Trinidadian immigrants, why she didn’t always have a clear vision for her future, and how she found her way from pre-med...

Venus just moved into Pisces, and the timing feels intentional. In this solo episode, Chrissy shares her personal dating philosophy through the lens of her 12th house Pisces Venus, exploring karmic relationships, fate, boundaries, sex, and the difference between chemistry and nervous system safety. This is not a how-to guide. It is a reflection on navigating dating without a handbook. Through ther...

In this episode, Chrissy sits down with astrologer Colin Bedell for a wide-ranging conversation on astrology, uncertainty, power, and what it really means to stay engaged in hard times. They explore how astrology has shifted in the age of social media, the dangers of fear-mongering and prediction culture, and why astrology is meant to contextualize uncertainty rather than control it. Together, the...

Is it just me, or did this year feel really hard? In this episode, Chrissy reflects on what she’s lovingly referred to as the flop that was 2025. A year with no neat buzzword, no clean arc, and a whole lot of reckoning. Between moving through a collective nine years and her own personal nine years, this was a season of endings, pauses, quiet realizations, and being forced to sit with wha...

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acne Healing, and the Ritual of Stillness with Dr. Felice Chan This week on FWD JOY, we are diving into the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Dr. Felice Chan , a board-certified Chinese medicine doctor and acupuncturist who blends eastern wisdom with western neuroscience. She leads an integrative health space in Los Angeles and is the founder of both @felicea...

Renee Rouleau never followed the rulebook. She skipped college, opened her first skincare studio at 21, and built her line before “indie beauty” was even a term. She redefined how we talk about skin with her nine skin types and taught a generation of adults that acne and moisture are not enemies. Then life shifted. When her husband and business partner was diagnosed with cancer, Renee faced six mo...

With her first book, Ask a Matchmaker: Matchmaker’s No-Nonsense Guide to Finding Love , the 4th-generation matchmaker encourages people to be honest about what they’re looking for in a partner, communicate their wants and needs directly, and stop wasting time on people who are inconsistent, unclear, or, as she calls them, “time thieves.” She delivers the kind of tough love that few people—outside...

For my first solo podcast, I'm reflecting on a persistent theme I see in a lot of my Q&As which is about how to feel okay about your life looking different from the "norm" or how to feel okay about "less than ideal" life circumstances in the context of dating or within your friend group if you're the odd person out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attachment Theory has been a viral topic in the world of online pop psychology over the last several years. I've struggled with anxious attachment since my twenties and only in the last two years now have I felt like I'm moving closer to the secure attachment end of the spectrum. It has not been easy to get here. I was really inspired by an Instagram video I came across from Dr. Jacob Ambrose, and...

Do you want to make decisions to feel aligned with your highest self? Today I'm talking to Human Design Expert, and founder of Human Design Bluprint, Erin Claire Jones , about her debut book "How Do You Choose?" on how to use our human design to navigate work, love, and everything in between for a more aligned life. You can also feel this kind of alignment with a little help from Human Design Expe...

Dr. Judith Joseph is a beyond impressive board-certified psychiatrist. She has degrees from Duke and Columbia University. She’s a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Medical Center. She has conducted several clinical research studies in pediatric, adult, geriatric and women’s mental health as the Principal Investigator of her own research lab: Manhattan Behaviora...

If you've ever felt too responsible for the emotional wellbeing of a family member, found yourself fixing a friend’s problem they didn’t ask you to fix, or said yes when your whole body screamed no, this conversation today is for you! I sat down with boundary expert and psychotherapist Terri Cole to talk about what she calls high-functioning codependency . It's the subtle, socially acceptable ways...

Today's guest is Vivian Tu, also known as Your Rich BFF. Now she's my rich BFF. After working on Wall Street and a quick pivot to media, Vivian started posting financial content on TikTok and immediately went viral in 2021. Now, she has a community of 10 million people and counting. In 2023, she wrote a book called Rich Af the Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life. So today we're talking about...

Today’s guest is someone I’ve admired for years—celebrity hairstylist and entrepreneur, Jen Atkin. You probably know her as the woman behind some of the most iconic looks on Hailey Bieber, Katy Perry, Chrissy Teigen just to name a few. She’s also the founder of Ouai , a beloved personal care brand, and Mane , her line of hair tools. On top of that, she co-founded an agency alongside Mary Phillips...