Girl, Wake Up!

Prenups aren’t about planning for divorce–they’re about planning for yourself . In this episode of Girl, Wake Up! , host Amy Polacko sits down with family law attorney and Prenup Queen Deveney Wells-Gibson for a no-BS conversation about money, marriage, and women’s power. Together, they break down why financial clarity is one of the most radical forms of self-respect-and why more women are choosin...

Starting over isn’t a failure—it’s a declaration. In this episode of Girl, Wake Up!, Amy Polacko is joined by Olivia Howell, founder of Fresh Starts Registry, to talk about why rebuilding your life after divorce is one of the bravest things a woman can do. Olivia created Fresh Starts Registry after her own split, when she realized how little support exists for women starting over quietly, without...

If you’ve ever dimmed your light to fit in or keep the peace, this is your sign– it’s time to stop staying small. So many women aren’t playing small because they lack confidence. They’re doing it because they were taught to. In the second episode of the official podcast Girl, Wake Up! , Amy Polacko sits down with Erin Gallagher, creator of the Hype Women movement, to unpack how patriarchy thrives...

What if the most dangerous men don’t look dangerous at all? In the launch episode of Amy Polacko's new podcast, Girl, Wake Up!, we go inside the real story of Dirty John with Tonia Bales, the first wife of the man who would later become infamous as one of America’s most notorious con artists and predators. Long before podcasts, Netflix series and headlines, Tonia lived this story from the inside....

Girl, Wake Up! is for women who’ve realized the systems were never built to protect us. Join award-winning journalist and divorce/life coach Amy Polacko as she moves past feel-good empowerment and into what actually works: strategy, clarity, and self-reliance. We talk honestly about relationships, money, divorce, power, and self-preservation. Because waiting to be saved isn’t a plan. Premiering Ja...