Pretty In Pink Again

This week’s episode is a personal one. With Christina turning 40, we’re having an honest conversation about something so many women experience but don’t always know how to say out loud: what happens when you don’t feel like yourself in your own body? And this isn’t just a conversation about weight, clothing sizes, or what we see in the mirror. It’s about identity. What happens when your body chang...

Episode Description: Have you ever wondered why your heart starts racing in the school pickup line, why small inconveniences suddenly feel enormous, or why everyone keeps telling you to “regulate your nervous system” without explaining what that actually means? This week on Pretty in Pink Again, we’re joined by licensed clinical social worker and therapist Lindsey Howard to break down the nervous...

Episode Description: If you've followed Meg Hall ( @meghall ) for years, this episode will make you love her even more. And if you're meeting her for the first time, consider this your introduction. This week, we're sitting down with creator, corporate executive, working mom advocate, and mom of three, Meg Hall. As a Vice President at a global company, Meg has built a loyal communit...

Episode Description: For decades, motherhood seemed to come with two clear categories: working mom or stay-at-home mom. But what happens when neither label feels right? In this episode, Christina and Kristina explore the growing gray area so many women now occupy. Women who are raising children while also building businesses, creating content, freelancing, volunteering, consulting, pursuing passio...

Episode Description: What is it about Mahjong that has women completely hooked right now? In this week's episode, we're joined by Jamie Dalton, co-founder of Gold Coast Mahjong Club, to unpack the game, the culture, and the community that have turned Mahjong into one of the fastest-growing hobbies among women. What started as a way for Jamie to connect with her 102-year-old Chinese grand...

Episode Description Women spend so much of their lives showing up for everyone else that it's easy to lose sight of who they are outside of their roles and responsibilities. In this episode, Christina and T sit down with Amy Bucceri, founder of KINN , to discuss why women are craving connection again and what happens when we create spaces designed specifically for women to gather, connect, le...

Episode Description There’s endless conversation around getting pregnant… but almost none around deciding you’re done. This week on Pretty in Pink Again, Christina and T dive into one of the most emotional and complicated questions women quietly carry: how do you know when your family is complete? For some women, the decision feels crystal clear. For others, it changes with every season of motherh...

Episode Description: This week, Christina and T sit down with Briana Bazail, creator of The Reset Brunette , for a conversation that goes far beyond organizing. Together, they unpack the emotional weight of clutter, the invisible mental load women carry, and why so many moms feel overwhelmed in their own homes. From burnout and identity shifts to practical systems that actually work, this episode...

Episode Description: This week, we’re bringing back one of our top episodes of 2025 — and honestly, it feels even more relevant now than when it first aired. Since this conversation first dropped, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have completely changed the weight loss conversation. But beyond the headlines, this episode dives into the emotional side of weight, diet c...

Episode Description: This week’s episode was supposed to be a fun behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating the podcast each week… and then life had other plans. After recording nearly half the episode, T’s laptop died, the audio was filled with white noise, and we had to completely scrap the recording and start over from scratch. Mic tests, troubleshooting, re-recording… all while jugglin...

Episode Description  Motherhood changes fast and somehow our homes are just expected to keep up. In this episode, we’re joined by Ellen Piccolo, founder of The Homemaker, to talk about what it actually means to create a home that works for your life right now. This isn’t about perfection or aesthetics. It’s about systems, function, and designing a space that supports your daily reality. We get int...

Episode Description:  Behind one of the most dominant programs in college basketball is a life most people don’t see. In this episode, we sit down with Andrea Hurley—wife of Dan Hurley, head coach of the University of Connection (UCONN) men’s basketball team—to talk about what it really looks like to live inside pressure, constant change, and high expectations. From championship seasons to everyda...

Episode Description This week, we’re unpacking something we all deal with but rarely call out… internal drama. Not the loud, obvious kind. The quiet kind that starts with a small moment and turns into a full story in your head. We talk about how quickly we go from what actually happened to what we think it means, and how that plays out in friendships, relationships, family dynamics, and even every...

Episode Description In this solo episode, Christina and Kristina break down what authenticity actually means and why it’s more than just “being yourself.” They explore how trust, vulnerability, and consistency shape how you show up in your life, relationships, and online. What You’ll Hear Why authenticity isn’t a personality Trust as the foundation for being real Vulnerability vs. oversharing Why...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christina Tarabishy and Kristina Bontempo sit down with Ashley Langer, founder of Hot Tommies , for a conversation about reinvention, entrepreneurship, and the courage it takes to start over. Ashley shares what it really looks like to walk away from something you’ve built, the emotional weight of closing a chapter, and how she found herself again through build...

Episode Description: Money touches every part of life, but for many women, it’s still the thing that feels the most overwhelming or avoided. In this episode, Christina and T sit down with financial expert Jane Sullivan to break down money in a way that actually feels approachable, emotional, and real. They talk about the invisible mental load women carry as financial decision-makers, why so many w...

Episode Description:  In this episode, Christina and Kristina share a real-life look at what travel actually feels like in this season of motherhood. From flying with toddlers to squeezing in a 48-hour couples trip, they unpack the anxiety, pressure, and mental load that comes with getting away. They talk about the buildup before a trip, the fear of everything going wrong, and how that anticipatio...

Episode Description:  Raising confident girls in today’s world can feel overwhelming. Social media, comparison culture, academic pressure, and friendship dynamics are starting younger than ever, and many moms are trying to navigate it while still figuring out their own confidence as women. In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Christine Lang, behavior specialist and emotional regulation expert, mak...

Episode Summary In part two of our conversation with Lauren McBride, we shift into what comes after the breaking point. This episode is about rediscovery — what it looks like to rebuild your identity after a major life transition and how choosing yourself can actually make you a better mother, partner, and human. Lauren shares how returning to dance reconnected her to a part of herself that had be...

Episode Description: This week, we’re sitting down with someone Christina has known since first grade — Lauren McBride. Lauren has been building her platform for over 15 years, growing a family while growing a business and evolving in real time alongside her audience. In this first part of our two-part conversation, we go back to the beginning — who she was before the brand, what it looked like to...

Episode Description: This week, we’re joined by Olga Nelaj — nurse, skincare expert, and founder of ON SkinCare — to talk about what actually makes a difference when it comes to aging well. From bespoke European facials to microneedling, peels, lasers, and injectables, this conversation goes beyond trends and into long-term skin health. Olga shares what truly ages skin, how to think about collagen...

Episode Description: Episode 50. 💗 We couldn’t think of a better way to mark this milestone than by saying the quiet parts out loud. In this episode, we unpack the topics women think about constantly but rarely say — not because they don’t matter, but because we’re afraid of how we’ll be perceived. Ungrateful. Lazy. Privileged. Needy. Doing life wrong. From hiring help and the quiet math of mothe...

Episode Description:  In this episode, Christina Tarabishy and Kristina “T” Bontempo sit down with Samantha Yanks — former fashion editor who worked at Vogue , Oprah Magazine , and served as Editor-in-Chief of Hamptons Magazine . Now the founder of The Connecticut Edit , Samantha shares the evolution of her career and what led her to build a platform rooted in taste, trust, and community. Together...

Episode Description: In this episode, we talk about the shift that happens when your family grows — especially going from one child to more. We explore why confidence may increase, but presence feels more divided, and how overstimulation often comes from emotional awareness rather than noise. This is a reflective conversation about split attention, quiet guilt, and learning to love inside the limi...

Episode Description:  You asked for more on friendships and we realized something important after our last episode. We barely talked about conflict. And in this season of life, that’s where the real work is. In this episode, we’re talking about why conflict in female friendships feels so charged, why discomfort isn’t the same thing as dysfunction, and what emotional maturity actually looks like wh...