Separation Anxiety

After talking to Mercedes blind date, it’s time for Ben to get the REAL scoop from his trusted spies, DeAnna and Kathy.   Kathy is giving the details on what happened after the concert and the sound advice she gave to Mercedes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After spending hours and hours wrapping gifts this weekend, Amy and T.J. have an honest conversation about the amount pf presents under the tree this year.   Turns out “guilt giving” is a fairly common response with divorced and blended families, parents trying to make up for the loss of a sense of normalcy for their children.  We have the red flags you should watch out for a...

Ben checks in with Mercedes date, Bryce, to get his honest take on their first blind date.  Ben is asking the tough questions…like why was Bryce’s Uber receipt time stamped after 2AM, and will there be a second date??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeAnna is stepping in to interrogate Mercedes blind date before they meet for the first time on the pod! Will there be chemistry? Will they find each other attractive? Will they end the night with a first kiss?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before Mercedes goes on her blind date he’s enlisting the help of a few famously available women to be his eyes and ears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben is setting Mercedes up on a blind date for Jingle Ball, but before she heads out, we check in with her to see how she's feeling.  Ben is giving intel on who the eligible single guy is and what Bachelor Nation stars will be tagging along for the evening. But we all want to know...will Mercedes kiss on a first date??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It made big headlines this week after Travis Kelce pressed George Clooney on his claim that he and Amal haven’t fought in more than 10 years. Kelce went on to say that he and Taylor were in the same boat as George and Amal, claiming they haven’t fought in 2 1/2 years.  Amy and T.J. researched what relationship experts and therapist have to say about this notion of never fighting,...

21-year-old Millie Bobby Brown announced this week that she has officially changed her name after marrying Jake Bongiovi. We learned her middle name is actually Bonnie, not Bobby, so from now on, she’s Millie Bonnie Bongiovi, or as she joked, Millie Bon Bon. It got us curious just how many women in this country change their last names once they’re married, and the numbers surprised us,...

Just one of many sweet and surprising moments from an impromptu podcast episode at the Robach-Holmes house. Annalise is home from college for the Thanksgiving holiday, and she brought a friend: the bubbly, vivacious, enthusiastic, and sporty Genna! We didn't know where the conversation would lead, but we certainly didn't think it would lead to .... toilet paper. But for any parent struggling with...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! While the holiday season is all about love and joy it can also bring family tension and unwanted conversations. Experts suggest there is a communication tool that we can all learn to use, to help navigate and avoid emotional outbursts. “Gray rocking” begins by imagining you’re a dull gray rock… keeping a blank expression and a calm neutral tone...

Should you date someone in the friend group? DeAnna gives all the details to Kathy on why she’s feeling conflicted when it comes to a prospective date. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathy and DeAnna are taking over and letting us hear their girl chat! Kathy is spilling all the disastrous details of a long-distance date that crashed and burned, and DeAnna is celebrating a birthday as a single divorcee!  What has Kathy learned from this recent dating situation gone wrong, and does DeAnna have a new man in her life??  See omnystudio.com/listene...

Usha Vance was spotted out on official Second Lady duties without her wedding ring this week.  Couple that, with the recent remarks from hubby J.D. saying he wished his wife would convert to Christianity to the controversial hug between Erika Kirk and J.D. Vance last month, and you’ve got divorce rumors circling the couple. Hear what Usha Vance said in response to all the negativity and...

After a number of nasty headlines regarding the Miss Universe Pageant, Amy and T.J. decided to record this episode while watching tonight’s pageant. This week, the latest scandal to hit the Miss Universe organization happened after two judges resigned, one of them claiming the pageant is rigged. This comes on the heels of a tragic fall by Miss Jamaica during an evening gown competition and a...

50-year-old Sophie Grégoire is a class act. She was baited on a podcast to explain how she’s remained so “cool” amid the now public romance between her soon-to-be ex-husband, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry.  Grégoire, who was married to Trudeau for 18 years and with whom she shares three children, gave some of the most tho...

North Carolina is one of 7 states that has an Alienation of Affection Law, which allows a spouse to sue a third party when they can prove they had a loving marriage until that third party maliciously seduced their spouse. The wronged party doesn’t even have to prove there was an extramarital sexual affair… it is solely about someone stealing a partner’s affection, that leads to...

The grand finale of “The Golden Bachelor” may not have ended with an engagement, but it gave us gold in terms of personal and relationship lessons! Spoiler alert on this episode, if you still don’t know how it ends, finish watching before listening. From 60-year-old Cindy who left before the fantasy suite because she doesn’t “need to convince a man to love me” t...

A behavioral and happiness expert just gave a fascinating interview about the balance between happiness and unhappiness. Apparently we need both in our lives, but there are healthy and unhealthy ways of dealing with them. Amy and T.J. go over which countries report being happiest and unhappiest, what age range is the most joyful and what it is in our lives that actually makes us happy… FYI...

There's been new developments in Mercedes' love life with Boston Man...so Ben is sitting down for an emergency episode to get all the details! Has Mercedes found "the one", or is she still famously available?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The "Bachelor" franchise has faced its struggles with ratings and controversy over the years. "The Golden Bachelor" added a new wrinkle to this season: boredom.  Mel Owens is down to the final two women on "The Golden Bachelor," in a season plagued by low ratings that critics and viewers attribute to Mel's lack of on-screen charisma, i.e. he's boring. But in part one of the season finale last...

Dr. Hillary Goldsher and DeAnna continue their intimate conversation. DeAnna is determined not to repeat the mistakes she made in her marriage in her next relationship - and Dr. Hillary has guidance on how to do that! Plus, DeAnna asks a question all women struggle with: how do you stick up for yourself in a relationship, but not be a b****?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

After DeAnna's disastrous blind date, Ben has enlisted the help of Psychologist Dr. Hillary Goldsher to do a deep dive! In this intimate one-on-one, Dr. Hillary is bringing her expertise on divorce and dating! Even if you aren't Famously Available, this session is for anyone single and looking for love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Famously Available Golden Gal is spilling to Ben all the details on her ideal man!  Just because she's golden, don't expect this conversation to be "G" rated! This grandma is talking sex, the hottest men of Bachelor Nation, and the characteristics that get her attention.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three generations of women are now looking for love! Ben introduces our eligible single Golden woman who's ready to find love, again! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy and T.J. have an incredible conversation with Mexican actor and comedian Eugenio Derbez. He stole our hearts in “CODA” and made us laugh out loud in “How To Be a Latin Lover” and “Overboard” but it’s Derbez’s story about his slow rise to fame in America that will have you in chills, and inspired. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...