The Soft Life w/ Chrystal & Megan

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc .  Do you have a “work self” and a “normal self”? Writer and workplace consultant Bree Groff joins Chrystal and Megan to discuss how to navigate—and relate to—work so that you feel authentic and joyous doing it. Enjoy your finite days, she says: “If we’re wishing away the workweek, we’re wishing away our lives.” Bree Groff is the author of “ Today Was Fun...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . We’ve got lice and we’re pregnant, all while prepping holiday trifles and fruitcake! Megan gets initiated into the lice club and confronts discrimination in treatment. Chrystal tackles America’s bleak parental leave and shares her plan to survive it. We unpack our favorite medicinal massages, big sibling age gaps, and mourn the dance floor. The Soft Lif...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . Chrystal and Megan catch up with Dr. Mamina Turegano, the dewy queen of dermatology, for some of her best glow secrets. Is Korean Beauty really magic? Do products or lifestyle matter more for radiant skin? And why is everyone talking about exosomes? We discover drug store holy grails and the skincare trends that Dr. Turegano hopes will fall out of favor...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . Chrystal and Megan air their domestic dirty laundry (outside clothes in bed?!) and swear off doomscrolling for love on the loo. Chrystal’s loyal to niche dating apps, while Megan welcomes the weirdos on broad ones. They also talk freelance boundaries and how to master the mysterious art of closing your damn laptop. The Soft Life is hosted and executive...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . When a white lady gatekeeps the acupuncturist’s door and airport security searches you twice — is it racist?! Chrystal and Megan unpack triggers vs. reality. Chrystal debuts her unsettling American accent and pits NYC culture and lingo against London’s. Megan’s mom becomes a silver-haired sex symbol and we philosophize: is gray hair resistance, or just...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . Does your skincare actually contain harmful ingredients? Chrystal and Megan chat with clean beauty consultant Rachel Cook Northway of The Northway Edit about decoding labels; creating an easy routine for your smoothest, most supple skin; and how cancer led her to change not just her serums and creams but her whole approach to living. This show is powere...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . Cartwheeling into 39 and 40, Chrystal is unlearning work-worship and Megan is finding her rhythm as an entrepreneur, all while asking the big questions: Why get married (again)? How do you grieve in an impatient world? Does getting older bring us closer to the soft life? And most importantly, what’s your cooking love language? The Soft Life is hosted an...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . Making new friends after 30 while finding time for yourself and loved ones, crushing it at work, staying creative..AND you just got your period?!?! Sounds impossible. We share how to spread your social butterfly wings and soar through the mayhem while keeping your edges soft enough to shine. The Soft Life is hosted and executive produced by Megan O'Neil...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . Running into a friend at a sex party? Traumatizing babysitters? And would you rather come from a broken home or a home that’s broken? We unpack it all, plus a very serious discussion on how to make tea like a Brit. The Soft Life is hosted and executive produced by Megan O'Neill and Chrystal Genesis. Filming by Kirk Enbysk and editing by Rob Ashkinos, wi...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . We’re sleep-deprived, spiraling, and somehow still vibing. We talk post-layoff hair transformations, glittery disco-ball brains, visits from sleep paralysis demons, and tips for unlocking leisure through the Caribbean art of how to relax. The Soft Life is hosted and executive produced by Megan O'Neill and Chrystal Genesis. Filming by Kirk Enbysk and edi...

Please support us at ko-fi.com/softlifenyc . We got laid off, clashed with a racist wedding guest, and our in-law wants us gone. Here’s our tale of navigating the doldrums and laughing in spite of constant chaos as we challenge ourselves — and you — to step into The Soft Life.  The Soft Life is hosted and executive produced by Megan O'Neill and Chrystal Genesis. Filming by Kirk Enbysk and editing...