Trying To Figure It Out

Lily Rosenthal joins me on Trying To Figure It Out this week for SUCH a fun episode. Lily is the queen of the LA food scene and she dishes out recommendations that would make any foodie drool. Lily and I take a trip back to her childhood and she shares what it was like growing up on the set of Everybody Loves Raymond. Lily's dad, Phil Rosenthal, was the creator, writer, and executive producer of t...

Addie McCracken joins Trying To Figure It Out this week for her very first public interview. Opening up like never before, Addie shares some of the challenges she faced in high school and what went through her head when she found out she was pregnant with Rustyn at 19 years old. Brady and Rustyn join us as well and Rustyn is as chatty and adorable as ever. You'll learn all about Addie and Brady's...

This week's episode is a Disneyland vlog! Check it out on the Trying To Figure It Out with Ally Petitti YouTube channel. Tune in for all my insider tips, can't-miss rides, and where you have to eat. Enjoy! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSUmrSWFfbo Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allypetitti?lang=en Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allypetitti/ Al P's Thr...

Kristi Howard, the Queen of Getting Banned, joins me this week on Trying To Figure It Out for an incredible conversation. Kristi gets real about her anxiety and explains how she's working on saying “yes” to more social outings, even though she might rather stay at home in bed. Kristi also opens up like never before about the loss of her older sister to addiction. Kristi shares what it...

Real-life Gossip Girl Kristi Cook joins TTFIO this week. It's been six months since Kristi revealed that she is the woman behind the ultra-popular celebrity news account Spill Sesh. For the past five years, Kristi has been running Spill Sesh on YouTube and bringing fans all the celebrity gossip they could need. After we hash out all our thoughts on the Met Gala, Kristi shares what went into her de...

This week on Trying To Figure It Out we are diving into all things polyamory. Poly therapist and expert Dr. Manijeh Badiee is here to answer all your questions and share her own experiences in polyamorous relationships. Dr. Badiee lays out all the basics of what polyamory is, and then explains what configurations polyamory can take and what you need to consider before entering a poly relationship....

Get ready to make some comfort food because I'm taking you into my kitchen for this week's solo episode. I walk you through how to make my grandma's famous eggplant parm while I get real with you about how I've been doing lately. My childhood home is for sale, which has unleashed so many realizations for me about getting older and growing up. Does anyone really know what they're doing in their mid...

Mind your manners! This week on TTFIO we are talking all about etiquette. Sara Jane Ho is a Harvard Business School grad, a Netflix star, a manners expert, and an etiquette institute founder. She joins me to talk all about how she is redefining etiquette in the modern world. It's not all about sticking your pinky out when you hold a glass or being able to balance a book on top of your head; Sara J...

Celebrity facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Diamond joins me this week on TTFIO to talk all about botox, facelifts, facial sculpting, and more. Dr. Diamond has worked with celebrities like the Kardashians, Chrissy Teigen, and Katy Perry to help them look and feel their best. Today he is here to talk all about how he grew into one of the most highly sought-after plastic surgeons and the care that he...

TTFIO is BACK. In this solo episode I start off with some life updates; you'll hear all about my trip to the Super Bowl and my newest hobby that has also helped me save so much money. Next I get real with you and dive into my people-pleasing tendencies. I've been a people pleaser my whole life and today I talk about how it's continued to affect my friendships and social anxiety in my twenties. I'm...

Brian Austin Green of Beverly Hills, 90210 joins me on Trying To Figure It Out this week. He tells the story of how he got started in the television industry at nine years old and what it was like to be on one of the most successful shows by age seventeen. Brian opens up about his marriage to Megan Fox and how much more difficult it became once fame and paparazzi got involved. Brian and Megan have...

Paul Johansson of One Tree Hill joins me this week on Trying To Figure It Out. We discuss how Paul went from playing professional basketball to joining the cast of One Tree Hill and which character he originally wanted to audition for. Paul played the infamous villain of One Tree Hill, Dan Scott, and he talks about the toll that the character took on his mental health. You'll learn some of Paul's...

I'm back with podcast-adjacent Beau this week and we have moved into my kitchen for an Erewhon mukbang. We try all my Erewhon favorites, as well as some new items that neither of us have ever had before. From Emma Chamberlain's smoothie to the sushi sandwich, you'll get our rankings of all the products. This is a fun one and I hope you enjoy! Also available as a video podcast on YouTube. Out now o...

CEO and child protection advocate Sarah Gardner joins me this week to talk all about safety online. Sarah leads the Heat Initiative, a company built to pressure Apple to remove child sexual abuse material from all of its platforms. This is definitely an intense episode, but Sarah explains the issue in a very accessible way and I learned so much from her. We discuss exactly what child sexual abuse...

Internationally-renowned DJ Samantha Michelle joins Trying To Figure It Out this week from New York City. Music has always been my passion, so I am so excited to bring you today's episode. Samantha tells the story of how she wound up on aux one night at a club and which song she played that eventually led to the start of her music career. Samantha has since opened for Duran Duran, Mark Ronson, and...

TTFIO is back this week with badass businesswoman Lily Geiger. Lily is the founder of Figlia, a non-alcoholic aperitivo brand born from Lily's personal experience with alcoholism within her family. Lily's father passed away from alcoholism when she was twenty and we discuss what it was like growing up in that environment. Her life had so many extra challenges because of what her father was going t...

This week on TTFIO, Bravo star Jordan Emanuel joins me to talk about how she wound up on Summer House and her experience on the show. We get a BTS look behind the Bravo show and hear how meaningful it was for Jordan to join the all-Black cast. Jordan was Playboy's 2019 Playmate of the Year and we discuss how she found sexual liberation through modeling. Jordan has continued to feel empowered in he...

Happy Season 3 Premiere and happy Halloween! Here to celebrate with me is none other than Beau Stone, our favorite podcast-adjacent guest. On today's episode we are back painting pumpkins while catching up on some big life updates; I tell the spooky story of what made me move out of my house in less than a day and Beau shares some of his escapades from his Euro trip this summer. I'm so excited for...

Figuring it Out with Keni Silva: Divorce as an Opportunity Keni Silva joins TTFIO this week to talk all about divorce as an opportunity. After an international modeling career, Keni married her (now ex) husband at the age of 23 and they built a picture-perfect life together. But Keni realized she still wasn't happy despite checking off all the boxes that she had thought she wanted. In today's epis...

Our favorite recurring guest is back on TTFIO this week for his first appearance of Season 2. Beau Stone joins me to give us all of his life updates; he talks about his recent move and how he's been finding a better work-life balance. He spills all the details on his trip to Las Vegas from pool parties to Nobu to casinos to shopping to strip clubs. We talk about the missing submersible that's been...

Summer is here! And on this week's solo episode, I'm talking about all the difficulties that can come with the sun. Social media becomes even more challenging to navigate and it feels like there are endless opportunities to compare ourselves to what other people are doing, how they look, and how much fun they're having. I am here to tell you that these are just three months out of the year and you...

Happy Pride! Joining me this week is Lennon Torres, a former Candy Apple dancer on Dance Moms. We take a deep dive into Lennon's experience on the show and discuss how she became a Candy Apple, what the cast was like when the cameras stopped rolling, and how filming affected her childhood and personal growth. Lennon is a trans woman and, after discussing the role that gender plays in the dance ind...

A few weeks ago, I hosted a mindfulness event at my house in Los Angeles. On this week's episode of TTFIO, I talk with the co-founders of Mindful Weekends about the goal of their business and how it can be difficult to pause our busy lives and just disconnect for a day. You'll also hear from several of the vendors at the event, who share what led them to start their businesses and how their compan...

One Tree Hill actor Craig Sheffer joins me this week on Trying To Figure It Out. You may know him better as Uncle Keith, the character that tragically died in season 3; we talk all about One Tree Hill and the culture behind the scenes. Craig shares what it was like working with director Mark Schwahn and the control that Schwahn tried to maintain over the cast. We also discuss what Craig has been u...

There is tons of bonus content this week on Trying To Figure It Out! I have a solo mini episode for you here on all podcast platforms and if you head over to the YouTube page, you can watch Sofia Fehn teach me how to make spaghetti and meatballs while we chat late into the night. Here on the solo pod, you'll hear about my recent Lexapro hiatus and some reflections now that I'm back on it. I also d...