Fingers Crossed

Meg's away this week, so we've pulled together an offcuts episode: all the leftovers from previous episodes that were maybe a bit too hot and spicy to make the final cut. Consider this the unfiltered bonus round. We get into whether it's ever okay to share your friends' secrets with your partner, Olivia Rodrigo's latest album, and the habit of therapising every relationship in...

in this episode we talk about: softness in men. particularly following up our last episode Clavicular has been arrested and we discuss people getting into harmful relationships one of our listeners Tash requested we talk about the vibes between Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic 2 Erica’s therapist dropped a bombshell about autism impacting dating and attachment we talk about casu...

we have our first guest ever!!!! our friend and man about town, Jacob from Yarnberg Entertainment, joins us and dives deep into his personal history. Jacob’s always been our #1 fan and he made sure to bring his a-game :) Just some of the things we touched on: sydney swans scandal afl grand final toxic masculinity  healthy masculinity  romantasy fantasy trivia becoming a good person calling out fri...

This episode got cut a bit short because Meg’s sister went into labour but it’s still got some good stuff: People critiquing Sandra Bullock for prioritising her husband over her career we get stuck into shame and specifically how we both suffer shame around our bodies having shame/fears disproven meg’s sister kept calling her phone for some reason  🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast...

In this episode, we cover: Meg giving an update on her mental health, dealing with GLP-1s, a dietician and therapist some of the habits that changed our lives gen z vs millennial problems healing the relationship with your parents some of our thoughts on the pros and cons of ageing 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and...

We start with the way so many women are hypervigilant about occupying space and what it feels like to move through the world constantly managing how much room you take up. That opens into a conversation about feeling safe around men, and Meg reflects on growing up in a house with slamming doors and how that shapes your nervous system long term. Erica shares a big realisation from therapy: her life...

Erica's back in therapy, so we dig into some of what's come up. We talk about polyvagal theory and what it actually means for regulating your nervous system, the work of healing your inner child, and what it looks like to start living by your core values rather than on autopilot.  We also cover lighter ground, sharing our thoughts on proposals and how they should go, revisiting the separat...

We get into the drama between Drew Afualo and ER Fightmaster and the wider conversation it sparked around cis and trans women. We talk through the different perspectives at play and what the discourse reveals about how these conversations tend to go online. Erica also has a special surprise for viewers this week, so you'll want to stick around for that one. From there we tackle a tender questi...

There's a new addition to the family. Erica got a papillon puppy named Vivienne, or Viv for short, and she and Meg made a big road trip to South Australia to bring her home. We talk all about the trip, the new puppy chaos, and the joy of a little one entering the picture. Meg has also joined a dating app, so Erica steps in with some advice as she navigates putting herself out there.  We then g...

We're getting into some of our favourite things and some of our least favourite this week. We kick off with the ASMRtists we can't stop watching and what makes a good one, before Erica launches into a full rant about skincare and everything that winds her up about it. From there we talk BBLs and where we land on the whole conversation around them. The back half is all about the stuff that...

This is a tender one. Erica recently had to make the heartbreaking decision to put her beloved German Shepherd Raffy down, so we spend some time talking about grief, what pet loss actually feels like, and why the love we have for our animals runs so deep. It's an honest conversation about loss and letting go, and the particular ache of saying goodbye to a companion who was there through so muc...

It's our 50th episode and the week after our one year anniversary, so we're taking some time to look back on the year that was. We talk about our favourite moments, what we've learnt, and how we've each changed along the way. Meg opens up about her fear of being seen, which launches us into a bigger conversation about why so many women are afraid of initiating in relationships and...

We can't believe it, but Fingers Crossed is officially one year old. To celebrate, we've pulled together all our funniest moments from the past year in one very best of episode. The unhinged tangents, the uncontrollable laughing fits, the takes that made no sense, and the bits that still make us laugh every time we think about them. It's an hour of us at our most ridiculous, so if you need a prope...

Meg's away this week, so we're doing something a little different. This episode is a mish mash of clips and conversations that were too good to leave on the cutting room floor but didn't quite fit into other episodes. Think of it as a grab bag of tangents, hot takes, and moments that deserved their own airtime. It's a looser, more relaxed listen than usual, but sometimes the offcut...

We get into why cardio still matters even if your main focus is lifting weights, and why so many people skip it without realising what they're missing. Then we unpack a hot take from Subway Takes about uh…hands. We also talk about a huge creator with over a million followers who lashed out in the most passive aggressive way possible after a much smaller creator critiqued their wedding flowers....

An American TikToker made fairy bread and absolutely butchered it, riling up Australians everywhere, so naturally we had to weigh in. We also talk about Australia's World Cup 2026 match against the US and how sports have this unique ability to bring people together even when the result is painful. Erica shares some recent album recommendations including Olivia Rodrigo's new release "Y...

We get into the Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo controversy, where he reportedly pressured her to be physical just weeks after giving birth. We talk about postpartum recovery, bodily autonomy, and why this kind of pressure is more common and more damaging than people want to admit. Then we discuss the Alpine divorce situation and what it reveals about predicting violence in men, the red flags that g...

We start with a serious chat about food bank shortages across Australia and then get into why romcoms get dismissed while literary fiction gets all the respect, and whether that says more about the genre or about who it's made for. Meg talks about rehabilitating her relationship with sports as an adult after a complicated history with it, and opens up about her childhood wounding around her pa...

We kick off with the best job interview tips we've learned the hard way: how to come across, what actually impresses employers and the questions you should be asking them. Then we pivot to the Met Gala 2026 and our thoughts on the discourse. Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones were photographed holding hands while he has a girlfriend so we get into boundaries and what feels wrong. We also discus...

This week we're diving deep into reddit stories that sparked major conversations. Should women keep their maiden name after marriage? What surname should children get? We unpack the tradition, identity, and practicality of it all. We talk about whether one bad therapist should put you off therapy entirely, how to build self worth when you're genuinely starting from rock bottom, and some tr...

This week we're diving into online controversies and some truly wild reddit stories that we need to discuss. We break down the MJ Gray controversy, the Therapy Jeff situation and where we actually stand on it, and the Alix Earle vs Alex Cooper drama that's been all over social media. Then we get into reddit stories that had us yelling at our screens. A husband's secret trip that he lie...

type a vs type b personalities, corn culture impacts, childhood trauma & being stuck in between | episode 40 We went to see Hot Department perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and it sparked a conversation about nudity in our conservative society and the impacts of corn culture on how we view bodies and intimacy. Erica opens up about some childhood trauma she's been worki...

This episode is all about revelations we've had about ourselves and each other, the things that genuinely surprise us even after knowing each other for years. Meg doesn't cry, so the fact that Erica cries almost daily (classic Pisces energy) is something she can't wrap her brain around. Especially because Erica presents as such a strong person outwardly, but we get into how strong peop...

We start by talking about what it's like to deal with negativity after content goes viral, then get into a vulnerable conversation about not saying "I love you" to your partner and what that actually means. There's a quick political update on Australia before we dive into gnosticism, schooling under capitalism, and then spend most of the episode unpacking relationships. We go thr...

Erica kicks off the episode with some genuinely good luck stories because her fortune has finally turned around. Then we pivot into a big, honest conversation about intimacy and desire that was sparked by Anwar White's recent viral video on "catching print." We talk about how sexuality has been shaped in the West, the complete failure of sex education to teach us anything meaningful,...