In this episode we analyze the book Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden. We take a deeper dive into beliefs commonly held regarding finding and maintaining a marriage. Taking a deep dive into how well we can know our spouses and how to protect ourselves going into marriage. This episode examines the book and what caused her marriage to fall apart. Was society a player in causing her marriage to fail? What can we learn from her and what can we do differently.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the cultural movement known as Mommy Noir. In the films Night Bitch, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Hamnet, and A Lost Daughter the women struggle with motherhood and each has unique solutions to their issues, anywhere from watching a play to drinking in parking lots with strangers. This episode deals with motherhood honestly; the beauty and the pain. Motherhood is born in suffering and the mothers on this podcast get into exactly what that means.

Mariana and Nicole look again at the beloved series, and ask are these relationships as healthy and strong as we initially thought?