Not Alone

By Valeria LipovetskySociety & Culture Education Self-Improvement Relationships

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July 29 How I Got 1 Billion Views From My Living Room Floor (& Why I Almost Didn't Share) | Grow With Jo
A billion views. Twelve million women. All of it started on a living room floor, postpartum, in lockdown, with a phone and no plan. Jo had gained fifty pounds, she was in the middle of postpartum depression, and she has said her body was nothing she recognized. She almost didn't press record. She thought if she showed up looking like that, people would look away.
She showed up anyway. Not for an audience, not for the algorithm, not even for the woman she used to be. And that quiet decision, made on a bad day when nothing felt possible, is the whole reason twelve million women found her.
We got into the girl before all of it. One of eleven kids, a family band, university at sixteen. Why she gave up training athletes to train regular women. The husband she met on a shoot, the one who never pulls her down. The woman in China who told her that her smile through a screen was the only thing that got her through the pandemic. The first stage she ever walked onto turned out to be an arena of forty thousand.
And she said the smartest thing about consistency I've heard anyone say out loud. It isn't a daily workout. It's knowing what season you're actually in and showing up for that one. Two fifteen-minute workouts a week after a baby counts. So does a workout every day when life lets you. Neither one is failing.
We talk about transformation like the point is the after photo. I don't think it is. The real story is the woman who got on the floor when nothing felt possible and chose herself anyway. Coming home to yourself isn't a transformation. It's a decision. Quiet, daily, usually made when no one is watching.
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What we talked about:
3:00 The girl before Grow With Jo
3:41 One of eleven kids, and a family band
8:52 University at sixteen
11:04 A new school, and learning to adapt
14:03 Why she left training athletes for regular women
17:26 The moment she knew she could reach more people
19:46 This is what I actually look like now
21:50 The first baby, and the lockdown
22:57 The weight, and the out-of-body feeling
24:19 It gave me purpose instead of feeling sorry for myself
24:44 The first step was the living room floor
25:19 Too embarrassed to film at first
26:01 I didn't want to do my therapy in public
26:56 Moving to Florida, four months postpartum
28:19 Posting it on YouTube, and I guess that's what I do now
28:41 Meeting her husband on a shoot
32:33 China, and the woman whose day her smile got through
35:47 Her first stage was forty thousand people
38:30 Consistency is not a daily workout
40:13 Stay consistent to stay confident
41:04 Faith, and crying through a workout
44:10 Coming home to yourself is not a transformation
45:21 Larry, the husband who never pulls her down
46:44 The loneliness of building alone
48:34 Why she sought out Creator Method
50:58 London, and the power of the right environment
52:41 Where Grow With Jo goes next
54:53 Not alone, and women meeting in person
55:21 Keeping the team small and the culture intact
56:45 One thing she'd tell the woman on her couch
58:14 Rapid fire
1:01:52 Close
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1 hr 5 min
July 22 I Accidentally Convinced My Husband I Wanted a Divorce | Gary Lipovetsky
There's a book every woman I know is reading right now. It's called Strangers, Belle Burden's memoir, and Gwyneth Paltrow just bought the rights to turn it into a film. I picked it up expecting to join the bandwagon. I did not expect it to hold up a mirror. It's about a woman whose husband leaves, and in the rubble of that she realizes she doesn't know a single real thing about her own financial life. What they own, whether her name is on anything, where she stands. He walks out
the door and takes the whole map of her life with him, because she never once looked at it herself.
Here's the part I couldn't shake. Her marriage looked exactly like mine. Fifteen years in, three boys, my name on everything we've built, my own money since I was a teenager. I always thought that was what independence meant, making your own money. It took me fifteen years to realize independence is actually knowing what your own money is doing, and I closed that book and realized I didn't. Her husband had to leave for her to find out. Mine is sitting right here with me, and I still didn't know
So I brought it to Gary, in the least graceful way possible, in the car on the way to dinner, and it did not go how I planned. We get into the prenup I signed at 21 and why the math has since flipped to protect me, the fight that followed, why he heard my questions and thought I was about to end our marriage, and the difference between trusting someone and actually knowing your own life. We only ever teach women this after a marriage is already over. I think that's backwards. I think a good marriage is the best place in the world to have this conversation, so I brought him here to have the rest of it with you.
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What we talked about:
0:00 The book that scared me
1:02 How I brought it to Gary
2:23 My money, and watching my mom
5:09 Gary's parents and the scarcity mindset
7:12 The day you said yes, everything became ours
10:50 Beyond the prenup
11:56 Signing it 15 years ago
13:54 The prenup was protecting me too
14:44 Re-examining it now that the math has flipped
16:05 If a friend asked for a prenup and she said no
17:19 Bringing it to the present
28:42 I keep myself in the dark
35:01 You thought I wanted a divorce
35:21 Not in the car on the way to dinner
43:21 I trusted him, so I thought I didn't need to know
45:32 Knowing the balance now, and estate planning
47:50 The way I think finances should work in a marriage
52:12 Making money and raising kids is not the whole marriage
55:16 What I'd tell other women
58:25 Did you learn anything about yourself?
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1 hr 6 min
July 15 I Stopped Doing My Nails and the Internet Lost It. So I Called the Queen of Nails | Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton
I posted a video in my car saying I stopped getting my nails done and my life got better. That was it. One less appointment, one less thing to manage. I thought I had cracked the code, and the code was nails.
Then the internet lost it. Twice.
The first time, women were relieved, like nobody had told them opting out was allowed. A year later, it came back and turned into something else entirely. First, I was broke for not doing my nails. Then, I was rich for not doing my nails. My little video ended up next to Carolyn Bessette in think pieces, and I am over here just trying not to drive to a salon.
So I called Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton, who built Chillhouse from one SoHo salon into the brand that created the press-on category.
She said the part I had not thought about at all: when I skip my nails, it gets called quiet luxury. When a woman of color skips hers, it can read like she is not keeping up. Same bare nail, completely different verdict.
I had become the poster child of a trend I never signed up for, and I had not once considered whose hand it was on.
We stayed there for a while. Why we go after each other so hard over our own faces. Whether we quietly judge other women, which she answered honestly instead of pretending she does not. What her mother's spa in Queens had—a room full of women talking for hours—that we do not really have anymore. Why she builds loudly and improves quietly. And what it is actually like to build a company with the man you are married to, which is its own thing entirely.
At the end, I asked her what women are not saying out loud right now. She said she wishes we could fully own being who we want to be and not feel bad about it. We can change, we can stay the same, and we can do whatever we want.
I think a lot of women need to hear that right now.
Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton is the founder and CEO of Chillhouse, the self-care brand she built from a single SoHo salon into one of the most influential beauty companies of her generation.
She is the woman behind Chill Tips, the press-on line that helped redefine what nail care even is. An Inc. Female Founders honoree and one of WWD's 40 of Tomorrow, she partnered with Kiss Beauty Group in a deal that keeps Chillhouse independent, staying on as CEO with her team and her SoHo flagship intact.
She is a wife, a mother, and a proud Colombian-American—the daughter of an esthetician who started with a single chair in Jackson Heights and grew it into four stores. The Queen of Chill.
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WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT:
0:00 – I posted one video about my nails
2:16 – Why she called the Queen of Nails
3:37 – The year it came back and changed shape
5:37 – Becoming the poster child she never signed up for
6:39 – The part that did not sit right with her
7:52 – Are we bored, or is everything a trend?
8:57 – Who actually wears bare nails
10:06 – The question nobody wanted to ask out loud
11:01 – Valeria pushes back: status or race?
12:23 – Why beauty is so loaded
12:41 – Burgundy hair, black eyeliner, and needing a flag to carry
14:15 – So I'm trending now?
15:29 – Wait, I have a choice
15:36 – Russian mother, Colombian mother, same rules
17:10 – Her mother's chair in Jackson Heights
17:38 – What those rooms full of women had
19:18 – Building Chillhouse and self-care as a necessity
21:04 – Why people still crave the salon
25:59 – Holding two truths: organic and Botox
28:08 – The Botox conversation she was scared to have
29:18 – Why she talks about what she gets done
30:33 – The magazine where Valeria did not recognize her own face
31:15 – Cyndi's teenage modeling years
31:56 – Do you judge other women? Be honest
33:44 – Judging as a mirror, not a verdict
33:54 – Each other's greatest critics, each other's greatest teachers
34:46 – The real takeaway from the bare-nail discourse
35:07 – Recession indicator to status symbol
36:42 – The poster child of having fun with beauty
37:45 – Finding a personal style and dressing like a chameleon
38:29 – Being the face of the brand
40:09 – 2020: putting nails in women's hands at home
41:21 – The pivot, the pandemic, and making payroll
43:12 – The intuition she never second-guessed
43:43 – Why intuition is the business skill
47:28 – Build loudly, improve quietly
50:35 – When vulnerability goes too far
52:34 – Leaving New York to find solid ground
53:51 – Building a company with the person you married
57:06 – The real version of building with your husband
59:02 – The coach they needed and the next version of themselves
1:00:34 – Rapid fire
1:02:28 – What women aren't saying out loud

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1 hr 10 min
July 08 Kelly Piquet: The Emotional Cost of Loving Max Verstappen and Living Inside F1 (Her First Real Interview)
Kelly Piquet was born into Formula 1 royalty. Her father is Nelson Piquet, a three-time world champion. Her partner is Max Verstappen, a four-time champion. She has millions of followers watching her life, and most of them think they know her. They don't.
This is the first time Kelly has sat down for a real conversation, and she goes places she never has before. She talks about growing up inside a name that opened every door, then walking away from it at eighteen to move to New York and become nobody. About the version of herself who climbed Kilimanjaro on a whim, and where that fearlessness went. About what it actually takes to protect your own identity inside the most-watched relationship in sport, to build a modern partnership where two ambitious people refuse to disappear into each other. About raising children in the glare of it all, and why she's decided that not every meaningful moment deserves an audience.
It's a conversation about being seen versus being known, about holding on to yourself when the world has already written your story, and about the quiet cost of a life that belongs to everyone but you.
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What We Talked About:
0:00 - The F1 first lady
3:00 - Meeting Kelly first, the world second
4:16 - Why she finally said yes to this
5:05 - Growing up around greatness
6:40 - Breaking free from a name that wasn't hers
7:05 - Going to New York to be nobody
9:00 - The plane, the headphones, taking over the city
11:00 - The UN dream, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro
13:44 - Leaving fashion, going home, regrouping
16:50 - The thing she refuses to shy away from
17:00 - The price of being visible
20:00 - The part of herself she fought hardest to keep
22:33 - Modern partnership, and two people not managing ego
26:29 - Criticism, lies, and the line around her children
31:47 - The season of experience, and slowing down
34:11 - What motherhood made her say no to
44:19 - Raising grounded kids in a privileged world
49:40 - Rapid fire, and the F1 first lady title
52:47 - Valeria's takeaways: your story is yours to hold❤️

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57 min
February 17 How to Improve Hair Health: A Dermatologist Explains Supplements + Lifestyle Medicine
This episode is brought to you by Nutrafol, the #1-selling hair growth supplement brand. Start from within to see thicker, fuller hair in 3-6 months. Use code VALERIA for $10 off your first month at https://nutrafol.com
In this episode of Not Alone, Valeria sits down with board-certified dermatologist and lifestyle medicine expert Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd for an eye-opening conversation about hair health, supplements, stress, and what it means to take a whole-body approach to hair thinning.
From postpartum shedding to perimenopausal thinning, Dr. Heather breaks down why hair changes and why it takes time to see results. She also helps break down why so many women feel confused by the supplement space. She shares what to really look for in your supplements - from clinical trials and randomized controlled studies to third-party certifications like NSF.
Valeria opens up about her own postpartum hair experience, and the women discuss the emotional toll hair changes can take. Dr. Heather also shares simple, actionable shifts, like five-minute meditation, daily walks, and realistic habit-building, that make wellness feel less overwhelming and more sustainable.
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What We Talked About:

0:34 – Valentine’s Day, stress & post-holiday burnout
1:45 – Getting Motivated for 2026
2:45 – Meet Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd
5:38 – Why she chose dermatology
6:50 – What is lifestyle medicine?
9:05 – The truth about supplements (and doctor skepticism)
10:29 – Why hair takes 3–6 months to respond
12:30 – Stress, sleep & actionable daily habits
15:00 – Why baby steps beat perfection
17:30 – How to read a supplement label (efficacy + safety)
18:55 – What NSF certification actually means
20:25 – Counterfeit supplements & buying safely
23:09 – The importance of randomized controlled trials
25:20 – Types of Hair Thinning
26:07 – Active Ingredients in Nutrafol
28:22 – Supplement stacking: helpful or harmful?
30:00 – Should you be getting blood work?
35:24 – Dr. Heather’s 3 supplement rules
37:10 – The psychological impact of hair thinning
38:38 – How can supplements fail us?
40:58 – Gray hair: is innovation coming?

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45 min
February 10 Behind the Victoria's Secret Runway: Miranda Kerr, Kelsey Merritt & Jasmine Tookes Get Real
In this special episode, Valeria revisits some of her most powerful and revealing conversations with iconic women in modeling - going beyond the runway & behind the camera to explore identity, resilience, motherhood, and the experiences that shaped who they are today.
Kelsey Merritt opens up about growing up in the Philippines with a strict mother, navigating the modeling industry as a biracial woman, and how her immigrant family values gave her thick skin. Next, Jasmine Tookes reflects on being raised by a young single mother, always knowing she wanted to be a model, and building confidence in an industry where she was often the only Black woman in the room. Finally, Miranda Kerr joins Valeria for a deeply honest conversation about life after Victoria’s Secret. Her motherhood journey - as a mom of four boys, miscarriage, breastfeeding, aging, and more. Miranda shares how her priorities have shifted and tells us more about her brand, KORA Organics.
Together, these conversations peel back the layers behind globally recognized faces to reveal the real women underneath - their values, doubts, lessons, and quiet strength.
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What we talked about:
0:00 – Introduction
1:57 – Kelsey Merritt: growing up Filipina & being scouted online
4:05 – Kelsey Merritt: Strict immigrant parents & modeling feedback
6:03 – Kelsey Merritt: Identity, representation & being “the first”
11:16 – Kelsey Merritt: Commercial vs high fashion modeling realities
14:49 – Kelsey Merritt: Discovering independence in New York
18:04 – Kelsey Merritt: Beauty standards in the Philippines
24:25 – Introducing Jasmine Tookes
26:13 – Jasmine Tookes: Dreaming of Victoria’s Secret from childhood
28:03 –Jasmine Tookes: Modeling young & having a protective mom
33:18 – Jasmine Tookes: Being the only Black model in the room
35:21 –Jasmine Tookes: Motherhood & identity shifts
39:23 – Jasmine Tookes: Daddy issues & family boundaries
42:52 – Introducing Miranda Kerr
45:34 – Miranda Kerr: Choosing not to return to Victoria’s Secret
47:06 – Miranda Kerr: Motherhood & breastfeeding
49:02 – Miranda Kerr: Miscarriage
52:17 – Miranda Kerr: Raising boys & navigating teen years
56:06 – Miranda Kerr: Wellness, skincare & aging with gratitude
1:00:49 – Final reflections

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1 hr 4 min
February 03 Living Offline Is the New Luxury Item: How I Feel About It
In this solo episode, Valeria shares why she’s intentionally choosing a quieter year, and what that really looks like in a world that constantly asks us to be louder, faster, and more visible. She reflects on her approach to 2026 - why she doesn’t want it to be a “bigger” year, and how focusing on less distraction has brought her more clarity and joy. She also recaps a recent trip to the Dominican Republic with her boys, opening up about how different traveling feels now that her kids are older. And how those slower, more present moments reminded her of what truly matters. Throughout the episode, she shares practical shifts she’s making - like using the Be Present app, protecting offline moments, and choosing opportunities that expand her life, not just her calendar. From living more offline and rethinking her relationship with social media, to finding balance as a creator whose work exists online, Valeria explores the tension between visibility and peace. And why not everything meaningful needs an audience while it’s forming? This is a good listen for anyone craving more calm, fewer distractions, and a slower, more intentional way of living.

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What I talked about:
1:00 - Living offline as a modern status symbol
1:55 - Traveling with older kids
4:00 - Reconnecting through simple moments
5:00 - Be Present App & & limiting social media
6:40 - It’s officially 2026
7:25 - Why 2026 is about quiet, not “more”
9:25 - Finding balance & cutting the noise
10:30 - Why not everything meaningful needs an audience
12:10 - Joy, hobbies, and staying in a student mindset
15:00 - Offline Living
20:40 - How we accomplish this
21:27 - The Art of Spending Money
24:08 - Thinking Outside the Culture Bubble
26:02 - Protecting your mind as a form of wealth

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29 min
January 27 How to Stop Wasting Money and Start Building Real Wealth with Vivian Tu, "Your Rich BFF"
Vivian Tu, aka Your Rich BFF, is back on Not Alone to talk about her new book, Well Endowed, and what it really means to build a life that’s financially aligned, intentional, and values-driven. In this conversation, Valeria and Vivian break down the idea of “optimization” in everyday life, from money habits shaped by childhood lessons (including her now-famous Chinese buffet analogy) to understanding your personal value system and learning how to resist the constant pull of targeted marketing. They dive into media literacy, why spending money feels easier than ever, and how to decide what’s truly worth it. Vivian also gets personal about building a strong financial foundation, getting financially honest with your partner, navigating prenups as a form of choice (not mistrust), and why women need to deeply understand their finances. The episode closes with a thoughtful look at teaching kids about money, estate planning basics, and how to leave behind more than just dollars - plus a peek at Vivian’s new financial platform, Ask Dolly.
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What we talked about:
0:25 - Setting up the episode
1:00 - Introducing Vivian Tu
2:37 - Start of interview
3:00 - What’s new with Vivian
4:23 - Inspiration behind “Well Endowed”
7:37 - Optimization in your life
7:49 - Lessons from the chinese buffet
10:33 - Figuring out your value system
12:50 - The importance of media literacy
14:25 - The ease of marketers targeting you
16:05 - Deciding if the purchase is worth it
18:35 - Not enough friction in the purchasing process
24:35 - Building your financial house
24:57 - Why women need to understand their finances
27:24 - Getting financially naked with your partner
30:00 - Social media setting unrealistic relationship standards
33:51 - Early days with her husband
35:44 - Falling in love with his generosity
37:40 - Prenups are about choice, not mistrust
41:53 - Teaching kids financial literacy
44:06 - Not leaving your children every dollar you have
47:29 - Telling your children “Yes, if…”
48:50 - Estate planning basics
53:44 - Leaving impressions for the readers
54:42 - New financial platform “Ask Dolly”

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59 min
January 20 Why I Became More Private: Shea Marie on Her Engagement, Past Failures & Internet Backlash
In this episode of Not Alone, Valeria sits down with one of the original social media influencers and SAME founder & CEO Shea Marie, for a candid conversation about evolution, personally, publicly, and professionally. Shea opens up about entering a new season of life, from ringing in the New Year in Aspen and sharing her engagement story to navigating what it really means to keep a relationship both public and protected. Together, they talk about dating in the spotlight, why Shea has intentionally chosen to share less online, and how her relationship with the internet has changed over time. Shea reflects on her early move to LA, her first tough job in PR, and the lessons that ultimately led her to start blogging at a time when influencers weren’t taken seriously. She dives into the realities of being an OG in the space, from doing unpaid campaigns and being underestimated, to learning how to separate herself as a creator from the brand she built. Shea also talks about the journey of building and scaling SAME, what the future holds for the brand, and the one belief she had to unlearn along the way. This episode is about growth, boundaries, and building something that lasts.
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sheamarieofficial?lang=en
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What we talked about:
0:29 - Valeria’s 2026 energy
2:53 - Introducing Shea Marie
3:52 - Start of interview
4:29 - Shae’s New Year’s in Aspen
7:07 - Engagement story
8:13 - Making your relationship public vs private
11:05 - Dating as a public figure
12:45 - The shift to sharing less online
18:15 - Her move to LA and terrible first job
19:50 - Lessons learned from PR job
20:45 - Starting her blog
24:00 - No respect for early-day influencers
24:55 - Separating the influencer from the brand
27:27 - Creating SAME
29:15 - Highs and lows as an OG influencer
32:53 - Doing a free campaign for Forever21
35:55 - Running and growing a brand
40:47 - The future of SAME
44:01 - One belief she had to unlearn

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48 min
January 13 Love, Ego & True Partnership: A Candid Conversation with Camila & Icaro Coelho
In this special episode of Not Alone, Gary and Valeria sit down with beloved creator and entrepreneur Camila Coelho and her husband Icaro - who, for the first time ever, steps up to the mic beside her. The four of them talk about bonding during their trip to Brazil, celebrating Carnival, what it’s really like being the husband behind a social media powerhouse, and the early days of Camila’s YouTube career when she had no idea what she was doing. Camila and Icaro share the highs and growing pains of becoming business partners, from figuring out their roles to navigating the pressure that success places on their relationship. The conversation goes deep on identity shifts, the messy days when you don’t see eye to eye, and why being recognized for the work you do, even behind-the-scenes, matters. Plus, how they stay grounded in gratitude, and their hopes for the future as entrepreneurs and parents raising a son in the social media age. A rare and intimate look at love, life, and building something real together.
Follow Camila on Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camilacoelho/?hl=en
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@camilacoelho?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDl9AK32Xzr_2UOxjt03f6w
Website: https://camilacoelho.com/
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Follow Icaro:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icarobrenner/?hl=en
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What we talked about:
0:29 - Setting up Camila & Icaro’s episode
1:20 - Start of interview
1:30 - Connecting in Brazil
2:50 - Celebrating Carnival
3;44 - Behind-the-scenes husbands
5:58 - Icaro’s first podcast with Camila
6:35 - How Icaro & Camila met
11:00 - Their love for Brazil
13:31 - Camila’s start on social media
15:05 - Early days posting on YouTube
19:54 - Going into business together
24:00 - The challenge of dividing the roles
27:57 - Learning how to work with each other
29:05 - Advice for getting husbands and partners on board
33:35 - Icaro & Gary on perception & recognition
35:51 - Career pressures affecting your personal relationship
42:24 - Not getting along
44:40 - Identity changes within the relationship
49:35 - What’s next for them
52:04 - Gratitude & contentment
54:42 - Social media moms raising sons

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Welcome to "Not Alone," a podcast where we dive deep into the stories that shape us. Hosted by Valeria Lipovetsky, this space is dedicated to revealing the raw, often unspoken challenges faced by women from all walks of life. Each episode invites you to listen to heartfelt conversations with inspiring guests who open up about their personal battles, breakthroughs, and the lessons learned along the way.