Oversharing

Jordana and Dr. Naomi kick things off with a recap of Jordana's first Halloween as a mom, followed by a trip to the pediatrician where her husband needed a little more TLC than the babies. This week's Overshare comes from a stay-at-home mom who's had enough of her husband's helicopter parenting and constant second-guessing. Next, a Betchicist email raises the complicated question of whether it's okay to plan for an inheritance while grieving the person leaving it behind, especially when that money could open up new doors. Dr. Naomi offers an Intention to a listener struggling with resentment after her husband reveals he no longer wants a second child. Finally, they're Triggered by a Pilates instructor who insists on calling everyone "mama" (including non-mamas), and a boss who seems to think confidence is measured by how loudly you speak.

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This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi kick things off with a family reunion recap, as Dr. Naomi gives Jordana some much-appreciated praise for her parenting skills and they compare their families' laid-back approach to raising kids. This week’s Overshare comes from a listener who can't decide whether moving to a new city would be an exciting fresh start or just another way of running from her problems. Next, a Betchicist email raises the question of why maintaining friendships becomes so difficult once everyone has kids, and whether spontaneous plans might be the answer. Dr. Naomi offers an Intention to a listener navigating the heartbreaking experience of slowly losing her mother to early-onset Alzheimer's. Then, the hosts get 2nd-hand triggered by a sister-in-law who sends out a 50-item gift registry for her six-month-old baby (yes, six months). The last Trigger sparks a debate as to whether we should all give sweet Aunt Ruth a pass for taking photos during the wedding ceremony despite an explicit no-photo rule for guests.

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Content Warning: This episode includes a discussion of the tragic accidental death of a young child involving a car seat. We encourage listeners to take care while listening.

For those caring for young children, we urge you to stay informed and follow proper car seat safety guidelines.

This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi kick things off with a conversation about the challenges of maintaining family bonds when everyone lives far apart, and the pressure of keeping family traditions alive. This week’s Overshare comes from a mother who shares the heartbreaking loss of her toddler in a preventable car seat accident, and how she’s turned her grief into a mission to educate other parents. She urges parents and caretakers to follow proper car seat safety practices and to make sure to use all buckles. Next, a Betchicist email raises the question of whether a big paycheck is worth sacrificing your work-life balance, especially when your boss is also your father-in-law. Dr. Naomi offers an Intention to a listener whose mother-in-law's hoarding habits have taken over her home. Finally, they’re Triggered by a painfully tone-deaf friend who responds to someone's fears about her father's health with an unsolicited death story, and a coworker who can't stop criticizing a listener's career choices.

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This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi kick things off with a conversation about the growing trend of family estrangement and whether cutting off a family member has become a little too easy. This week’s Overshare comes from a listener struggling with the emotional and physical toll of caring for her chronically ill husband, while secretly having an affair. Next, a Betchisist wonders if she’s being a bridezilla after her friend schedules her wedding just two weeks before hers, then plans a honeymoon that conveniently conflicts with her big day. Dr. Naomi offers an Intention to a listener whose fear of losing her aging parents is getting in the way of enjoying the time she has with them. The first Triggered comes from a soon-to-be mom who isn't thrilled about her in-laws potentially bringing an extra guest to Thanksgiving just days after she gives birth. Finally, they weigh in on whether a mysterious late-night birthday invitation sent exclusively to a listener’s husband is creepy, or if she's reading a little too much into it.

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This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi discuss consent, binge-drinking culture, and why we need to do a better job teaching men how to navigate sexual boundaries. Then, an Oversharer's dilemma opens up the conversation as to whether it should be assumed that grandparents would uproot their lives for their grandchildren. This week’s Betchicist comes from a listener whose sister cut her off for four years and is suddenly back in her life. Next, an intention email brings up the uniquely powerful force that is mom guilt. The first Triggered comes from a newly pregnant listener whose mom wasted no time turning her pregnancy into a conversation about weight loss. Finally, they weigh in on whether it’s tone-deaf to brag about your baby’s growth chart to a friend who’s been struggling with her own baby’s size.

Content Warning: This episode includes a discussion of sexual assault, including topics of consent and sexual misconduct. We encourage listeners to take care while listening.

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This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi kick things off with a conversation about dating markets, moving for love, and whether successful women are narrowing their dating pools by looking for equally successful partners. This week’s Betchicist comes from a listener who can no longer stomach staying at her friend’s seriously messy apartment, but doesn’t know how to say something without hurting her feelings. Next, Dr. Naomi gives an Intention to a listener struggling to keep up with long-distance friendships and family without spending every weekend on the phone. Finally, they’re Triggered by a dad who seems to think his daughter getting married is the only milestone worth celebrating, and a partnered friend who makes a painfully tone-deaf comment about how grateful she is to be done with dating apps.

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Family knows exactly how to push your buttons, and this week, Jordana and Dr. Naomi are getting into what happens when those buttons have been pushed one too many times. In Overshare, a listener wonders if it’s finally time to set real boundaries with a brother whose “jokes” always seem to come at her expense. A Betchisist is struggling to watch her notoriously judgmental dad date someone who seems to break every rule he raised his daughters to follow. Then, an Intention goes out to a future mom who wants kids but is terrified that motherhood means saying goodbye to sleep forever. In Triggered, is your mother-in-law saying “we’re the same size” a compliment, a subtle dig, or are you the one making it weird? And another listener considers crossing Naomi off her baby-name list because she doesn’t want her daughter spending a lifetime correcting people’s pronunciation.

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This week on Oversharing, Dr. Naomi is getting a crash course in Texas homecoming culture as her family navigates their first season of elaborate “mums,” homecoming proposals, and all the teenage social dynamics that come with them. Then, a listener grieving the loss of her lifelong friend group wonders how to forgive herself and start over socially in her 30s, while a granddaughter who lost her mom finds herself unexpectedly promoted to “daughter” and questions how much responsibility she owes her aging grandmother. An Intention comes from a newly divorced listener learning who she is when she’s not being a wife, mom, employee, or looking for another relationship. In Triggered, a mother-in-law offers $20K toward a house, only to call her son “presumptuous” when he follows up on the offer. Finally, a listener receives the terrifying words “lymphoma suspected” in her medical results but hears nothing from her doctor for days. Can someone please fix the way medical results are delivered?

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This week Jordana and Dr. Naomi are tackling what happens when trust, attraction, and even your career suddenly feel a little shaky. First, an oversharing husband... that's right, a male listener, is trying to rebuild his marriage after financial betrayal and infidelity and wonders how long it takes to earn back trust. Then, a Betchisist with an otherwise amazing fiancé has one problem she can’t seem to shake: his deeply cringey dance moves are giving her the ick just in time for their wedding. An Intention seeker is struggling with post-wedding regret and asks how to forgive herself after enforcing her child-free wedding rule in a way she regretted. In Triggered, a listener questions whether a friend’s questionable use of the “service dog” loophole says something bigger about her character, and how much our friends’ moral choices should affect the way we see them. Finally, a new mom returns from maternity leave only to discover the men she trained may have taken over her responsibilities.

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This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi are asking: how much of our anxiety is actually ours, and how much did we inherit from our parents? They unpack how parents can unintentionally pass down their own fears about marriage, babies, and timelines—and why sometimes caring too much makes your kids stop telling you things. Then, a listener is dreading the return of a former friend who has overstayed more than just her welcome, but is the real problem the friend or the group chat that bonded over complaining about her? A Betchesist has a dirty little secret: she lets her dog sleep in the bed whenever her fiancé is out of town, despite his strict no-pets-on-the-furniture rule. Next, a newly single 27-year-old is spiraling over starting from scratch while everyone around her seems to be getting married, buying houses, and having babies. In Triggered, a new mom wonders whether she was justified in losing it when her husband immediately ignored the baby sleep schedule she spent months perfecting. Finally, when did turning 34 require a $200 weeknight celebration, and are you allowed to just RSVP no?

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