A quick introspection as to why my birthday week made me feel so guilty. My brain tells me I need to work for love, so sitting back and receiving it when I haven’t *earned* it makes me very uncomfortable.

More of your stories! The ebb and flow of these relationships can be brutal, so painful. But I also have a few great stories of bizarre starts to friendships — I love these!

My daughter Tennessee and I get to ask each other 10 questions! I learned a *LOT*. And a surprising secondary character: the goddamn Jolly Ranchers.

How being parented many moons ago has influenced my current parenting. Also includes anonymous thoughts from my Instagram followers! Cover stolen from: Glenn Boozan and Priscilla Witte.

You spot it, you got it. The irritating qualities we see in others are just reflections of what we loathe about ourselves. Yay.

If you want a reminder of how awesome you are, spend some quality time with yourself.

My beloved guest Felisha Hunter and I discuss the annoying things people have said to us that ruined our lives in the best way. Grab Felisha’s books here: http://a.co/d/fxgjJOa

Ok but why is the ending of a friendship so incredibly painful?

Can you drink and do drugs and still be in recovery? What if you’ve recovered from a million other things? Tamara and I discuss the reintroduction of alcohol into her life after 7 years of abstinence. Can she still say she’s in recovery? Spoiler: fuck, yes she can.

People-pleasing is manipulative and I don’t care what you think.