Separation Anxiety

80 year old Helen Mirren has some sage words women of all ages need to hear! First, she said she doesn’t call it “growing old”, instead Mirren calls it “growing up.”  As Amy and T.J. discuss the pressures on young girls and aging women to look a certain way, Mirren asks women to consider changing one very important thing before contemplating plastic surgery.   

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Actress Ashely Tisdale-French says she dumped her “toxic mom group” because she felt left out and bullied, and her essay about her experience set off an internet firestorm.  While she didn’t name names, several prominent celebrity moms have been featured on social media with her in what sure looks like a “mom group."  In particular, Hillary Duff, Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor.  Some of them are responding publicly.  Amy and T.J. try to find the lesson in all this, and try to avoid taking side on a topic that has resonated with so many women.

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The famously available women are setting their intentions for 2026 when it comes to love! 

Find out what each woman is leaving in 2025, and what kind of love she’s hoping to attract in the new year. 

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Our famously available women are looking back on 2025 and just how far they’ve come in the love department!

Is modern dating sliding into the DMs? DeAnna shares about one man who recently got her attention.

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Ben gets one-on-one with Mercedes to recap her blind date. 

Will there be a second date??

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After talking to Mercedes blind date, it’s time for Ben to get the REAL scoop from his trusted spies, DeAnna and Kathy.

Kathy is giving the details on what happened after the concert and the sound advice she gave to Mercedes!

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After spending hours and hours wrapping gifts this weekend, Amy and T.J. have an honest conversation about the amount pf presents under the tree this year.   Turns out “guilt giving” is a fairly common response with divorced and blended families, parents trying to make up for the loss of a sense of normalcy for their children.  We have the red flags you should watch out for and an incredibly helpful guide on how to navigate the holidays with what’s called “The 5 Gift Rule.” 

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Ben checks in with Mercedes date, Bryce, to get his honest take on their first blind date. 
Ben is asking the tough questions…like why was Bryce’s Uber receipt time stamped after 2AM, and will there be a second date???

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DeAnna is stepping in to interrogate Mercedes blind date before they meet for the first time on the pod!

Will there be chemistry? Will they find each other attractive? Will they end the night with a first kiss?!

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Before Mercedes goes on her blind date he’s enlisting the help of a few famously available women to be his eyes and ears!

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