Voice Hugs

Am I behind? Am I stuck? Is everyone else moving forward except me? We received an email from you feeling behind in all aspects of life—from career to relationships. We hear you & we feel you 🥹

In today’s episode, we’re getting into the difference between feeling behind and feeling stuck (they're not the same thing and it matters!), why comparison has existed since literally the dawn of time, what to do when the job market feels impossible, the "should vs. must" framework, and why sometimes the most important season of your life looks like absolutely nothing is happening.

If you're in a quiet season and wondering when things will start moving—they already are, even if you can't see it yet. 💛 What area of your life feels like it's in the line of a theme park right now?

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How do I be single? How do I date myself? How do I be alone? We’ve talked a lot about relationships in Season 3, but we have yet to tackle one of the most important things we can do for our current or future relationships: work on the relationship we have with OURSELVES 🫶

Viv made herself stay single through all four seasons of the year because she wanted to know she could handle the holidays alone—and realized she didn't even know what music she liked anymore because she'd been listening to someone else's playlists for years 🌷☀️🍃☃️

Ro spent years single after back-to-back relationships and realized she didn't even know who she was outside of a relationship. Both of us were honestly scared of being alone—like actually terrified of sitting with our own thoughts 🥹❤️‍🩹🫂

If you're single right now and it feels heavy, or if you're in a relationship but realize you don't really know who you are outside of it, we gotchuuu. Your single era isn't a waiting room. It's the main event 💛

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Alright, you know how we say "embracing all seasons of life with open arms" every single episode?? Well, we took a personality assessment and it turns out neither of us are on the warm and accepting side of the spectrum 👀 Exposed!! But honestly that's kind of the whole point of this episode xoxo

Viv puts on her professional DISC facilitator hat for the pod and walks us through the four communication styles—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—so you can figure out which one you are and more importantly, why the people in your life communicate the way they do. We're talking friendships, relationships, work dynamics, and why that one friend who always finishes your sentences isn't being rude, they're just a D 😇

Are you a “D” who needs everyone to get to the point, an “I” who makes everything fun, an “S” who keeps the peace, or a “C” who needs all the information before making a move? Please share and let us know which personality assessment you’d like us to break down next 💛

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We saw this quote about Beef on Netflix that said “everyone is with the wrong person” and it got us thinking “how do you know you’re with the right person?’”🌀 We share our college theory about the red string of fate getting tangled by modern dating, why butterflies in your stomach are actually your nervous system detecting a threat and not love, and what it really means to show up as yourself in a relationship instead of being the "perfect partner."

We're unpacking karmic relationships, what rupture and repair actually looks like in long-term partnerships, and that one memoir about a marriage that fell apart in a single night that shook us to our core. Baby potato also makes a guest appearance and has OPINIONS!!! 🤭

If you've ever questioned whether you're with the right person, or wondered why your calm, steady relationship doesn't feel as exciting as the chaotic ones did, this one's for you. Maybe the question isn't "am I with the right person" but "am I becoming the right partner?" 💛 What's your take? Is everyone with the wrong person?

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Our sweetest bbs, this one came out of us like a wave we didn't see coming 🥹 We mentioned in our 3rd Hugs Hotline (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mqDW2aTcHj99nzeDP0wKy?si=sGY_l5YHT6CuCtXlQlko_w) how much we looove growing older… but it recently dawned on us that - oh! there’s actually plenty for us to grieve from our past selves 👀

As Viv is entering her third trimester and feeling the weight of what it means to say goodbye to a version of yourself you didn't know you'd miss, this topic is extra front of mind. We're getting into the fear of aging, the grief that hides inside exciting life transitions, pregnancy body changes, mom guilt before baby even arrives, and why two feelings can be true at the same time. Ro shares what it's actually like on the other side and the moment her mom said something that changed the way she sees herself as a parent ✨

If you're in a season of becoming something new and you feel equal parts excited and terrified—hi, same, welcome. You're not losing yourself. You're integrating and expanding 💛 What life transition are you in right now?

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Our sweetest bbs, the day hath cometh. We’ve been wanting to talk about social media for many years now, and instead of just talking about it, we decided to do something about it. For the plot. And to no ones surprise, our screen time went downnnnn unda 🪸🐬🐚✨

We get into phantom scrolling (the first hour was brutal), the boredom that turns into creativity, and the friends we actually called instead of just parasocially watching their Stories.

This one is eye-opening, a little alarming (the stats 🤯), and hopefully the nudge you need to try a social media detox for yourself—even if it’s just for a day 💛

What 7-day challenge should we try next??

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This week's episode is extra special 🥹 We're answering your Hugs Hotline voicemails from our bed, on our very first Voice Hugs retreat!! The two of us haven't gone on a trip together since we were in our early 20s, so this was already special before we pressed record, and then we pressed record and heard your voices 😭

You called in with really beautiful and honest questions, from navigating a quarter life crisis and figuring out if your passion should be your paycheck, to the strange grief that comes with simply growing up.

We're talking content creation, aging, and why none of it is as linear as we wish it were. Keep calling in, we love hearing your voices more than you know 💛

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Okay so we've been keeping a secret 👀 One of us is pregnant… and we're finally sharing everything!!! From the moment she found out, to the feelings nobody warned her about, to the dog who somehow knew before she did 🐶

We talk about wanting to be a mom since literally six years old, getting pregnant ten days after the wedding (!?!!), and then the unexpected part: sitting on the bathroom floor in shock instead of jumping for joy.

Beyond grateful to be able to share another incredible milestone with you all 🥹 Let’s all strive to be gardeners in our loved ones lives!! 🌱

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Have you ever given a friend advice, watched them nod along, and then do the exact opposite? Or caught yourself nagging your partner about the same thing for the hundredth time knowing full well it's not going to work? Yeah, us too 😅

This episode we're breaking down The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins — a deceptively simple framework that's honestly changed how we think about every relationship in our lives. Viv & Ro share how they used to get so worked up trying to protect their friends from unworthy boys (spoiler: they went back every time). As well as wanting their partners to have a morning routine so badly… until they realized the person who actually needed to change was themselves.

Where in your life do you need to "let them" right now? And what's the "let me" that follows? Tell us everything 💛

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Hi besties, when was the last time you made a new friend in the wild? We’ll go first: It’s been a long while for both of us.

This episode we're getting honest about community: what it actually means, why it's so much harder to build as an adult, and why some of us would rather homebody than put ourselves out there.

Viv spent months at a ceramics studio without saying hi to a single person 👀 Ro shares how motherhood made her retreat inward before she could let anyone back in. We talk about the "great separations" that happen every time life shifts—and a lesson from The Little Prince that reframed everything: you become responsible forever for what you've tamed 🦊

If you've been craving deeper connection but don't know where to start, this one's for you 🫂

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