Oversharing

As Jordana prepares for the birth of her second child, she and Dr. Naomi unpack how social media is engineered to spike anxiety, especially as Jordana gears up for labor. One listener writes in about her chronically grumpy father-in-law who’s suddenly sunshine and light after starting Ozempic, and she’s left wondering what to do with her lingering resentment now that he’s a “new person.”  Another Betch has been excluded from a splashy upcoming family vacation and can’t decide what stings more: not being invited or the fact that the trip sounds like her personal nightmare. After a stretch of sleepless nights and draining workdays, one woman asks how to stop beating herself up when she just can’t seem to lull herself to sleep. A Valentine’s Day dinner is interrupted by her brother-in-law’s persistent phone calls, leaving another listener questioning whether her irritation is justified. And finally, a new mom finds herself cast as the default babysitter for every baby at a family gathering—and wants validation that her unpaid labor isn’t just invisible, it’s expected.
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As time moves quickly by and her children grow up, Dr. Naomi makes changes to the family room at home that reflect everyone's current needs, including her own. A daughter is stressed out by her mother's bad driving but doesn't know how to tell her aging parent it might be time to ditch the car and start calling ubers. Caught in a pickle, a listener asks if there is a polite way to ditch her friends at a comedy show after being given better seats to the same event. One Betch’s germ phobia is starting to take over all her thoughts and she asks Dr. Naomi for an intention to quell the constant anxiety. After her father dropped the ball on a contract, a woman is triggered that he didn't think to ask for help even though she is in fact a contract lawyer here. A bride is left upset after a childhood friend canceled her wedding RSVP and the hosts debate the circumstances of the seemingly last minute bail.
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Jordana asks Dr. Naomi about the usefulness of therapy when things are going well in life, and Dr. Naomi shares some sage advice from a seasoned psychologist. A birthday betch is feeling salty after her bestie completely skips acknowledging her big day and wants to know: red flag or honest oversight? Flying solo on a group vacation is leaving a listener with a less than desirable sleep arrangement and she wonders if bailing for her own hotel room is acceptable. After a surprise pregnancy, a woman is spiraling through an endless loop of “what ifs” and looks to Jordana and Dr. Naomi for help getting out of her own head. A generous business owner offers her meal-prep services as a gift, only to be rewarded with unsolicited critiques. And an early riser is officially triggered by a local school’s 8:30 a.m. drum practice and the daily percussion parade terrorizing her mornings.
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As Valentine’s day rapidly approaches, Dr. Naomi and Jordana explore the topic of partnership and discuss if people can ever truly be happy while single. After a rude comment from her fiancé, a hardworking Betch frets that the financial situation in her relationship is a breeding ground for resentment. Another listener has an awkward moment with a new partner that exposes a “harmless” white lie, except it might be waving a much bigger red flag. Dr. Naomi shares an intention for a listener that feels her relationship is moving in slow motion and would like to speed things up. Feeling triggered by her mother in law, a new mom wonders if she is being erased from the family photos out of spite. A recent bride is feeling burnt by her bestie for not giving a wedding gift and she wonders if a confrontation is in order.
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Jordana is gearing up for the arrival of her two babies and turning to Dr. Naomi for a crash course in how to accept help from her in-laws. A listener is unpacking years of mom guilt over past mistakes with her son and wondering if there’s a way to make it right now that she’s actually done the work. One Betch is grieving a mother-in-law she’ll never get to meet and questioning whether she’s allowed to be sad about someone who passed before she was in the picture. After rewatching her gender reveal, a woman realizes she was fully out of frame from the moment and is now spiraling that she ruined the memory forever. Meanwhile, a child-free listener is losing it over coworkers who keep joking about all her “free time,” and another sister is officially done after receiving a holiday card that basically bragged about someone else’s fertility luck straight to her face.
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