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Olga Khazan is an author and staff writer for The Atlantic. Today she talks about the experiments she undertook to change her own personality traits over the course of a year, which inspired her new book, Me, But Better. She also shares her good and bad experiences with anxiety-- ...  Show more

Erin Valente is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) who gives practical advice for managing issues in your marriage, including moving through divorce. She also opens up about her abusive childhood and the work she’s done to heal, as well as the process of her own divorc ...  Show more

In today's bonus episode, Andrea talks to family law attorney Leah McGowan about family and juvenile court and all of the many complications within those systems that create barriers for helping victims of medical child abuse.  *** Follow host Andrea Dunlop on Instagram for behin ...  Show more

Trigger warning: This episode contains conversations about family trauma and eating disorders. If these topics are difficult for you, feel free to skip or take breaks as needed. 💜

Bretman Rock is back on Pretty Basic

Fall is in full swing, and the girls are celebrating the season with a little thrift shopping for cozy decor — but not without a rant about how checking out anywhere has become a full-blown DIY nightmare. Jaci and Chelsey also dive into the chaos of modern life: finances, gender ...  Show more

When Samaiya Mushtaq was growing up, she imagined marrying a kind Muslim man, and at 21, she did. But while studying to become a psychiatrist in medical school, she realized her husband couldn’t meet her emotional needs — something she deeply craved. Despite the shame she felt ...