You’re focused on the one negative comment your boss made about a piece of work you just turned in. You keep getting in the same fight with your kids (or your spouse/partner) day after day. You wonder if you are even on the right career track. It can...

“What should I wear?” is one of those questions that has a lot beneath the surface. What it reveals is the anxiety we have when we’re headed into a new situation. The real bubble over our head is: “I’m not sure I’ll be comfortable walking into that roo...

We’re back! We took our vacation hypothesis on the road and put our 4 specific theories to the test so that we could tell you what we learned. (It was a tough assignment, but for you dear listeners, we made the sacrifice.) Our goal was to create a vaca...

Rachel and Suzanne have packed their Louis Vuitton bags and are going on vacation. Together. For the first time ever. Here’s the problem-- they’ve never been very good at taking a break from work so being together certainly won’t help matters. The good...

This is between us. I shouldn’t be telling you this. Don’t tell anyone I told you, not even your dog…We’ve been there-- more than we want to admit. Why do we do this? What do we think we will gain? As it turns out, not much. In fact, there’s a lot to l...

Last year photographer Kate Parker was on our show to talk about her amazing “Strong is the New Pretty” photo campaign. Her breathtaking new book has recently been published and it is EVERYWHERE. To date, this episode with Kate has been our most popula...

We all want to be liked. But when we work too hard at it, we pay a price-- at work, in our personal relationships, and even at places like the doctor’s office. Ever used this phrase when you didn’t really mean it: “No problem.” Yup. Us too. To the res...

The weekend is coming up. Here’s a pop quiz: Do you see the weekend as: a. Time to do the things I enjoy b. No different from the rest of the week c. An endless to-do list d. An abyss of resentment On this podcast we explore what your attitude a...

Ever pay extra cash to avoid a hassle or make something you dread more bearable? On this podcast, we explore the habit of “Dread Financing”-- spending money to make an upcoming situation a little less dreadful. As Rachel and Suzanne discover, with the ...

Ikram Goldman is one of the most influential figures in the world of fashion and owner of the Chicago boutique, Ikram. She recently added “vocalist and performer” to her title after the band, Pink Martini, asked her to sing “Girl from Shallabiya” with ...