The Big Kid Problems Podcast

I think we could all use a little distraction this week ay? We’re talking about a DIFFERENT pandemic in this episode: The Fuckboy Pandemic. Many of us have encountered Fuckboys (or “Players” as they are formally known) out in the wild and in this episode, we’ll talk about how to spot em, how to deal with them and how to learn from them.  To offer some insight, we have “Recovering Fuckboy”, Carl Radke  (who many of you may know from Bravo TV’s Summer House) AND comedienne Mary Beth Barone who is the creator and Host of “Drag His Ass: A Fuckboy Treatment Program”. Buckle up, it’s a fun one!

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Mary Beth Barone

Instagram: @marybethbarone

Drag His Ass: @draghisass

Website: www.marybethbarone.com/merch

Carl Radke

Instagram: @CarlRadke

Check him out on Summer House, Wednesday nights on Bravo!

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The world feels like it's been flipped upside down the last few weeks. We all feel it.

Friend of the show Dr. Paige Bourassa joins us this week and we’ll talk about Coronavirus and more specifically, how to deal with the stress, anxiety and all the uncertainty around this difficult time. We’ll also talk immunity support, physical and mental health AND about how to stay sane while we’re all in quarantine. Whether you’re alone and battling isolation OR if you're stuck in quarantine with your family or significant other and slowly losing your mind… we are all going through this and we are all going to get through it together!

There are a TON of resources in this episode, see below to dive deeper!

It is a brand new year and a brand new DECADE and in today’s episode we are learning how to let go of old, dusty energy and bring in those GOOD VIBES for 2020.

To start the new decade on the right foot, Energy Healer Millana Snow is going to walk us through some tools YOU can use wherever you are to shift your energy and up level your life! We’ll talk about manifesting, setting intentions and calling in the things you want this year like love, BIG CHECKS, health and more. If you stick around to the end, I’ll ALSO share some of my favorite goal setting tips to help you get shit done in 2020.

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Millana Snow

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I plan on igniting some WANDERLUST in all of you because we are talking ALL about Summer Travel in this episode! Ohh travel. My mom used to say it’s the one thing you can spend your money on that actually makes you richer. And for once, I totally agree with her.  

Selena and Jacob Taylor are on the podcast today and they are the husband and Wife duo behind the INCREDIBLE Find Us Lost Travel blog. They are sharing all their favorite tips and tricks for traveling, how they survive on the road together without killing each other, How to get your man to become a good Instagram photographer and then they’ll share WHERE to go based off your Summer intentions. So if your single/ ready to mingle, looking for the BEST food, or trying to get off the grid, they are going to help you choose your next adventure (and do it all affordably). Dust off that passport and enjoy! 

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Find Us Lost

Summer Love is in the air and we are turning UP THE HEAT in this episode. We’re talking Hookups, dating apps, one night stands, how to spot a fuckboy AND how to move that summer fling into something more. And if there are two people who know a thing or two about Summer Love, it’s my two guests Today from Bravo TV’s Summer House - Paige Desordo and Danielle Olivera. Grab your rose lets go! 

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Paige Desorbo

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Summer is a time for fun in the Sun but it comes at a cost at my friends! Ever feel like you’ve aged 5 years after a long night of partying? Yea, your skin feels it too. I had heard whispers of a magical Skin Haven called “Skin Worship” in Los Angeles, and sat down with owner Leslie Kritzer and Andrea Amez to learn their HIGHLY sought after skincare tips and tricks. But what we got was sooo much more than that.

We talk Summer’s biggest skin concerns, and how to beautify from the inside out. We also get innnn to it and talk alcohol, molly, mushrooms, coke, juuls, caffeine , adderall ETC, how to come back from come downs, help your hangovers, and how this all effects your mental health. THEN the ladies answer your biggest skin #bigkidproblems, share their favorite products, give us some home remedies and affordable tips, and SO much more. 

This is WAY more than a skincare episode and I have never heard an interview quite like this. Buckle up! 

Leslie Kritzer

Summer 2019 has been crowned HOT GIRL SUMMER and yes I had to look up what that means. Hot girl Summer is all about living your best life with confidence and it couldn’t be more fitting to have on Style & Empowerment Coach Melissa Chataigne to show us how to dip into our power. She is a style expert and a speaker who leads empowerment workshops to help people cultivate confidence at ANY body type,  and we talk some REAL talk about gaining confidence, learning to love your body  at any size and tips to emphasize your assets to help you feel your best.  Because EVERY BODY IS A BEACH BODY 

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Melissa Chataigne

Welcome to The BigKidProblems Podcast SUMMER SERIES! This is the first of five specialty “Summer” episodes and we’re kicking things off with some big news…. I’m engaged! Since we’re friends now, I had to fill you in on how it all went down, so my FIANCE Brandon Hall joins us to help tell the tale from our separate perspectives. 

THEN, I couldn’t make this episode ALL about me, so I brought in an expert from @BetchesBrides (The new channel from @betches )to teach us about what to do IMMEDIATELY after you get engaged. Because let me tell you, nobody prepares you for this. 

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Brandon Hall 

This week we are talking all about making new friends as a quote on quote “adult”. It does seem that the older we get, the harder it can be to make new friends… We have more responsibilities, we already have established friendships, and not to mention, meeting new people can be uncomfortable and there happens to be a perfectly good new murder documentary on Netflix. #hardpass

But wait! Expanding your circle, learning new perspectives and making new connections can really help you grow as a person AND uplevel in general. You never know the opportunities that can come from just one new friend – so I’m here to make it easier. For our roundtable this week, we are joined by the awesome ladies of “The Almost 30 Podcast” Krista Williams and Lindsay Simsik. They are MASTERS at building connections and have brought thousands of people together through their Almost 30 Community. THEN we will have on our expert of the week, Rob of @Robs10KFriends. Rob quit his corporate job years ago and embarked on a project to meet and spend an hour with 10,000 new people, so he is a PRO at making new friends and forging connections quickly. It’s a good one! 

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Krista Williams 

This week, we are getting into it folks. We are diving into a BIG #Bigkidproblem that I’m sure has effected 100% of you listening at one point r another. This – is the Anxiety Episode. Maybe you struggle with anxiety every day or maybe you just had a super stressful period like a breakup, or a job loss – but one thing is for certain. You either have or will face anxiety at one point or another. 

Word of warning… this episode is a bit of a wild ride. Our roundtable goes off the rails (I should have known) with comediennes Wrenn Woods and Audrey Stewart. We talk about

-Sunday Scaries 

-To-Do list anxiety 

-Financial Stress

-Sexuality Stress

-Social Anxiety

And then things get serious with our expert of the week, Therapist and Executive Coach, Megan Bruneau. She gives us a TON of information, tips and tools to get control of our emotions and overcome our anxiety. A few things we discuss: 

-How we use technology, social media, etc to “numb” 

-Is anxiety increasing?

-Perfectionism & Goal Setting “When I do this, I’ll be happy” trap

-How to stop from getting swept away in our emotions 

- Practicing self compassion & mindfullness

-Mental vs/ Physical Reactions 

-Natural Remedies 

-When to get help

I even share a little bit about my personal experience with anxiety and some advice that changed my life. I told ya, it’s a wild ride! 

RESOURCE: The free and Cheap Therapy and Meditation Apps I mentioned:

Nothing will make you put your life into perspective quite like when you’re friends start getting pregnant on purpose. One day you’re all eating chicken nuggets on the floor of your apartment and the next, you’re picking out nursery room colors. Life happens fast man.

In this episode,  we’re going to talk about ALL kinds of things related to pregnancy and fertility. So regardless if you’re female OR male - this episode will be eye opening.  First, our roundtable is with Bravo TVs’ Ashley Wirkus McAtee and her bun in the oven, Baby McAtee! Ashley is 8 months pregnant and we get REAL about the life changes that come with pregnancy –the weird things that nobody prepares you for, how it changes your relationship, and the excitement and anxiety that come with it.

Then, our expert of the week Andrea Syrtash, who is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Pregnantish.com, joins us to talk all about fertility. So if you’re curious about having a baby someday – we’ll talk about what your options are.  Regardless if you are in your 20’s,30’s or 40’s, single or attached this episode has a ton of information for you and I honestly learned a LOT. Hope you will too! Enjoy!

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Quick show of hands if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by your metabolism? It seems like just yesterday we could eat an XL pizza by ourselves and now if we even look at a carb we gain 3 lbs? WHAT GIVES? This week we are joined by Lauren Wirkus and Lindsay Hubbard from Bravo TV’s Summer House to talk about our guiltiest late night eats, putting on ‘love pounds’, stress eating, fad diets we’ve failed at, and the effects of binge drinking through our 20’s. 

THEN we are joined by Holistic Health Practitioner Sarah Anne Stewart who knows this struggle deeply and intimately. We talk about everything from eating disorders (Sarah herself suffered for 10 years!) to meditation, body image and how to boost your metabolism in a healthy way. We’ve all heard to ‘diet and exercise’ but we go so much deeper in this episode. She lays the foundation to help us transform our relationship with food and our bodies. (whaaaaat?!)

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Hate having the dreaded, “WHAT ARE WE?!” conversation? Same. This week we’re talking all about taking the next steps in a relationship. First, we have our roundtable with the hilarious and talented ladies behind the wildly popular ‘Almost 30 Podcast’ – Krista Williams and Lindsay Simcik. We talk about DTR,  signs things are getting serious, and how to trick our boyfriends into doing what we want. THEN we have on our expert of the week, Relationship Expert & Sexologist, Michelle Hope, who gives us very solid advice on how to broach difficult conversations with your partner, how to align your life goals and talk about the hard things like joining finances, moving in together and so on. We also talk about when it’s time to ‘shit or get off the pot’ in our relationships. (Love that saying).

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Krista Williams 

Help me I’m poor! One of the biggest #bigkidproblems out there is feeling broke or just not knowing how to control your personal finances. If anyone knows this struggle well, it’s Comedienne Wrenn Woods and Actress Katie Peterson who spent years doing the “ struggling actress” thing. And I thought NYC was hard! We talk odd jobs and side hustles, stupid habits that keep us broke, and the weirdest things we’ve done for money.

Then we’ll uncover the scary personal finance monster we hide from with our Expert, Brittney Castro of Financially Wise, Inc.  a company all about getting control of your finances and life. We talk about very unsexy things like budgeting, credit scores and 401ks, but by  getting clear she helps us to create a plan and stop stressing about money. She’ll also help to get us out of credit card and student loan debt, and help us afford $16 salads. 

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Wrenn Woods

In this week’s episode, we’re talking all about the single life and the highs and lows that come with it. We kick things off with our panel, two people who have been through the dating ringer of New York City: Anna Morgenstern who has actually turned her dating life into a career and Connor Crehan of the Barstool Sports Podcast: Zero Blog Thirty. We chat about who has it harder? Guys vs girls, dating apps, Netflix relationships, Pick up lines and so much more.

THEN we have on an expert who WROTE THE BOOK on why you’re still single (Seriously). Laura Lane, the co-author of This is Why You’re Single and co-host of the This is Why You’re Single Podcast joins us to talk about expectations, reasons why you may still be single, ghosting vs. orbiting, 1st date techniques, and things she wishes she knew in her single days. Whether you are single or in a relationship, you’re gunna like this one! 

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Laura Lane:

Are you not exactly in your dream job? Whether you’re having trouble breaking into your industry of choice or not even sure WHAT your dream job IS – you are not alone. 

Today on our roundtable we have on two boss babes who have had two very different paths to get their dream careers. We’ll talk about how they got their foot in the door, different ways to climb the corporate ladder, and some surprising mistakes YOU might be making to keep you from getting the job of your dreams.

Then we switch gears and have our Career Coach, Joceyln Miller, on to help those of us who are not even sure where to start. Some resources she specifically  talks about in the podcast are below. 

Welcome to the BigKidProblems Podcast! In this first episode, I give you the rundown on why I started BKP in the first place and how this podcast will go down. Essentially we’ll take an issue or struggle (AKA, a #BigKidProblem) and break it down weekly with our panel of comediennes, personalities, or celebrity guests.  THEN we’re bringing in an expert to solve our BKP of the week. We’re gunna have fun here but I promise you’ll learn and grow along the way. 

Our first roundtable kicks off with two people who KNOW a thing or two about having BigKidProblems… Lauren Wirkus and Lindsay Hubbard of Bravo TV’s SummerHouse. We talk about the transition from college to New York City and the struggles of young adulthood like low paying jobs,  dating assholes and surviving on $5 Footlongs. We also talk about the hard lessons we learned in our 20’s and the things were STILL learning in our early 30s. 

Then Dr. Paige Bourassa joins us and gives some practical tips for staying on course when we feel lost. We talk about expectations vs. reality, timelines, and the steps we can take to incrementally improve our current situations instead of hitting the panic button.