Our Words of the Year + When Relationships Feel Divided (Couch Talks)

Before they get to the listener question, Amy and Kat share their words of the year for 2026. Amy also randomly shares her desire to be a cowgirl, so maybe she’ll have more of those vibes this year as well. TBD. Today’s email is from an anonymous mom struggling to support her son’s love for being i…

What Items in Your House Do You Need to Fire? A Performance Review for Your Stuff

Amy and Kat are feeling motivated and introduce a simple but powerful way to declutter: give your stuff a performance review. Inspired by a tip from a Harvard professor, they talk about how we “hire” items to do a job and how freeing it can be to fire the things that no longer serve you. They also…

Merry Christmas, Gift Psychology, and When Self-Care Turns Into Ghosting (Couch Talks)

Amy is very excited about what she gifted herself for Christmas. Speaking of gifts, she and Kat talk about being a saver or a user when it comes to receiving gifts and what that might say about how you grew up. They also dive into a listener email about a friend who leans on “boundaries” and “self-…

Sentimental, Scared, and Down the Diddy Doc Rabbit Hole

Amy and Kat’s feelings of the day are all over the map: sentimental, scared, content, and confused…and they spend some time unpacking why. Part of that includes sharing their thoughts on Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning. They are blown away he was able to get away with all that he did and for so…

Is My Friend Jealous…or Just Mean? Plus a Reminder to Be Kind to Your Body (Couch Talks)

Amy and Kat unpack an anonymous listener’s question about a friendship that suddenly feels…off. From backhanded comments about Botox to unsolicited opinions about glasses and clothes, this listener wonders: Am I overreacting, or is my friend actually making me feel small?  Then, an email from Emil…

Kat’s Feeling Disturbed + Our December Mantra: Take Care of Your Money, Your Chicken, Your Mentals

Kat’s feeling disturbed, Amy is questioning her dishwasher habits, and a listener email calls out something from last week’s episode. Plus, the holiday Would-You-Rather game gets surprisingly intense. Amy and Kat end with the wisdom of Marshawn Lynch: take care of your money, your chicken, your men…

When Life Feels Like A Lot: Cancer, Comfort Food & Combining Homes (Couch Talks)

In this Couch Talks, Amy and Kat explore two very real moments listeners are navigating right now…one about grief, and one about blending families and homes. They begin with a note from a listener whose father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. In the middle of her husband’s heartbreak, she offered…

Understanding the Drama Triangle: Why We Play Victim, Rescuer & Persecutor

Kat and Amy go over the Drama Triangle today! Kat helps us unpack the difference between content vs. context (aka fact vs. the story we write about the fact), why our brains default to meaning-making, and how those stories can lift us above the line into possibility…or pull us below the line into f…

Embracing All of the Feels & Amy’s Cigarette Days (Couch Talks)

Amy & Kat take an unexpected stroll down memory lane talking about the D.A.R.E. program from back in the day. Do yall remember that? It definitely kept Kat clean & also had her freaked out anytime her parents would have one drink haha.  They go over a heartfelt email from Suzanne offering a beauti…

The Inconvenient Truth About Friendship, the 90-Second Emotion Rule & More

Amy and Kat kick off the episode with a feeling that might hit way too close to home: “I think I might need to cry.” Speaking of crying, science says that if you cry easily it might mean your brain is working better than you think. They break down findings on why people who tear up easily have fast…