It’s a shorter month, but we have a lot to talk about! This February drop starts with a deep dive into Heated Rivalry, the queer love story everyone’s talking about.
We are also joined by a reproductive endocrinologist for an honest, empowering conversation about what it really means to own your fertility at any stage of life. And then a real estate agent to unpack hustle culture, independent contractor status, women and wealth, and what actually makes a business ethical.
Why Are We All Obsessed with Heated Rivalry? Masculinity, Consent, and the Queer Love Story Everyone’s Talking About
Why is Heated Rivalry resonating so deeply across audiences?
Besties Stacy and Daynah are joined by Stacy’s queer bestie and work wife Lauren to unpack the cultural obsession with this breakout hockey romance that has taken over the internet.
What looks like a steamy rivals-to-lovers story opens into a much bigger conversation about tender masculinity, explicit consent, queer joy, and why this kind of representation feels radically different from most romance on screen. The episode also examines allyship, supportive parents, chosen family, and what it means to love queer media at a moment when LGBTQ+ communities face growing backlash.
This is a thoughtful, funny, and deeply human conversation about why Heated Rivalry isn’t just popular — it matters.
Listener Note: This episode includes spoilers for Heated Rivalry and frank discussion of sexuality, intimacy, and queer relationships.
Resources:
- Heated Rivalry (TV show)
- Vulture.com: Watching Straight Men Watch Heated Rivalry
How Much Control Do You Really Have Over Your Fertility? w/ Dr. Jaime Knopman
How much of fertility is truly in your hands and how much comes down to age and genetics?
Reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Jaime Knopman joins us to break down egg freezing, IVF, embryo preservation, and what actually impacts fertility (hint: it’s not just your lifestyle). We also talk about guilt, stigma, perimenopause, and why informed choice matters more than blame.
An honest, empowering conversation about what it really means to own your fertility at any stage of life.
About Dr. Knopman:
Dr. Knopman serves as Director of Fertility Preservation for CCRM Fertility in New York, which has offices nationwide and Canada, and is Assistant Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital. She received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed her OB/GYN residency at NYU Medical Center, and did her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Knopman has consistently earned prestigious awards, including Castle Connolly Top Doctor and Super Doctors distinctions, and has frequently appeared as an expert in leading national media, including most recently in Oprah Daily, Wired, Vogue, Women’s Health and Elevate Podcast.
Find Dr. Knopman:
- NEW! Own Your Fertility: From Egg Freezing to Surrogacy, How to Take Charge of Your Body and Your Future
Are Real Estate and MLMs Really Predatory? The Truth About Women, Wealth & Hustle Culture
Are MLMs and real estate teams really predatory — or is that narrative oversimplified?
I sit down with luxury real estate leader Lacey Newman to unpack hustle culture, independent contractor status, women and wealth, and what actually makes a business ethical.
We discuss:
- Why 85% of real estate agents leave within five years
- The difference between a pyramid scheme and a legitimate business model
- How comparison culture fuels burnout
- Why happiness — not revenue — may be the real metric of success
- How to evaluate a team, mentor, or company before joining
If you’ve ever questioned MLMs, entrepreneurship, or your own worth tied to productivity, this episode offers nuance, honesty, and a fresh perspective.
About Lacey:
Lacey Newman is a top 1% luxury real estate agent, host of an Emmy-nominated TV show, and founder of her own business.
For years, she followed every rule the industry praised, saying yes to everything, chasing every lead, and wearing exhaustion like a badge of honor. But behind the polished success was a woman running on fumes. When she became a single mom of two, something had to give.
After walking away from the business once, she came back on her own terms. Drawing from her background in communication and branding, she rebuilt with systems, storytelling, and self-trust at the core, trading the chase for attraction and creating a multi–seven-figure team ranked in the top 1% nationally
Through her coaching platform, Lacey now teaches thousands to redefine success, not as “doing more,” but as creating aligned, sustainable growth that actually feels good. Lacey helps those in real estate build powerhouse businesses without losing their peace, sanity, or sense of self in the process.
Find Lacey:
Resources:
- We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers
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How to Stay Married for 24 Years: Intimacy, Change & Choosing Each Other
Stacy and her husband, Matt, recently celebrated 24 years of marriage, and they’re sharing what actually keeps a long-term relationship alive.
From career shifts and identity changes to grief, depression, parenting stress, and intimacy after 40, this is an honest look at what it takes to stay connected when life gets complicated. They talk about why genuinely liking each other matters more than simply “being in love,” how emotional intimacy shapes physical intimacy, and how ADHD, medication, hormones, and rejection sensitivity can affect connection over time.
They explore choosing communication over resentment, growing together instead of apart, redefining masculinity within partnership, and why social media marriages rarely tell the full story. After 24 years, they’ve learned that love isn’t about perfection — it’s about choosing each other, especially in the hard seasons.
- 00:00 | 24 years later: why this conversation now
- 08:40 | Finding a partner who’s willing to grow
- 16:10 | Crisis cycles, therapy & evolving identity
- 26:30 | Emotional intimacy vs. physical intimacy
- 36:15 | Sex after 40, ADHD & rejection sensitivity
- 45:20 | Masculinity, partnership & power dynamics
- 55:00 | Why social media marriages aren’t real life
- 1:03:00 | Choosing each other again and again
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Hormone Pioneer Myth-Busts Aging, HRT and Anxiety during (Peri)Menopause
Women are still being told that fatigue, anxiety, heavy bleeding, mood swings, and brain fog are “just part of aging.” But what if they’re symptoms of perimenopause and no one is connecting the dots?
Stacy sits down with hormone therapy pioneer Dr. Marcia Harris to separate myth from science around aging, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and midlife mental health. With more than 40 years of experience, Dr. Harris explains how the Women’s Health Initiative study reshaped menopause care for decades, why many physicians stopped being properly trained in hormone therapy, and how that gap continues to leave women dismissed and misdiagnosed.
Stacy shares her own experience with heavy bleeding and adenomyosis, and the frustration of being told her symptoms were “normal.” Together, they unpack the difference between perimenopause and menopause, why anxiety and exhaustion are often hormonal, not personal, and how estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone impact heart health, bone density, muscle mass, brain function, and overall vitality.
About Dr. Harris:
Dr. Marcia Harris is a Columbia and Cornell trained surgeon turned hormone restoration pioneer – who has helped thousands of midlife women reclaim their energy, sexual vitality, and quality of life. With over 40 years of clinical experience, she’s challenging outdated menopause care.
As the founder of The Wellness Restoration Center, she specializes in hormone optimization, midlife sexual wellness, regenerative medicine, and personalization treatment strategies for men and women. She is passionate about busting the myths, countering the misconceptions and correcting the misinformation that is prevalent about menopause in our society today
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