This week I’m sitting down with my longtime manager and close friend, Chelsea Becker–the type A to my type B–for an honest conversation about beauty, hormones, motherhood, ambition and what “having it all” actually looks like in this phase of life. We talk about navigating life with and without kids, the selflessness motherhood brings, and what we’d struggle with most if we switched roles. We get into the scrutiny women face in the public eye, the hypocrisy around criticizing women for being transparent, and why I regret talking so openly about certain procedures. We discuss whether confident, secure women can still want to change their appearance and why that conversation feels so charged. On the beauty side, we break down the advice we got in our 20s that turned out to be a lie, the things we did as teens that now make us cringe, honest thoughts on peptides, basic laser protocols, the treatments I like for fine lines and pigmentation and how to find a provider you actually trust. We also talk about periods getting worse with age, perimenopause symptoms no one prepares you for and how hormones shift everything from your skin to your workouts. On the fitness side, we get real about maintaining consistency with two young kids and a business, at-home workout recommendations, why we’re not chasing a certain physique at 40 (except maybe the Kardashian arm!) and focusing on strength and longevity instead. We also share a writing exercise to optimize your life, how recovery principles shape the way we approach beauty and ambition, and what being of service actually means in this season. It’s layered, funny, self-aware and very much a conversation between two women figuring it out in real time.

In this solo episode, I’m walking you through my real 2026 wellness, fitness, and beauty plan: not a reinvention, not a 12-step routine, just the habits that actually compound over time. I talk honestly about motivation vs discipline, what truly keeps me consistent with workouts and work and why I don’t rely on motivation to feel ready anymore. I break down my current workout routine, favorite habit stacks, what I eat and snack on in a day and how I healed my relationship with food after years of disordered eating. We also get into the things I’m leaving behind in 2026, my only true non-negotiable and why I don’t find this lifestyle restrictive or boring (it’s actually what gives me freedom). On the beauty side, I share my 2026 skin plan, including microneedling vs lasers, entry-level laser treatments I actually think are worth it, my thoughts on getting Botox again and the three things I wish I had done for my skin in my 20s.