Our sweetest bbs, this one came out of us like a wave we didn't see coming 🥹 We mentioned in our 3rd Hugs Hotline (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mqDW2aTcHj99nzeDP0wKy?si=sGY_l5YHT6CuCtXlQlko_w) how much we looove growing older… but it recently dawned on us that - oh! there’s actually plenty for us to grieve from our past selves 👀

As Viv is entering her third trimester and feeling the weight of what it means to say goodbye to a version of yourself you didn't know you'd miss, this topic is extra front of mind. We're getting into the fear of aging, the grief that hides inside exciting life transitions, pregnancy body changes, mom guilt before baby even arrives, and why two feelings can be true at the same time. Ro shares what it's actually like on the other side and the moment her mom said something that changed the way she sees herself as a parent ✨

If you're in a season of becoming something new and you feel equal parts excited and terrified—hi, same, welcome. You're not losing yourself. You're integrating and expanding 💛 What life transition are you in right now?

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Our sweetest bbs, the day hath cometh. We’ve been wanting to talk about social media for many years now, and instead of just talking about it, we decided to do something about it. For the plot. And to no ones surprise, our screen time went downnnnn unda 🪸🐬🐚✨

We get into phantom scrolling (the first hour was brutal), the boredom that turns into creativity, and the friends we actually called instead of just parasocially watching their Stories.

This one is eye-opening, a little alarming (the stats 🤯), and hopefully the nudge you need to try a social media detox for yourself—even if it’s just for a day 💛

What 7-day challenge should we try next??

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This week's episode is extra special 🥹 We're answering your Hugs Hotline voicemails from our bed, on our very first Voice Hugs retreat!! The two of us haven't gone on a trip together since we were in our early 20s, so this was already special before we pressed record, and then we pressed record and heard your voices 😭

You called in with really beautiful and honest questions, from navigating a quarter life crisis and figuring out if your passion should be your paycheck, to the strange grief that comes with simply growing up.

We're talking content creation, aging, and why none of it is as linear as we wish it were. Keep calling in, we love hearing your voices more than you know 💛

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Okay so we've been keeping a secret 👀 One of us is pregnant… and we're finally sharing everything!!! From the moment she found out, to the feelings nobody warned her about, to the dog who somehow knew before she did 🐶

We talk about wanting to be a mom since literally six years old, getting pregnant ten days after the wedding (!?!!), and then the unexpected part: sitting on the bathroom floor in shock instead of jumping for joy.

Beyond grateful to be able to share another incredible milestone with you all 🥹 Let’s all strive to be gardeners in our loved ones lives!! 🌱

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Have you ever given a friend advice, watched them nod along, and then do the exact opposite? Or caught yourself nagging your partner about the same thing for the hundredth time knowing full well it's not going to work? Yeah, us too 😅

This episode we're breaking down The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins — a deceptively simple framework that's honestly changed how we think about every relationship in our lives. Viv & Ro share how they used to get so worked up trying to protect their friends from unworthy boys (spoiler: they went back every time). As well as wanting their partners to have a morning routine so badly… until they realized the person who actually needed to change was themselves.

Where in your life do you need to "let them" right now? And what's the "let me" that follows? Tell us everything 💛

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Hi besties, when was the last time you made a new friend in the wild? We’ll go first: It’s been a long while for both of us.

This episode we're getting honest about community: what it actually means, why it's so much harder to build as an adult, and why some of us would rather homebody than put ourselves out there.

Viv spent months at a ceramics studio without saying hi to a single person 👀 Ro shares how motherhood made her retreat inward before she could let anyone back in. We talk about the "great separations" that happen every time life shifts—and a lesson from The Little Prince that reframed everything: you become responsible forever for what you've tamed 🦊

If you've been craving deeper connection but don't know where to start, this one's for you 🫂

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Ever come back from a trip completely convinced you need to uproot your entire life? Yeah, that was Viv after three days in New York 😅

This episode we're talking about romanticizing—the places we dream about living, the highlight reels we replay after a breakup, and why our brains do this in the first place. Viv walks us through her full New York whirlwind (Harry Styles, Times Square, rats and all). Ro drops the line that broke both our brains: what if we're romanticizing other people's romanticizing??

We get into when dreaming big is beautiful and when it becomes an escape from reality, and how to bring a little of that fairy dust back into the life you're actually living 🧚‍♀️✨

What do you romanticize most right now? Tell us everything 🤭

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Why does a "good” day always seem to mean a "productive” day? And why does resting, actually resting, come with this wave of guilt that makes you feel like you're falling behind?

In this episode, we're unpacking our complicated relationship with productivity and rest. Ro takes us through her full arc—from waking up at 4:30am during her peak hustle era, to making burnout content until her audience started asking if she was okay, to not fully stopping until her baby was born. Viv shares how she traces her need for efficiency all the way back to folding six t-shirts per minute at Uniqlo (yes, there was a standard).

We talk about where rest = unproductive got wired into our brains, why scrolling on your phone in bed isn't actually resting, the cultural pendulum from girlboss to quiet quitting, and why people on both extremes still feel empty.

Because you're a human being, not a human doing. What's your current battery level? 🔋💛

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Ever seen a quote that made you pause mid-scroll and immediately text to your best friend? That's exactly what happened when Ro stumbled this one 👀

We spent this episode unpacking what that flip means for us—from Viv's confession that she has a really hard time trusting people, to Ro projecting her stress onto James (his words not ours 🙃), to why saying sorry feels like the hardest thing in the world when your ego is running the show.

How do we move from fear to trust? From hurry to presence? How do we stop spiraling in stress long enough to remember what we're grateful for? And why does it feel so reassuring to realize that the answers have been within us this whole time—we just needed to flip the script 😼

Which pair hits you the hardest right now? Tell us in the comments 💛

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Hi, you’ve reached Hugs Hotline ☎️✨  Today we have the pleasure of listening to our very first VOICEMAILS from our listeners 🥹 You left the sweetest messages with questions and we’re answering them all - from navigating the anxiety of feeling like the least liked person in your friend group, to compromising with your partner during wedding planning, to healing after a breakup as a generally anxious person.

If you've ever felt like the "least favorite friend," struggled to put yourself first after heartbreak, or just needed a reminder that you're not alone—this episode is for you 💛

Thank you for sharing such vulnerable and special moments for your life with us 🥺 We grateful to be able to walk along side you and love love love hearing from you!!

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Ever been left on read and convinced yourself it's because they secretly hate you? 😅 Yeah, us too. In this episode, we're diving into The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and pairing it with the psychology concept of "rupture and repair."

How do we stop taking things so personally? How do we catch ourselves before we spiral into Assumption Land? And how do we actually repair when things get messy in our friendships and relationships?

We share real stories from our own lives — from the friend who ghosted texts for months (turns out it had nothing to do with Viv), to navigating family gossip, to learning the hard way that the goal isn't rupture-free relationships but repair-rich ones.

Which agreement do you struggle with the most? 🌱

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