Advocate for yourself! Clinical psychologist and couples therapist Dr. Molly Burrets discovered a brain tumor after years of doctors dismissing symptoms. This taught her about self-advocacy, meeting herself at rock bottom, and then asking for help. With 19 years of couples therapy experience, Dr. Molly reveals insights on resentment in relationships, the mental load women carry, dating wisdom, and why knowing your worth is the foundation for everything, from advocating in the medical system to building partnerships that actually work.

In this episode they explore:

• The exact words to say that make doctors legally required to investigate your concerns
• How "having it all" was really just "doing it all" with no peace or ease
• The hidden truth about resentment
• Why you should never marry someone you wouldn't go into business with
• What Dr. Molly uses to make the invisible labor visible
• The dating advice no one talks about

Dr. Molly Burrets:

• Connect with Dr. Molly
• Listen to her podcast Kissing Frogs
• IG: @drmollyburrets

Also mentioned:

• Eve Rodsky’s book Fair Play

If this episode spoke to you, you will love Curiosity Over Conflict: How to Heal Relationships with JJ Brake. You can also watch the episodes on YouTube.

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Reach out to the show—send an email or voice note to beautyinthebreakpod@gmail.com and be sure to follow on Instagram and TikTok.

Cesar Cardona:

• Receive his newsletter Insights That Matter
• Get guided meditation from Cesar on his website
• Listen to music from Cesar + The Clew on Apple Music and Spotify

Foster Wilson:

• Buy her poetry book Afternoon Abundance
• Learn about her postpartum services
• Receive her newsletter Foster’s Village

Created & Hosted by: Cesar Cardona and Foster Wilson

Executive Producer: Glenn Milley

Special Guest: Dr. Molly Burrets

This episode is brought to you by Arlene Thornton & Associates

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Are you feeling burned out and buried under everything you're carrying? Foster opens up about losing herself in her workload, sacrificing personal joy for potential collective success, and how that pattern affected both her relationship with Cesar and her own vibrancy. They discuss the gendered nature of caretaking and burden-carrying and how women especially take on too much. This conversation is for anyone who feels gray inside from carrying too much, has lost touch with what brings them joy, or needs permission to disappoint others for the sake of finding themselves again.

In this episode they explore:

• Why Foster disappeared from the vibrancy of her own relationship
• The waiter metaphor that perfectly explains burnout (and why you can't accept help)
• How sacrificing current joy for potential future success steals your life
• The gendered reality of who carries the burden
• Why "let me know if you need anything" doesn't actually help
• How to actually help someone who's carrying too much

Also mentioned:

• Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

If this episode spoke to you, you will love Why It’s Never Equal where we explore gender roles and invisible labor. You can also watch the episodes on YouTube.

If you enjoyed this episode, take a moment to follow Beauty in the Break on your favorite podcast app and leave a review—it really helps!

Reach out to the show—send an email or voice note to beautyinthebreakpod@gmail.com and be sure to follow on Instagram and TikTok.

Cesar Cardona:

• Receive his newsletter Insights That Matter
• Get guided meditation from Cesar on his website
• Listen to music from Cesar + The Clew on Apple Music and Spotify

Foster Wilson:

• Buy her poetry book Afternoon Abundance
• Learn about her postpartum services
• Receive her newsletter Foster’s Village

Created & Hosted by: Cesar Cardona and Foster Wilson

Executive Producer: Glenn Milley

This episode is brought to you by Jamaal Pittman. You can donate to his scholarship at WheelerScholarship.com, supporting college enrollment.

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Struggling with creative block or self-doubt as an artist? In this episode, Foster breaks open her creative process behind writing and publishing Afternoon Abundance in just 9 months, from blank page to published book. Cesar explores the double-edged sword of being a creative person and the battle between inspiration and self-doubt. They lay out the three pillars every artist needs: time for nothing (unstructured creative time), "this too is honey" (transforming experiences into art), and the create-reflect-recreate cycle. Taking inspiration from Andrea Gibson and Elizabeth Gilbert, they explore how to overcome creative fear, why discomfort is essential for artistic growth, and the audacity required to keep creating when no one's waiting for you to succeed. This conversation is for anyone struggling with perfectionism, imposter syndrome, waiting for permission, or battling their inner critic while trying to bring something new into the world.

In this episode they explore:

• The three pillars every creative person needs (including "time for nothing")
• What "this too is honey" means for transforming experiences into art
• The habit that made sitting down to a blank page less terrifying
• Why no fuck's left to give is actually the secret to unstoppable creativity

Also referenced:

• Episode 24: What Depression Really Feels Like
• Episode 9: Finding Laughter in Life & Death with Jennica Schwartzman
• Episode 3: Foster’s Loss (losing her son Wilde)
• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

You can also watch the episodes on YouTube.

If you enjoyed this episode, take a moment to follow Beauty in the Break on your favorite podcast app and leave a review—it really helps!

Reach out to the show—send an email or voice note to beautyinthebreakpod@gmail.com and be sure to follow on Instagram and TikTok.

Cesar Cardona:

• Receive his newsletter Insights That Matter
• Get guided meditation from Cesar on his website
• Listen to music from Cesar + The Clew on Apple Music and Spotify

Foster Wilson:

• Buy her poetry book Afternoon Abundance
• Learn about her postpartum services
• Receive her newsletter Foster’s Village

Created & Hosted by: Cesar Cardona and Foster Wilson

Executive Producer: Glenn Milley

This episode is brought to you by Arlene Thornton & Associates

Send us Fan Mail