Episode Description:

You asked for more on friendships and we realized something important after our last episode. We barely talked about conflict. And in this season of life, that’s where the real work is.

In this episode, we’re talking about why conflict in female friendships feels so charged, why discomfort isn’t the same thing as dysfunction, and what emotional maturity actually looks like when relationships get hard.

This episode is about moving past “mean girl” narratives, learning how to repair instead of retreat, and understanding when a friendship needs conversation, discernment, or release. Not every friendship needs to be perfect, but the ones that last usually know how to repair.

If you’ve ever wondered whether to say something or let it go, this conversation is for you.

In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Why conflict in female friendships feels scarier than other relationships
• The difference between discomfort and real conflict
• How to approach a hard conversation without accusations
• What accountability actually sounds like when you’re the one who messed up
• Groups vs. cliques and why not being included isn’t always personal
• When a friendship is worth repairing and when it may be time to release
• How friendships naturally shift in midlife seasons

💗 Pink Spotlight:
Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:

• T: Overhearing her husband tell their son during a team conflict, “What’s your point?” and realizing how that simple question can stop drama in its tracks and shift a moment from reaction to clarity.
• Christina: Aplos non-alcoholic mocktails, especially the Negroni-style option. An elevated, calming alternative for anyone drinking less or doing Dry January. Code CHRISTINA20 saves 20% at aplos.world.

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Episode Description:

In this episode of Pretty in Pink Again, we’re joined by Lori Baron—a life coach, corporate leader, wife, and mom of three grown sons—for a thoughtful, honest conversation rooted in lived experience.

Lori brings a rare and valuable perspective to the table. As a leader at Hartford HealthCare, she supports teams, mentors women, and models what modern female leadership can look like inside the corporate world. At the same time, she’s navigating a new season of motherhood with her three sons now in their 20s, offering the long-view insight so many of us crave when we’re in the thick of raising kids and building careers.

We talk about the foundations of her career, what led her into life coaching, and the realities of being a working mom across different seasons of life. Lori shares what early motherhood looked like for her, how her identity evolved over time, and what surprised her most as her role as a mom shifted from hands-on parenting to supporting adult children.

What makes this conversation so impactful is that it doesn’t feel like an expert speaking at you. It feels like sitting across from a woman who has lived through multiple chapters—career growth, marriage, motherhood, reinvention—and is willing to share what actually matters when you look back. It’s reflective, practical, and deeply reassuring for anyone wondering if they’re on the right path.

If you’re a working mom, a woman navigating midlife shifts, or someone who wants perspective from a few chapters ahead, this episode will stay with you.

💗 Pink Spotlight
Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:

• T: A chic, cropped heated vest that’s both functional and stylish. It’s black with a gold zipper and powered by a rechargeable battery pack that uses an Apple phone charger—practical, cozy, and easy to wear beyond errands.
• Christina: A $10 lip stain that’s perfect for on-the-go days and travel. It delivers rich color without turning blue before it sets, making it ideal for busy mornings and touch-ups. Her favorite shade is Juice Box.
• Lori: A winter getaway—near or far. While an international trip isn’t happening this year (and she shares a funny story as to why), Lori talked about the value of even a simple local escape. For those in Connecticut, she loves heading to Litchfield County for a cozy staycation and seasonal reset.

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Episode Summary:

We’re taking a break from new recordings this week and resharing one of our favorite and most downloaded guest episodes from the vault. Dr. Christine Lang was our very first guest, and this conversation laid a foundation we still reference.
It felt like the right one to bring back as part of PIPA Rewind, it’s practical, grounding, and still incredibly relevant for the New Year as we reset routines, communicate better at home, and step into the year with more calm and intention.

This episode is packed with perspective shifts and real-life scripts for approaching partnership, planning your days with ease, and managing emotional overwhelm without spiraling. The heart of the conversation is about replacing reactive communication with clarity, learning to pause before reacting, and building small, flexible systems that help you show up more present for your family and yourself.

What You’ll Find in This Episode:

• A new way to think about preparation that reduces daily stress
• How to ask for support and share needs without blame attached
• Why pausing in chaos is strength and strategy
• Gentle, realistic tools for emotional regulation at home
• Letting go of unrealistic expectations and reframing mom guilt
• Modeling calm so your kids learn it too

Listener Questions We Cover:

• How to shift the mental load dynamic with your partner without sounding like you’re nagging
• A quick way to ground yourself when you’re about to lose it
• How to ask for help without guilt creeping in
• Tips for supporting a teen’s emotional waves
• Emotional repair after conflict

Pink Spotlight
Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:

• Christine’s Spotlight: The power of movement and its profound impact on our lives.
• T’s Spotlight: The importance of listening.
• Christina’s Spotlight: This wagon for walks with the kids!

Things We Mentioned:

• Learn more about the power of pause: SelfLeadershipCollaborative.com
• Find Dr. Christine Lang: WestchesterBehavior.com
• Recommended podcast: Dr. Becky’s Good Inside episode on repair.

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Episode Description:

Christina and T recorded before the new year to look back at their founding year of Pretty in Pink Again. They talk about favorite moments, expectations versus the reality of starting a podcast, what building this show meant to them individually, and how professionally it shifted them in ways they didn’t fully see coming. They reflect on the importance of the PIPA community that grew alongside the show, and share the habits that genuinely supported their lives in 2025, plus the intentions they want to carry forward into 2026.

A Thank You for Our Founding Year:
To our listeners, guests, and the women who showed up for every conversation, thank you for making our first year feel so honest, supportive, and full of spark. You gave us the courage to start this show, the grace to figure it out as we went, and the community we didn’t even know we were craving. This will always be the year it began, and we’re grateful you were here for it.

Episodes We Mentioned as Favorites

• Episode 6: Preparation, Communication & Regulation with Dr. Christine Lang
  How moms can stay ahead, communicate clearly, and keep their cool.
• Episode 13: Infertility & Hormone Healing with Dr. Kate
  What every woman should know about hormones, fertility, and healing.
• Episode 16: Calendar Chaos to Life Control with Courtney Cecil
  A conversation on building systems, reducing life admin stress, and taking back control with Courtney’s life management framework.
• Episode 44: Midlife Reinvention for Women with Kelly Buscubiak
  Becoming the visionary of your own life, trusting the pivot, and reinventing with more courage than pressure.

As we step into 2026, we feel that familiar creative flutter of possibility again. We’re excited for deeper conversations, new guests, more laughter, and the kind of growth that feels supportive, not rushed. Thank you for helping us begin. We can’t wait to build on this foundation with you. 2026 already feels like it’s holding something really good, and we’re ready for it.

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Episode Description:

In this honest and deeply relatable episode, we sit down with Kelley Biskupiak — a coach, educator, speaker, and co-founder of Prepare to Launch U — to talk about the moment so many women hit in mid-life.

Kelley has spent over 15 years helping women navigate career pivots, re-entry, and reinvention after seasons of caregiving, burnout, or living by everyone else’s expectations. Her work centers on helping women reclaim clarity, confidence, and the role of visionary in their own lives — especially after years of doing “all the right things.”

Together, we explore why mid-life often becomes a turning point. You’ve built the life. You’ve checked the boxes. You have the marriage, the kids, the career, the responsibilities — and yet there’s a quiet question that surfaces: Is this it?

This conversation reframes mid-life not as a crisis, but as an invitation — to redefine ambition, reconnect with yourself, and make intentional choices that honor both your family and who you are becoming.

Episode Highlights:

• Why mid-life becomes a natural point of reckoning for women
• The pressure of “doing everything right” — and why it still feels incomplete
• How people-pleasing and perfection quietly disconnect women from themselves
• What it means to become the visionary of your own life again
• Work-life synergy versus work-life balance
• How to rethink career pivots and re-entry in your 30s, 40s, and beyond
• Why ambition and motherhood can coexist
• Practical tools to clarify values, priorities, and next steps
• How to ask for support without guilt
• What bravery actually looks like in mid-life
• Reclaiming your identity and modeling that for your children

💗 Pink Spotlight

“Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:”

Kelley: So grateful to have all her kids back home from school, under one roof again. There’s nothing like that feeling of full-house energy after months apart.

T: Her two sisters are her Pink Spotlight. They’re her real sounding board, her safe place for advice, and the people who always bring her back to center.

Christina: Daytime date-night hack with Raja. Instead of battling winter nights or coordinating late babysitters, they steal 90 minutes for happy hour while childcare already exists. It’s easier, feels more fun, and still gets everyone home in time for bedtime.

🌸 Connect with Kelley

You can find Kelley Biskupiak online as a coach, educator, and co-founder of Prepare to Launch U. She mentioned her signature courses, coaching programs for women navigating mid-life career reinvention, and opportunities to work with her 1:1.

Where to connect:

• BeYouBravely (course + coaching programs)
• Prepare to Launch U (career re-entry courses for mid-life women)
• Kelley’s 1:1 coaching (identity clarity, career pivots, and personal vision work)

To learn more about working with Kelley or joining one of her programs, visit the links above or connect with her directly through her coaching platforms.

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Episode Description:

In this episode of Pretty in Pink Again, we sit down with longtime creator and entrepreneur Jennifer Palpallatoc of Haute Off The Rack for a conversation that feels equal parts grounding, heartfelt, and life-giving.

Jenn has been in the influencer space for over a decade, and her journey reflects what it looks like to grow alongside real life. We talk about building a brand that evolves organically, welcoming family into your work, and how her mom’s joyful, viral presence has added a new layer of connection to her community.

Jenn also opens up about motherhood, postpartum, and the season that ultimately led her to create Haute Mama Collective, a community rooted in support for moms who don’t always have a built-in village. We discuss how those early experiences reshaped her priorities and deepened her understanding of what support truly means.

Toward the end of the conversation, Jennifer shares about grief, faith, and how she feels her dad’s presence guiding her through recent moments of joy and success. It’s a beautiful reminder that love doesn’t disappear and that joy can coexist with loss.

This episode is about longevity, perspective, and allowing yourself to feel joy, even when life feels heavy.

💗 Pink Spotlight

Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:

• Jenn: Allowing yourself to feel joy, even when times are hard or the timing feels “inappropriate.” Jennifer shares how choosing joy during difficult seasons isn’t dismissive of pain, but a way to survive it and model resilience for your children. A powerful reminder, especially during the holidays and end of year.
• Kristina: IV therapy to support immunity during cold and flu season. Kristina has been getting high-dose vitamin C, zinc, and glutathione IVs throughout the fall to help her body stay strong. She goes to LaBella Medical Spa in Farmington, Connecticut.
• Christina: A nighttime snack that feels indulgent but satisfying.
  • Instagram version: A pitted date stuffed with peanut butter, drizzled with dark chocolate, and topped with flaky sea salt.
  • Real-life version: A couple of dates, a spoonful of peanut butter, and dark chocolate chips.
    It tastes like a candy bar, is surprisingly filling, and might even make a great, easy holiday dessert.

🤍 Follow the Guest: Jennifer Palpallatoc

Jennifer Palpallatoc is the founder of Haute Off The Rack and Haute Mama Collective, where she shares style, motherhood, and community-centered content rooted in real life.

• Follow Jennifer: @hauteofftherack
• Haute Mama Collective: @hautemamacollective
• Shop Jennifer’s bag collection with Gigi New York
• Shop Haute Mama Collective sweatshirts and community pieces

Jennifer’s work is a beautiful example of building something that lasts, evolves, and truly supports women through every season.

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Episode Description:

This week, we’re breaking down something almost all women feel during the holiday season but rarely talk about: the quiet panic that hits the second you walk into a party. That moment when you suddenly notice your outfit, hair, body, voice — all of it. We open with the Invisible Guest Theory, a piece of wisdom that instantly shifts the pressure we put on ourselves in social settings.

We walk through the biology behind social anxiety, why moms feel it even more, and what actually creates that nagging “everyone is judging me” feeling. Spoiler: they’re not. They’re stuck in the same mental loop about themselves.

Then we get into the freedom of realizing you are not the main character in anyone else’s world during a holiday gathering. You’re passing through their universe, not auditioning for it. Once you understand that, the pressure lifts.

We also get into the practical prep that helps the night go smoother — like planning your outfit ahead of time so you’re not tearing apart your closet on the way out the door, and having a quick car chat with your partner or whoever you’re attending with to set expectations, create a loose game plan, and even decide on a polite exit strategy. These little rituals make everything feel calmer and more intentional.

And of course, we talk about the funny, painfully relatable flags we all experience around social anxiety — the ones that remind you you’re absolutely not the only one overthinking.

💗 Pink Spotlight

Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:

Christina: Her Bose open-ear buds, because they’re practical, comfortable, and make everyday life easier. You can also find some refurbished options for less!

Kristina: A Brazilian blowout from Sam at @paintloveblend. It cuts drying time, keeps frizz under control, and is the holiday hair hack she tells everyone to ask for. She’s also giving away two blowouts for our local listeners. Check our IG for details on how to enter!

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Episode Description:

Today we’re unpacking one of the most universal experiences for women: the tangled line between who we are and the roles we perform. Somewhere between motherhood, partnership, work, friendship, caretaking, and being the default emotional manager of every space we enter, many of us start to feel like our identity is buried underneath our responsibilities.

This conversation goes deep into why so many women wake up wondering,
“Do I even know myself outside of what everyone needs from me?”

We talk about the roles that shape us, the identities we lose sight of, and the small, practical ways to reconnect with the parts of ourselves that have gone quiet. Christina shares what it’s like navigating this as both a mom and a content creator, and Kristina opens up about how easy it is to be praised for the performance of roles instead of the person underneath them.

We also get into why women feel invisible, how external validation reinforces roles over identity, and how to slowly rebuild a relationship with yourself — one tiny moment at a time.

Each week, we highlight a moment, product, or practice that’s bringing us joy:

Christina:
Using Uber Courier over Thanksgiving to send her makeup and skincare to her parents’ house after forgetting it at home. Was it a little ridiculous? Yes. Was it also genius? Absolutely. And there are so many real-life scenarios where this saves you — forgotten backpacks, baby gear, meal ingredients, chargers, all of it.

Kristina:
This season of Dancing With the Stars. We talked about how the show is having a major resurgence, how fun it’s been to watch as a family, and how sad we are that the season is already over. Comfort TV at its finest.

• Episode with Marissa Meade, which inspired this conversation
• All Her Fault (Netflix series)
• The Beast in Me (the Claire Danes Netflix series)

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