Mm-hmm.

And so, um, which is insane because that denial can and will be deadly at some point.

I was really, really hoping, beyond all hope, because you know we talked a lot about this last year.

I did a lot of podcasts about Karen and why this is dangerous.

But she shows up, right, with her crystal and her, uh, sage and her tea.

She wears healing like a suit of armor.

Where it's just for looks on the outside, but what are, what's inside? What are you doing on the inside? And I promise you, as someone who has worked with addictions very closely for a lot of my career, Karen cannot heal until she is willing to admit, verbalize, and recognize that alcohol is a problem.

Uh-huh.

What do you make of the whole season in its entirety?

Oh.

Oh my God.

I could write a clinical dissertation on The Valley, and I feel like I have every week covered it because...

So when it started out, I wanted to give it an opportunity.

Um, but I think where we end for me is this is unsustainable.

It is absolutely unsustainable.

Never.

What do you make of the whole season in its entirety?

Oh, oh my God.

I could write a clinical dissertation on The Valley, and I feel like I have every week covered it because ...

So when it started out, I wanted to give it an opportunity, um, but I think where we end for me is this is unsustainable.

It is absolutely unsustainable.

So it is you're either Team Nia and Danny or you're Team Janet, Lala, and Brittany, and there's no in between.

Like, they are at a group, they are at an impasse.

Never.

Yeah.

Things are hard.

The world is in a tough place.

But for me, the self-pity pool, if you stay there too long, your brain starts to get pruny.

So I had to have a little pep talk with myself.

And, like, for me, it's a marathon in terms of, like, managing my physical and emotional health.

And so sometimes I'm gonna not do a great job, and sometimes I will do better.

I kinda see both sides.

Or literally don't.

And just listen to this because I definitely know that there is some people, especially if you've struggled with infant loss or child loss, this can be very triggering to folks.

Yes, yes, yes.

The synopsis.

Netflix Maternal Instinct is a harrowing true crime documentary detailing the 2020 murder of 21 year old Reagan Simmons Hancock in New Boston, Texas, which, by the way, New Boston, Texas, is a very small town.

I think it was like a population of fifteen hundred people.

So it's worth noting because You know, things like this typically don't happen in very small towns, but dangerous people live among us.

And as a matter of fact, it's quite obvious.

¿Qué pensaste de la premiere?

Sí, honestamente, me encanta Next Gen New York City.

El premiere me dio un respiro fresco porque, ya sabes, en los programas de la segunda temporada, nunca sabes qué van a traer.

Porque siento que la primera temporada, lo que expliqué en mi podcast, es que siento que lo que lo hizo funcionar es que estos niños están acostumbrados a ser niños de Bravo Labs y no tienen... mucho ego o hubris y solo se sienten a sí mismos y eso es lo que hace que los programas que vemos sean geniales y cuando tienes una esposa de casa que es ahora un icono de la cultura de la pop, pierdes lo que obtienes de esto como inerente, nadie importa quién soy, ya sabes, soy la hija de un bravo lab como lo que sea, así que creo que hay algo como mágico al respecto y Y realmente, realmente, realmente lo amo, excepto para Charly, a quien me molesto, quien nunca lo trajo de vuelta para la segunda temporada.

Porque para mí, totalmente lo arruinó.

Pero si no, soy una gran fan.

Él es fascinante.

Pero, ¿has hecho alguna investigación sobre su padre? No, no la he hecho.

I think Amira's got

some stuff.

I think she's got some stuff is what I'm learning.

I like Amira, but I think she's got some stuff.

But let me go back to the Georgia piece for a minute, because one thing I talked about on my podcast is that going inpatient for eating disorders is it's a rigorous process and you really have to meet criteria.

And so she was very ill. to meet criteria to go inpatient for treatment, number one.

I just want to give her the credit and the flowers that she deserves.

I get that and he doesn't want to be accused of rape and he thinks that this word means rape only but have you done any research on his dad.

Yes.

And they're, the, it, it...

And that is why I use the word predatory because I, I try to be very mindful of my language, but I, I do wanna be clear that I think that Amanda was vulnerable because what I wrote on my Instagram is like, Amanda's been in the passenger side of her life, like driving on the passenger side of her own life for, uh, forever.

And when you do that, you take away your own ability to feel like you have any sense of power or ownership of yourself.

And so then what happens is after a while, people tend to, they take on this victim complex of like, "Woe is me.

I'm on the passenger side of my life.

I can't possibly do anything about it." But that's how people get in their own way because she's giving away all of her power.

... yeah.

Yes.

And they're, the, it, it, and that is why I use the word predatory because I, I try to be very mindful of my language, but I, I do wanna be clear that I think that Amanda was vulnerable because what I wrote on my Instagram is like, Amanda's been in the passenger side of her life, like driving on the passenger side of her own life for, uh, forever.

And when you do that, you take away your own ability to feel like you have any sense of power or ownership of yourself.

And so then what happens is after a while people tend to, they take on this victim complex of like, "Woe is me, I'm on the passenger side of my life, I can't possibly do anything about it." But that's how people get in their own way because she's giving away all of her power.

But, uh, Ciara was right in that the read that Ciara gave Amanda was harsh, but it was absolutely correct, which is that this is the type of person that West preys upon.

She didn't use the word prey, but Amanda is a perfect victim for West because she's so busy trying to be the cool girl, because she's so insecure, she just like needs other people to do the work for her, which is why I believe like all this time on Summer House, she has been manipulating everyone to resolve her conflicts, and she, th- and then once the cast left, what she started doing was paltering, which is just like saying a few truths and then leaving out the lie.

Like when she threw Ciara under the bus about, "Oh, well she brought up separating and I thought we were in a good place," it's like, Amanda, really? So it's like when she doesn't have people to do her bidding for her, her manipulation shifts, but it stays present.

... yeah.

Yeah.

Denial party of one.

She is in the deepest, most...

Like, she's in such denial, I, I perceive her as being dissociated, which means being checked out of her mind, body, and soul.

When you look in Rula's eyes, to me, there's nothing behind it because she is so checked out t- trying to keep this man, who, why? Have you seen him? Have you heard him talk? Uh, Rula could do 100 million times better than this Joe Schmoe jerkoff, if I'm being honest, okay? Um, also, I've had it with men, so I'm giving men zero grace today, and everyone is on notice of that, okay? But Rula, I feel, is like, yeah, uh, the lady he cheated with, she's, like, so angry with her, but then where's that smoke for your husband? That tells me that she's, like, not allowing herself to feel the things.

Like, remember when producers were like, "Have you forgiven him?" And she just paused, and I was like, "The answer is no." The a- you know, she paused and she kinda looked around, and she was like, "I'm working on it." And I'm like, no, this woman is, has a lot of feelings that aren't being validated, that aren't being talked about.

Um, this man is definitely still having some issues, and she is deluding herself because she doesn't want her whole life to blow up, which I understand.

Yeah

sure.

Well, and no, it's such a good question.

And I love your comparison to the Kendrick Lamar thing because a lot of white people didn't get that either.

Right.

And I'm just saying like, as a white person, it's like, there were a lot of folks who that was in English, but they were like, I don't understand this.

But to your point- It's like if you're a fan of the person, you understand the symbolism.

Like, for example, Bad Bunny, the whole electric power thing where they kind of fell from, that was a nod.

It's about taking accountability for what I did.