Oct 1, 2026 · 46 min · 10 segments
Send us Fan Mail Your birthday is not just a date on the calendar, it is a check in with your life and your relationships. We get honest about why birthdays can bring big feelings, even when you…
Why do we feel like birthdays are so important?
Because that's your one moment to be celebrated.
Your one moment to be celebrated.
We as women tend to celebrate everybody else, be there for everybody else, the churn included.
And the birthdays, that's that one moment besides Mother's Day where it should really be all about you.
You know, no questions asked.
This is your day, all about you.
Yeah.
And birthdays is to me, I don't feel like it's about wanting all this attention.
It's really about wanting evidence that you matter.
And that you got it.
Yeah.
That you're the people that you invest in actually got it and recognize you.
And recognize you.
You give, give, give on so many other days of the year.
And I've always felt like my birthday shouldn't be treated like just a normal day.
Just another day.
It's my birthday.
Oh,
yeah.
And so you think about that and you get that warm text from somebody telling you happy birthday.
And it's like that text means something.
Like they just gave you a thousand dollars.
It means everything.
I
Why do we feel like birthdays are so important?
Because that's your one moment to be celebrated.
Your one moment to be celebrated.
We as women tend to celebrate everybody else, be there for everybody else, the churn included.
And the birthdays, that's that one moment besides Mother's Day where it should really be all about you.
You know, no questions asked.
This is your day, all about you.
Yeah.
And birthdays is to me, I don't feel like it's about wanting all this attention.
It's really about wanting evidence that you matter.
And that you got it.
Yeah.
That you're the people that you invest in actually got it and recognize you.
And recognize you.
You give, give, give on so many other days of the year.
And I've always felt like my birthday shouldn't be treated like just a normal day.
Just another day.
It's my birthday.
Oh,
yeah.
And so you think about that and you get that warm text from somebody telling you happy birthday.
And it's like that text means something.
Like they just gave you a thousand dollars.
It means everything.
I
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