Sad Girls Who Read
Sad Girls Who Read
Sad Girls Who Read
Are you a sad girl who loves to read? Do you eat prozac for breakfast? Are you looking for a serotonin boost? Look no further! Actress Erin Kommor and therapist Alegra Kastens cover one book each episode, and in true sad girl fashion, become unhinged as they talk books, dating, daddy issues, and their general mental unwellness. Stay tuned for iconic sad girl special guests who join as well!
Tembi Locke's "From Scratch"
This week, the Sad Girls are reading Tembi Locke’s memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home, “From Scratch.” As Erin and Alegra dig into this rare love story, they discuss love at first sight, dating in New York City, and the reasons why Alegra wants to quit dating apps and start seeing a psychic. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 31, 2024
40 min
A Sad Girl Sermon: Working With a Nutritionist
In this bonus episode, Alegra shares what it's been like working with a nutritionist, and she and Erin discuss what it's like healing from an eating disorder. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 29, 2024
34 min
Stephanie Foo's "What My Bones Know" (Pt II)
The Sad Girls have returned to cover parts 3-5 of Stephanie Foo's memoir, "What My Bones Know." In this episode, Erin and Alegra dive into intergenerational trauma, what it's like setting up a problematic partner (or parent) for success in their next relationship, and various ways of healing, including restorative yoga and acupuncture. We love meds! Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 25, 2024
36 min
Stephanie Foo's "What My Bones Know" (Part I)
In their first episode since their appearance on The Tamron Hall Show, the Sad Girls break down how that day went, as well as the rest of their week, including Alegra's experience with her nutritionist and Erin's big news. Then, they jump into the first half of Stephanie Foo's memoir about CPTSD and healing, "What My Bones Know," where they share their thoughts on talk therapy, this country's mental healthcare system, and sweater vests. Also, they touch on the idea of healing being a full-time job, and what it looks like choosing your mental health over a steady paycheck. They also discuss "Quiet On Set," the four-part Nickelodeon documentary that's got everyone talking and updates to Dom Gabriel's social media (naturally.) Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 22, 2024
43 min
Tamron Hall Talks "Watch Where They Hide"
Tamron Hall's second Jordan Manning novel is out TODAY, Sad Girls, and to celebrate, she is joining Alegra and Erin to break it all down. They discuss self care, her inspiration, and how writing a book can be free therapy. Also, they touch on how there is no "perfect time" to do something, so just do it, Sad Girls! Finally... GIVE TAMRON HER KATE WINSLET EMAIL. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 12, 2024
54 min
David Nicholls's "One Day"
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Sad Girls are reading a novel… written by a man?! (It was an accident! Sorry, Sad Girls!) In this episode, they’re breaking down the novel by David Nicholls that inspired the Anne Hathaway/Jim Sturgess movie and the new Netflix show starring Leo Woodall. The book has them talking about the singular moments and people who have changed their lives, as well as what it’s like falling in love with your best friend. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 8, 2024
37 min
A Sad Girl Sermon: Eating Disorders
After last week’s episode about Alegra and Erin’s journeys with therapy, the Sad Girls decided to open up even more - this time, about their experiences with eating disorders. While getting vulnerable about their histories, they touch on the discrepancies between body positive social media accounts and people in larger bodies and also the effects of eating disorders on mental health. The end the episode by answering listener-submitted questions. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Mar 1, 2024
51 min
Therapy Thoughts
The Sad Girls are taking a break from reading this week to talk about therapy. While it’s impossible to “go backwards” and unlearn what you’ve learned in your sessions, sometimes it feels like that, so Alegra and Erin update each other on where they are today in their therapy journeys. They also discuss living a sober-curious life and dive into the details of disassociating, CPTSD, and trauma. Also, Alegra shares a recent experience on TikTok, and how it has showed her growth. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Feb 26, 2024
38 min
Tamron Hall's "As the Wicked Watch"
This week, Erin and Alegra dive into “As the Wicked Watch” by Emmy Award-winning journalist Tamron Hall (The Tamron Hall Show, Today’s Take, Deadline: Crime). As the first book in Hall’s thrilling Jordan Manning mystery series, this powerful novel tackles a topic not discussed nearly enough. The Sad Girls discuss the captivating way Hall is able to infuse her life into her writing, separating yourself from traumatic work, and missing white woman syndrome. Also, after a trying week, the duo share how they handle anger and why it’s okay to embrace that emotion. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Feb 23, 2024
26 min
How Alegra's Book Deal Came To Fruition
Sad Girls, you’ve been asking and it’s time for answers. In this special episode, Erin interviews Alegra about her book deal and how it came to be. She talks about her initial fears and how she overcame them, the similarities between dating and creating art, and what her next steps are. Also, the Sad Girls compare Valentine’s Days.  Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlswhoread⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sadgirlsgoodbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music by Taylor Peckham Episodes edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donny Hadfield⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY US A COFFEE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is made possible by NOCD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.treatmyocd.com⁠
Feb 16, 2024
39 min
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