In the first episode of the new year, Julia is joined by Jewish Aliza to interrogate the concept of New Year's Resolutions. The girlies put on their therapist hats to explore the psychology behind a "fresh start," why most resolutions are doomed to fail, and how habits only stick once you stop trying to punish yourself into change. Digressions include Aliza's campaign to stop the lesbian yearning epidemic, debating whether being waterboarded is worse than proposing to a man, and the radical act of putting down The Bat.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

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A.D.H.D. Videos on TikTok Are Often Misleading, New Study Finds

New Year's Resolutions Are Notoriously Slippery, but Science Can Help You Keep Them

New Year's resolutions: Who makes them and why

Speaking of Psychology: How the science of habits can help us keep our New Year's resolutions, with Wendy Wood, PhD

The Fresh Start Effect: Temporal Landmarks Motivate Aspirational Behavior

The History of New Year's Resolutions

The Psychology Behind New Year's Resolutions That Work

The Temporally Extended Self: The Relation of Past and Future Selves to Current Identity, Motivation, and Goal Pursuit

Why we need rituals, not routines

'You Could Not Waterboard Me Into Proposing to a Man'

Happy New Year, binchies!! In case you're looking to shake up ya life in 2026, we're releasing this formerly Patreon-only episode onto the main feed!

Join Julia and Nick as they unveil The Ten Commandments of Shaking Up Ya Life and counsel past and future shakestresses on their journeys. Digressions include Nick's updates from the dildo factory, society's declining birth rates, and living full time in Colonial Williamsburg.

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In the final episode of the year, Julia and Nick deliver our annual pop culture recap, revisiting the most absurd moments of 2025, including Hawk Tuah insisting she did a Zoom in North Korea, JoJo Siwa's straight rebrand, and the birth of Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon. Digressions include: Nick's Looney Tunes–ass passport horrors, modern headphone dependency, and the importance of having mutuals with a baby.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

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