When going through a tough time the most annoying thing in the world is everyone seems to have all the advice on what you “should” do, right? Well you’re not alone, but the reality is that sometimes these things recommended to us are actually things we should be doing - but before we can even fathom doing them, we have to drop our bad habits. Besties, welcome Amy Morin to Almost Adulting! Amy is a licensed clinical social worker, college psychology instructor and psychotherapist, and responsible...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to Tuesday's Vault Archives and to the 3rd week of September on the podcast!! On this episode, Nazanin comes on and shares things most people didn't know about her, from her insecurities, to how bad days, to how she overcame her eating disorder, and how being a child of divorce affected her outlook on love. They then dive into her definition of cheating, the ups and downs of her and singer/songwriter Miguel's relationship from a much needed breakup to how they make long distance work, de...
Sep 20, 2022•56 min
Though we all come from different backgrounds and realities, we are all dreamers. No matter the hardships faced or the obstacles thrown in our way, that doesn’t mean we should be cruel and harsh to ourselves. We can dream multiple dreams even when we can only realize them one at a time. Today we welcome Barrett Pall to Almost Adulting! Barrett is a humanitarian and professional life coach to CEOs of fortune 500 companies, celebrities, Middle Eastern Royalty, and everyday incredible humans - beca...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min
WELCOME TO TUESDAY'S VAULT ARCHIVES :D Today we cover navigating life as a strong woman, from getting that promotion to having the love that you deserve. Here's how you can have it all. This week Violet is joined by innovative business leader and author, Simone Melisas. Together they discuss how to dominate in both business and relationships. Simone shares her personal stories and how they’ve influenced her life not only professionally but also personally. She lets us in on her past relationship...
Sep 13, 2022•59 min
You might believe in it, you might not - but today you’re going to learn that manifestation is real. No, you’re not just gonna think about a million dollars and it’s gonna appear in your account, sorry. But you will learn the importance of daily practices and application of the art of manifestation, in order to receive the greatness you deserve in your life. Continuing the month of personal growth on Almost Adulting, today we welcome Robert Zink. Robert is a modern day businessman, successful li...
Sep 08, 2022•59 min
Do you have the tissues ready? 'cause it's about to get EMOTIONAL. Today I present to you my three-part Manifestation audio diary. Each section is very close to my heart so listening carefully. Do you feel like you've lost track of your dreams? That your life has become so mundane that it doesn't bring you the joy you once had? If the answer is yes, this episode is made especially for you. During this episode, I talk about how important it is to never lose track of your dreams, how to manifest t...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to TUESDAY'S VAULT ARCHIVES every other Tuesday!! Today we have a fan favourite join the show, fellow podcast host Mark Groves from Create The Love Podcast. He interviews Violet about her life as they discuss attachment styles, relationship, your inner child, self worth, dating, depression, and more!!! Sit back and enjoy because this is one interview you don't want to miss! New episode every Tuesday and Thursday!! Pls rate & subscribe so you never miss an episode again!! :) All episo...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Sometimes the hardest part about dealing with a breakup, isn’t always the breakup. It’s figuring out how to overcome the feeling of failure and low self esteem that can come shortly after. To wrap up breakup month on Almost Adulting, today we welcome licensed psychologist Guy Winch! Guy is a leading advocate for integrating the science of emotional health into our daily lives, workplaces, and education systems. He is also the author and co-host of the popular podcast, Dear Therapist . In this ep...
Aug 25, 2022•54 min
WELCOME TO VAULT ARCHIVES EVERY OTHER TUESDAY!! Violet is backkkkk babyyy with another short solo brand new Tuesday episode!! On this episode Violet, discusses friendship breakups, why we struggle with them, and how to cope with losing a friend. We start with a Q&A on feeling lost, letting go, and a weird habit of Violet's that no one knows about but It sure is smelly! She then dives into why friendship breakups are so painful, tips on moving on, and a recent experience of hers. New episode ...
Aug 23, 2022•30 min
The ones who know more about you than your own family, the ones you call in an emergency and know they’re gonna pick up, and the ones that you know no matter what, they have your back for life. In today's special edition episode, Violet takes the stage for the first ever live recording of Almost Adulting. Recording live from The Hollywood Improv, Violet gets real about how she developed true confidence, the power of manifesting, and friendship breakups. Since Violet was joined by all of her best...
Aug 18, 2022•54 min
Get in besties, we’re getting ghosted. Welcome to TUESDAY'S CONFESSION CORNER! The Confession Corner is a bi-monthly installment where you guys get to anonymously call VIOLET, and have a chance to be featured on the show! For today's Confession Corner we’re getting GHOSTED. Don’t be shy, it’s happened to the best of us. Today you will hear Violet react and dissect your craziest ghosting stories - but don’t worry she made sure to include her own too and we promise it'll make you feel better about...
Aug 16, 2022•27 min
It can be a hard pill to swallow, but you can’t also become the person you want to be if you’re stuck in the past. There’s no fairytale or storybook ending if you don’t fix what’s within, but that doesn’t mean you have to do it alone! Today we welcome sex and relationships therapist, Todd Baratz! Todd has devoted his entire life to wellness as he actively works against all formalities, traditions and diagnosis. Together Violet and Todd discuss the importance of intimacy negotiation in a relation...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to another TUESDAY EPISODE!!! A short and sweet episode vault episode to get your week started! We are in the 2'ND WEEK of Breakups/cheating month so figured today we are diving into manifesting and getting ghosted! The first 15 minutes we'll dive into manifesting tips and methods of getting back the life you want with or without your ex while the rest of the episode, we'll briefly dive into why you've been ghosted, how to get him to beg for you back, how to get over it and how to move o...
Aug 09, 2022•34 min
And sometimes…we just need to hear the cold hard truth. Kidding. But when you only focus on the negative things in life, you don’t realize that that’s all you’re allowing your life to be. We all deserve the most beautiful things in life, and sometimes tough love from your bestie is exactly what you needed to hear. Today we welcome TV host, podcaster, and Sports Illustrated model Kamie Crawford to Almost Adulting! Violet and Kamie, instant besties and Scorpio sisters, start off the conversation b...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Welcome to another TUESDAY EPISODE!!! A short and sweet episode to get your week started! Today, Violet answers some of your silly questions and then dives into some tips on winning a breakup like the bad b*tch that you are!! From how to leave them dumbfounded when they try to dump you, like an actual step by step playbook, to what to do post breakup. Follow this guide, and they will be running back to you in no time!!! but hopefully by then, you won't even want their stinky a$$ back anyway. ew....
Aug 02, 2022•28 min
Read it and weep besties. It’s the truth. Stop wasting your time over a boy who just wants you around to boost his ego, to do his bidding, and to make himself more attractive to other women. Boys are just now learning how to live without their mom doing their laundry for them, let alone know a thing about commitment yet. Boys will keep you waiting and play mind games with you, and the LAST thing we’re doing is putting up with it any longer. Today, we welcome Patti Stanger back to Almost Adulting...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Besties, you are in for a TREAT! PART TWO!!!! Welcome to the CONFESSION CORNER! The Confession Corner is a brand new installment where you guys get to anonymously call ME, and have a chance to be featured on the show! Today we are continuing with part 2 to last week's Confession Corner where we talked all about SUGAR DADDIES. Yep, the good, the bad, and the…wrinkly? Today you will hear me react and dissect your stories from ALL of your sugar daddy escapades. It is about to get WILD and I’m so ex...
Jul 26, 2022•27 min
Besties, you are in for a TREAT! Welcome to CONFESSION CORNER ! The Confession Corner will be a bi-monthly installment where you guys get to anonymously call ME, and have a chance to be featured on the show! This is an entirely new concept and something I have been working on for a little bit now that will be released on Tuesdays bi-weekly! For our very first Confession Corner we’re talking all about SUGAR DADDIES. Yep, the good, the bad, and the…wrinkly? Today you will hear me react and dissect...
Jul 19, 2022•30 min
They say you can’t turn a hoe into a housewife, but we’d like to think otherwise. At some point in our life, whether we are at the height of our career or living our best single lives, we all want to find that one person we can spend the rest of our life with, right? That one true love we all grew up hoping to find one day. I mean, at the very least, who doesn’t want to be with the best partner and have the best s*x at the drop of a dime? Besties, today we are joined by Hannah Berner! Hannah is ...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 23 min
WELCOME TO VAULT ARCHIVES EVERY OTHER TUESDAY!! Where I share previous episodes or never before aired episodes from the vault that never made it on the show. Good or bad, you decide! Your toxic relationsh*t may actually have a chance IF you listen to this episode Today I have Empathy therapist Figs on the podcast where we discuss, Types of empathy, the importance of having empathy for yourself, becoming the one you've been waiting for, our coping mechanisms, what your partner is really feeling b...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Hey, Besties! It’s the first Thursday of July and this month, we are celebrating relationships! My favorite topic because I am OBVIOUSLY so good at them! So get comfortable because we’re about to get uncomfortable! This entire month we’re discussing love, partnerships, the different types of partnerships, and unpacking all the good, bad, and the ugly that comes with them! But before we get into that, Violet gives a quick life update and tells us about her recent rendezvous to Greece, where she p...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Are things ever going TOO well so your brain forces you to mess it up? Trust me, you’re not alone! As part of our human nature, we yearn for genuine love and affection. We tend to gravitate toward relationships that will reinforce our need for affection and validate our feelings. We always search for someone who can be there with us when we feel lost and helpless, and someone who can embrace us even when we feel unworthy of love. Sounds simple enough right? But if all of that is true, why do all...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min
WELCOME TO VAULT ARCHIVES EVERY OTHER TUESDAY!! Where I share previous episodes or never before aired episodes from the vault that never made it on the show. Good or bad, you decide! On Today's episode, we close hookup month on the podcast and pride month with my favourite humans who are also part of the LGBTQ+ community, Amy Ordman and Jack Doge. We start the episode with coming out stories before diving right into zodiac signs, the rule of thumb for dating, how to not get affected with being g...
Jun 28, 2022•59 min
What’s your craziest hookup story? And don’t leave out the juicy (or gross) details! It’s probably one that involves a first date, dinner, alcohol, and some intimate moments that are either hilariously funny or morbidly disastrous. Whatever your story is, I don’t think it can even come close to the one you’re about to hear today. What about the time your boyfriend cheated on you, only for the girl he cheated with to end up pregnant? Today we’re talking about the things that should definitely be ...
Jun 23, 2022•56 min
HERE ARE 3 SIGNS The D Is Smol </3 AND 3 WAYS TO TELL THE D IS HUGE! / This is probably one of the most hilarious episodes yet, no cap. WELCOME TO CONFESSION CORNER BESTIES!!!! Your weekly short bonus episode every Tuesday where I will be featuring YOU GUYS, the listener's, wild stories or questions surrounding the current month's topic. (you can submit stories/questions weekly via a call in number on the podcast instagram that I will be sharing this week! don't miss it) Episode time stamps: ...
Jun 21, 2022•26 min
WELCOME TO VAULT ARCHIVES EVERY SUNDAY!! Where I share previous episodes from the vault that never made it on the show. Good or bad, you decide! On this episode (from 2019), Remi Cruz and Alisha Marie join me to discuss being single, feeling rejected, getting cheated on, and how to win a breakup even if you never actually dated. We end this episode on a hilarious note where I share fan's first date horror stories from a pop Ziplock bag to sh*tting yourself in front of your date. lol. It's gonna ...
Jun 19, 2022•41 min
Let's talk about sex baby! Sex PARTIES, that is… Sex parties, are they a common thing now? Or are they still considered ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ events that are exclusive to a VERY select community? We think we know what these parties are all about from the outside looking in, but you’re about to find out what really goes on behind the scenes. In today's episode Violet gets the inside scoop on Hollywood’s most elite members and what they do to fulfill some of their darkest fantasies. We’re still n...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 21 min
This just in... Violetta Elaia Benson isn't perfect! We all get tired. We all make mistakes. And we all mess up. It’s normal because it is in our nature to not get things right the first try. It’s okay to not be okay when you don’t feel okay. Hello, Besties! Today, I’m sharing an acupuncture session turned therapy session where I was told holding in my emotion is stressing my body out! And speaking of stress, the interview with Bella Thorne came out last week. Before the interview, I had one of ...
Jun 09, 2022•41 min
“Our society makes victims feel like villains.” Final Episode of May’s Mental Health Month People deal with childhood trauma differently just as the horrible experience is different for every person, for every victim. The only consolation that victims have is a support system that is always there for them, that is present with them when their overwhelming feelings arise and when painful memories are triggered. It is in our support group that we can learn to accept what happened, live through it,...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min
WELCOME TO WHAT I LEARNED THIS WEEK - 5 SIGNS YOUR BESTIE IS TOXIC AF A 5 minute bonus episode for my besties that don't do podcasts or have the time! EVERY TUESDAY!! This week I give you 5 MORE signs it's time to let go of your TOXIC friendship. A 5 minute pep talk that will OPEN YOUR EYES about your BESTIE. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, share with your friends, and follow our new Almost Adulting youtube channel!! And tune in THIS Thursday, for a very special one hour episode with B...
May 31, 2022•6 min
