Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps. Today we're breaking down the grand finale! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.drinkAG1.com/SHANDY to get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 Free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase! - Go to https://www.FastGrowingTrees.com/SHANDY NOW to get FIFTEEN PERCENT OFF your entire order! - Head to https://www.skims.com and get free shipping on orders over $75! - Go to https://www.apostrophe.com/SHANDY and use our code SHANDY to ...
Aug 23, 2023•54 min•Ep. 242
Today's the day, Shandies! We've been wanting to tackle the ever-relevant topic of NARCISSISM since Dear Shandy's inception, however, we insisted on waiting until we could get the best of the best to join us. Our patience paid off as today we're joined by the acclaimed, unparalleled expert on narcissism, the one and only Dr. Ramani. Trust us, she does NOT disappoint! Today Dr. Ramani sets the record straight on the definition on narcissism, how social media has changed the narcissist landscape, ...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 430
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps. Today we're breaking down Men Tell All! Thanks to our sponsors! - Head to https://www.factormeals.com/SHANDY50 and use code SHANDY50 to get 50% off! - Go to https://www.lomi.com/SHANDY and use promo code SHANDY at checkout to save $50! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY at checkout to save up to 40%! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or domain! Our Word Wa...
Aug 15, 2023•52 min•Ep. 240
It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! Is it a red flag if your date leads with compliments about your physical appearance? If your mother's wedding gift is a check that seems to be missing a "0", is it worth bringing up? And if your brother has created a web of lies so big you're forced to play a part in the charade, when is enough enough? Come join us in our living room for the Shandy take! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.earthbreeze.com/SHANDY for 40% off...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 239
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps. Today we're breaking down episode 7, aka Fantasy Suite Week! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.nutrafol.com and use code SHANDY for $10 off your first month's subscription plus free shipping! - Go to https://www.babbel.com/DEARSHANDY to save 55% off your subscription! - Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/SHANDY and download the ZocDoc app for FREE! - Go to https://www.FastGrowingTrees.com/SHANDY NOW to get FIFTEEN PERCENT OFF your entir...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 238
It's Love Fest time! 🎉 Today we're joined by Bachelor Nation's favorite "dolphin", Alexis Waters (Bachelor S21) and her fiancé, Tyler Fernandez! We knew going into this Love Fest that the "fun meter" would not be a concern, but we did not expect our cheeks to hurt as much as they did from laughing so hard! Today Alexis and Tyler join Shandy to share how they were introduced by former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, how they went from party acquaintances to lovebirds, what it feels like to receive ...
Aug 03, 2023•54 min•Ep. 397
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps. Today we're breaking down episode 6! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.apostrophe.com/SHANDY and use our code SHANDY to get your first visit for only five dollars! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or domain! - Go to https://www.hellofresh.com/SHANDY50 and use code SHANDY50 for 50% off plus free shipping! Our Word Watch sponsors! - https://www.cozy.com/SHANDY and use code...
Aug 01, 2023•40 min•Ep. 236
It's Caller Day! Today we're joined by lovely caller Cierrah. Cierrah lives in the basement suite of her parents' house but they haven't been displaying the most role model-esque behavior of late. Is she within her right to pick a side and get involved, or is her parents' dynamic their business and no one else's? Should what happens between our parents STAY between our parents?Listen on for the Shandy take! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome To Caller Cierrah! 31:27 - Shandy Debrief If you have a relat...
Jul 27, 2023•39 min•Ep. 235
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps. Today we're breaking down episode 5! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.fabfitfun.com/DEARSHANDY and get 20% off your new membership! - Go to https://www.hellofresh.com/SHANDY50 and use code SHANDY50 for 50% off plus free shipping! - Go to https://www.skims.com and get free shipping on orders over $75! - Go to https://www.athenaclub.com and use code DEARSHANDY for 25% off your first order! Our Word Watch sponsor! - Go to https://ww...
Jul 25, 2023•57 min•Ep. 234
Have you ever found yourself wondering "where are they now?" when listening to our caller episodes and Q&As? Well... drumroll, please... UPDATES ARE BACK, BABY! This is our second ever installment of what we hope to make a biannual tradition. We called out for updates from our question-asking Shandies and many were kind enough to provide their subsequent chapters, good or bad! Come join us in the living room where we're on the edge of our seats! Thanks to our sponsors! - Head to https://www....
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 410
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps! Today we're breaking down episode 4! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.nutrafol.com and use code SHANDY for $10 off your first month's subscription! - Head to https://www.factormeals.com/SHANDY50 and use code SHANDY50 to get 50% off your first box! - Go to https://www.lomi.com/SHANDY and use promo code SHANDY at checkout to save $50! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or d...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 401
It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! If your boyfriend still has "favorited" photos of his ex on his phone, is that cause for concern? Are you shallow if you'd like your partner to make a cosmetic change? If your mother-in-law's perfume stays in the house long after she's gone, is it worth saying something? And whatever happened to taking things slow? Come join us in our living room for the Shandy take! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY ...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 402
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps! Today we're breaking down episode 3! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.TakeCareOf.com and use code SHANDY50 for 50% off your first Care/Of order! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY at checkout to save 40%! - Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/SHANDY and download the ZocDoc app for FREE! - Go to https://www.earthbreeze.com/SHANDY for 40% off! Our Word Watch sponsor! - Go to https://www.drinkLMNT.com Time Stamps:...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 409
It's Caller Day! Today we're joined by lovely caller Riley who is calling about her 6 year relationship. Riley made some poor financial decisions in the past which has caused her boyfriend to pull back and distrust her. Can he get over this, what does this mean for their partnership, and how long is too long to be punished for past mistakes? Listen on for the Shandy take! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or doma...
Jul 06, 2023•55 min•Ep. 403
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps! Today we're breaking down episode 2! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.hellotushy.com /SHANDY and use promo code SHANDY for 10% off your first order! - Head to https://www.manukora.com/SHANDY or use code SHANDY to get a free pack of honey sticks with your order - a $15 value! - Head to https://www.skims.com and get free shipping on orders over $75! - Go to https://www.babbel.com/DEARSHANDY to save up to 55% off your subscription! ...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 416
It's Love Fest time! 🎉 Today is our second ever in-person Love Fest and an absolutely epic one! You watched them meet and get engaged on Paradise S7, and now 2 years later, Bachelor Power Couple® Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt join us in the living room to dissect the ins and outs of their relationship. Today Joe and Serena share their honest first impressions of each other—in Serena's eyes, was Joe in fact the "George Clooney" of Bachelor Nation we described him to be? They get specific with adje...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 422
Shandy is back with The Bachelorette, Season 20 recaps! Today we're breaking down episode 1, aka the big Premiere! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.FastGrowingTrees.com/SHANDY NOW to get FIFTEEN PERCENT OFF your entire order! - Head to https://www.moshlife.com/SHANDY to save 20% off plus FREE shipping on your first 6-count Trial Pack! - Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at https://www.warbyparker.com/shandy! - Go to https://www.earthbreeze.com/SHANDY for 40% off! Our Word Watch ...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 420
Today's Hot Topic conversation is great for just about anybody, but *especially* those who have considered therapy but haven't pulled the trigger for whatever reason (accessibility, cost, finding the right match...)! Our guest, Owen O'Kane, is an acclaimed London-based psychotherapist and the best selling author of Ten Times Happier, Ten to Zen, and most recently, How To Be Your Own Therapist. But that's not all! Before pursuing psychotherapy, Owen spent a decade working with the dying as a Clin...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 400
It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! If your long distance relationship is at a standstill because he doesn't have a passport, how long is too long to wait? If you and a friend are each passionate about vastly different beliefs, has the friendship run its course? What to do when "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" isn't an option? And finally, Shandy gives a backup plan for a particularly amusing fetish. Come join us in our living room for the Shandy take! Thanks to our spons...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 421
It's Love Fest time! 🎉 Today we're joined by Bennett Jordan (Bachelorette S16) and his lovely fiancée, renowned yoga instructor Emily Chen. This Love Fest came about rather unexpectedly; Bennett and Emily were kind enough to jump in last minute when our previously planned couple cancelled. We're so happy we spontaneously got to meet and hang out with these two! Today Bennett and Emily join Shandy to share how persistence paid off, how they're the yin to the other's yang, and of course, how they...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 411
It's Caller Day and today we're joined by not one but TWO lovely callers! First we're joined by Megan, who has been wrestling with her dating requirements and being labeled a "gold digger" by friends. Are professional and fiscal success too superficial to put in the "needs" column? Next we're joined by Sarah, who's been scratching her head over pre-first-date etiquette. Is it a bad chess move to send a check-in text before the first date, and if so, where's the line between being pursued and sim...
Jun 01, 2023•59 min•Ep. 413
It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! If you know you have no future with a person, is it still worth a potentially great hookup? Is it wrong to feel envious when your friends are all getting engaged? And is secretly chatting with an ex on the regular emotional cheating? Come join us in our living room for the Shandy take! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.nutrafol.com and use code SHANDY for $10 off your first month's subscription! - Go to https://www.babbel...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 412
It's Caller Day and today we're joined by two lovely callers! We're joined by our first ever caller COUPLE (!), Barbie and Ken. They plan to secretly elope even though Ken's mother has explicitly asked them not to. Should they alter their plans to avoid future friction, or do what feels true to them and let the chips fall where they may? Caller Elana a very relatable Am-I-The-Asshole question involving her best friend. Where's the middle ground when you both think you're in the right? Listen on ...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 431
This Hot Topic episode has been one of THE! MOST! hotly requested conversations to date! Ask and you shall receive, Shandies, because today we are joined by professor and therapist Dr. Kirk Honda, aka @PsychologyInSeattle, famed for his reaction videos and analyses of reality TV relationship dynamics. Today Dr. Honda has answers to our personal musings about the psychological aspects of falling in love on TV. We also cover the manipulation, the aftermath, the audience, and last but not least, th...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 417
It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! Is there an age where never having been married or engaged is a red flag? If your car is towed while your first date is making a move on you, who pays? And if you don't particularly like your coworker but she's a hugger, to hug or not to hug? Come join us in our living room for the Shandy take! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.FastGrowingTrees.com/SHANDY to get 15% off your entire order! - Go to https://www.prose.com/SHA...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 421
Shandy is back with another Love Is Blind, Season 4 recap! Today we're breaking down the Finale and Reunion! Thanks to our sponsors! - Head to https://www.manukora.com/SHANDY or use code SHANDY to get a free pack of honey sticks with your order - a $15 value! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY at checkout to save 35%! - Head to https://www.skims.com and get free shipping on orders over $75! - Go to https://www.apostrophe.com/SHANDY and use our code SHANDY to get your fi...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 419
Today's Hot Topic tackles a recurring theme among our Shandies' questions: MONEY, BABY!! 💵💵💵 We're joined by superstar Ramit Sethi, who not only wrote 2009's megahit and NYT bestseller "I Will Teach You To Be Rich", but whose very own Netflix show, "How To Get Rich" just premiered on April 18th! Today Ramit begins by helping us define what our own individual "Rich Life" looks like. But he goes even further with the clearest, most concise, direct answers to your most burning relationship-meets...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 407
Shandy is back with another Love Is Blind, Season 4 recap! Today we're breaking down episodes 9-11, aka Seattle Part 2. Thanks to our sponsors! - Head to https://bumpinblends.com and use the promo code SHANDY to get 25% off your first order! - Go to https://www.nutrafol.com and use code SHANDY for $10 off your first month's subscription! - Go to https://www.babbel.com/DEARSHANDY to save up to 55% off your subscription! - Go to https://www.lomi.com/SHANDY and use promo code SHANDY at checkout to ...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 418
It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! If you have a history of staying in relationships longer than you should, what are Shandy's tips on knowing it's time to break up? (Don't miss Andy's tips on the post-breakup withdrawal!) Is it a red flag if your boyfriend of 6 months didn't get you a birthday gift? And when it comes to adult friendships, where's the line between blind loyalty and pursuing the relationships that might fulfill us? Come join us in our living room for...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 398
Shandy is back with another Love Is Blind, Season 4 recap! Today we're breaking down episodes 6-8, aka Seattle Part 1. Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.TakeCareOf.com and use code SHANDY50 for 50% off your first Care/Of order! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or domain! - Go to https://www.earthbreeze.com/SHANDY for 40% off! - Go to https://www.apostrophe.com/SHANDY and use our code SHANDY to get your first visit for only fi...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 415
