Girls Can Tell Podcast

Don't Date Someone Who's Still Friends With Their Ex

In the Season 3 opener, we're going to upset some listeners as we discuss how, when someone says they’re “still friends” with their ex, it often means the relationship never fully ended. We explore emotional proximity, unfinished attachment, and why staying close to an ex quietly sabotages new relationships, even if no one wants to admit it.

You Know It’s Wrong Long Before You Leave

Trent talks about what’s really going on behind those perfect couple posts, shares his experience staying way too long in an abusive relationship, and explains why sometimes being alone might actually be the win.

Dating Against Your Will

There’s a point where dating apps stop feeling hopeful and start feeling heavy.
In this episode, Trent talks about dating while tired. When you still want connection, but don’t have the energy to keep auditioning for one. From app burnout and inbox math to why effort no longer scales the way it used to, this episode is about protecting your energy without giving up on love entirely.
If you’ve ever seen a “someone liked you” notification and felt absolutely nothing, you’re not alone.

How To Win Bumble

Resetting your profile sounds like a hack. Sometimes it’s just replaying the same disappointment. Here’s what the algorithm is doing, when resets help, when they tank you, and the real strategy that gets you seen.

Don't Go To Prom With Your Son

This episode explains why the dating pool feels smaller than ever, what happens when you have to be better than someone's already good life, and how to handle an age gap in relationships. Plus, a related listener question about dating younger women.

Buried in the Pile: Why Dating Apps Make Everyone Disposable

Dating apps promised unlimited options. Instead, most of us got ghosting, burnout, and five half-assed chats at once. This week, we're getting deep into why good people can’t focus on one person, and how choice overload means you’re always one swipe away from being replaced. It's not something you're going to want to miss. 

Your Life Is Happening Without You

Ever wonder why we only recognize the best moments after they’ve slipped by?
This episode dives into the ache of missing wonderful chapters, even as you’re living them. From leaving behind messy apartments and old relationships to the science of nostalgia, regret, and derealization.
It’s all about why we struggle to notice the good stuff when it’s right in front of us, and how to start being present before it’s too late.

Beautiful People Live In A Different Reality

How do you see yourself, and how do others see you? One summer, everything changed for me on the outside. On the inside? Not so much.
This episode explores why we never really feel like we fit, even when the world says we do. If you’ve ever felt like you’re faking it, this one’s for you.

Living In Hotels Changes You

I’ve been living in a hotel with my dog, Holly. Not on vacation, but stuck between homes, routines, and tourists in the elevator. 
This week, I discuss holding it together when nothing feels familiar while pretending everything is fine on the air. I’m also realizing that "boring" might have been the best phase all along. 

Things I Probably Shouldn’t Have Said

A quick detour before the next full episode drops. These are the moments listeners keep messaging me about. The parts where I apparently said something honest enough that it stuck.
If you’re new, this is a good place to start. If you’ve been here since the beginning, thanks for staying.