In this Valentine’s Day episode, Tracy and Shannon reflect on how love has evolved over time and why it feels different now. From childhood Valentine’s boxes, Love’s Baby Soft perfume, and school carnations to Valentine’s brunch at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, they revisit the memories that once shaped their view of love. They share what Valentine’s Day looks like today: quiet dinners at home, handwritten notes, flowers given a week early, and a love that feels practical, appreciated, and safe.

Chef Shannon’s Recipe: Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Tracy and Shannon reflect on their 40s: a decade marked by freedom, reinvention, and finally feeling at home in themselves.

For Tracy, her 40s brought independence, slowing down, skydiving at 41, buying a cabin, learning to say no, and ending the decade feeling secure for the first time. Shannon shares how her 40s reshaped her through marriage, parenthood, becoming an athlete, solo international travel, and finding confidence in her body and voice.

Chef Shannon’s Recipe: Yellow Pepper Pesto

Tracy and Shannon reflect on a decade that shaped them in very different ways. Tracy opens up about identity, instability, and the life-altering discovery that shattered her sense of family, while finding grounding through her career. Shannon shares what it meant to “adult hard” as a pregnant 30-year-old, breadwinner, and eventual single mom navigating burnout, shame, and a stress-induced breakdown.

In the kitchen, Shannon makes potato nachos, a fun take on her two favorite foods, while Tracy attempts a cosmopolitan with what she has in the house.

Chef Shannon’s Recipe: Potato Nachos

Tracy and Shannon move into their 20s, reflecting on the years right after college as a season of survival, uncertainty, and hard-earned lessons. Tracy shares what it was like navigating loneliness, money, and identity while redefining success on her own terms. Shannon opens up about her toughest decade, from studying abroad to marriage, financial strain, and carrying it all quietly.

In the kitchen, they switch things up, with Tracy making an upscale hummus plate while Shannon mixes a bright Orange Moscow Mule.

Recipe: Hummus Plate