Happy Hour with Tina: Diana’s Make-Out Era, Dating App Disasters & FaceTime Bar Nights

Judy Reyes on Finding Your Voice, Sitting in Your Power and Ignoring the Clock

Actress Judy Reyes (Scrubs, High Potential, Claws) joins the show to talk about her midlife moment of choosing motherhood in her 40’s, bringing Nurse Carla's menopause storyline to the Scrubs revival and the power of finally trusting your own voice. Judy also opens up about forgiveness, facing the intimidation of big dreams, and ultimately, fulfilling them. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Lynn Ferguson on Radical Acceptance, Teachable Moments and 50 Words a Day

Host Diana Maria Riva sits down with Scottish actress, playwright and writer Lynn Ferguson for a conversation that swings from radical acceptance to the surprisingly powerful practice of writing just 50 words a day.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Happy Hour with Tina: Lisa Lisa, Caring for an Ailing Parent & Folding Laundry

In this Happy Hour episode of How Hard Can it Be?, host Diana Maria Riva and her bestie Tina look back at the recent conversation with music icon Lisa Lisa. They reflect on Lisa's story of caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s, drawing parallels to Tina’s own experience caring for her mom. They also discuss motherhood, redefining retirement, and the surprising self-care ritual Tina shares with Lisa Lisa: folding laundry.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Lisa Lisa on Hot Flashes, Caring for Her Mom Through Alzheimer's & Big Dreams at 60

Host Diana Maria Riva sits down with 80’s icon Lisa Lisa for a moving conversation spanning her secret battle with breast cancer, growing up the youngest of 10 in Hell’s Kitchen, and caring for her mother through Alzheimer’s disease. Lisa openly shares with Diana her big Broadway dream, the zen art of folding clothes, and compares “mom notes’ on the challenge of detaching from their children. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Kim Fields on Defying the Narrative, Purpose and Preventative Maintenance

The iconic Kim Fields joins host Diana Maria Riva for a raw and joyful conversation about what it really means to be a Gen X woman still in motion. Kim shares how she's avoided becoming a statistic, and the moment she realized she was "Burr in a world full of Hamiltons." They talk body image, the trap of comparison, giving yourself permission to look back, and why she's tired of the BS — but never tired of the work. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.