What is The Year of The Fire Horse? With Jessica Oros

What is The Year of The Fire Horse? With Jessica Oros

This week, Elina Street and Zara Barrie are joined by BaZi and Feng Shui expert Jessica Oros [https://www.getfengshuiforthesoul.com/]— former film industry insider turned Chinese metaphysics specialist and founder of Feng Shui for the Soul—for a ~deep dive~ into BaZi, the ancient art of the Four Pillars of Destiny. Jessica breaks down what everyone’s been buzzing about: the Year of the Fire Horse. Spoiler: it’s a year to move fast, trust your gut, and be radically authentic (the fire puts a spotlight on everything, so hiding isn’t an option, darling). We get into: What the Fire Horse year actually means (beyond the memes) *The five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) and what they reveal about your personality, relationships, and career *A month-by-month energy forecast for the rest of 2026 from the gentle goat of July to the spectacular fire monkey of August and the big rat-horse clash coming in December *Why your birth chart is like an onion—and what your partner’s chart can tell you about who they are behind closed doors The ideal episode for us queers to quench our thirsts when it comes to readings, charts, and astrology. Book a session with Jessica at Feng Shui for the Soul and remember to feel it all. https://www.getfengshuiforthesoul.com/ [http://What is The Year of The Fire Horse? With Jessica Oros. This week, Elina Street and Zara Barrie are joined by BaZi and Feng Shui expert Jessica Oros — former film industry insider turned Chinese metaphysics specialist and founder of Feng Shui for the Soul, for a soul-searching deep dive into BaZi, the ancient art of the Four Pillars of Destiny. Jessica breaks down what everyone's been buzzing about: the Year of the Fire Horse. Spoiler: it's a year to move fast, trust your gut, and be radically authentic (the fire puts a spotlight on everything, so hiding isn't an option, darling). We get into: 🐴 What the Fire Horse year actually means (beyond the memes) 🔥 The five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) and what they reveal about your personality, relationships, and career 🗓️ A month-by-month energy forecast for the rest of 2026 from the gentle goat of July to the spectacular fire monkey of August and the big rat-horse clash coming in December 🧅 Why your birth chart is like an onion—and what your partner's chart can tell you about who they are behind closed doors The ideal episode for us queers to quench our thirsts when it comes to readings, charts and astrology. Book a session with Jessica at Feng Shui for the Soul and remember to feel it all. https://www.getfengshuiforthesoul.com/] Get full access to MASCARA LESBIAN at zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe [https://zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

What Is Intimacy? With Erica Rose

In this week’s episode, hosts Elina Street [https://substack.com/profile/14190821-elina-street] and Zara Barrie [https://substack.com/profile/162921106-zara-barrie] are joined by Elina’s best friend, the one and only award-winning writer-director Erica Rose. Erica and Elina also co-created the Emmy and GLAAD Media Award-winning docuseries The Lesbian Bar Project [https://substack.com/profile/423884913-the-lesbian-bar-project]. What was supposed to be a breakdown of breakup scenes in lesbian film turns into something way better: a deeply honest, hilarious, and moving conversation about the romance of queer friendship, the difference between passion and true intimacy, rejection sensitivity, love addiction, and why depth and vulnerability are the ultimate superpowers. We break down what true intimacy looks like and why it can be so much *scarier* than lust and passion. We get into the origin story of Elina and Erica’s friendship, which begins, naturally, with a bag of sex toys and a tumble up the stairs. Erica and Zara wind up giving relationship advice to Elina, and this episode quickly becomes the unofficial therapy session of our wildest best-friend dreams. This episode is funny, raw, real, and DEEP. Come feel it all with us. Get full access to MASCARA LESBIAN at zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe [https://zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Worst Lesbian Breakup Ever: Losing My Best Friend

This week on The Lesbian Breakup Podcast, Zara and Elina are joined by writer, professor, former podcast co-host, and Zara’s platonic life partner, dayna troisi [https://substack.com/profile/139349197-dayna-troisi]. What begins with tube-top-gate (it was actually underwear), giant strap-ons, failed threesomes, and lesbian chaos quickly becomes something much deeper: a conversation about friendship, divorce, self-medicating, codependency, chosen family, and the relationships that teach us what love is not supposed to feel like. We talk about the marriages that almost swallowed us whole, the friends who carried us through heartbreak (sometimes literally, in wheelchairs), and why the right relationship should feel more like hanging out with your best friend than escaping from your life. It’s funny. It’s messy. It’s super raw. And it’s one of our most personal episodes yet. Feel it ALL with us. Get full access to MASCARA LESBIAN at zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe [https://zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Rainbow Bowtie: A Cautionary Tale

Happy Pride, darlings. In this Pride Month special, Zara Barrie [https://substack.com/profile/162921106-zara-barrie] and Elina Street [https://substack.com/profile/14190821-elina-street] swap cautionary tales from Prides past, including breakup relapses, ex-girlfriend run-ins, disastrous fashion choices, and questionable rainbow accessories. Along the way, they discuss the emotional chaos of Pride, the unique experience of seeing exes in the wild, why Brooklyn and Manhattan lesbians can sometimes be wildly different species, and whether Los Angeles is actually less judgmental than New York. Plus: Pride survival tips for newly-out lesbians, first-time Pride attendees, queer late bloomers, and anyone wondering how to navigate LGBTQ+ community spaces without losing their phone, their friends, or their mind. Topics include: Pride Month, lesbian culture, LGBTQ+ community, queer nightlife, lesbian breakups, ex-girlfriends, coming out later in life, Brooklyn Pride, NYC Pride, LA Pride, queer friendship, lesbian dating, Pride mistakes, and surviving your first Pride. Because sometimes Pride is liberation. And sometimes it’s relapse sex, heatstroke, and a rainbow bowtie. Get full access to MASCARA LESBIAN at zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe [https://zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Our Top 5 Lesbian Awakenings, Ranked

Welcome to episode 9 of The Lesbian Breakup Podcast. [https://zarabarrie.substack.com/s/the-lesbian-breakup-podcast] This week, after emotionally detonating ourselves in last episode’s grief spiral [https://substack.com/@zarabarrie/note/p-196548814?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2ozyqa], we decided to offer both you AND ourselves a tiny reprieve. So naturally, we did the only logical thing: rank the formative gay experiences that turned us into lesbians. From Cleopatra to Gia, summer camp intensity to devastating dark friendship betrayals, France to suburban America, Elina and Zara each reveal the top five moments that made us realize, in increasingly dramatic fashion, “Oh. I’m not straight at ALL.” Then, because we are deeply unwell and extremely opinionated list-lovers, we *merge* our lists together into one definitive shared Top 5 Lesbian Awakenings ranking. This episode is funny, nostalgic, slightly heartbreaking, deeply revealing, and painfully earnest in the way only youth can be. A chaotic little trip down memory lane full of yearning, cinematic gay drama, and baby lesbian confusion. Come feel it all with us! Available on ALL platforms. Get full access to MASCARA LESBIAN at zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe [https://zarabarrie.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]