Getting Naked: The Podcast

How do you let go of your parents’ things without the guilt?
Valerie is staring down a garage full of memories, a pool table, and about a thousand copies of her second cookbook, so she calls in Ryen Toft, founder of Simply Luxe Organizing, for a very honest talk.
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Ryen walks Valerie through Simply Luxe’s Remove, Reassess, Reimagine approach.
They cover:
The red dot test
Reversing your hangers
Why an item is not the person who gave it to you
Honoring the people you love without keeping every box they left behind
Why you should declutter before you buy a single bin
THE FULL REVEAL: members only Ryen opens her bag of tricks, including:
Bin clips and labels, and why over-labeling works
Bamboo drawer dividers and zipper bags
A museum gel hack and a lemon oil trick for stubborn stickers
How to store board games without the boxes
Plus, Valerie has a very tempting invitation for Ryen to visit her garage
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I could have talked to Caitlin Crosby all day. She’s the founder of The Giving Keys, which turns old keys into little reminders like faith, worthy, and rise while employing people transitioning out of homelessness. We talk about loving our flaws, how a jewelry side hustle at her merch table outsold her CDs, and what it’s like when life blows up right after your biggest high. Stay for the Full Reveal, where we answer your questions about breakups and bodyguards (yes, really). Then grab a key of your own: use code DIVINE30 for 30% off at thegivingkeys.com, including making your own custom "divine" key.

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Valerie's guest this week is Tetyana Denford, the writer and author behind the "nobody cares" movement that's taken over Instagram — and quickly took over Valerie's algorithm too. Valerie is joined by co-host Mackenzie Phillips for this one, and together they dig into Tetyana's philosophy, which sounds blunt at first but is really a permission slip: stop performing, stop bracing for judgment that mostly isn't coming, and get comfortable with being a little uncomfortable.

The conversation covers body image at different ages, Instagram as a tool versus Instagram as a trap, giving your insecurities a name (meet Steve), and Tetyana's five-word mantra for anyone drowning in comparison: "you are not an algorithm."

Members get the full reveal, where Tetyana goes even deeper on that mantra, opens up about chasing likes versus staying human, and shares some genuinely exciting news — a new agent at CAA and a headline speaking slot at a major 2027 media festival. Plus, the story of how she became a "safe space" for total strangers, and what it takes to hold that space without losing herself.

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Valerie sits down with Jordan Catapano, co-founder of This Girl Walks Into a Bar, to talk mocktails, motherhood, and building a business from the ground up. What started as a book for women learning to bartend turned into a line of organic, low-sugar cocktail mixers — made to taste just as good without the alcohol.Jordan opens up about walking away from a failed screenwriting career, running the business alongside her sister, raising two kids through it all, and rebuilding after losing her home in the Palisades Fire. It's honest, funny, and full of the kind of resilience Valerie's Home Cooking fans have come to expect from Getting Naked.🍹 Want to see Valerie and Jordan actually make the drinks? The Full Reveal — live mocktail-making, garnish tricks, and more — is exclusive to Valerie's Place members. Get your first month free with code YOUTUBE at https://valeriesplace.com/joinSpecial offers from this episode:🛍️ This Girl Walks Into a Bar is giving Valerie's Place members 30% off their entire order — head to https://thisgirlmixerssnacks.com and use code VALERIE at checkoutMore Getting Naked: The Podcast episodes, plus Still Hot in Cleveland and exclusive cooking content, all live at https://valeriesplace.com.#GettingNaked #ValerieBertinelli #Mocktails #NonAlcoholicDrinks #SoberCurious #WomenEntrepreneurs #ValeriesPlace

Valerie and Todd welcome legendary studio audience warm-up man Michael Burger — the guy behind the guy who kept the Hot in Cleveland crowd laughing for hours before a single scene ever aired. Michael pulls back the curtain on what warm-up work really involves, from his run on 8 Simple Rules with John Ritter to memories of Betty White's legendary ad-libs and the night Hot in Cleveland premiered to 5 million viewers. It's a warm, funny look behind the scenes from one of the kindest guys in the business. Stick around for this episode's Still Steamy segment, available exclusively to Valerie's Place members. This time it's a game — "Warm Up or Cool Down" — where Val has to guess which shows Michael actually worked, and he's got a story ready for every one she gets right.
Learn more about Michael Burger at https://www.michaelburger.com/