Andrea Lavinthal on Juggling Life As a Working Mom, How the 1990s Is the Best Decade of All Time, and What It’s Like to Be the Style and Beauty Director at People Magazine

We are going to close this week with such a fun conversation with one of my favorite writers and editors, the spectacular Andrea Lavinthal! Andrea is People magazine’s style and beauty director, which is just as wide of a swath as you think it would be. Andrea has 20 years’ experience as a writer, editor, and content creator, and she has been with People specifically since 2012. In her role, she regularly appears on shows like Today, Good Morning America, and Access, as well as podcasts and radio programs; for one beautiful slice of time, she co-hosted one of my personal favorite podcasts, “People in the ‘90s,” which I beg on today’s episode for her to bring back. Prior to her time at People, Andrea worked for Cosmopolitan, Us Weekly, and SiriusXM, and she has also written three books. Consider this your permission to sit back, take a breather, and enjoy this incredibly entertaining conversation with Andrea.   By Andrea Lavinthal: Work from People People in the ‘90s podcast The Hookup Handbook: A Single Girl’s Guide to Living It Up Friend or Frenemy?: A Guide to the Friends You Need and the Ones You Don’t Your So-Called Life: A Guide to Boys, Body Issues, and Other Big Girl Drama You Thought You Would Have Figured Out by Now   + our “Leave You with Three” picks for today! Daring Greatly by Dr. Brene Brown Three Women by Lisa Taddeo Rebecca Traister’s entire collection The Cut