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This Is Fine!
by Dominique Michelle Astorino
This Is Fine! is a comedy and advice podcast by Dominique Michelle Astorino. Welcome to the sh*t show! We’ll make sure you have great seats. From mental health to astrology to unpacking trauma and breaking stigmas, no topic goes untouched (except NFTs). Think of catching up over a glass of perfectly dry rosé with a best friend on a terrace, or getting advice from your friend who’s also a doctor-slash-therapist, and put that into podcast form. Voilà: This Is Fine!
Episodes
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Ep. 80 Paris Nightlife Guide: High Heels & Hot Tips (feat. @jamienyq) 🍸👠
Mood: Paris, travel, sexy & fun, practical how-to, nightlife & hot spots Looking for a magical, electric night out in the city of light? This is your Paris nightlife guide: where to go, what to wear, who to see, and how to have a great time after the sun sets and this sparkling city. Jamie…
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Ep. 79 Tarot 101 (feat. @Lazuliway, Kim Partouche) ✨🃏✨
Mood: spiritual, educational Meet @Lazuliway, Kim Partouche, the Tarot queen of Paris. Kim walks us through the basics of Tarot, her journey into spirituality, and how she uses this tool as a way to help you (and all of us) channel our own spiritual energy to make sense of different…
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Ep. 78: A Kiwi in Paris (feat. Blair Shepherd) 🥖🇳🇿🥝
Mood: Foreigners in Paris, expat POV, culture, fun We hear a lot about Emily in Paris (and all the “real life” versions of her)... but what about a guy moving to Paris… and maybe not an American for once?? Today we have Kiwi immigrant in France, Blair Shepherd from Tauranga, New Zealand — Chad in...
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Ep. 77: Pardon Our French (feat. Quincy & Justine, hosts of Pardon Our French Podcast) 🇫🇷💖
Mood: Americans in Paris, expat POV, culture, dating, fun WELCOME BACK CUTIES. We’re out of hibernation and back into the glinting, glorious springtime… which means we’re back to more episodes! Today we’ve got Quincy & Justine from Pardon Our French. On the heels of Dominique’s interview on their...
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Ep. 76: This Is Fine! GIFT GUIDE 2024 🎁🤶🏻(feat. Dominique’s Favorite Things)
Mood: shopping guide, beauty picks, being ~*~influenced~*~ The annual gift guide + recommendation list is back! Welcome to our 2024 extravaganza. 🌟🎄FIND THE WHOLE (SHOPPABLE) GIFT GUIDE HERE🎄🌟 From beauty, home, and hobby must-haves to Dominique’s sparkly luxury personal wishlist, your...
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Episode 75: Manifestation 101 (feat. Scott Haug, Master Manifestation Coach) 💸⚡
Mood: self dev, spiritual, educational, empowering, getting the bag Ready to “call in” some more good things? Health, wealth, love, partnership, success… a new pair of shoes or a perfume? 10k TikTok followers? IDK!? You can do it all. Scott Haug, master manifestation coach (who studied under Bob...
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Episode 74: SATURN 🪐 and the Astrology of Business (feat. Shannon Aganza & Mike Jones) 💼💫
Mood: cosmic, self development, educational, career & money A blend of the spiritual and the practical… astrology meets business… Saturn in Pisces! Shannon Aganza, master oracular astrologer (and Dominique’s teacher and mentor) joins us with a bonus guest, Mike Jones, attorney, entrepreneur…
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Episode 73: Ask a French Guy (feat. Étienne Hoegeli) 🇫🇷🥖
Mood: culture, dating, AMA style, life in Paris Welcome to a Parisian guy’s ask me anything (AMA)... We’re asking all your questions today that you submitted on Instagram, including French guy red flags, the best way to meet French guys, and their dating style. Born-and-raised Parisian, Étienne...
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Episode 72: An American in Paris — in Your 20s, 30s, and Beyond (feat. Tessa Bicard, @madametartempion) 💖🇫🇷
Mood: fun and relaxed, Parisian history, French culture, personal Curious about what it’s like to live in Paris? Tessa Bicard, aka @madametartempion on TikTok and Instagram, joins us for a long chat about her experience living in the City of Light for 20 years. Tessa is an expert in all things...
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Episode 71: Astrology Update: End of 2024, Retrogrades and Start to 2025 Horoscope (feat. Shannon Aganza) 🔮🌌
The craziness of this year doesn’t slow down, as we head into Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius (right after the election!), Mars retrograde, and then Venus retrograde and ANOTHER Mercury retrograde to kick off the first months of 2025. Shannon Aganza, master oracular astrologer (and Dominique’s...
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Episode 70: Perfume 101 — Finding Your Favorite Fragrance (feat. James Elliott of Filigree & Shadow) ⚡️
Mood: perfume, educational, fun, deep dive Perfume on a podcast! Ready to find your signature scent, make your perfume last longer, and discover what notes you really love? James Elliott, nose and founder of American perfume house Filigree & Shadow, joins us today from Seattle to give us a…
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Episode 69: How to Move to France (feat. Daniel Tostado, Immigration Attorney) 🇫🇷
Mood: informational, Paris, practical how-to, inspiring Lifelong dream of moving to France? Wanderlust turning into wanderlove… wandercommittment perhaps? If you’ve been jonesing to make the jump and immigrate to the EU, specifically France, we’ve got Paris’s top immigration attorney for…
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Ep 68: Are You Over Your Career? + Dominique in Paris Update 💖🫠
Mood: personal, deep, validating Let's catch up on life in Paris, trends in perfume and street style and have a little "fireside chat" FDR style (lol, imagine) with Dominique on some career ennui. Table of Contents: 2:02 Summer Wrapped (Dominique's debrief) 5:37 "What if you don't give a sh*t…
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Episode 67: An Ohioan in Paris (feat. Morgan Hizar @bisousmorgan) 💋🇫🇷
Mood: expat POV, silly goofy, Americans in Paris Welcome back to our expat/immigrant series, with another visit from @bisousmorgan — Morgan Hizar — our favorite Ohioan in Paris. Morgan shares her journey through a quarter life crisis that brought her to Paris, speaking zero French, going through...
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Episode 66: WHO ARE YOU?? Figuring Yourself Out & the Joy of Self Discovery (solo episode with Dominique) 😇🎀🌸
Mood: quick and light, encouraging, self development, interactive Who are you? Don’t answer with your job title or what you do. You can’t say where you work. Who you’re related to. Where you went to school. What clubs you’re in. So again… who are you? This seems obvious, but often, we don’t…
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Episode 65: The 2024-2025 Astrological Year Forecast (feat. Shannon Aganza) 🌌
Mood: cosmic, magical, self dev, educational HAPPY ASTROLOGICAL NEW YEAR Y’ALL! Preparing for the first day of Aries season — aka the first day of the 2024-2025 astrological new year — we’ve got a look at the year(s) ahead and some major planetary shifts with Shannon Aganza, master oracular...
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Episode 64: The Wellness Renaissance, + French vs. American Wellness Culture (feat. Kiana Tiese) 🧖♀️🧘♀️
Mood: wellnessy, light, chatting with the girls This Is Fine! welcomes Kiana Tiese, founder of KT Wellness Concierge in Paris, to talk all things wellness — including her new business. Kiana shares her experience in the wellness communities in New York versus Paris, how she started her business…
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Episode 63: Becoming a TikTok MILLIONAIRE with @americanfille (feat. Amanda Rollins) 🇺🇸🇫🇷
Mood: silly goofy, americans in paris, life advice, chill Welcome to our second episode with @americanfille, Amanda Rollins, THE American in Paris, who just hit 1M on TikTok! *cue air horn sounds* She's the Greenfield High School French Club President, number one Niska fangirl, Paris Big Sister,...
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Episode 62: Career Coaching & Channeling Your Confidence in the Workplace (feat. Trish Seidel, Founder of Marketing Big Sister) 👩💼💻
Mood: career vibes, confidence boost, coaching Ready for a free career coaching session with a badass expert? Trish Seidel, Head of Content at DJUST (a B2B tech company in Paris), Founder of Marketing Big Sister, and high key LinkedIn influencer joins us to teach you how to create your own…
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Episode 61: Dating With Dani: Leading With Sweetness (feat. Dani Mejias Malick) 💌👩❤️💋👨
Mood: romantic, dating advice, self development Happy Valentine’s Day, and welcome to our first dating coaching episode, Dating With Dani! We’ve brought in coach and branding expert Dani Mejias Malick (@daniemme) to chat about some male-female dynamics, observations, and suggestions for single...
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Episode 60: Expats in Paris (feat. Jasmin Breakstone) 🇺🇸🇫🇷
Mood: Paris themed, expat POV, silly goofy mood Parlez-vous français ? Jasmin didn’t when she first moved to Paris to get her masters. Join us for another episode of the expat series, where we’re following the stories of young Americans (and Canadians!) immigrating to France to start a new life…
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Episode 59: Moulin Rouge, Building a Business, and Being a Canadian in Paris (feat. Allie Goodbun) 🇨🇦🇫🇷
Mood: fun and personal, Paris themed, silly Join us for a conversation with the one and only Allie Goodbun (find her here on TikTok and Instagram), principal dancer at THE Moulin Rouge in Paris. Allie and Dominique chat about what brought them to France, life as an expat in Paris, and…
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Episode 58: The 111 Portal (January 11, 2024), Numerology and Spiritual Forecast for 2024, and Manifestation 101 (feat. Shannon Aganza) ✨🕰️1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣🕰️✨
Mood: spiritual, cosmic, manifestation, self development Today, January 11 (1/11 or 11/1, depending on where you live and how you write dates!) is the “111 portal.” You may have seen some advice on TikTok about manifesting and calling in what you want on this energetically charged day, but our...
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Episode 57: Therapy Sesh: Somatic Therapy 101 (feat. Jason Maas, LMHC) 🧠❤️🩹
Mood: therapeutic, educational, peaceful Ready for some therapy? We’re connecting the body and mind — and learning all about somatic therapy and somatic healing with expert Jason Maas, New York-based mind-body-soul psychotherapist and founder of Shadowlight Center. Ever wondered why some...
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Episode 56: Astrology for LOVE & Cosmic Romance (feat. Oak, founder of OAK ASTROLOGY SCHOOL) 🌌❤️🔥
Mood: astrology, romance & love, educational Ready to find a romance written in the stars? A love story from the galaxy? Oak, creator of Oak Astrology School is here to help. We’re looking at our OWN charts to find partnership, love, and real meaningful relationships. Oak created the course…
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Episode 55: This Is Fine GIFT GUIDE 🎁(feat. Dominique’s Favorite Things From 2023) 🤶🏻
Mood: shopping guide, holiday, just girly things, being ~*~influenced~*~ The annual gift guide + recommendation list is back! Welcome to our 2023 extravaganza. ****** FIND THE WHOLE (SHOPPABLE) GIFT GUIDE HERE (under the super neglected transcripts tab of our website). ****** From beauty and home...
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Episode 54: Your Own “Eras Tour,” Life Chapters, and How to Glow Up (feat. Jenny Gaither, your personal glow up coach) ✨
Mood: validating, personal development, reflective, fun What do you want to be when you ‘grow up’? Here’s a fun concept: you don’t have to just be one thing your whole life. Your style may change, your preferences may change, your appearance may change, your interests and passions and hobbies and...
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Episode 53: Dominique in Paris, The Update 🎀🇫🇷🎀
Mood: Paris, personal, travel + culture Welcome to the first official recorded-in-Paris episode, where Dominique answers listener questions about the past 4.5 months of living in the land of baguettes and romance. You're going to hear all about the "Emily in Paris Yellow Brick Road™." Topics...
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Episode 52: Unlock Your Inner Beauty, Health, and Happiness with TCM (feat. Sandra Lanshin Chiu, L.Ac. Founder of LANSHIN) 🪡🧖♀️🌿
Mood: wellness + health, educational, beauty “Health and beauty is our original condition,” says TIF’s latest guess, Sandra Lanshin Chiu, L.Ac. and founder of LANSHIN beauty. After studying alongside world leaders in Traditional Chinese Medicine and dermatology, from California to Beijing to New...
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Episode 51: FOMO, Comparison, and the BS of Societal Timelines (feat. Dr. Kevin Gillilland, PsyD) 🕰️⏳
Mood: therapy, mental health focused, upbeat, validating WELCOME BACK! It’s been a (longer than anticipated) minute since we’ve last chatted, but This Is Fine! Podcast is back in action after Dominique moved to Paris (salut de la France, tout le monde!). Perhaps over this past summer (and start…
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Episode 50: Astro Forecast: Venus Rx in Leo 2023 ❤️🔥🦁
Mood: astrology, horoscope, astro lesson, self love Join us for an astro-forecast-slash-lesson with our #1 star queen, Shannon Aganza. Today’s lesson is all about Venus retrograde in Leo, and what that means for your sign… and your summer! - Get your astro chart here: https://astro-charts.com...
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Episode 49: PARIS, Baby! 🇫🇷😇
Join us for a special announcement... a new (French) chapter is about to begin!
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Episode 48: Adult Women with ADHD (feat. Terry Matlen, MSW, psychotherapist AND 4 bonus guests!) ⚡️🧠
Mood: educational, empowering, validating, insightful, mental health Has TikTok diagnosed you with ADHD? Have you actually been diagnosed with ADHD? If you're female, there's an extra hurdle for you. The gender gap in research and diagnoses leaves many women and girls undiagnosed and untreated......
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Episode 47: Perfume Smash or Pass (feat. Caroline Stern) 👃🍋🌹🌱
Mood: unhinged, fragrance reviews, perfume and beauty Searching for a new personal fragrance? Caroline and Dominique are reviewing 14 popular perfumes from Twisted Lily (you can sniff along with us using code THISISFINE10 on twistedlily.com). This is a big episode so we’ll cut to the chase……
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Episode 46: HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS IS FINE 🎂
Mood: mini episode, gratitude, year in review Welcome to this Gemini baby’s first birthday party! Our beloved podcast is officially a year old, and we’re celebrating a whole 12 months of connecting with you: our global community! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of this...
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Episode 45: Hot Girl Summer Astro Forecast 2023 (feat. Shannon Aganza) ♑️♌️♍️
Mood: astrology, mystic, horoscope, fun We’re back babes! (Almost) ONE year later, we’re here with another hot girl summer astrology forecast. Shannon Aganza, our master oracular astrologer, gives us the summer 2023 horoscope, your cosmic breakdown: Pluto retrograde from Aquarius into Capricorn,...
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BONUS EPISODE: Get to Know Dominique, pt.2 (feat. guest host Cheyenne Arnold) 🦋
Mood: personal, silly, chill Guest host Cheyenne Arnold is back to give another look into the mind of your host, Dominique. Hear about adult hobbies, designing a life around a gelato-inspired cake, how to have a “board of directors” meetings with your trusted friends, and a forthcoming screenplay...
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Episode 44: Healthy Skin, Healthy Aging, and Getting the GLOW (feat. Dr. Loretta Ciraldo of Dr. Loretta Skincare) 🧖♀️🧴
Mood: educational, self care and skincare, health and wellness Need some skincare guidance? Look no further: the absolute LEGEND, Dr. Loretta is on the show today to teach us her ways. Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, MD, FAAD, the icon and name behind Dr. Loretta skincare, is a Miami-based board certified...
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Episode 43: Niche Luxury Hot Girls, Round 3 (feat. Caroline Stern) 🦢🥥
Mood: insane, niche luxury, mental health Niche Luxury Hot Girl queen mother @CarolineMStern from TikTok (hot girl anthropologist) has quickly become your favorite guest on the show, so team TIF has officially invited her to be a part of the team, bringing you regular NLHG updates. Today’s…
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Episode 42: Breaking Up With Alcohol (feat. Cheyenne Arnold) 🙅♀️🍻
Mood: personal, inspiring, self development Sober curious? So was Cheyenne. After a health scare and some reflecting on habits and life goals, Dominique’s bff (who you may remember from episode 9!) decided to cut booze from the equation. She’s sharing her journey with alcohol and how its removal...
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Episode 41: Overwhelmed? Reset Your Nervous System with Dominique 🥲⚡️
Mood: pep talk, mental health, how-to, positive coaching Stressed, anxious, depressed, overwhelmed? Going through it? Having a rough go of it, in a tough season of life? Maybe this is NOT fine?! Same, girl. We all go through cycles like this, when it feels like everything is falling apart, or…
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Episode 40: POV: You’re Awake During Brain Surgery (feat. Brett Stanley) 🧠 👀
Mood: crazy story, health, inspirational We’re joined today by Brett Stanley (@theninjashaman) from The Smart Fit Method (Dominique’s favorite AI-driven gym in San Diego!) — Brett has a WILD storytime for all of us today. Picture this: you’re 27, you’ve got a brain bleed, and you need surgery……
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Episode 39: ASTRO 101: The Houses of Astrology (feat. Shannon Aganza) 💫😇
Mood: astrology, mystic, educational Do you know what the astrology houses are? We learned about the Moon signs in episode 6, and the rising signs (ascendant) in episode 15… now you’ll want to learn the houses. The houses in astrology will help you finally understand your horoscope and your natal...
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Episode 38: TCM 101: Herbology (it’s Real!) (feat. Sara Sas, L.Ac, herbalist) 🌿🎋
Mood: wellness + health, educational, learning something cool Did you think herbology was just part of the curriculum at Hogwarts with Professor Sprout? (millennial joke alert!) It’s a real practice… and it’s real life magic, outside the wizarding world. Sara Sas, L.Ac, a licensed acupuncturist…
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Episode 37: Spring 2023 Astro Forecast (ARIES ENERGY!) and the Nodal Shift (feat. Shannon Aganza) ♈️🐏♎️
Mood: astrology, horoscope, spiritual, mental health, self development Your springtime cosmic forecast has arrived! The nodes are shifting, and we’re entering an Aries era… but what does that mean? Get the horoscope + spiritual guidance from our celestial queen and in-house oracular astrologer,...
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Episode 36: Niche Luxury Hot Girls, Round 2 (feat. Caroline Stern) 🧴🍒
Mood: silly, happy hour vibes, product recommendations, mental health Niche Luxury Hot Girl queen mother @CarolineMStern from TikTok — hot girl anthropologist and TIF ‘columnist’ — joins Dominique again for a second update on things niche luxury hot girls are loving, mental health, fragrance…
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Episode 35: TRAUMA HOUR | Accidentally Finding a Brain Tumor + Adult ADHD Diagnosis (feat. Avery Bredesen) 🧠⚡️
Mood: crazy story, empowering, health advocacy, mental health chat Picture this: you’re on a road trip to Harry Potter World with your sister, and suddenly a semi truck launches your car into a median — you think the hospital will diagnose you with a concussion, but instead they find a brain…
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Episode 34: MOON BEAUTY — Using Astrology to Uplevel Your Beauty Routine (feat. Shannon + Nina Aganza) 🌕🌔🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔
Mood: astrology, educational, crash course Welcome to a behemoth of an astrological lesson — this week’s two-hour special encompasses a full-blown breakdown of the moon in each sign and phase, and what you can do for your beauty and self care during each of those 24+ phases. How does an Aries…
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We're OOO! Listen back to episodes you've missed in the interim... and we'll see you soon! À bientôt, byeeee!
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Episode 33: Niche Luxury Hot Girls (feat. Caroline Stern) 🎀👼
Mood: silly, funny, happy hour vibes, product recommendations, mental health If you need a mood booster today, look no further. Founding mother of the Niche Luxury Hot Girl concept/community, This Is Fine! listener, and Taurus queen @CarolineMStern from TikTok joins Dominique for a chat about…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This Is Fine! is a comedy and advice podcast by Dominique Michelle Astorino. Welcome to the sh*t show! We’ll make sure you have great seats. From mental health to astrology to unpacking trauma and breaking stigmas, no topic goes untouched (except NFTs). Think of catching up over a glass of perfectly dry rosé with a best friend on a terrace, or getting advice from your friend who’s also a doctor-slash-therapist, and put that into podcast form. Voilà: This Is Fine!
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This Is Fine! is a comedy and advice podcast by Dominique Michelle Astorino. Welcome to the sh*t show! We’ll make sure you have great seats. From mental health to astrology to unpacking trauma and breaking stigmas, no topic goes untouched (except NFTs). Think of catching up over a glass of...
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