The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - How To Survive The Holidays While Single

Episode Date: November 27, 2025

The holidays aren't always joyful! Our hosts are giving YOU the tips you need to survive Thanksgiving while getting to your I Do Part 2!Email us at: [e-mail] or call us at 844-4-I Do Pod (844-443-6763)Follow I Do, Part 2 on Instagram and TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. Meaningful connections often show up when you least expect it in those small, surprising moments. So I'm very excited that today's sponsor, Bumble, makes it easier to notice those little sparks. With features like shared interests and prompts, you can showcase your personality right on your profile and connect with people who get your vibe. So if you're curious about who might bring a little more joy into your life, Bumble is a great place to start. Ready to meet someone great, start your love story on Bumble. Hey there, Dr. Jesse Mills here.

I'm the director of the men's clinic at UCLA, and I want to tell you about my new podcast called The Mail Room. And I'm Jordan, the show's producer. And like most guys, I haven't been to the doctor in way too long. I'll be asking the questions we probably should be asking, but aren't. Every week, we're breaking down the world of men's health from testosterone and fitness to diets and fertility. We'll talk science without the jargon and get your real answers

to the stuff you actually wonder about. So check out the mailroom on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows. Podcasters, it's time to get the recognition you deserve. The IHeart Podcast Awards are coming back in 2026. Got a mic? Then you've got a shot. Every year, we celebrate the most creative, compelling, and game-changing voices in podcasting. Is that you?

Submit now at IHeartPodcastawards.com for a chance to be honored on the biggest stage in the industry. Deadline, December 7th. This is your chance. Let's celebrate the power of podcasting and your place in it. Enter now at iHeartPodcastawards.com. What up, y'all? It's your boy, Kevin on stage. I want to tell you about my new podcast called Not My Best Moment,

where I talk to artists, athletes, entertainers, creators, friends, people I admire who had massive success about their massive failures. What did they mess up on? What is their heartbreak? And what did they learn from it? I got judged horribly. The judges were like, you're trash. I don't know how you got on the show.

Check out Not My Best Moment with me kept on stage on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. On this week's episode of Next Chapter, I, TDJ, sit down with Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor and cultural icon. I don't take any credit for it. I just didn't put me first.

I just put God first, and he's carrying me. Listen to the next chapter podcast on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. New episodes drop weekly. Hi guys. It's Jen Fessler from I-DuPart 2. So the holidays. This can be hard for singles and actually for couples, but I am talking to you, party of one. And my suggestion is to give yourself permission to indulge. If you feel like going out with friends and making bad decisions, go for it. If you feel like staying under the covers with peppermint bark and Baileys and reality TV, which is my personal favorite, go for it. This is the season for indulgence without guilt.

If you don't want to be around people, if it's a little depressing for you, then I suggest you give in to that impulse. FOMO can be turned into JOMO, which I call the joy of missing out when you do when you do exactly what you want to do. Remember, the holidays can be the most fun and challenging. So you make yourself happy this holiday season. Be with friends, be alone, spend a little too much money, eat a little too much chocolate, and enjoy your holiday. Love to you all. Hey, you guys, it's Kelly Collar and Ben Simone, and here is my single survival kit. for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, 2025. My survival kit starts with self-care.

I'm really, really into self-care. I know that people are like, I'm going to do yoga class and be self-care. I'm talking real self-care. I'm talking like writing down things that you want in your life, writing down things that you love about yourself, writing things down about what you love about another person. really just putting it out there what you love like who you love why you love where you want to love

like where you want to live with that person just really put it out there because if you put it out there and you write it down and you start talking about it that is when people are like oh she really is looking for love or she's really looking for this kind of partner or she's really looking for that. And then when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner and people are like, so are you getting married? Are you dating? What are you doing? And you're just being like, I am in my dating self era. And you can, there's nothing wrong with being single and there's nothing wrong with taking care of yourself. And if you just put out all that good energy, you will be so shocked at what's going happen because that's literally I was like having the worst worst time of my life and then I was just like

I'm just going to do something for myself just take time for myself and I miss someone great so take time for yourself self-care is real it's really really real hey it's your favorite single gal Louise giving you some advice for surviving the holidays typically a tough time when I was freshly divorced when the kids were young it was tough to get into the holiday spirit the kids were out of town for one of the weeks with their father i could barely bring myself to put the christmas tree up then i forced myself to change my lens i bought poinsettias and i went to target and bought amazing holiday smelling candles and i would put my favorite music on and make an amazing vision board of all the things i was going to manifest in the new calendar

year and that would put a smile on my face and then the kids would come home and one of the things that was always front and setter on my vision board was that the next holiday season that i would not be alone and that i would be in my chapter two some years i've had that other years it's been me doing my thing with my friends or my family and i've learned to get excited about the holidays and feel very Christmassy and open to what the next calendar year was going to bring. So happy holidays. Hey, Susan Knowles here. And Kathy Swartz.

And we just want to give you a little tip for getting through the holidays this year. Just in case you're, say, bringing home a new guy, be gentle. Introduce them to your family. Easy. Don't shove them in their face. But if you're alone and you're missing somebody, try to surround yourself with friends or family, if you have any, and just be kind and be thankful that you're still here. And my advice to you all is be grateful for any time you have with your family.

Enjoy the memories that you've had from past holidays. Try to create some new ones this year. And you know what's the best recipe for getting through the holidays? get some exercise and you know what else here's some other advice it's okay to go out and go be with friends or go to a restaurant to a movie it doesn't matter what you do and it's okay to sit by yourself and maybe sit the holiday out maybe cry maybe watch a sad movie it's okay because you know what there'll always be another holiday and you're going to get through this just get through it the best way you can.

And it's just one day. Hey there, Dr. Jesse Mills here. I'm the director of the men's clinic at UCLA, and I want to tell you about my new podcast called The Mail Room. And I'm Jordan, the show's producer. And like most guys, I haven't been to the doctor in way too long. I'll be asking the questions we probably should be asking, but aren't. Every week, we're breaking down the world of men's health from testosterone and fitness to diets and fertility.

We'll talk science without the jargon and get your real answers to the stuff you actually wonder about. So check out the mailroom on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows. What up, y'all? It's your boy, Kevin on stage. I want to tell you about my new podcast called Not My Best Moment, where I talk to artists, athletes, entertainers, creators, friends, people I admire who have had massive success. about their massive failures. What did they mess up on? What is their heartbreak? And what did they learn from me?

I got judged horribly. The judges were like, you're trash. I don't know how you got on the show. Check out Not My Best Moment with me kept on stage on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. On this week's episode of next chapter, I, TDJ, sit down with Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor. cultural icon for a conversation about change, identity, and the moment everything shifted.

I mean, I don't take any credit for it. It's nothing I did as special, you know, did not down a few pegs and recognize it, but I just didn't put me first. I just put God first and he's carried me. Whether you're rebuilding, reimagining, or just trying to hold it together, this one will speak to you. Listen to the next chapter podcast on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. New episodes drop weekly. Don't miss one of them.

Hi, I'm Dr. Priyanko Wally. And I'm Hurricane DeBolu. On our new podcast Health Stuff, we demystify your burning health questions. You'll hear us being completely honest about our own health. residency colon was like a cry for help, honestly. And you'll hear candid advice and personal stories from experts who want to make health care more human. I feel like they never felt like I truly belonged in medicine. We want to make health less confusing and maybe even a little fun.

Find health stuff on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Big Take podcast from Bloomberg News keeps you on top of the biggest stories of the day. Fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day. Stories that move markets. Chair Powell opened the door to this first interest rate cut. Impact politics, change businesses. This is a really stunning development for the AI world and how you think about your bottom line.

Listen to the big take from Bloomberg News every weekday afternoon on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Thank you.