Wellness, Allegedly Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:44:03 -0700 https://wellnessallegedly.beehiiv.com/ en-us © 2026 Wellness, Allegedly yes 565febb9-de59-5519-890f-55c3fe206068 Sally Cotching episodic false Everyone's talking about wellness right now, but it's not wellness if your 20-step protocol is stopping you enjoying your life. Hosted by Sally Cotching: a spicy product designer by day, who lies awake wondering if Diet Coke is ruining her brain.

Wellness, Allegedly sorts through the health advice so you don't have to make it your full-time job. One question a week, the research behind it, funny tangents and zero judgment. Come hang out with Sally, her friends and guests- like the group chat, but useful. For anyone who wants better health without a smaller life.

Not medical advice.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Health, wellness, women, women's health, biohacking, comedy, aging, motherhood, girl talk Sally Cotching https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ji0c767v8l3hjzfx9sxx0xzv3xhe?.jpg Wellness, Allegedly https://wellnessallegedly.beehiiv.com/ How Many AI Boyfriends Is Too Many? How Many AI Boyfriends Is Too Many? This week, my friend Carmina (executive coach, professional truth-teller, eight-time ayahuasca survivor) joins me as I ask whether AI can actually be a therapist. Or a boyfriend. Or why not both??

We're diving into why 800 million people are reportedly using ChatGPT for emotional support. We go down a rabbit hole on AI relationships: people marrying their chatbots, restaurants where you can bring your AI on a date, and a Reddit community 85,000 people strong dedicated to dating their bots.

Find Carmina on instagram for the best energy @CarminaTheCoach

Highlights:

  • ChatGPT might be America's biggest mental health provider now (gulp)
  • Why your chatbot thinks you're right about everything
  •  I question “Is it polyamory if you have multiple AI boyfriends?"
  • We put my toxic friend drama in front of 3 AI chatbots and my real therapist

    Resources:
    If you are struggling with your mental health, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

    Affordable therapy in California:
    https://openpaths.org/
    https://www.sentiocc.org/nonprofit-therapy

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]]> This week, my friend Carmina (executive coach, professional truth-teller, eight-time ayahuasca survivor) joins me as I ask whether AI can actually be a therapist. Or a boyfriend. Or why not both??

We're diving into why 800 million people are reportedly using ChatGPT for emotional support. We go down a rabbit hole on AI relationships: people marrying their chatbots, restaurants where you can bring your AI on a date, and a Reddit community 85,000 people strong dedicated to dating their bots.

Find Carmina on instagram for the best energy @CarminaTheCoach

Highlights:

  • ChatGPT might be America's biggest mental health provider now (gulp)
  • Why your chatbot thinks you're right about everything
  •  I question “Is it polyamory if you have multiple AI boyfriends?"
  • We put my toxic friend drama in front of 3 AI chatbots and my real therapist

    Resources:
    If you are struggling with your mental health, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

    Affordable therapy in California:
    https://openpaths.org/
    https://www.sentiocc.org/nonprofit-therapy

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]]> Sally Cotching Buzzsprout-19884243 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0700 2866 1 4 full false Drinking Is Out. B*ttholes Are In. ft. Jess Drinking Is Out. B*ttholes Are In. ft. Jess Sally sits down with her reformed-party-girl bestie Jess (30 weeks pregnant and still serving Martha Stewart realness) to unpack the internet's latest hot take: that alcohol is basically poison and one glass of wine will ruin your life. They dig into the actual science behind those scary headlines, debunk the "wine is good for you" myth your aunt still believes, and explore why blue zones full of daily wine drinkers are somehow thriving. 

Sally also gets brutally honest about her own blood-sugar-fueled drinking experiment gone wrong. Oh, and they talk about b*tthole sunning. Expect Australian drinking culture stories and zero advice you should actually follow. 

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]]> Sally sits down with her reformed-party-girl bestie Jess (30 weeks pregnant and still serving Martha Stewart realness) to unpack the internet's latest hot take: that alcohol is basically poison and one glass of wine will ruin your life. They dig into the actual science behind those scary headlines, debunk the "wine is good for you" myth your aunt still believes, and explore why blue zones full of daily wine drinkers are somehow thriving. 

Sally also gets brutally honest about her own blood-sugar-fueled drinking experiment gone wrong. Oh, and they talk about b*tthole sunning. Expect Australian drinking culture stories and zero advice you should actually follow. 

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]]> Sally Cotching Buzzsprout-19848295 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0700 2521 1 2 full false Is Diet Coke Lowkey the Better Choice? ft. Izzy Is Diet Coke Lowkey the Better Choice? ft. Izzy This week Sally sits down with her former roommate Izzy to settle the ultimate debate: is Diet Coke actually bad for us, or is it a better choice? They dig into the aspartame cancer scare, the sketchy dietitians getting paid by soda companies, and why "the fridge cig" reigns supreme. 

Sally runs her own blood glucose experiment and the girls put Diet Coke up against full sugar Coke, Olipop, Poppi, Zevia in a taste test to see which one actually holds up. Also featuring a chaotic Reddit dilemma about a man rationing his wife's Diet Coke supply.
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]]> This week Sally sits down with her former roommate Izzy to settle the ultimate debate: is Diet Coke actually bad for us, or is it a better choice? They dig into the aspartame cancer scare, the sketchy dietitians getting paid by soda companies, and why "the fridge cig" reigns supreme. 

Sally runs her own blood glucose experiment and the girls put Diet Coke up against full sugar Coke, Olipop, Poppi, Zevia in a taste test to see which one actually holds up. Also featuring a chaotic Reddit dilemma about a man rationing his wife's Diet Coke supply.
Follow Izzy on TikTok @izzythano

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]]> Sally Cotching Buzzsprout-19848404 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0700 2651 1 3 full false Did 'Wellness' Culture Ruin S*x? ft. Viv Conway Did 'Wellness' Culture Ruin S*x? ft. Viv Conway For the very first episode of Wellness, Allegedly, Sally sits down with her longtime friend Viv Conway, co-founder of the viral Australian sex toy brand Girls Get Off, to ask: Why aren't we having sex anymore? 

They swap s*x toy tradeshow stories from Germany to Hong Kong (latex boxes, mechanical sex dolls, and one unforgettable raccoon tail b*tt plug), get into how sex toy marketing went from taboo to mainstream, and unpack whether "sexual wellness" has actually made sex more stressful instead of more fun. Plus: an ADHD-and-intimacy dilemma from a listener and Sally's hard pass on one particular toy design request.
 
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]]> For the very first episode of Wellness, Allegedly, Sally sits down with her longtime friend Viv Conway, co-founder of the viral Australian sex toy brand Girls Get Off, to ask: Why aren't we having sex anymore? 

They swap s*x toy tradeshow stories from Germany to Hong Kong (latex boxes, mechanical sex dolls, and one unforgettable raccoon tail b*tt plug), get into how sex toy marketing went from taboo to mainstream, and unpack whether "sexual wellness" has actually made sex more stressful instead of more fun. Plus: an ADHD-and-intimacy dilemma from a listener and Sally's hard pass on one particular toy design request.
 
 Follow Viv on Instagram @vivconway

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]]> Sally Cotching Buzzsprout-19880831 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 1994 1 1 full true