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Getting Naked: The Podcast

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Hosted by Valerie Bertinelli and based off her hit best-selling book, "Getting Naked: The Podcast" offers listeners/viewers intimate and unfiltered conversations. It's all designed to help you connect with your true self and being comfortable in your own skin.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 39 min
Latest: 12 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026 · 45 min

How the Light Gets In | Valerie Bertinelli | Caitlin Crosby

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…

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S1 · E27 · 5 Oct 2026 · 37 min
The Zen of Nobody Caring | Valerie Bertinelli | Mackenzie Phillips | Tetyana Denford
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…
28 Sep 2026 · 37 min
This Girl Walks Into a Bar: Mocktails & Real Talk with Jordan Catapano | Getting Naked: The Podcast
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…
S1 · E25 · 21 Sep 2026 · 46 min
Valerie Bertinelli & Mackenzie Phillips Live — Getting Naked Podcast
Valerie and Mackenzie Phillips come together live for the first time ever to answer your questions after the last two episodes — One Pod at a Time and Return of the Mack.If the last two weeks of Getting Naked moved you, made you think, or left you with something you needed to ask — this is your moment. Mackenzie and Val are live, taking your questions in real time. This episode is live on YouTube, but they'll only be answering questions from the live chat at https://valeriesplace.com/videos/mack-and-me-live🔒 Full Reveal: this YouTube stream covers part of the conversation — the Full Reveal,…
14 Sep 2026 · 39 min
Return of the Mack | Valerie Bertinelli | Mackenzie Phillips
She's back. In Part 2 of one of the most requested conversations in Getting Naked history, Valerie and Mackenzie Phillips pick up right where they left off — and go even deeper. They begin with listener voicemails, including questions about working together again and about Mackenzie's memoir High on Arrival — a book Mackenzie is clear about: it's not a book about incest. It's a memoir. A full life, on the page, with honesty and courage. From there, the conversation moves into some of the most raw and important territory the podcast has ever covered: the 90-day trauma program that changed…
7 Sep 2026 · 39 min
One Pod at a Time | Valerie Bertinelli | Mackenzie Phillips | One Day at a Time
She's the most requested guest since day one — and she was absolutely worth the wait. Valerie sits down with her oldest friend, One Day at a Time co-star, and honorary sister Mackenzie Phillips for a conversation that spans five decades of shared history, Hollywood childhood, hard-won recovery, and the kind of friendship that picks back up exactly where it left off. They go all the way back to the beginning — a chance elevator meeting at CBS when they were both 15, the making of One Day at a Time under Norman Lear's wing, and what it was like to grow up in the spotlight before anyone had a…
31 Aug 2026 · 37 min
You Gotta Have Faith | Valerie Bertinelli | Faith Ford
In this episode of Getting Naked: The Podcast, Valerie sits down with her long-time friend and five-time Emmy nominee Faith Ford for an intimate look back at her iconic television career on Murphy Brown and Hope & Faith. The two dive into the emotional realities of moving back home to Louisiana, navigating the shift into caregiving for aging parents, and discovering renewed confidence and creativity as women in show business. To hear the "Full Reveal" segment where Faith talks about her unique fitness regimen head over to Valeriesplace.com to sign up.
S1 · E21 · 26 Aug 2026 · 43 min
Finding Home in Yourself
Valerie sits down with author Najwa Zebian — a conversation she wasn't expecting to hit this deep, but honestly, could've gone three hours. They dig into people-pleasing, building a home inside yourself instead of in other people, and why healing means letting go of who you had to be to survive. Najwa opens up about growing up in Lebanon, moving to Canada alone at 16, and how teaching a classroom of young refugees years later became its own kind of healing. They also get into boundaries, being defined by your worst moment instead of your whole story, and Najwa's new book, The One Who Broke…
S1 · E20 · 19 Aug 2026 · 49 min
From the Jump | Valerie Bertinelli | Holly Robinson Peete
Get ready to peel back the layers as Valerie Bertinelli catches up with fellow Hollywood child star Holly Robinson Peete to dish on survival in show business and nearly 30 years of marriage in the spotlight! From hilarious throwbacks to turning family struggles with autism and Parkinson’s into real-life advocacy, this candid conversation is all about embracing your power, dropping expectations, and truly "Getting Naked."
S1 · E19 · 12 Aug 2026 · 22 min
Asked & Answered 3 | Valerie Bertinelli | Getting Naked: The Podcast
Just Val and your voicemails — and this one went some places she really wasn't expecting. It covered everything from what music she's listening to besides Mammoth (Taylor Swift, obviously), to how to handle toxic social media (the block button is a gift), to how to cope when old memories and trauma flashbacks hit out of nowhere. We talked jewelry, we talked walks, and we talked about why Valerie's Place exists in the first place. One of Val's favorite Asked & Answered episodes yet.
15 Jul 2026 · 39 min
Beginning Again | Valerie Bertinelli | Getting Naked: The Podcast
In this episode of Getting Naked: The Podcast, host Valerie welcomes Malika Begin, a leadership consultant and CEO, to discuss the messy but powerful process of personal and professional transformation. Together, they explore how women can shed outdated identities, rethink self-doubt as a tool for growth, and step into their inherent power by dropping their masks and embracing self-awareness over a constant chase for confidence.
8 Jul 2026 · 38 min
Reclaiming the Narrative
In this episode of Getting Naked: The Podcast, host Valerie Bertinelli connects with fellow actress and New York Times best-selling author Jennie Garth to explore the striking parallels of growing up in the Hollywood spotlight. The two dive into an intimate conversation about the challenges of setting personal boundaries, letting go of perfectionism, and overcoming the weight of tabloid scrutiny.
S1 · E16 · 1 Jul 2026 · 56 min
The Art of Attention
Drew Sams is back, and this time they're going through all seven. Pastor, ultra runner, and outdoorsman Drew walks Val through the seven natural landscapes he believes can teach us to pay better attention — to ourselves, to each other, and to what actually matters. The sky. Mountains. Rivers. The desert. Forests. Fields. And the ocean. Each one carries a lesson, and this conversation carries a lot of heart. You'll never look at low tide the same way again. Full Reveal available exclusively for Valerie's Place members.
S1 · E15 · 24 Jun 2026 · 37 min
Attention Economy
In the first of a two part conversation, Valerie is joined by Drew Sams. They discuss his family's emotional fertility journey and how it reshaped his understanding of love. Drew also breaks down the concept of the "Attention Economy" and explains his "Art of Attention" framework.
S1 · E14 · 17 Jun 2026 · 38 min
Stripped Down
Valerie sits down with her close friend, writer, and travel blogger Jo Stougaard, for an intimate and wide-ranging conversation. Jo shares her ultimate insider travel tips for exploring the world, while also opening up about the deeper, more vulnerable aspects of her complicated family history. It’s a beautifully balanced episode that seamlessly transitions from practical wanderlust advice to the raw, unfiltered storytelling that defines the podcast.
S1 · E13 · 10 Jun 2026 · 42 min
Keeping it Hot
In this episode of Getting Naked: The Podcast, host Valerie sits down with Hot in Cleveland executive producer Todd Milliner to trace his journey from Chicago improv to his 20-year comedy and business partnership with Sean Hayes. Milliner shares invaluable industry lessons learned from director Jim Burrows, answers fan questions, and lastly he and Val explore the Vick Tayback phenomenon.
S1 · E12 · 3 Jun 2026 · 13 min
Asked and Answered #2
In this 2nd edition of Asked and Answered, Valerie dives into the Valerie's Place voicemail to tackle a variety of raw, unfiltered questions from her members. With her signature blend of honesty and humor, it's raw, funny and unfiltered, just like Val.
27 May 2026 · 40 min
Calm in Chaos
There’s something in the air. Anxiety, worry, a quiet sense of unease. The news is relentless, AI feels daunting, and the world seems to be changing faster than we can process, leaving us overwhelmed and disconnected. Valerie talks with her friend, therapist and returning guest Melissa Brohner-Schneider about how to navigate it all and find calm in the chaos.
20 May 2026 · 45 min
Rediscover Yourself
Who would you be if nobody told you who you were? Do you listen to your inner a**hole? What would it take for you to step out of your “safe bubble”? Valerie unpacks vulnerability, shame, love and more with bestselling author of the books “Proof of Life” and “Being Human” and radical workshop leader Jennifer Pastiloff, who insists “you are never lost.”
S1 · E9 · 13 May 2026 · 35 min
Dare to Love Again
After the death of her husband of 37 years, Young and the Restless star Jerry Douglas, television personality and beauty expert Kym Douglas believed she’d already had her one great love and that was it for the rest of her life. She was wrong. Valerie unpacks Kym’s inspiring life story--surviving breast cancer, losing Jerry, daring to fall in love again, and remarrying at 65—while reflecting on her own hopes for love.
S1 · E8 · 6 May 2026 · 45 min
Toxic Positivity
How do we say we’re grateful—and truly feel it? When life happens, the question becomes: “Now what?” We don’t have to be passive in our own lives. Valerie sits down with therapist Abby Gold to explore joy, disappointment, anger, gratitude, intention, perspective, and what it means to stay present through it all—in other words, everyday life.
S1 · E7 · 29 Apr 2026 · 40 min
Gourmet Girl Talk
Ever wonder how a food critic eats-and thinks-about food? Valerie talks to her good friend and go-to source for food and how it brings us all together, renowned LA Times restaurant critic (and 2025 James Beard Award finalist for criticism) Jenn Harris.
S1 · E6 · 22 Apr 2026 · 35 min
Know Your Narcissist
Valerie and renowned psychologist, professor, and author of the NY Times bestseller “It’s Not You,” Dr. Ramani Durvasula engage in a hard and informative conversation about narcissism and narcissistic relationships, including the harm, the warning signs, and the “radical acceptance” necessary to begin to come out the other end.
S1 · E5 · 15 Apr 2026 · 36 min
Foster Love
Valerie dives into one of her greatest passions—cats—with Grace Choi, founder of the viral @KittyBoyandFriends. They share the heartbreak and joy of fostering special-needs kittens others pass by—and the surprising ways these tiny lives heal us right back. Plus, in a special Full Reveal, Valerie opens up about “the ultimate gift” pets bring into our lives.
S1 · E4 · 8 Apr 2026 · 42 min
Life Lessons
In this episode of Getting Naked, host Valerie Bertinelli talks with intuitive medium Susan Grau about healing from trauma, trusting your intuition, and finding spiritual connection after a near-death experience.
1 Apr 2026 · 45 min
Wasting Shame
A frank and raw conversation that gets into the nitty gritty, with therapist Abby Gold , about weight, shame, and - in a genuine lightbulb moment - how our relationship with past trauma doesn't have to be toxic.
S1 · E2 · 25 Mar 2026 · 42 min
The Mid-Life Unraveling
Valerie chats with her former therapist Melissa Brohner-Schneider , about how she assisted Val in having a better understanding of life, acceptance and managing relationships.
S1 · E1 · 18 Mar 2026 · 21 min
Asked and Answered (Video)
In the premiere episode of her podcast, Valerie offers insightful and thoughtful responses to audience questions.
S1 · E1 · 18 Mar 2026 · 21 min
Asked and Answered
In the premiere episode of her podcast, Valerie offers insightful and thoughtful responses to audience questions.

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Getting Naked: The Podcast is a English learning podcast from Valerie's Place. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Valerie's Place
Language: English
Category: Learning
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 39 min
Latest episode: 12 Oct 2026
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