Girls Tripped

What happens when you leave your life behind for a month and go halfway around the world alone? Our friend Lisa went to Bali for a 300-hour yoga teacher training, stepping completely outside her usual roles and routines. What she found was so much more than yoga. We talk about taking the leap, finding yourself again, and what happens when you give yourself permission to do something just for you. If you've been waiting for a sign to do the thing you've been dreaming about, maybe this is it. Book the trip.

Eliza and Jillian thought the Summer Reset was ten separate challenges. Looking back, they realized it was really one lesson repeated ten different ways. In their 20th episode, they celebrate how far Girls Tripped has come, laugh about spectacular failures, and discover that it wasn't Paris that changed them—it was finally paying attention. They’re more excited than ever for what’s next.

Can you still recognize the person you were before life became so busy? Jillian dances through another Phish concert. Eliza spends a weekend laughing with the Rutgers girls who have been cheering her on for decades. Along the way they ask a bigger question: What parts of ourselves deserve to come with us through every stage of life? It's a conversation about identity, friendship, anxiety, motherhood, presence, and why making time for what has always mattered might be one of the healthiest things we can do.

Three hours on a bridge. Hundreds of photographers. One famous sunset. One giant cloud. Our overnight trip to New York for Manhattanhenge didn't exactly go according to plan—but that's what made the conversation interesting. We talk about unmet expectations, why guilt can quietly steal a vacation, learning to take more photos of people than places, and why sometimes the best part of a trip has nothing to do with the reason you took it.

This week we're checking in on our Summer Reset, planning our next adventure, and asking one question we can't stop thinking about: When did we stop looking forward to things? From ocean swims to Manhattan plans, we're rediscovering the power of anticipation—and why adults deserve countdowns, too.

What makes a memory last? We asked friends, family, and our own kids about their favorite summer memories, expecting stories about big adventures. The answers sent us down a path we never saw coming—and left us questioning whether we've been looking for magic in the wrong places.

A five-minute challenge to look at the sky unexpectedly turned into a conversation about perspective, creativity, and learning to let go of control. Then a spontaneous ferry ride introduced us to a man named Muhammad whose remarkable story of heartbreak, resilience, and reinvention left us thinking about second chances. Along the way: margaritas, moon photos, too many beers, and a new reading challenge.

This week on Girls Tripped, we discover that self-improvement is a lot weirder than it sounds. Our European meal challenge leads to unexpected consequences, including 80s love songs at breakfast and confused dogs. We also check in on our personal summer goals. Along the way, we discuss competitive families, people-pleasing, why every challenge makes a week feel twice as long, and whether we've accidentally trained everyone around us to expect too much. Plus, we're introducing our next challenge: following the moon. We'll be right there with you.