People ask me daily if fillers are a good idea. The real answer is that it depends on what you want to fix and who is doing the work. I love a refreshed, defined face that still looks like me. I do not love a swollen, overfilled “pillow” look.

When people ask me about the “secret” to looking and feeling younger, I tell them this: there is no single secret. Real vitality comes from a mix of science, self-care, and self-respect. On this week’s episode of Party’s Over, I explore two powerful themes—peptides and toxic relationships—that may seem worlds apart but actually share a common thread: healing from the inside out.

I’ve had a lot of procedures. That’s not a secret. What matters is knowing why you’re doing them, who’s doing them, and when to stop. My best decision was a lower-face mini-lift with a temporal lift at 47. It looked natural, healed well, and made future maintenance simple with conservative touch-ups instead of chasing big fixes.

I get letters every day from women trying to stand up for themselves. This one hit hard. She spent years building a life, raising kids, supporting everyone else, and when she finally wanted to invest in herself, her husband called her selfish.

Let me be clear. Beauty choices are not the issue. Control and respect are the issue. When someone uses money to limit your confidence, that is not partnership. That is power imbalance.

Toxic relationships do not always announce themselves. They usually start as love, loyalty, and good intentions. Mine did. I had a college girl group. We were supposed to be forever. Then jealousy crept in. Little digs. Eye rolls. Competition disguised as humor. I ignored my instincts because I wanted to believe people could grow out of insecurity.