Getting Naked: The Podcast
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.
Episodes
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...
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 el...
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. T...
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...
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."
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 pl...
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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 ho...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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