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Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Cleansing Our 2025 Algorithms - ICYMI

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re looking back at our favorite Monday Edit moments - just like in the Golden Girls when they sit at the kitchen table with their cheesecake and reminiscence, we're looking back at what was going on in YOUR world this year, the TikTok’s that spent the most time on our FYP, and one of our fave Hot Bitches of the Week!  Stay tuned for an all new Getting Better this week! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus episodes, and more! www.patreon.com/jvn  Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn and senior producer Chris @amomentlikechris  New video episodes Getting Better on YouTube every Wednesday.  Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey better babes. I'm Jonathan Banness and welcome to the Monday Edit. This week like every week,

0:06.9

we're joined by our senior producer Chris. Say hi, Chris.

0:09.5

Bonsue. Get your cheesecake, get on your nightgown, and we're going to the Lanai.

0:13.2

Because this week we're giving you an extra special golden girls around the kitchen table

0:17.5

with a slice of cheesecake kind episode. we're giving you some of 2025's

0:22.0

podium level moments from what's going on in your world, our TikTok roundups, and our hot

0:28.0

pitch of the weeks. As we head into the holiday season, how are we supposed to celebrate

0:31.5

2025 if we don't remember all the things we covered? We've carefully curated a role of some of our

0:36.4

very favorite moments

0:37.5

from the end of the Monday edit. And in podcast world, sometimes y'all don't make it to the end of

0:41.8

every episode. So we thought we would move those up first and give you a smattering of some of our

0:46.0

very favorite moments of 2025. Really quick, though, before we get there, last week, let's get

0:51.9

right into it. We had Melissa Urban on. We talked all about boundaries.

0:55.9

I let you more in my situation with my family. The green, yellow, red light system. Setting

1:01.6

boundaries can also be with yourself. We can really set boundaries with ourselves with loving

1:06.1

kindness and the people around us with loving kindness, which I think is, when I think about

1:10.3

boundaries, I think about these uncomfortable conversations and like, oh, it's a boundary. But it really can be done with loving kindness. It does not have to be scary. And in fact, the other person doesn't have to know that you set the boundary, which was one of my biggest takeaways from her. I love Melissa Urban. I got so much out of her episode. And because we wanted to keep you up with some fresh

1:28.7

content for what can be a difficult holiday for a lot of people, we have an incredible guest

1:33.8

on this week's episode of Getting Better. We have Morgan Birch, who's the creator of the scene method.

1:38.7

And this was a really powerful episode to do right after our no contact and boundaries episode.

1:45.7

Morgan is a relationship therapist. She's a relationship coach. She's, her story is incredible. Her energy is so one of a kind.

1:52.5

But she really took me to so many places in our conversation and it's really around relationships.

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