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Welcome to work in progress.

Hi, Wipsmarties. Today we are joined by TikTok's big sister. You know her as Tanks, none other than Christina Najar. She is a New York Times bestselling author. She is a podcast and radio host. And it's really her wit and candor that have established her as a resounding voice for women. She is engaging and empathetic and not afraid

to change her mind. We all got to know her with her satirical rich mom content five years ago,

and her takes on pop culture, theories on sex, dating, and relationships, and honest reviews,

recommendations of everything from food and restaurants to beauty, fashion, and lifestyle products

have placed her squarely in the cultural zeitgeist. Tinks has a devoted fan base, and everyone is

incredibly excited for her new novel, Hotter in the Hamptons,

which is available now and is being adapted for television next.

Let's dive in with Tinks. Okay, girl, well, before we get into, you know, where we are and what we're all up to these days,

I actually really like to kind of go a little back in time with people.

And I'm always really curious if you could hang out with your younger self,

you know, when you were nine or ten years old,

do you think you would see a kind of connection to who you were becoming

when you were a little kid and who you are right now?

100%. I think you can definitely see the roots of who I am.

I think I would be so excited if I knew that this was my life.

When I was like five, I would be like, yeah, oh my God, we made it.

But yeah, I think, you know, who we are as kids, kind of us in our most pure form in a way.

That's like who we are before the world walks with us and tells us that we can't do things and

gives us doubt and insecurities. And I don't know, kids are so pure in that way. They're just like

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