Who Let The Pets Out

The hosts of *In Her Season* pivot from heartbreak to celebration with a raw, heartfelt episode centered on small joys and unexpected chaos—like a cat who becomes a home guardian and a dog who vanishes during a school drop-off. Liv shares her emotional struggle with postpartum depression while celebrating the simple miracle of warm weather and painting her house. Rachel recounts the wild night her cat Alfie escaped during a storm, only to return soaking wet and ecstatic, as if he’d been on a secret adventure. The story escalates into a frantic chase when her sister’s German Shepherd, Tango, slips out during a rushed morning—only to be found moments later by a kind stranger who mistook the dog’s arrival as a ride. The episode becomes a meditation on the unpredictable, tender, and often chaotic love we have for our pets, and how their escapes reveal the hidden rhythms of family life. Amid the chaos, both hosts reflect on the emotional labor of caregiving, the pressure of being 'on it' as aunts and partners, and the quiet triumph of showing up—even when you're in socks on the street, lost and overwhelmed.