
Avery is surviving on zero sleep after a full night of flu chaos with Stevie, but she still shows up for a very honest, very unfiltered Q&A. She shares her all-time favorite movies, why Paris feels like her second home, and the real pros and cons of raising a family in California. Avery opens up about becoming a mom at 23, finishing having kids by 26, and building an entirely new career after that. She also gets candid about her weight loss journey, boob job details, and her experience with “lip filler blindness.” Avery explains why she stopped showing her kids online, what she truly misses about nursing, and how she protects her mental health while working in social media. And yes… she answers a few saucy questions too.
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We were still awake vomiting the entire night. So I have so much concealer on under my eyes you would wouldn't even believe it. So we're just very chill today. We're doing a fun Q and A. You guys submitted so many questions. I have multiple sheets and we're just going to catch up and talk about all the things and I'm excited. We're going to start with something that I don't know if I've ever talked about but if you don't know me, you I'm a huge Movie person. I love movies. My family, growing up, like, my sister and I loved watching movies. And I feel like way too early on in my life, I was watching very mature movies and, like, very mature shows. Okay, first question. Favorite movie of all time? I can't pick one. It depends on what genre we're talking about. Now, to my, like, core, my first answer would be Signs with Mel Gibson. One of my favorite movies of all time. I love thrillers. I used to love horror movies. And this is weird to say, but I do feel like when I had kids, I didn't enjoy horror movies as much. Like, I don't like, like, the really jumpy ones anymore. And they started to give me nightmares, and I wasn't like that. Like, I remember as a very young child, my sister and I would watch CSI together, like, after my parents went to bed. Like, I'm talking like five, six years old, like, way too young. And I remember that's what started getting me interested in the medical field is I liked, like, the blood and guts as a young child, like, so morbid for. But that's just, you know, my sister was five years older than me, and so she introduced me to those types of things. So I loved horror movies, and my sister loves reading, like, Stephen King books and watching horror movies. And so I watched those really, really young. So I love Signs. I think that's such a classic movie. I also love Arrival. Arrival is an incredible movie because I love movies where the first time you see it, everything kind of switches at the end for you. So when you watch it again, it'll never be the same. If you've never seen Arrival, I highly recommend it. I love Arrival because it's like a sci fi thriller mixed with, like, medical diagnosis of a child. And I think I like that coming from the picu. And also the main character, who's played by Amy Adams, is a linguist. And my sister worked with a lot of linguists and in the Navy. She's a chief in the Navy, and she's been in for what, 14 years now. And so she works with a lot of linguists and she tells me the coolest stories about them because they're so gifted in what they do. And that is like, the premise of Arrival is Amy Adams is a linguist, and the military hires her to try to figure out the language of these aliens. And at the end, it's like, it's so crazy. It's such a great movie. So those are my top two that I can think of. If I want to be, like, cheesy Romantic, obviously. Like the Notebook. Great movie. Fun fact. When I first moved in with David, I remember cleaning, like, dusting something in his entertainment center, and all of his DVDs were in there. I think he had like 10 DVDs and one of them was the Notebook. And I remember being like, you own the Notebook. And he's like, yeah, that's like, Rachel McAdams is a redhead. It's like my number one crush. And I was like, okay, weirdo. I'm like, I know you're secretly watching the Notebook like five days a week. These days. It's all about choosing quality over quantity, especially when it comes to a wardrobe. If a piece isn't well made and versatile, is it truly worth having? That's why so many people love quints. Their fabrics feel elevated, the cuts are thoughtful, and the pricing actually makes sense. Quince works directly with safe, ethical factories and cuts out the middlemen. 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right, favorite vacation spot? You know, I guess that depends what's going on? Is it just David and I? Is it with the kids? Because there are practical places to travel with your children and without if you're going on a vacation that is not with children. If you're going on a trip, it's because you got your kids, because it's work. My favorite place to travel to is Paris and we're actually going in week after next, which I'm so excited. We're very lucky that we have family that has a flat in Paris and so we love to go there. That feels like our home away from home, but also far enough away that, you know, we're separate from. From everyone. It feels like we're in our own little world there. I loved Bora Bora. Bora Bora was so magical. I remember looking out on the mountains and being like, I feel like I'm in Moana. It literally looks like a green screen. It's insane. I'm so grateful to have gone with Tarte. Tarte took us to Bora Bora, and, like, we had the full bungalow experience. We got to swim with stingrays. It was such a fun trip as far as, like, taking our kids somewhere. My favorite place to go is Carpenteria. I've talked about carp so many times. I moved so much as a child that carp was. Was, like, the only steady place that I had growing up. My great grandma lived there. My grandma, who's 88, still lives there, and it's only about an hour from us, and so we like to take the kids there. My goal in, like, the next three to five years is to maybe buy, like, a little condo there that my kids can always go, and we can, like, take our grandkids there, and my parents can have a place to stay or my sister. So I love carpenteria. If you ever want to go to, like, Santa Barbara area, please go to Carpenter. Support their local businesses. Because so many places are shutting down. It makes me so sad. Do you like to read? What's your favorite book? I love to read. I don't have a favorite book, to be honest. Like, it depends on what mood I'm in. But I really love a good Colleen Hoover book. I know people are going to give me for that. But listen, it. She'll suck you in. I don't know what it is. And I. I tell my friends when they're like, colleen Hoover, I don't want to read her books. I'm like, just, like, read the first couple chapters. You'll get drawn in. And I don't know what it is about her books. I will fly through them to the point where that's why I bought a Kindle. I have a Kindle Paperwhite, and I love my Kindle. But it was because I was going through books so quickly that I was like, I gotta get my ass up and go to Target or go to Barnes and Noble to buy a new. A new book, because I didn't want to wait for it to come in the mail. So I like that. My Kindle just, like, downloads them immediately. But I love a good book. The housemaid was really good. And the reason I downloaded that and read it is because I do like to read books before movies. And everyone was talking about the movie. And I love Sydney Sweeney. I think she's so hot. And so I wanted to read the book beforehand. That was a good book. And I like thrillers like that that have a twist at the end. Great, great book. No real question, but I want to hear more about your cats. Listen, I'll talk about them all day long. David sent me a video this morning of Cheeto. So we have Cheeto and Mochi. And there's actually a reason we have two cats, because we originally just got Cheeto. We were in a phase of life where we were ready for a family pet. So we had talked to the kids about it, and we got Cheeto. Oh, my gosh, he'll be two in March, which is crazy. So we got him when he was like three months old. So we have. We've had him for almost two years. And so Ziggy was five, and we asked him, like, what kind of dog do you want to get? And he's like, I don't want to get a dog, I want to get a cat. I don't know what that child's obsession was with cats. He had never been around cats. No one in our life close to us had a cat. They only had dogs. And me personally, I was bit by a dog twice in my face when I was seven. So that's why I have scars on my lips. And what people don't know is that when Stevie was three, she was bit by a Doberman while she was being held. It was one of the most tragic things to ever happen to me and her because for me, we were always very cautious about dogs because of my dog bite. And so when that happened, it, like, completely messed me up. It was a total freak thing. She was totally fine. She had to get some stitches. But for me, it was like ptsd, because I had gone through that as a child. And that's why we didn't have a dog as a family pet during that time was because I was too scared that my. My kids would get bit by the dog. And that's mostly because of my trauma. And so I love the fact that Ziggy wanted a cat. So then we started doing research on the best breeds to get for young children, because cats are very skittish. They don't want to be held, they don't want to be cuddled. And come to find out, doll face Persians, which is what Cheeto is, is very much like A family friendly cat. They like to be pet, they like to be held, they're very cuddly. And the reason his name is Cheeto, by the way, is because when he was born as a kitten, he was very orange in color. And so we let Ziggy name him and Ziggy named him Cheeto. And now he has zero orange on his body. So everyone's like, why the hell is his name Cheeto? And I'm like, well, because he was orange when he was a baby. So Cheeto is like a cat prodigy. You can carry him around almost like a ragdoll cat. We call him Ziggy's emotional support animal because he lays in bed with him every single night. He sleeps with him all night. Ziggy will literally carry him around, like with his two arms up and his little legs, like hang over Ziggy. They are just like best buds. It's really the sweetest bond. So we got Cheeto. And then a couple months passed, and every single night, without question, Cheetah was up all night meowing all night long. And David and I were like, this is not normal. We felt like we were in newborn phase again because this cat was up all night long. Well, we were doing research about it and he thought he was alone, essentially when we were asleep at night. Cause all the lights are off, the sound machine's on, no one's awake. He thought he was alone, so that's why he was crying. And even if we let the doors open, even if he slept in bed with us, he would cry all night. We had done research about his breed and they do better in pairs. They get really lonely, especially at night. And so Persian cats do better in pairs. So in comes Mochi. We got these cats from an incredible family in Kansas City, actually. They just are so sweet. They have a daughter and so she's always around the cats. And so they're very used to being around kids and. And we saw Mochi, who's a Scottish fold. So he's the one that has the folded ears and the really big bug eyes. He is the most handsome. Well, both of them are so handsome. But he is just the goofiest looking dude. He's kind of giving like Gollum from Lord of the Rings a little bit. He is very anxious though. He's more skittish than Cheeto, not as friendly. But like to me and David, he'll rub up on us, love on us. And him and Cheeto are literally best friends. They bathe each other, they cuddle all day, all night. It's actually really cute because not this entire episode turning into my cats, but listen, I'll talk about them all day. So if one of them is, like, locked behind a door, like, essentially, if Ziggy's going to bed and Cheetos in bed with him, we'll shut the door. Mochi's not having it. He will come find us and meow at us until we open the door, because he wants to have access to Cheeto. One time I have, like, a little closet where I'll put my podcast equipment in. And Cheeto likes really dark, small spaces. And he had, like, run in there, and I didn't realize. And I closed the door, didn't hear anything from him. Mochi is outside that door screaming, and I'm like, what is going on? And I open the door. Sure enough, his brother runs out. So they, like, are so, so bonded to each other, and it's really sweet, and I'm so happy that we got them. I would be a crazy cat lady. Like, I would keep getting more, but I feel like if I get one more than I have to get two more, because they need to be even in pairs, you know, I feel like three is a crowd, but I don't think I'm ready for that type of commitment yet. So they're just the best. They're so low maintenance, and they're hypoallergenic as well. So if people are allergic to cats and they're around the cats, they don't have any issues, which I really like. Tell the girls we love them. Missing their faces. That's fine. Very nice. They. You guys, anaya just turned 16 years old. Literally insane. She's her driver's permit. She's going to get her driver's license soon. David and I were, like, discussing cars. Like, the fact that I'm, like, thinking about getting my child a car is so wild. And then I also have, like, a preschooler at home. Like, the age range is insane. But Sydney's really excited because she's like, then Anaya can drive me everywhere. Which I love that for her, too. So Sydney's really into volleyball. She's playing her first club year this year, which is so nostalgic for me because I played volleyball from when I was 11 all the way through high school. And then Anaya is still really big into musical theater. She's so talented. She has such amazing stage presence. And she's also in choir. It's her first year of high school, so they're doing amazing. Thank you for thinking of them. How do you truly love being in California? Pro slash cons? I love being back in California. This is where I spent, spent the good part of my childhood. I obviously spent a lot of time in Arizona, but like I would consider California my home but more north. So San Luis Obispo. My parents live in Morro Bay and then David was born in La Jolla, so we kind of landed in the middle here in la. And that was A, we have a lot of people here, B, we're really close to family, which is so nice. And then C, obviously I do a lot of work here and I was so tired of traveling and being away from the kids. So I feel like I truly have the best of both world here. The kids school is incredible and they'll be there until they graduate high school, which is really exciting. And being so close in proximity to everything work wise for me is really convenient because every day of the same routine, five days a week I drop my kids off at school, I go work out and then I'm able to work a full day, come into the studio, go to an event, whatever the case may be, doesn't require me to get on a plane. I just get in my car and I get all my shit done until 3 o' clock when I go pick them up. And I feel very lucky to be able to do all of that as a working parent and also be present for every pickup, every drop off, every assembly performance. And I feel like that's also the luxury of my job. Working on social media is I can schedule around whatever's going on to be able to be present for my kids. And I, I didn't have a lot of that freedom when I was a nurse and also when living in Arizona because I had to travel so much for my job. So I feel very, very grateful. Cons, I mean this is gonna be very obvious, but cost of living is fucking crazy. The taxes are crazy. And I feel so blessed and privileged to be able to afford to live here. I remember when we first moved, we had our meeting with our finance team and they were like, just Prepare to pay 30% more for everything. Property tax, income tax, groceries, gas, literally everything is more expensive. Also, you know, where we live there's not as many good public schools. So you know, paying a tuition for your kids when you didn't expect to do that, you know, when they're four years old. But also I'm so lucky to be able to do that and them to have, you know, an opportunity to be in a great place that's safe and they love to learn there. And I feel like when I moved back too, I had this conversation with my parents because my parents were both born and raised here in LA actually, so this is also their home. And then obviously we lived in Arizona for a bit. But they always said even saving money living in Arizona, like when you're in California, you pay for the luxuries of year round weather, the amazing schools for your kids, being close to the beach, there's so much more to do outdoors. And yes, here in the valley, like it can get really hot. But the difference is like in the evening times, you can still go on walks with your kids because like once the sun sets, it's 70 degrees in Arizona, May through August, like it's triple digits, 24 hours a day. And it's really hard, like it's really hard when you have kids and they can't play outside because it's literally 120 degrees. So I feel like you pay for the day to day luxuries of your life and the weather, if that makes sense. What do you miss most about Arizona? Oh, I miss my people, like my closest friends that I would consider family. But we go back as much as we can. Like we're going back this weekend because it's my best friend's birthday. This is coming out after her birthday. So Ashley, I'm coming to surprise you on Friday. You don't know that, but I am hopping on a flight with David Friday morning, flying in to surprise her to have dinner with her on Friday and then coming home Saturday. Obviously Scotty's back and forth between Arizona and California, but he comes here for photo shoots a lot, so I'm spoiled. Where he will come here? Yeah, there's just like your community that you built there and like so many of my friends that I worked with in the PICU that I love so much are still there. BlackRock. I miss BlackRock so much. Why there's not a BlackRock here in LA. I literally was emailing this the CEO of BlackRock when I did my collab and I said, let me know, I'll invest. Like I will open a branch here. We need the blue lagoons over here. We need a good. Like Jazzy fell in love with Swig. Jazzy had never had Swig before because she's an LA girl and she went to Utah and she text me and she was like, holy shit, I had Swig. My life has changed. So we need like a good soda shop here, we need a good blackrock here. There's a Dutch Bros. But it's a little far from me and I'm just like a Blackrock girl through and through. So I do miss Blackrock. Do you know what I miss so much that they don't have close to where I am. I know they have one in Manhattan beach, but it's too far for me. Fucking Rubio's, bro. You ever had a grilled shrimp burrito from Rubio's? Yes, their shrimp tacos are crazy to. Their fish tacos are crazy. But that grilled shrimp burrito, I'll eat that all day long. So I miss Rubio's. Any fun trips coming up? Dude, the amount of travel I have coming up, that's why I bought that, those Ramo luggage things, which were astronomically expensive. But I will tell you it's not an exaggeration when I tell you guys, I have purchased every luggage brand on the market and they have all fallen apart. They're all so, so scuffed. They just, the quality was not there. And so it was time to invest because we do have so much travel coming up. I actually went on a 24 hour trip last weekend for my best friend's baby shower. This weekend I'm doing one night for my best friend's birthday, going to Paris for eight days. I'm really, really excited for that trip. We planned that like six months ago and that's like the one trip that David and I are doing that's not work related without the kids this year. And so I'm really, really excited for that and to spend quality time with him. And then we have some pretty crazy work projects coming up that haven't been announced and that's going to require a lot of travel for like press and things. Yeah, it's just, it's important for me to give my kids stability, especially with my job because it does sometimes require me to just up and go randomly. But I want my kids to be stagnant here in school. So I try to come back as much as I can. And I know people like to leave like the infinite infamous comment of like, do you ever spend time with your children? You're always away from them. And I got two things to say to that. Number one, when I was a nurse, I saw my kids far less because when I worked three twelve and a half hour days, especially in a row, like I didn't see my kids for three days in a row because I was gone at 5:36am before they're awake and home at 8pm when they're in bed. And number two. If a man that has a family and is married to a woman that's a stay at home mom that stay stays home with her kids. If he is traveling for business to support his family, would you leave a comment on his page about him being away from his kids? No. He is getting praised for supporting his family and providing for them. That's exactly my role and that's exactly why David stays home with the kids. So they constantly have a parent around. So I don't want to hear it. With spring activities, sports and busy schedules, it can be tough to keep academics front and center. IXL makes it simple to stay consistent and build momentum without adding stress. 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How did you know you were ready to have kids? So I always wanted to be a mom. I know that's so cheesy and lame to say, but I feel like some women just have that gene. And I'll never forget my mom always told me because I knew I wanted to be a nurse very young. Very, very young. And it was because I was watching all those medical shows that I shouldn't have been. But my mom always told me she was really nervous and scared because when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, even at a very young age, if I didn't say nurse, I would say mom. And so my mom was like, I kind of sometimes was like, is she gonna a teen mom? Because she wants to be a mom so bad. I had a million baby dolls. They were all named Sarah with an H because I hated my name growing up because it was a boy's name. In the 90s, I went to school with a boy named Avery and my sister's Taylor. So that was also a male name, which my mom's actually a trendsetter because now Avery and Taylor, a very popular female name. So slay mom. But I thought Sarah was like the hot girl name. And so all of my baby dolls are named Sarah. And I think that's also why I gravitated towards like the NICU pick you when it came to nursing. So I was combining my love for nursing and also babies. So this is bad to say, but like, I feel like I was so motivated to like get my done early in Life so that I could be a mom. And so that's, like, what motivated me through college and nursing school and taking my boards and getting my big girl job is because I wanted to be a mom so bad. And I got married really young. I got married at 21. David and I met when I was 18. So we were together for like two and a half, threeish years. Got married at 21, and then I had my first baby at 23 because I graduated nursing school and had my first nursing job set up. And so I always knew I wanted to be a young mom. And I think that was because my parents had me a bit older in life. And so it always scared me to like, live life on earth without my parents. And so I always wanted to be a younger mom. And now, like, I'm. I'm so lucky that my parents are still alive and, and in like, such incredible shape and so healthy and so involved with my kids. My dad's 70, my mom's 68, and I'm just amazed. And I feel grateful every day because you get to a phase in life where, like, your friend's parents start, like, getting sick or passing away suddenly, and it's so. It like, really takes you back and makes you think about how lucky you are to still have two living parents on this earth. And I'm so grateful for that. And so I hope to be as keep as young and healthy as I can for my kids. And so I always wanted to be a mom young, and I have no regrets in doing that. You know, people are always like, do you regret it you missed out on your 20s? No, because there was nothing I wanted more than to be a mom. I didn't have motivation to go out and party. I've never really been into that scene. And I know I get a lot of hate, like in my vlogs and stuff when I pour a glass of wine to have with my husband after the kids are down or like, with dinner. But, like, I'm not like a shot taker. I'm not like a clubbing girl. It just never. I've never been drawn towards that scene. And when you see me in those environments, it's crazy to say, but, like, those are work obligations and like, a lot of those are events for work that I'm so lucky to be able to air, quote, call it work. But, like, that is part of my job and, and what I need to do in this industry. And so of course it's fun, like, letting loose and having fun, but I'm just not, like, A big drinker, partier. And don't get me wrong, I love my nighttime edible, I love my glass of wine, but I don't feel like I missed any part of my 20s because I've never been drawn towards that like young 20 scene. And I was engulfed in postpartum and my career as a nurse. And I was done having kids by 26, which is crazy. But I still stand by that decision and I feel like I've been able to grow with my children. And I think the, the funnest part for me is like I was done with kids at 26. I had a massive career change and I think that should be a testament for women to show you like where I was when I had my last kid. So I had four kids under my belt, which obviously my first two I did not birth, but I had a helping hand in raising and we got to grow up together and I was done with kids by 26, had four kids by 26 and was able to do this huge career change. I hope that shows women that it doesn't matter what is going on in your life, that you can do it too. Just because you had kids does not mean you need to stay stagnant. It does not mean you need to put yourself last. If you have goals in your life, especially career wise, they do not need to be put on hold because you're a mom and you also should get the same opportunities as everyone else because you're a mom. I feel like in, in this industry especially like you have complete creative freedom and the hours are so constant. Like It's a constant 24 hour schedule on social media that I was able to work after hours, you know, when I'm late night feeding or breastfeeding or pumping or on my lunch break at work. Like I was constantly working around the clock because I had dreams and aspirations. Still, yes, I'm a mom, but at the end of the day, like I'm, I'm just a girl. I'm just a girl and I had dreams and I didn't want to not fulfill those because of my children. I wanted to show them that I was able to work really hard and get where I'm at. And I love that I've grown with my kids and that they've been able to watch that. And now that I'm done and I'm going on 31, I feel so grateful that this is the most successful I've ever been. But now I get to enjoy that with my babies and like take them with me, take them on Fun trips and do things that we never in our wildest dreams thought we'd ever be able to afford in life. And, like, that's my motivation. Ooh. How do you initiate sexy time? I guess it just depends, you know? Like, the other day, speaking very transparently, David and I, it was funny because the only time we feel like our sex life is hindered is because of our exhaustion. We are so tired at the end of the day. And I. I think it's because, number one, we have never been busier in our entire lives. It is go, go, go. And when they say your schedule gets busier and your life becomes more chaotic as your kids get older, it's so true. Like, we were talking the other day, Thursday is the only day after school that our kids don't have something. Monday through Friday, it's like, we have pickup in the morning, and then I do my workout, and then I work my whole day. I have multiple meetings. I'm filming, I'm editing, I'm submitting campaigns, we're planning launches and lines and press tours and podcast interviews and all of these things. And then we're also. We've been working on our business that we're launching for the last year and a half. So David does a lot of behind the scenes for that. And then Ziggy's on the swim team. He's starting guitar lessons. Stevie's in dance. Stevie's starting piano. We have play dates with their. Their classmates in school. Ziggy has his tutoring. Like, there's so many things going on. And so at the end of the day, when we put our kids down, like 7:30, both of us are falling asleep in bed, putting them down to bed. And so at the end of the day, we just want to go to sleep and we don't want to have sex because we're so tired. It has nothing to do with the fact that I don't love him and he doesn't turn me on and that we don't have a happy marriage. No, no, no. We're just so tired. So the other day, we dropped the kids off at school, came back home, and we were like, why don't we just have sex now? Like, it was like 10am I got done with my workout, showered, and then it was so funny because then we sat. He made breakfast. We were sitting there eating breakfast, and he was like, that was amazing. And I'm so glad we don't have to have sex tonight because we're so exhausted. So I think we just initiating it. It just like, will pop up and it'll happen. And honestly, when you've been together as long as we have, 12 years, where I'm like, hey, do you want to get down and dirty really quick? But it's so much nicer when you, you do and you feel so bonded and close and like, that's your, your time together, you know, where nothing else matters except you two. You are the foundation and you're like where your family began. And a lot of the times that that gets pushed aside because your kids come first. That's just how it is and that's how it should be. And so we've been trying to make it a priority, like, while the kids are in school, to be intimate then because at night we're tired. We are so tired. Give or receive head. Both. Marriage is a two way street. Okay, I am nervous to use lingerie. How can I build up the confidence? You know, I'm not a big lingerie girl. I, I find it extremely uncomfortable. Like, the lace is just like, so itchy. I hate underwire. I got a boob lift for a reason. I shouldn't have to wear underwire. You know what I'm saying? I got my nipples pierced. The lace like, like pulls out the. No, I don't, no, I don't want to deal with it. And David always says, like, I prefer you naked anyways. So it's like, why would I put on all that stuff, you know, but for my lingerie girls to be confident in it. Look at yourself. You look hot. You're literally wearing a hot, sexy outfit for your significant other. Like, first of all, if you want to, like, build up your confidence and feel yourself, start taking some selfies and like, send it to them ahead of time to kind of like, tease because then they'll be excited to see you. Also, dimming the lights kind of helps because I, I totally understand, like, not feeling confident in your body, not wanting to show it if you dim the lights, you know, all that harsh light on your body. I've worked so hard to, like, finally lose my baby weight four years postpartum, and I still don't want all that light on me. Okay. It's just, we don't need it. So I feel like taking selfies, buying lingerie that you feel confident in. So if there's certain parts of your body that you don't feel as confident in, buy lingerie that might cover that part just a little bit more. And I feel like there's really beautiful, sexy lingerie that's a little more conservative. Like the little baby doll tops that are kind of see through but aren't showing, like every nook and cranny. So buy something that makes you feel confident in because your confidence will exude sexiness. And then your partner's gonna snatch you up real quick. Since you've lost weight. How do you feel about your boob job? So I will say I am so happy. My doctor went really conservative on my boobs and I was gonna make a video for TikTok doing like a boob job update because March will be three years since I got them done, which is kind of insane that it's been that long. So to talk about boob job details, for those that will ask. I got implants and a lift. My implant size is 330 cc. We did mid profile. I didn't want high profile. I didn't want them like touching my chin, you know. And I originally went in because I, before I had kids, I naturally had really big boobs. I was a 34 double D. And then I breastfed my kids for a really long time. And I quite literally had saggy tube socks. Like, that's not an exaggeration. I would literally bend over and I had a gap like three inches in between my boobs. I had no elasticity left. And like, I remember Stevie at 14 months old, like 30 pounds, just like ripping my nipple. I had no feeling left. Like they were quite literally just bottles attached to my chest and they were basically just like a comfort binky for her. And I loved it. Like, I loved that time with her. I have no regrets at all. It's such a special bond and I really miss that so much. But after, you know, that milk was all dried up, oh, they were deflated. Like deflated to the point where like, even if I bought a push up bra, the amount of like loose skin, like there was no volume left. And so I went into my Dr. Miha Khan. I love her so much. I had her on Cheers actually. She's so gifted and talented. Graduated high school at 16, went to Stanford, graduated pre med at 20. I was a certified plastic surgeon by like 27, I think. Literally insane. And also so gorgeous. Like, imagine being that gorgeous and sexy and talented and educated. Insane. So I went in and she was like, I think you might need a lift. And I was like, I don't want to lift because I don't want the scar. And she was like, well, we do what's called a pencil test where you put like a pencil under the boob. And if the pencil Stays without touching it, then you need a lift. And. Oh, that pencil stayed, babe. That wasn't going anywhere. Yeah, she was trapped under there. Actually. I don't even think you could see the pencil because it was so squished under my tit. So she's like, you definitely need a lift. But I didn't want the anchor scar. And she was like, I think I can just do the lollipop. So essentially from the bottom of my nipple, I just have one singular scar. That's like white, by the way. Like she is so good. I did no scar treatment. It's pretty much invisible. And. And I have no scar under my boob. It's just from the bottom of my bottom of my nipple down. And she was able to put the implant in the lift incision. So she's amazing. And what she ended up doing was she removed a lot of the excess tissue because on my. My left boob was bigger than my right because Stevie preferred to nurse on my left. So she removed a lot of that tissue and then she ended up filling up that space of that loose skin with the implant because I had no volume left. So we needed to fill it. So we put the 330 silicone implants in and then she removed the excess skin, pinched it up, gave me the lift. Best decision I've ever made. I'm so happy I did a lift and we were actually going to go a little bit bigger. But she said when she put the implants in that were the size up in the or, she was like a. I felt like they were way too big. And she was like, I was worried your sternum skin was going to start lifting up, which is what you don't want. You don't want a uniboob. And so I was so happy she made that decision for me because it was definitely the right one. And since I've lost the weight, I still love them so much because I feel like the lift really helped in that sense cuz they're still very perky. Honestly, I like never ever wear a bra unless I don't want to show nipple because. Because I don't need the support. Like, I don't own any underwire. I don't own any padded bras. I basically wear like the Skims T shirt bra every day. And one of my most asked questions, like in person, like with my girlfriends, is, are your boobs real? And that's like the best compliment you can get when they're not. And so I feel like I'm really happy. I love that they don't look super fake and that they aren't like up to my chin, if that makes sense. So I'm still obsessed with them and I feel like the only way I would ever do anything else to them is like, during my like 10 year implant swap out that you're supposed to do for health reasons because I don't really feel the need to like change them. And it's funny because they're actually technically much smaller than they were pre baby. And I don't mind that because I can actually wear like cardigans and shirts with buttons and they're not opening up because that's the hardest part about having boobs is like nothing would fit correctly. What made you decide to get lip filler again? Love that question. So if you're new here, then you, then you're welcome. Because honestly, I looked like I got stung by a million bees back in the day. The amount of filler in my face. Oh my God, like, bless me. So here's the thing. I started getting lip filler at 21 years old and I'll tell you why. It was because of my dog bite scar. So my cupid's bow on my right side has a big scar in it. And so my cupid's bows were very uneven. And so I would always overline my lip with lip liner. And so when I was in nursing school, I started getting lip filler. Then I just started like adding from there. For what reason? Couldn't tell ya. But then when I became a nurse injector, I feel like that type of environment, it's just, just natural to just keep putting more in because you get the filler blindness. Filler blindness is so real, like so insanely real. I had nothing in my, like, no lips. I had very, very thin lips. All of a sudden it looks like, you know, the queen of the hive stung me and I was having an allergic reaction and I thought that was cute. Then I started getting like cheek filler. I got chin filler, you name it. And then I dissolved it all because again, like, I started waking up a little bit and realizing the, the filler blindness. I also think too, before I got my nose job, I didn't have the most confidence when it came to my face. Especially when I started really picking up on social media and posting so much. And I do all my own editing. So like when I would film makeup, videos, get ready with me. Even vlogs, you're constantly looking at every angle of your face. And of course you're your own worst critic. And so my nose was always my biggest insecurity since high school. Like, I hated my nose. I always wanted a nose job. And so I think I was trying to just overcompensate the rest of my facial features by injecting a ton of filler, which is not healthy, not the way to go. And so I think once I got my nose job, I was like, okay, I think we should just like, get rid of everything else. And I'm happy that I did. So once I did like three or four rounds of dissolving my lips, I quite literally, it's like popping a balloon. They were like, so thin and wrinkly and I just had no volume left. And I was like, over lining like a motherfucker. And so I found Anoush who does my friend Jaclyn Hill's lips. And at Jaclyn's friendsgiving, she introduced me. And Jaclyn's like, she does the best lips you'll ever see, I promise you. And sure enough, like, I told her I was like, all I want is an even border for my cupid's bow because of my scars. And I want to fill the volume loss so I don't look like I have old lady lips. Cause they were very wrinkly. She did exactly that. She didn't even use a full syringe, which is crazy because I think I had, like, probably a total of three syringes from like, adding, adding, adding back in the day. And I'm so happy with how they turned out. They look so natural. And I just wanted, like a little bit of plumpness where I lost volume from dissolving because again, they were so full for so long. You pop that balloon, they're wrinkly. Looks like a wrinkly nut sack. Ew. What made the biggest difference in your weight loss so back in August was when my kids both started going to school full time. And that was when I was like, okay, I don't have an excuse anymore. I need to put my health and my fitness, I need to make it a priority essentially. And I have no regrets not starting that earlier because I was always such a present mom and I always worked a lot. And Stevie was in part time preschool the year before, so she was only in preschool three days a week for three hours. And like, that was when I usually try to get work done. I also feel like I yo yo'd weight so bad because I really struggled with binge eating. I was like, really, really bad with binging. Like, even on social media, people would be like, oh, my God, you look amazing. You can, like, you're in such good shape. And then like a week later, I would gain like 10 pounds because I was binging so bad and, like, not consistent in the gym. And people would also call that out too, you know? So again, like, just being on social media in general is hard. Are going to pick apart everything you do and have so many assumptions about you. But when my kids both went to school full time, I was like, okay, I was doing Pilates and I was solely doing Pilates to try to gain, like, my core muscles back because I had two repeat C sections and it. I had no elasticity left. My stomach was just. Flabby is the wrong word. It wasn't like, it was always flabby. Like, I have a ton of loose skin and stuff, but it felt like my muscles just weren't connected. And I don't think I have diastasis recti, but, like, your abdominal muscles just aren't the same when you stretch so big and have children. That's just the way it is. That's anatomy. And that's okay. It's so worth it because I have my amazing babies. But I realized my body does so much better when I'm weight training. And back in the day, I used to do Orange theory. And that also didn't work for me because the high intensive cardio with no breaks was doing nothing for my body. And then I'll go home and be like, oh, I just ran, so I'm gonna eat a whole fucking pan of brownies. So I started doing split workouts. So right now my workout routine is Monday, Wednesday, Friday is Pilates, and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, I'm lifting heavy. I used to only work out the five days a week, but now I have some shit coming up that I'm like, I will be in the best shape of my life. Another thing too, that my bestie, Ms. Whitney Simmons, told me I needed to do was up my protein intake. So I quite literally doubled my protein intake. And I only drink like a glass of wine on the weekends now. So cutting alcohol helped, like, a lot with water, weight and swelling. Like, even now as I've gotten older, I've noticed in the mornings, if I wake up, even after like two glasses of wine, I'm so puffy and everyone's like, oh, my God, she got chin lipo. No, I didn't. And you know what? When I got my nose job, I tried to get chin lipo when I was like 30 pounds heavier. And my doctor said I didn't have enough fat. So there you go. I'm like, also, I would have documented it. Like, if I'm going to get any work done, I'm going to fucking document it to monetize off it, please. Same with those that say, I got a tummy tuck. No, I did not get a tummy tuck. And if you saw the loose skin I have, you would also believe that I didn't have a tummy tuck. I honestly have considered it. Like, I've talked to my plastic surgeon about a tummy tuck. The hip to hip scar is, is what worries me because I obviously already have my C section scar, which, whatever, but it's hidden under, under a bikini. And also there are some really good tummy tuck belly buttons. And then there's some belly buttons. You're like, oh, you got a tummy tuck. I don't want people to see and be like, did you get a tummy tuck? Like, that's a tummy tuck belly button. Because here's the thing. Same with my boobs. When people are like, are your boobs real? Best compliment ever. I don't want people to look at my stomach and be like, oh, you got a tummy tuck. And also, here's the thing. At the end of the day, I am so pro plastic surgery, because I'm so pro. Whatever makes you feel more confident. But if I get work done, like, you know, I'm gonna monetize off that. I've logged my entire process of my nose job. I vlogged my entire process of my boob job back in the day when I got lipo in like 2023. No, 2022, because Stevie was born in 2021. So the year after 2022, I got lipo. I literally put the entire procedure on Instagram stories and saved a highlight for it. So for those that say I like, hide that shit, you don't know what you're talking about. And it's funny because, like, now I am in so much better shape than back when I got lipo because I was binge eating. I wasn't consistently working out. I had an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. I was a solid, like 35, 40 pounds heavier. It wasn't until I disciplined my ass that I got into the shape. And I really don't give a fuck what people have to say because I'm like, I. Knowing how hard I have worked to make this consistent lifestyle change since August. I've worked for it and I, I've earned it. And it's been the first time in my life that I feel very proud of that because it does take a lot of hard work and sacrifice and effort. But I love that. I've never felt healthier and honestly, my only motivation, because I could give a what I look like, I I don't do it right for my body to look a certain way. I just want to live the longest I can and the healthiest life for my kids. Like, I want to be able to throw them up in the air and like, even now, you know, I, I gotta carry them up and down the stairs and those, those babies are heavy and I don't wanna get to that point where I'm like, I can't, I can't pick you up anymore because there will be a time. But for now we're avoiding it because I'm lifting heavy ass weights in the G. 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What do you miss most about nursing? I I get this question all the time of like, do you miss nursing? I miss it every single day. And I think what I miss most about my job as a nurse is I miss feeling like I contributed to society. And it was one of those things where I don't feel it was taken away from me. But I do feel I got to a point where I, I was kind of forced to choose one or the other because my social media life and like being recognized started to bleed into my job and I never wanted those paths to cross because I had such passion for both. But at the end of the day, I had the opportunity to spend more time with them at home and make more money and live out dreams that I always had since I was so, so young and, you know, be able to make sure as my parents get older, they're taken care of and, you know, like, I think about small things, like, for example, with Anaya turning 16, like having the ability to say, oh, like let's, let's talk about what kind of car we're able to get for her. Like, I wouldn't be able to have those opportunities as a nurse. And so I'm forever, forever grateful for that. But I think leaving a 12 and a half hour shift, even on the hardest day, and making shit money and no one recognizing the hard work that you're doing, you know that you're helping people, you know that you're making a difference. And that's why I'm so grateful for healthcare workers, first responders, because David and I know firsthand what that sacrifice is. And it's so under recognized and, and it really is a passion, like you're born to do it. And I feel like I was. And so I still want to be involved with projects and I'm still trying to figure out a way to combine my nursing career with my social media career to try to give back and do fundraising. And I was able to do that fundraiser for St. Jude and then for the holidays, we gave back to CHLA nurses for working over the holidays. And Unwell foundation is doing some things coming up, so I'm trying to figure out a way to combine both. It is hard, but, like, I want to keep my nursing license active. I want to start doing volunteer trips. There's an amazing medical mission trip in Mexico for cleft lip and palate kids. And I was just talking to a friend about how I want to volunteer and do that. I miss the high pressure. I miss the critical thinking. You know, as sad as it is working in peds, like, I do miss coding, like, because it's a very quick adrenaline. You know, you're so highly trained. And so for you to be able to make those decisions and like, work collaboratively as a team with your, your doctor, your np, your respiratory therapist, your fellow nurses, it's such an incredible team effort. And that's why I love watching the Pit, because it kind of brings me back to that. And it's so realistic. The pit is so realistic. And when I was the SWAT nurse for a while, when I was working in the picu, I would go down to the ER a lot. And I loved that high pressure environment, like in the trauma center and stuff. And that's one of my, one of the reasons I love watching the Pit because it kind of brings me back to that. Even though it's adults and not PEDs, it's. It's really such a great show. So that's what I miss about nursing. Lots of questions about growing on social media, which I love. We do not gay keep around here. Okay. I think it's so interesting when other creators don't want to give advice like this because for some reason they'll think it like hinders them. Like there isn't room for everyone. There are literally millions of creators online. There's room for everyone. What matters is that you find your niche and that you're authentic. And I think what matters is that you're consistent, number one. And number two, that you enjoy what you post. If you're posting to make it or to make money, you're never gonna be successful. My growth was so slow but steady. Like people don't realize. I started back my first year of nursing school in 2016. So it's been 10 years for me, you know, and I didn't make that full transition to being my full time career until 2023 is when I left nursing. I did both for so long. So I wanted to make sure I could provide for my family and it was worth leaving my nursing career for. You know, those first like six, seven years. I solely posted out of enjoyment and like passion for it. And I loved it and I still love it to this day. And I'm so, so grateful that it's what provides for my family. You guys are asking how I come up with content ideas. It just depends on the day. Like there are some weeks I have pre filmed videos for an entire week and there's some weeks where I wake up every day and I'm like, what am I gonna post today? So sometimes depending on what's going on as a family, I'll do a morning vlog or an evening vlog if we have a date night. And I know I'm going to be getting ready, I'll get ready and do my makeup because that's always been a big passion for me too is, is makeup and beauty. Sometimes I'll do a cleaning video. So my team will sometimes send me like trending sounds if I like want to make a funny video. Because to be honest, like I don't want to see things about myself and so I just choose to not look because that's what haters want, right? Like the people that don't like you make videos or stuff say really mean things and mean comments because they want to hurt your feelings. They want you to feel hurt by their opinion. And so the best, like fuck you I can give is just to not look So I just don't, I don't look at that stuff. And that has like immensely changed my mental health in addition to therapy. So yeah, every day is different. But I think finding your passion for what you enjoy, like creating is huge because you're not going to feel motivated to be consistent if you're not enjoying the type of content that you're making. Anything you would do differently when you first started posting? Yes. I would ask myself, do I want this online footprint to be traced back to me forever? So I would ask myself, like, do I really want to post this online? Because once you put push post, there's no going back. It's there forever. And number two, I would never show my children. I would have never, ever, ever, ever posted my children. And I know a lot of people ask me why I don't post my kids anymore. Because the narrative that I don't want to pay them taxes since moving to California is one of the craziest things I've ever heard. We lived in California for months before I took my kids offline. So that statement is incorrect. And to be honest with you, all four of my kids have investment accounts. We made sure that they will be set up for the rest of their lives. That was one thing. Like, you know, we were competent nurse. Like we weren't making enough money to be able to even like put savings away every month, let alone make sure that our kids are provided for for their college or when they start driving or if they, you know, need help with a down payment on their house or when they go to college. College is like half a million dollars now. It's crazy. Like we have family friends with kids in college and they're literally paying half a million dollars for a four year degree living on campus. That's insane. Like, who can afford that? That's so crazy. So we're very lucky. Like we worked with our finance team when I first started making social media money to be able to invest and make sure our kids are set up in that way. So it had nothing to do with not wanting to pay my kids because of the California labor laws. It's so ridiculous. I just had like a lot of instances that were really scary and I'm not gonna go into detail and talk about it because I feel like that just adds fuel to the fire and like gets these weirdos off. But I just realized my kids weren't seeing safe online anymore and that was a decision I made as their parent. I also realized, like, I don't need to, to share every aspect of My life. And I know people like assume that when you, when you post online, but I used to post 3 to 5 videos every single day for 2 years straight. Imagine that. 3 to 5 Tik Tok videos every single day for 2 years Straight. I did not miss a day. In addition to working as a nurse, I shared so much of my life and people want to say I've changed, I'm different, I have. Why would you want to watch someone that's staying stagnant forever? Everyone evolves and everyone grows. And it's not that I've changed, it's that I don't share as much as my of my life. I have pulled back so much. And like I said, I would post three to five TikTok videos a day. Now I post one a day if I do. And so I'm sharing like 30 seconds to maybe three minutes of my day edited to what I want the world to see. And my kids didn't need to be a part of that. And so that's why the majority of times that I'm filming and editing my kids are in school. Because, you know, they don't need to be my content, they need to be normal kids. And I feel really confident in that decision and I don't really care what people have to say about it because it's quite funny when you know the Internet truly is a double edged sword. You're damned if you do, damned if you don't. And when I shared my kids online, that was the number one reason I got hate. Avery Wood. She monetizes off her kids, she exploits her kids. It's so fucked up. It's child abuse now that I don't show my kids. I don't care about you. I don't want to see you. I want to see your kids. I'm unfollowing you because you stopped showing them. What? First of all, bye. You're fucking weird if you're following me just to see my kids. See you later. Number two, you're probably the same people that were giving me hate for showing my kids. So it's like, you know, and every single day that passes, I show them less and less. And I love it because they have quite literally no idea what I do for a living. And their only priority is school and their friends and living in a happy loving home. And I feel proud of that as their mom. All right, last question. My Taco Bell order. Oh, see you guys just get me because like if I'm going to talk about anything, it's going to be Food. So it depends on what's going on. But I will say like without question, it's always going to be a five layer burrito with extra sour cream. And Dave and I had this conversation about how expensive the world is getting because I remember ordering a five layer burrito with extra sour cream when it was on the 99 cent menu. What happened to that? I think it's like 5.99 now. This world's crazy. Actually going back to that. We were at McDonald's. I got my kids each a happy meal. I got like a, you know, the wrap. What's the wrap? I was trying to be quote healthy at McDonald's. You know the fucking MC snack wrap, snack wrap thing. David got like a Big Mac meal or something. $54. I literally told David, I said we could go to a sit down restaurant and eat for this price. It's crazy. So anyways, Taco Bell. Listen, I that five layer burrito since the 99 cent menu, now you're like $6 crazy. Love a five layer burrito. Nacho fries with the nacho cheddar cheese dipping sauce. Oh my God, don't even get me started. I would drink that if I could. Also love a Crunchwrap Supreme. Fire. They're nacho supreme. Also incredible. Mountain Dew Baja Blast 0 and Extra Extra extra hot sauce and fire sauce. I like it really, really spicy. Oh, Mexican pizza. Thank you Doja Cat for bringing that back. I remember driving leaving my high school senior because when you're a senior you could leave campus for lunch. It was like a big deal, right? I would get in my PT Cruiser that I paid my dad fifteen hundred dollars for and I drove over to Taco Bell and I would order a Mexican pizza. That shit still slaps. And I remember they took it away for a while and then Doja Cat complained about it online and they brought it back. So thank you Doja Cat for doing that. Love a Mexican pizza because it's like crispy, like crunchy a little bit with like the tostada and the beans. Oh my God. And then I'll just drizzle fire sauce on top. Fire, fire, fire, fire, fire. Oh, Cinnabon delights. If, if you want something sweet, cinnamon delight kind of tastes like jizz. No, it doesn't taste like jizz. Has the consistency of jizz but like in a sweet way because it's like warm gooey white stuff inside of a essentially fried cinnamon puff ball. It's incredible. Also here's my frustration with it. Why is it only come in a two pack and a 12 pack. I need like a six packer, you know what I'm saying? Like, I need more than two, but I don't want to eat 12, so, like, could we do that? Taco Bell. All right, that's all I got for today. I hope everyone's doing well. I hope you enjoyed our little catch up. We have fun stuff coming up that I'm really excited for and we're gonna bring Cheers to a whole new level. That was so lame. Okay, I'm gonna go home and take care of my puking baby, but love you all. Cheers. Have a great day.
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Podcast: CHEERS! with Avery Woods
Host: Avery Woods
Date: March 2, 2026
In this spirited solo episode, Avery Woods sits down with her listeners for an open, off-the-cuff Q&A, wine glass in hand. She dives into updates about her life, insights into her family, stories about her career transitions, deeply personal perspectives, and candid answers to everything from parenting and marriage to beauty routines and even her Taco Bell order. If you’re looking for an engaging, relatable, and unfiltered catch-up with Avery, this episode is packed with her signature humor, honesty, and warmth.
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Movies
Avery is a self-described movie buff, with thrillers and science fiction at the top of her list.
Share of personal anecdotes, including how her sister influenced her taste and early exposure to mature content.
Books
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Boob Job
Lip Filler Journey
Weight Loss and Fitness
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On balancing motherhood and ambition:
“Just because you had kids does not mean you need to stay stagnant. It does not mean you need to put yourself last. If you have goals in your life—especially career wise—they do not need to be put on hold because you're a mom.” (40:03)
On owning beauty choices:
“The best compliment you can get when they're not [real boobs]… So I'm really happy. I love that they don't look super fake and that they aren't like up to my chin...” (51:10)
On internet critics:
“You're damned if you do, damned if you don't. When I shared my kids online, that was the number one reason I got hate… now that I don't show my kids, 'I don't care about you. I don't want to see you. I want to see your kids.'” (01:03:09)
Avery remains breezy, candid, self-deprecating, and unfiltered—never shying away from sharing vulnerability or humor. Her style is approachable and honest, making the listener feel like they’re catching up with a friend over wine.
If you want a lively, no-filter peek into Avery Woods’ world—her family, her marriage, her body confidence, her professional pivots and the nuances of sharing online—this episode is a standout example of her authenticity and relatability.