Work in Progress

2019-12-08

S01 E01 · 2019-12-08 · 30 min

180 Almonds

Abby begins an existential life evaluation vowing mortal consequences after 180 days. Her therapist checks out mid-session and a first date turns into a confrontation with the woman responsible for ‘ruining her life’.

S01 E02 · 2019-12-15 · 30 min

176, 172, 171

Abby feels out of place when Chris takes her to a hip, sex-positive, ‘queer wonderland’ for their second date and has a free therapy session.

S01 E03 · 2019-12-22 · 30 min

162

Abby and Chris plan to have sex for the first time at the end of a Bacchanalian day of three meals, four Lyft rides and an STD reveal.

S01 E04 · 2019-12-29 · 30 min

161, 153, 137, 122, 106, 104, 102 (We're Still Counting Almonds.)

Abby navigates public restrooms as a gender non-conforming queer dyke with OCD and pinballs against a cross section of humanity and perspectives at a Dolly Parton concert.

S01 E05 · 2020-01-05 · 30 min

66, 65, 64, 62

A medical emergency brings Abby and Campbell’s friendship into focus and Abby reveals her biggest secret to Chris.

S01 E06 · 2020-01-12 · 30 min

15, 14 (pt. 1)

Edward and Carol Lynn wed, Danger Zone has their moment and Abby violates Chris’ one request.

S01 E07 · 2020-01-19 · 30 min

14 (pt. 2), 12, 11, 10

Having ignored the advice of her friends, Abby finally confesses the truth to Chris after a painting puts her in a trance.

S01 E08 · 2020-01-26 · 30 min

3, 2, 1

The final almonds. When Abby motivates herself to get out of the apartment for Julia’s This American Life show, she’s met with two unwanted surprises. Season finale.

2021-08-22 · Season two picks back up with Abby in the wake of her breakup (and almost out of almonds). A 46-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke, Abby begrudgingly accepts that she’s too busy to kill herself. In fact, she’s just starting to get her head above water… when a global pandemic converges with a family emergency and forces her into uncharted territory.

S02 E01 · 2021-08-22 · 30 min

Life Got in the Way

As Abby settles into a routine with a new roommate, she embarks on a fraught quest to find a new therapist – ideally, one she doesn’t hate. All out of almonds and hanging on by a thread, Abby blusters her way through a shrinking list while doing her best just to make it to tomorrow. Season premiere.

S02 E02 · 2021-08-22 · 30 min

Everything's Fine, Everything's Okay

When a crisis in Abby’s apartment threatens her most prized possessions, a cascade of buried memories takes her back to where her mental health journey began. Abby reflects on the rollercoaster of her childhood, looking back to see if she can finally find a way to move forward.

S02 E03 · 2021-08-29 · 30 min

Two Queens on Two Queens

Abby and her new roommate Campbell provide moral support for each other as they power through a full day of supposedly-fun-but-ultimately-stressful family gatherings. The only way out is through and the only thing keeping them going is the shimmering promise of Two Queens on Two Queens. They deserve it.

S02 E04 · 2021-08-29 · 30 min

Apologies and Their Fluctuating Nature

Haunted by her “crime against the entire queer community,” Abby sets out on a pilgrimage of healing that definitely might work. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame? Don’t worry, there’s a crystal for that. Temporarily armed with her new age attitude, Abby ventures out of her comfort zone and makes a bold decision.

S02 E05 · 2021-09-05 · 30 min

Take Your Child to Work Day

A catastrophe at work gives Abby a chance to rise to the occasion in front of her visiting nephew, Matty. Later, the two of them share a rare moment of peace and calm before sleep. It’s been a rough couple of months, but life is finally starting to return to normal...right?

S02 E06 · 2021-09-12 · 30 min

Eleanor Roosevelt

Abby and Campbell attempt to live their best lockdown lives despite the constant stream of bad news that somehow keeps getting worse. The growing calendar of canceled events causes Abby and Campbell to mourn the loss of queer community and reminisce about the messy (and germy!) days of yore. Life is predictably unpredictable.

S02 E07 · 2021-09-19 · 30 min

Oh Say Can You See

All Abby and her family can do now is wait at her father’s house. As they all turn to the important task of ordering delivery, watching massive amounts of TV, and avoiding the giant looming question mark hovering above everything, Abby’s reality starts to blur. It’s a matter of life and death again, but this time it isn’t her neck on the line.

S02 E08 · 2021-09-26 · 30 min

FTP

With the world on fire, Abby is forced to reckon with the history of racism, police violence and grief and her complicity in it. Tasked with writing her company’s “Black Lives Matter solidarity statement,” an exhausted Abby drifts in and out of the kind of nightmares that don’t necessarily stop when you wake up. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.

S02 E09 · 2021-10-03 · 30 min

Hey, Dad

Masking up to brave the outside world, Abby wills herself to overcome her fear of germs and the unknown to visit Edward in the hospital. Father and daughter reflect on their fraught relationship, acknowledge newfound similarities, all while searching for a bit of hope, humor, and, eventually, healing. It’s called therapy, ever heard of it?

S02 E10 · 2021-10-10 · 30 min

I Release You

Abby and Julia venture into uncharted waters, the family throws a party, and Abby finds herself ending one relationship just as she begins a new one. The fate of her last almond hangs in the balance, so Abby has a nice long talk with herself before making any decisions. There’s definitely no going back now.