Are you Team Jeremiah, Team Conrad… or Team “Belly needs therapy and a passport”? On this episode of AW Confidential, we dive deep into the love triangle at the center of Prime Video’s hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty, but make it real. Like, painfully real.

We’re not just talking beach romances and brooding stares—we’re unpacking codependency, emotional maturity, self-worth, and the dangerous ways we lose ourselves in the name of love. With Jeremiah, Belly becomes passive and self-sacrificing. With Conrad? She shines. This episode explores how the people we date can either shrink us or help us rise, and why the kind of love we choose reflects where we are in our healing.

From toxic patterns to trauma bonds, from canceling Paris for a boy to the now-iconic peach scene (yes, we said what we said), this convo is part fangirl therapy session, part truth-telling mirror.

Whether you watch the show or not, you’ll see yourself in the mess. Because let’s be honest, we’ve all been Belly at some point.

💔 Love, identity, validation, self-sabotage… It’s all on the table. And this summer? We’re turning pretty honest.

We’re breaking all the rules in this episode of AW Confidential. Your Body. Your Story. Not Their Business.

Nationally-recognized Licensed Psychologist | Certified Sex Therapist, Dr. Shannon Chavez returns to unpack one of the most controversial—and misunderstood—topics in dating and sexuality: body count.

A contributor to the viral Men’s Health article, she helps us break down the stigma, call out the double standards, and reframe the real question: Why are we still obsessed with the number?

We explore:

• What your number really means (and doesn’t)

• How gender, culture, and belief systems shape the shame

• What to say instead of asking someone their “body count”

• Why it’s time to stop justifying your past—and start owning your story

This is not your typical sex talk. It’s a soul talk.
Truth bombs were dropped. Judgment was left at the door.

Join this important conversation!

Learn more about Dr. Chavez, visit About Dr. Shannon Chavez | Renowned Psychologist & Sex Therapist

You can also check her out on Instagram @drshannonchavez

Edel Rodriguez picked up a brush and told the world his truth.

In this soul-stirring episode of AW Confidential, we sit down with renowned Cuban-American artist Edel Rodriguez, whose iconic cover art has appeared in TIME, The New Yorker, and beyond. From escaping Cuba as a child to becoming one of the boldest visual truth-tellers of our time, Edel shares his journey of exile, identity, and creative defiance.

This conversation dives deep into the power of visual storytelling, what freedom means when you’ve had it taken from you, and how art can spark conversations that words sometimes can’t.

Expect vulnerability. Expect courage. Expect truth bombs.🎙️ Because on AW Confidential—nothing is confidential.

To learn more about Edel, visit www.edelr.com or Instagram @edelrodriguezstudio

His book, Worm, is available everywhere books are sold, and the film, FREEDOM IS A VERB, is available on PBS YT