这是Bravo历史上首个有剧本节目。该剧根据同名系列畅销书改编,故事描述著名励志自助书女作家Abby Iovine(Lisa Edelstein,《豪斯医生》)总是在书中体现出自己的「生活睿智」,可事实上她早已与丈夫分居,刚刚年满四十岁的她只能独自带着孩子在洛杉矶生活。她不停向已经离婚的朋友寻求生活建议,而她的生活也因此发生出人意料的巨变。Abby chooses between boyfriend Will and husband Jake, while fielding a job offer from an online magazine called SheShe; Abby faces opposition from a rival editor at SheShe; Phoebe acts out in response to Kori's civil suit against her.