After cancer claims Matt Kell's life on Christmas Day 2005, his widow, Gina and two young boys are left to cope with the pain of his loss while their close church community gathers around them for support.

A reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father's sudden death, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.

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。