Faris had a recurring role as the birth mother to Monica and Chandler 's twins in the tenth and final season of Friends (2004). She has played the co-lead role of Christy Plunkett on the CBS sitcom Mom since 2013. The show has earned the actress further critical and popular acclaim and three People's Choice Award nominations. In 2015, she launched Unqualified , an advice podcast, and in 2017, her memoir of the same name was published.