Episode 255 - Holiday Drinking Pressure, Dry January and Reflecting On Your Relationship with Alcohol
In this solo episode, Allison encourages listeners to explore their own relationships with alcohol by offering insights, personal reflection questions and strategies for mindful consumption. She shares some highs and lows of her journey with alcohol over the last 15 years.
Episode 254 - Answering Your Q’s! Starting A Business, Career Pivots, SAHM or Work and Being Underpaid (WWYBD?!)
WWYBD (what would your bestie do) is where we answer listener-submitted questions.
Episode 253 - Planning A Trip Around The Globe, European Fashion and Final Baby Prep
Allison and Ceara share recent life updates. Ceara is preparing for a four part back to back trip, both work and pleasure. She will be going to the Dominican Republic for a hotel collaboration, then she’s off to Saudi Arabia for a production, then a short solo trip in Qatar, and finally visiting her brother in Thailand.
Episode 252 - How To Figure Out Where To Live and Tips For Moving To A New City or Country
Allison and Ceara discuss the essential steps to take when considering a move, emphasizing the importance of identifying personal preferences and lifestyle goals. We frequently get asked questions about where to move and how to find the courage to try a new place, so we decided to dedicate an entire episode to the topic.
Episode 251 - Tips For Increasing Productivity At Home (Work, School, Creative, Play)
Allison and Ceara discuss various strategies for increasing productivity at home, especially during the colder months. We share tips for managing time effectively, the importance of creating designated spaces for different activities, and personal examples. We also touch on redefining productivity, managing screen time, and exploring hobbies to enhance well-being and creativity.
Episode 250 - “Non-Traditional” Lifestyles: Moving in With My Boyfriend, Babies Before Marriage, and Long Distance Friendships (WWYBD?!)
WWYBD (what would your bestie do) is where we answer listener-submitted questions. We answer questions about lifestyle choices that go against social norms, particularly regarding relationships, engagements, marriage, babies, and life stages. We also touch work-place boundaries, such as keeping drinking separate.
Episode 249 - How To Keep The Spark Alive In Your Romantic Relationship
Allison and Ceara reflect on their own long-term relationships and how they’ve been able to keep the spark alive through all of life’s peaks and valleys. We give our opinions on why we think distance happens in relationships, how to identify if a spark is worth rekindling, or if it’s time to go separate ways. We also share a ton of tangible tips to keep your relationship joy filled, love filled, exciting and inspiring.
Episode 248 - How Our Phones Impact Our Health and Well-Being (Opinionated AF)
Allison and Ceara discuss the challenges of navigating phone boundaries, social media addiction, AI content creators, the unrealistic expectations of communication in a digital age, and the anxiety caused by being “watched” in public spaces. The conversation emphasizes the importance of finding joy in everyday life and introduces the concept of a dopamine menu, “hanging up the phone” and app blockers to help listeners engage in more fulfilling activities.
Episode 247 - Favorite Wellness Items and Rituals Under $25
Allison and Ceara discuss their favorite affordable health and wellness items. We include a range of items from beauty, to eco-friendly home products, to oral hygiene, and items that support a good night’s sleep. We also share our honest thoughts about the toxic ingredients in many big name brands and products to steer away from.
Episode 246 - Are You Afraid Of Letting Go? The Freedom in Releasing
Allison and Ceara reflect on the changing season, as fall invites in the energy of release. We encourage listeners to embrace the natural ebb and flow of life, as the only thing forever constant, is change.
Episode 245 - Wedding Planning Hiccups, Pursuing Higher Education and Cozy Home Fall Tips (WWYBD?!)
WWYBD (what would your bestie do) is where we answer listener-submitted questions. We talk about the complexities of wedding planning in a way that avoids drama, the opportunity of going back to pursue higher education when you’re age 30+, and explore tips for creating a cozy home environment.
Episode 244 - How to Make Your Own Personal Curriculum
Allison and Ceara talk about a trend on social media that’s all about creating your “personal curriculum” to follow your curiosity, tap into your inner child and romanticize learning after graduation. Developing your own class schedule should be fun and attainable because as the teacher, you can take this any direction that inspires or enriches you whether that’s hobbies, art, music, financials, literature, wellness, business, fitness, history or anything in-between.
Episode 243 - NYC Recap (Djerf Avenue Pop Up, U.S. Open, Travel Drama) and European Roadtrip Through The Alps
Allison and Ceara dedicate this entire update to catching listeners up on all the fun and exciting activities that happened in their lives over the last two weeks. Our summers have been incredible and this last week really topped off a wonderful few months.
Episode 242 - Back-to-School for Grown-Ups: Routines, Rituals, and Best Practices for a Seasonal Reset
Allison and Ceara discuss the importance of getting organized as summer transitions into fall. They share personal experiences and tips on establishing routines, deep-cleaning, organizing, maintaining healthy habits, managing finances, and nurturing fulfilling relationships. Listeners are encouraged to embrace the back-to-school energy to reflect on their personal growth, adjust goals as needed, and finish 2025 strong.
Episode 241 - Tips To Get Over A Break Up, Normalizing Therapy, and Small Solo Trips To Build Confidence (WWYBD?!)
WWYBD (what would your bestie do) is where we answer listener-submitted questions. This month we’re talking about how to get over a breakup when you’ve been together for a long time and have children together, how to financially balance your own big life moments while supporting your friends' events as well, and some advice on how to get started solo traveling.
Episode 240 - She Said YES! Sunset Proposal Story, Ring Details + A Wild Week in LA
A full timeline catch up of Allison and Ceara’s week. August has had them both booked and busy! They share a bunch of fun, good-feeling, funny stories where they felt major lucky girl syndrome.
Episode 239 - Travel Do’s and Dont’s: What We’ve Learned After 50+ Countries
Allison and Ceara do a deep dive into non-basic travel recommendations, tips and things to avoid. The conversation covers travel credit cards, utilizing a travel agent for perks and upgrades, finding walking tours, using various modes of transportation, gifts for airline attendants, packing tips, learning a few greeting words of the local language, and paying extra attention to what line you’re in.
Episode 238 - The Current Friendship Market: Accepting Acquaintance Status, Friends vs BFFs, and Compatible Social Batteries (Opinionated AF)
Allison and Ceara bring back a show format from 2024 called “Opinionated AF” where they play opinionated videos from TikTok and share whether they agree or disagree. As this is the already friends podcast, it’s only appropriate that we continue to do episodes on friendship.
Episode 237 - $10k+ Credit Card Debt, Birth Control Side Effects and Traveling As A New Parent (WWYBD?!)
WWYBD (what would your bestie do) is where we answer listener-submitted questions. You can submit questions any time via our website, and then we pull questions to fit a specific theme.
Episode 236 - Healthy Lifestyle Practices: Our Current Favorites In Each 8 Dimension Of Wellness
Allison and Ceara explore their current favorite healthy living practices across the eight dimensions of wellness. We discuss strategies for feeling and processing emotions and dive into spiritual practices like sound baths, expressing gratitude, and having patience.