Episode 149 - WWYBD?! Living With Parents, Dealing With Criticism and Getting Over Crushes
In this WWYBD, our monthly advice episode, Ceara and Allison help our listeners with some post-grad problems.
Episode 148 - Seasons of Sobriety with Amber Michele + BTS Publishing Her First Book
We are delighted to have our first-ever guest, Amber Michele Giangregorio, back on the show! This episode is a beautiful testament to how much someone can grow in just a few short years with support, intention and unconditional love.
Episode 147 - How To Plan The Perfect Friendsgiving with Jane Stewart
As the Already Friends podcast, of course we have to do an episode about Friendsgiving! In today’s episode, we're diving headfirst into the world of Friendsgiving, the ever-popular tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving with your besties! To help us with planning the perfect Friendsgiving, we've invited the ultimate party planner and our dear friend, Jane Stewart, to join the conversation.
Episode 146 - Recapping Our Group Trip To Costa Rica! BTS, Stories and What It’s Like Traveling with 20 Strangers
We have returned from the first ever Already Friends Group Trip, and we can officially say it was a success! We share all the behind the scenes on our trip from how it first came to be, initial planning woes, launching and then actually doing the thing! We share fun memories from Costa Rica, recap the week, and tease a future trip (stay tuned)!
Episode 145 - WWYBD?! Fashion and Beauty Q&A with Grace Mickells On How To Achieve An Effortless Aesthetic
Allison is joined by her friend Grace Mickells! Grace is a fellow Omaha gal who is a hair stylist, fashionista and content creator. She is totally the ‘it girl’ on your for you page.
Episode 144: Walking + Low Impact Workouts: How They Improve Your Health and Wellness
As lovers of the hot girl walk, this was such a fun episode to do a deep dive on. We talk about how going for a daily walk has the power to transform your health in so many ways from reducing cortisol levels to improving cardiovascular health to alleviating joint pain. As we are talking, we have a realization that walking can really be the vehicle to help all the other areas of wellness - social, mental, spiritual, etc.
Episode 143: How To Prepare For A Long Trip
This episode's topic goes way beyond just packing your suitcase. We also talk about preparing your home, the mental side, to-do lists, financial planning and other random tips that we have discovered that help us prepare for traveling so we have the best time and come home feeling refreshed.
Episode 142: Netherlands: Community, Cycling and Contrasts to America
We both went to the Netherlands in the last few weeks and wanted to do a deep dive into the contrasts between the Dutch and American cultures and how we think it impacts our overall health and well-being. A really cool part of traveling is to take inspiration from a place so this episode is not meant to hate on the United States, it’s more about how we are inspired by elements of the Dutch lifestyle and how we can incorporate more of those practices, routines and systems into our lives!
Episode 141 - WWYBD?! Budgeting, Time Management and Mom/Daughter Relationships
WWYBD is our recurring monthly advice segment, ‘What would your bestie do?’
Episode 140: I Lost My Job and Moved to Colombia: Solo vs. Group Travel, Being Authentic on the Internet and Ayahuasca Adventures with Kaylen of @KaylenDoesStuff
We have on entrepreneur, storyteller, and travel content creator Kaylen of @KaylenDoesStuff. In this whirlwind episode, Kaylen details what it was like working remotely in Colombia, getting laid off, her path to becoming a travel content creator, starting her group travel company “Lucky Voyage”, an unforgettable ayahuasca experience, and more. Kaylen's story is a rollercoaster of adventure.
Episode 139: Getting Out Of A Reading Slump
We dive into everything reading, and more specifically, tips for how to get out of a reading slump. As two gals who used to be avid readers, life happened, and we fell off the bandwagon. More recently, we’ve both fallen back in love with reading and in this episode, we chat about everything from our favorite book genres to the cozy spots that make reading pure bliss.
Episode 138: Italy Destination Wedding + Euro Summer Debrief w/ McKenna Rip
Ceara has on her recently married little sister McKenna Rip (R.I.P. to McKenna Kirkpatrick) to talk about her destination wedding in Tuscany, Italy. They also talk about traveling around Europe for three weeks together and their shenanigans around Italy, Czechia, and The Netherlands.
Episode 137: Embracing Vulnerability: Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies for Mental Health and Healing
Allison is joined by her partner Clay for an honest and introspective conversation about mental well-being, facing insecurities, cultivating more self-awareness and removing the masks we wear to the outer world. We are still very much navigating this territory but wanted to let listeners in on what we have been going through lately.
Episode 136 - WWYBD: Is It Time To Close A Friendship Chapter?
We candidly share some of our experiences that led us to wanting to discuss this as todays’ topic. There’s a lot of practical advice that can be taken away from this conversation such as signs to look out for like growing apart, one-sided friendships, negative influence and a lack of support. We conclude with a list of questions you can ask yourself to help reflect before making any decisions.
Episode 135 - Navigating Friendship Growing Pains and Moving Forward Together
You’re either growing together or you’re growing apart. If you want deep, authentic friendships - growing pains are inevitable. We know you don’t just want to be acquaintances with everyone and flee when the going gets tough so today we unpack why growing pains happen, how to navigate these pressure points and how to repair the situation so you can move forward.
Episode 134 - Human Design 101: Unlock Your Life’s Purpose w/ Rebekah Joy
Ceara and Allison had 1:1 Human Design chart readings with entrepreneur, guide and podcaster Rebekah Joy. We were both absolutely wowed by what we discovered about ourselves in these individual sessions and immediately knew we had to have her on to share about Human Design with our community.
Episode 133 - Joining A Sorority: Is It Worth It? Our Experiences. Plus, How To Stand Out During Sorority Recruitment
In this episode, we share all about our Greek life experiences from recruitment to making friends to living in the house. It’s definitely not for everyone but there are a lot of positives to being in a sorority that we are grateful for to this day. We both think it’s something that you get out what you put in!
Episode 132 - WWYBD?! Ghosting, Crushes, Stolen Business Ideas and More w/ Logan Armstrong
In this episode, Ceara has on friend and entrepreneur Logan Armstrong to help answer listener-submitted questions! From getting ghosted by a best friend, to having a crush on a friend’s brother, to a stolen business idea, we cover it all in today’s episode.
Episode 131 - Business Insurance: A Beginner’s Guide with Ben Topping of biBERK
biBERK Small Business Insurance has been a sponsor of our show for the past few months and we are really excited to bring Ben Topping onto our show to share about his journey with a career in insurance and the many valuable insights he’s learned along the way; including real-life scenarios and examples that make this topic easy and relatable to listen to for anyone in any industry.
Episode 130 - Finding Aligned Friendships and Activities To Do Together
Continuing last week’s conversation around friendship, we wanted to dive into how to attract friends who you can be your authentic self around. Perhaps you share similar lifestyles, passions, values and energy.