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Today’s episode is the second half of last week’s Q&A with your girls inspired by Vogue magazine’s 73-question online video series. We have our original “get to know us” (episode #1), but so much has changed in both of our lives since the beginning of the podcast. We thought answering Vogue’s famous 73 questions would be a fun way to reintroduce ourselves and share more about ourselves since w...

This week’s episode is a Q&A with your girls where we'll be answering Vogue's 73-questions. We have our original “get to know us” (episode #1), but so much has changed in both of our lives since the beginning of the podcast. We thought answering Vogue’s famous 73 questions would be a fun way to reintroduce ourselves and share more about ourselves since we have many new listeners in our...

We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) monthly segment but this week we are switching it up from our usual style.  Typically, we read and answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram but today we’re asking each other - would you save on this or splurge?! We talk through big purchases such as cars, couches, weddings, luggage and the latest technology gadgets.  We give...

Today, we’re sharing some of our favorite fall activities, foods, fashion and products that help us lean into the cozy season. Think: going to your local bookstore, discovering new trails and nature centers near you, soups, hot tea, bonfires, mini uggs, produce stands, caramel apples and of course - all things pumpkin. As the temperature drops, we know it can be a change of pace, so we’re here to...

We’re so excited to have our first repeat guest back on the show, McKenna Kirkpatrick, Ceara’s younger sister! Since last year, McKenna graduated college, has been working full time and lives in South Carolina with her fiancé. She loves fashion, traveling and spending time with family. McKenna tells us about her surprise beach engagement which leads us into the wedding planning process. We get to...

Erica Stolman Dowdy has been an OG creator since before influencing and being a content creator was even a thing. Her blog Fashion Lush was born purely out of passion and a fun hobby. Her love of clothing, aesthetics, thrifting, cannabis, and funky home decor has garnered her an audience of intrigued followers who look forward to seeing what genius creative project she comes up with next. Her webs...

We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) monthly segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram @alreadyfriendspodcast.  If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs on the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you...

56% of people internationally have a pet, and if you don’t, then your sibling/parents/friends probably have one! Pets are a huge part of our lives, and with that come a lot of different experiences to navigate! In this episode, we discuss: Are you ready for a pet? Our brief history with childhood pets  Getting pets in college & young adult life Pets with roommates and partners  How your schedu...

We’re bringing on a fellow Omaha creative, Mark DeLeon, who is a wedding and elopement photographer. His work is truly phenomenal and we just know he’s going to make waves. We wanted to sit down with him so he could share his story about dropping out of college to pursue entrepreneurship. He reveals what trusting in your path and taking risks can look like when you follow your passion.  We also ge...

if you’re feeling overwhelmed in a way that every day feels like a bad Monday and you’re one email away from a mental breakdown - then definitely give this episode a listen. we’ve been there and it’s not fun.  we share about times in our lives when we felt really overwhelmed, what got us to that point, and how we got ourselves out of it. we talk through healthy mechanisms that help curb the stress...

Ep 85: You guys know we LOVE to travel and we’ve shared all kinds of travel content throughout our episodes but we haven’t done one dedicated to solo travel, until now! Allison recently returned from a solo trip to Tulum and received a lot of questions about her experience so we thought we would start from the beginning and talk about where her love of traveling alone started. We share our advice...

We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) monthly segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs on the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidanc...

Moving to a new city can be a super exciting time in one’s life, as well as one of the most overwhelming. With moving, there are a lot of new experiences and uncertainty. In this episode, we hope to answer some of the questions we had when moving and prepare our listeners for what it’s like to pack up and start somewhere fresh. We give tips on choosing exactly what place to move to, finding the ri...

As big proponents of all things manifestation, travel, and following your passions, it was a no-brainer to invite today’s guest onto the show. This week we have on Hannia Zavala, a travel and tourism video producer at Beautiful Destinations. Hannia truly is living the dream job, getting paid to travel and produce travel photo and video content for tourism boards and travel brands. Getting to where...

Last fall, we did the first part of this series talking about our personal journeys with sober curiosity. In this episode, we continue this series with Allison sharing more about her personal journey with sobriety. Ceara interviews Allison on why she decided to start a sober lifestyle, what physical changes she’s noticed since being sober, mental changes she’s noticed, how it’s impacted her relati...

With the fall semester quickly approaching, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane and talk about our experiences with Greek Life at big state universities. Allison was a member of Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and Ceara was a member of Chi Omega (XO) at the University of Missouri. Even if you aren’t going through recruitment this fall, this is still a fun episo...

As your podcast best friends, we want you all to be living your most confident lives - being proud of who you are, chasing your dreams, fulfilling bucket list items and making incredible memories. However, we know that’s all easier said than done, especially if you’re lacking the courage to believe in yourself.  To help us all get a better grasp on the dynamics involved with self-esteem, we take a...

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Holly Mara Sandberg, who has blossomed outside of her comfort zone by moving from her small village in the UK to London to NYC to New Jersey, and now to working and living remote. Holly packed her life up and moved to the United States in February 2020, just weeks before the world shut down. Nearly alone in a foreign country, Holly shares her movie-worthy s...

Friendship and community are a huge part of why we launched this podcast so today we are going to be talking about loneliness - how our culture has become increasingly more lonely, what we can do to create awareness around that to improve our lives and how incorporating a third place into our routines can help combat that loneliness by giving us a sense of community.  We catch up for the first 20...

We were long overdue for a good catch up on our personal lives - what we’ve been up to the last few weeks, summer travels, silly stories and fun things we’re looking forward to! Ceara just got back from Mexico, has been hot girl walking, going to the pool and doing things around the house. Allison went to Clay’s CrossFit competition, launched Sunseekers, tried acroyoga and found zero-waste alterna...

We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidance from our...

Since we’re almost halfway through 2022, we wanted to circle back on the goals and intentions we set in January. The collective energy is typically quite ambitious about setting goals at the beginning of the year but as the months go on, it’s easy to lose sight. Life happens, things change, we get busy. We encourage you to look back at what your plans were for the year - grab your notebook and pul...

As a follow up to our popular Winter Favorites episode, we wanted to have a fun girl chat about what vibes we’re setting this summer!  We share some of our current favorite activities, products and must-haves for good weather. This unintentionally turned in to us listing a few things we want to check off our bucket lists in the coming months - think drive in movies, your local pool, reading a fict...

This week, we’re diving into the world of adulthood. Through researching various articles online, we compiled a list of the top 10 things that adults from around the world said were the most challenging aspects of getting older. We talk about everything from finances and friendships to regret and taking risks. Through the conversation, we share personal stories and lessons, while also reflecting o...

We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidance from our...