For Better and Worse | With Rach and Jeri

Jeri's fresh off the heels of a crashout but Rach was already at her house to record so they got to unpack it together on the mic. The Parson's are thinking it might be nice to add a little baby to the team so Jeri got her IUD out... and a lot of feelings came with it. So come along for the ride and get inside Jeri's brain for this while we talk about starting over, and navigating parenthood and p...

Jeri is back from vacation! She gives us a lil taste of the Parsons family beach trip and all the icks that came with it. Rach and Jeri go on a little "funny business" rant before we get into the hotline caller this week! This week is courtesy of our gorgeous gorgeous caller who asks for advice on how two neurodivergent people can communicate clearly and effectively. Lucky for our caller - that's...

We take a break from our regularly scheduled hotline caller episode to bring you this delight of an episode with our friends Em and Christine from And That's Why We Drink! We hope you love getting a little witchy and paranormal with us this week (hey, we are on a paranormal network y'all) as we dive into some skeptic partner stories from the ATWWD listeners! Pale victorian boys running rampant, a...

This episode goes out to all the listeners who have asked for more of a deep dive into cystic fibrosis and Rach's motherhood journey through that. Rach brings us all back to October 2024 and how her family's life changed forever when Piper was born. After being labeled with 'failure to thrive' and getting admitted to the hospital, Pip was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 2 weeks old and life has...

You're in luck folks, its a MAXI hotline caller episode this week! We start off with some more conversation around body positivity/neutrality before we answer the hotline call. Our caller asks a question so many divorcees struggle with - how do you explain your divorce when trying to date again? Rach and Jeri try to answer this while also relating it to their own situations (spoiler - they sucked...

Debilitating allergies, childcare crises, body dysmorphia, just a few things potentially waiting for you in your 30s! We had a listener email us asking for an episode dedicated to turning 30, and we asked for your assumptions and boy did you deliver! Rach and Jeri cover all the hits: do we pee ourselves more? What era is more fun? Are prenups cool in your 30s? Are we more financially stable? Did w...

What better way to start off an episode than with Rach's current hyper fixation? You guessed it - it's another rant about Disney which always leads back to Wish... One day something new will occupy her brain but for now it's this (so sorry)! Our hotline email this week brings us to everyone's favorite health class topic - STDs. Rach and Jeri talk about their own experiences with those downstairs d...

Rach and Jeri talk trees and mental illness, expired medications, and we quickly get into a conversation card game. This is an episode dedicated to getting into some of our deeper lore in a fun way! So sit down, grab a bevy, and enjoy the gab! Want even MORE Better & Worse content? Join the Patreon commune! https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForBetterAndWorsePodcast CALL THE HOTLINE @ 330-333-2535, or ema...

It's another hotline caller ep but we couldn't resist doing a *tiny* wedding recap before cutting to the episode! Jeri is officially a PARSONS (insert airhorn sounds here)! The day was perfect and beautiful and we wish JD and Barry the happiest life imaginable. For a detailed recap listen to Ladies & Tangents next episode! Our caller/emailer, Sara asks us a loaded question: How can she tell her da...

Welcome welcome welcome! Jeri's getting married tommorow (eek!), Rach talks more about her mental health and podcasting before we get into the meat this week. On this episode Rach and Jeri get Swifty with it in honor of Noah Kahan's newest album, The Great Divide. The girls take turns analyzing the lyrics, meaning, and comparing the songs to their own lives for the whole 17 track album. (If you wa...

Once again we bring to you an absolute brain dump of an episode that was supposed to be something else but turned into Jeri ripping Rachel a new one (respectfully). Are Catholics basically pagans? Will Rach ever actually talk about being in a cult? Are vets secretly scammers? Hear our hot takes and so much more before we do a deep dive into the dumpster fire that is Rach's brain these days. Jeri d...

Well well well, look who finally showed up... THE SD CARD HAS BEEN LOCATED! We hope you enjoy this episode which was recorded back at the end of January with our girl Jess. In this hotline caller episode, we get a call from one of our listeners which hits close to home for Rach and Jeri - How do you navigate a serious relationship after divorce (especially when you feel like a mess and are trigger...

OUR GIRL IS GETTING MARRIED AND ITS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! In this episode we talk all things "wedding"! The planning, the dress buying, the cake eating, oh - and the anxiety and fears that come with getting married after divorce. One thing we do know? This wedding is going to be a good ass time. Want even MORE Better & Worse content? Join the Patreon commune! https://www.patreon.com/cw/ForBette...

No, your eyes do not deceive you... this really is a 35 minute episode! Rach and Jeri accidentally intro-tangented too close to the sun and made a whole additional episode for the Patreon crew (so head there if you want to listen to an hour of Rach feeling incompetent, and a deep discussion of the stars and astrological parenting). But for this episode, we focus on our caller Hannah and her curren...

Jeri wanted a bachelorette party and Rach delivered! Full disclosure, you should totally listen to Ladies & Tangents most recent episode to get the full backstory before diving into the details here with Rach and Jeri! In this episode we get into the method behind Rach's madness, Randi's 3rd ear, and all the giggles that were had over the weekend. Getting to celebrate Jeri was a damn treat and we...

The girls talk spray tan etiquette and mishaps, Jeri gets to the bottom of the past lives of goldendoodles, and Rach is freaking out before their first Patreon live. Our hotline caller this week asks us a very important question: how do you navigate finding out who you are aside from the titles given to you? Sister, Mom, Wife, Friend - underneath all of that, who are you? Rach and Jeri give their...

Jess is back on the mic for a very special occasion - it's our 100th EPISODE BABY!!! Jeri (the original FB&W superfan) quizzes the original hosts on their old opinions, sayings, and sound effects - before we get into the listener "do you stand by that" questions! So if you've been wondering if Jess still tickles the top of her buttcrack to get a little more pee out - give this a listen! And if you...

What started off as an episode that *could* have been just an hour, turned into a full analysis of Jeri's inner psyche. But before we get into that, the girls ramble about canal boats, the tyranny of the Kent parking police, wedding guest attire, and apparently there are aliens heading for Earth? The meat this week is green flags in friendships! We asked, you answered, and we are about to talk you...

Hotline caller #4 brings us a topic that's complicated and weird for most of us out here - adult friendships. But before we get into that, Rach and Jeri talk car washes, the man-imagination that built crypto currency, egg donation, and Jeri's massive liver. "Katie" is a new mom whose friends forgot to wish her a happy birthday. After our hearts break in two over this voicemail, we get into the mes...

Welcome to this thick ass episode for your Friday! Rach and Jeri are finally in the flesh together and boy they really couldn't stop talking this episode. Before they get into their Icebreakers, Rach drinks some questionable beer, Jeri confesses to a PowerBall problem, and they have a deep discussion about the sanctity of Diet Coke. This episodes length is courtesy of our neurodivergence and the B...

Welcome to our first virtually recorded episode! Before we get into our third hotline caller, Rach and Jeri talk winters loads, nosy neighbors, and we hate to say it - but this podcast is CURSED. The SD card is still missing despite undergoing hypnosis and summoning an Etsy witch. Hotline caller #3 hits us with a question we'd all like to solve... how do we battle "mom guilt"? Rach and Jeri go on...

It's Valentines Day, so the more dates the better! To celebrate FB&W getting picked up by Parapods Network (insert airhorn sounds here), Rach gets to hop on with Nichole Bigley from A Psychic Story for a round of speed dating! Rach and Nichole talk VHS tapes, cartoon crushes, reincarnation, and so much more. Then it is time for date night with the other halves to our hosts, Josh and Brady! (16:47)...

Jeri has some rogue eyebrow hairs, Rach is stuck at home full time with them kids, and for all intents and purposes Rach is about to finally be sterilized y'all! This episode goes out to our girl, Gabby AKA Hotline Caller #2! Have you struggled with guilt and codependency post-breakup? Did your ex put you through the wringer yet somehow you still worry daily about their wellbeing? Well if so, this...

Celebrity divorce announcements, we hate to see em' but we love to judge em'. The episode starts out with a few technical difficulties, laundry talk, and our take on the Stranger Things finale. Rach and Jeri are all for a good plot hole and creating a little *mystique* . This episode Jeri preps some celebrity divorce announcements and Rach tries to guess the couple they belong to. Was she good at...

It's our first HOTLINE CALLER episode, everyone! And we are so so excited to get into the nitty gritty sister-tea with our listener, Rachel. Before we listen to her voicemail we go over some very important topics: The Grinch, butt germs, and go-to wiping positions.  Rachel from Kentucky calls us for some sisterly advice and we do our best to answer as only sisters of sisters can. Sisterhood is sic...