Girls Gone Real

Hey so it's getting kinda crazy out here y'all! When every other ad is for a GLP-1 and celebrities are wearing their weight-loss like badges of honor, it can be easy to slip into negative self-talk about our bodies. In fact, dare we say that the whole system is designed to keep us locked in a loop of self-hatred and consumption to keep us controlled and quiet? We do dare indeed! In this episode, w...

WE'RE BAAAAACK! Welcome to season two, baby! Well friends, it's been a cold and unforgiving winter full of lots of things and events and stuff. You get it. We get it. We're all on the same page here. So to breathe some life into things, we decided to make season two more fun, more, unhinged and more chaotic than ever. (you're welcome) In our first episode, we're reading song ly...

In this episode of Girls Gone Real , we’re unpacking the difference between performing self-care and actually practicing self-love . We talk about how self-care has been commodified, aestheticized, and stripped of its depth — and what it looks like to return to self-love as a sacred, embodied practice rather than a productivity tool or public performance. Together, we explore: 🌱 What self-care ac...

Have you ever felt shame, guilt, fear, or uncertainty around money? This episode of Girls Gone Real digs into our emotional and systemic relationship with money. We explore why financial literacy often feels out of reach, how many of us were never taught the basics, and what it means to reclaim wealth and autonomy in a world that profits when we stay confused. This is a conversation about liberati...

In this episode, we get real about our complicated relationship with social media — the love, the loathing, and the constant pressure to perform. From the invisible hands of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy shaping what gets seen, to the paradox of needing these platforms to survive as creators and coaches, we unpack the double bind of being both users and products. We talk about: 📱The...

Ever feel like you’re faking it, even when you're more than prepared? In Episode 7 of Girls Gone Real, we’re unpacking imposter syndrome. We get into where it comes from and how it shows up for high-achieving folks — especially women — navigating perfectionism, pressure, and systemic expectations. We share personal stories of battling self-doubt, explore how identity and upbringing shape our s...

In this episode, we’re breaking down the difference between the guilt that points us back to our values and the shame that keeps us small, silent, and striving for approval.  We get into: ​Shame vs guilt and how to tell the difference ​How shame is used as a tool of control ​The “Bag of Shoulds” and the cost of performing for belonging Join us as we get extremely real about some of our earliest ex...

Soooo what happens if you realize you’re queer while in a straight-presenting relationship? Turns out, we have an answer to this very specific question! In Episode 5 of Girls Gone Real, Hannah and Chesy share the highs and lows of our experiences coming out while partnered to cisgender men. We unpack the privilege and safety that comes with being in a heteronormative relationship, the nuance and i...

What does joy really mean in a world built on fear for profit? In this episode of Girls Gone Real, we unpack the lies that the patriarchy has sold us about success and redefine joy as the ultimate act of resistance! We talk about: 🌸 Why joy is the revolution 🌸 How to stay present + embodied even when life feels overwhelming 🌸 The difference between chasing the "success" we've been conditioned t...

We weren't kidding when we said "anybody can be a girl!" Navigating the concept of polarity together, we unravel the myth that masculine and feminine energy is about biological sex, instead exploring the universal spectrum that runs through everything. In this conversation, we get real about: 🌗 Why “too emotional” is a narrative used to keep both women AND men under control 🌗 How chaos and decay...

What does it really mean to trust your intuition? In this episode of Girls Gone Real , we get real about the messy, magical, and often misunderstood experience of listening to that inner knowing. We talk about: 💭 How emotions are simply thoughts your body believes are true 🌀 What intuition feels like and how to recognize it in your life 🌿 Why embodiment isn’t just a concept, but a practice that...

Welcome to the very first episode of Girls Gone Real (ahhhh!!!) , a podcast where two best friends are reclaiming our girlhood in all its messy, magical, and multidimensional glory. In this episode, we get real about what it actually means to be a “girl” - not as a biological identity, but as an experience. We unpack how girlhood is a social construct with very real consequences, and how our inter...