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It can be really hard when you're in the dating game and you start to like someone - how do you remember to check-in with yourself and not get swept away by the hope of it all? Or the dude's potential? It's so easy to lose track of what YOU want. Tune in this week to learn: a recap of how our weekend together was (feral) our common issues with dating historically the issues we're h...

So...we both had first dates on the same random Tuesday night. We thought we'd make some *content* out of the occasion by recording while we get ready for the date AND after to debrief. Pre-date, we chat: the ideal lead-up to a first date (texting etiquette, timing, etc.) the pre-date rituals that work for us what to wear on a first date whether you should give out your number before you meet...

This week Nicole used chatGPT to figure out what else we should be chatting about. ChatGPT seems to think we'd be experts in discussing the 'art of self-care'. We're deffo not experts but we can speak to how it feels to try to take take of ourselves in a world that makes it hard. We discuss: what self-care looks like right now in our lives of all the different types of self-care, w...

We're back, baby! We may have had a glass or 3 of wine while recording this one (which hit Nicole a little harder than Meag). In today's epi we talk about where we're at with dating, how we're trying to contend with dating 'tools' like the notorious apps, and our perspective on dating this summer. Tune in to learn: Where we're at with dating right now What it feels like...

TW - we discuss our friend's journey with breast cancer in this episode. In this week's episode, we sit down with Kaela, one of Meag and Nicole's friends (and one of Meag's besties) to talk about her journey with breast cancer. While it's a heavy topic, Kael is such a breath of fresh air on the topic. The best part? We found out just after recording that she had a complete resp...

This week's episode we talk about what travel looks like in your 30s - both for work (something we had always looked forward to!) and fun. TL;DR - it's quite different for us at this stage of our lives. Meagan is back in London, a place she called home for almost a decade, and that's a whole different kind of travel too. Here's what you can expect from this episode: what work trave...

It's coming. When the weather starts to turn. You go out for your morning walk and you don't need a jacket. You opt for iced coffee instead of the hot stuff. In this week's epi, we chat about our feelings about the magic that is SUMMER and how it's right around the corner. Tune in to learn: - about Meagan and Cole's musical theatre background - the things we're looking forw...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you our thoughts on the scandal that has absolutely rocked pop culture. For those of you who aren't up with what we're talking about, we're diving into the cheating revelation from Vanderpump Rules (VPR) where two primary cast members have been having a seven month affair. With cheating being just the tip of the iceberg in this...

We're going to level with you - this is one of our most chaotic episodes. Nicole was recovering from a depressive episode, Meagan's body was still recalibrating after egg freezing. We decided to just shoot the shit...is it good one? Do you like it when we're this unstructured? Let us know! We talk about nothing critical, but we have a lot of fun doing it. We talk: how plants grow when...

Oh, you thought our egg freezing content was complete? Try again. This week Meag walks Nicole through what happened after the procedure (both the very funny and the very painful stuff. In this episode we discuss: how Meag became an F1 girly in her hibernation the final side effects of the retrieval process how the egg retrieval process went how the sedation drugs impacted her post-retrieval the id...

We recorded this episode a week ago today - when Meagan was about to go in to the fertility clinic to get her little eggies 'retrieved'. This is essentially a tell-all from Meagan's point of view about the last few weeks of going through the process of getting her eggs frozen. We dive into: why she decided to do egg freezing what the process looks like things that surprised her about t...

This week's episode is a pretty big deal for us - Korinna is the first person we've had on the podcast that didn't know us (and thus feel bad about not joining us on the podcast). She is a human design and alignment guide (check out more here: https://www.threefivebydesign.com/ ) based in Kingston, Ontario and maybe Bali?! in the future. We chat about: what 'doing the work' is...

In this week's episode we chat about the problem with the word 'should' in your 30s. Whether we're talking about big or small shoulds, it can be so hard to remove it from your vocabulary. Tune in to hear: the cringe thing that we do pre-pod to get us pumped up the 'shoulds' that are the hardest for both of us to shake off what the Skinny Confidential ice-roller and Lewis Ca...

This is a short and sweet one about how to pull together a kick ass girls trip in your 30s. We chat: how Nicole has been a 'little troll' lately Meagan's heightened estrogen levels our history of girls trips how sometimes the catch up is not worth it the importance of having a convo up-front to align on expectations with your trip-mates how to avoid placing all the emotional labour of...

In this week's episode, we bring on our friend Emily to chat about what it feels like to switch industries, lose your job, and still attempt to maintain your self-confidence. We dive deep into, why hindsight is 20/20 and how Emily might have reacted differently had she known what she knows now, tips for getting through job loss, what losing your job does to your self-confidence, and more.

Dating should be fun. Amanda...not fun (If anyone that listens to our podcast is also a Summer House fan, you'll appreciate this reference). In this episode we talk about the challenges and triggers that the prospect of dating, or actually dating, bring up. We don't just talk first dates, we talk about the part before the date even happens. Please let us know what you think! We talk: where...

This week we brought one of our close friends, Tree, onto the podcast! In the last year she went through a big ol' breakup and has graciously agreed to talk through life after a breakup. In this epi, we talk: how Tree felt immediately after the breakup How she coped right away, and how that has ebbed and flowed since The hardest parts of breaking up with someone in your 30s The best parts of break...

Recently, we've been trying to make some new friends. Not because we don't love the ones we've got (luv uuuuu) but because it's fun and life affirming and good for the soul. In this episode, we chat about: the reasons that Meagan has some questionable text/DM etiquette how different it is making friends in your 20s vs your 30s the concept of a friendship pie and how to apply it to your life the pu...

In this week's episode we give the people what they want. We discuss all things living abroad - why we did it, what we enjoyed most about it, what we learned about ourselves because of it, and some pretty hilarious moments in between.

Drumroll, please...this is our first episode with a guest! We're joined by the hilarious, kind, and incredibly honest Brigitte, who is a best friend of Meagan's and a new mom to a beautiful baby girl named Bromley. In this episode we talk about: Whether or not the three of us knew we wanted to be a mom Breastfeeding vs formula feeding and the stigma attached to each How having a baby has impacted...

in this episode we make a gallant effort to transition from UTIs to valentine's day. If for no other reason, you've got to tune in to listen to that transition. why we used to love valentine's day as a kid our differing opinions on how commercialized the holiday is the sweet sweet guy friends we've had through the years that have made us feel special on V day who our OG valentines were who our OG...

We've been friends for over a decade, and we decide to get in our first fight on the podcast. And as if we felt we were 'live on the air', we just continued to record  the episode and white-knuckle our way through it.  This episode is different from any of our others, because we spend the entirety of the epi dissecting the fight we got into in our 'the joys of being single' episode. Don'...

We are both single (as if you didn't already know!) and we wanted to chat about the sometimes unexpected silver linings of being single in your 30s. We chat how we're both feeling about our singleness, how we're managing those feelings, and much more. Tune in to learn: How it feels to be single in the midst of full-blown cuffing season What is challenging us about singleness right now How being si...

We realized we never actually told all of you what it is we do for work. Well, buckle up. This week we talk all things the stressors and challenges of being a working professional(ish) in your 30s. Tune in to learn: What we both do for work (hint: it's marketing-adjacent) How we got here (the path is quite meandering) How we figures out what we wanted to do, and how that might change Why one of us...

We have both been big sisters ourselves. This episode is designed to be a love letter to our younger selves, but also practical advice to any of our listeners that are in the midst of their 20s and going through it.  why it's important to have an actual conversation about exclusivity why it's useful to create boundaries with texting when you're in the early stages of dating  why you shou...