Not Fully Qualified: Navigating Adulting, Growth, and Relationships

Welcome back to Not Fully Qualified with Sara and Taylor! In Episode 19, we’re catching up after the holidays and reflecting on everything 2025 brought us — from getting married and welcoming our second puppy, Katsu, to leaving corporate jobs and prepping for our Thailand honeymoon. Highlights: - 🌟 Christmas + New Year’s recap (wins, fails, Yahtzee victories 🎲) - 🐾 Puppy life: Katsu’s vaccinati...

Welcome to Episode 17 of  Not Fully Qualified!  We’re Sara & Taylor — your hosts figuring out adulthood, relationships, and puppy chaos one week at a time. In this holiday episode, we dive into Christmas celebrations, Human Design crosses of incarnation, and how our unique strengths have helped us grow together in life and podcasting — plus raw life updates on wins, fails, and self-discovery.​...

Welcome to Episode 18 of Not Fully Qualified! 🎉 We’re Sara & Taylor, diving into our pre-Christmas life update with holiday baking marathons, Katsu's wild puppy antics, epic fails, and our big plans for more exciting podcast guests in 2026. Disclaimer: This episode features real-time puppy chaos (including a mid-filming potty accident!). In this episode, we chat about: Christmas baking: 6...

We made it to Episode 16 of Not Fully Qualified! 🎉 We’re Sara & Taylor, finally back sharing a life update after chaotic weeks of puppy parenthood. This episode covers Katsu’s crate training, sleep and potty struggles (rough but improving!), separation anxiety, and play biting with Waffles — plus reflections on game-changing advice from our guest episodes 13-15. In this episode, we chat about...

Welcome to Not Fully Qualified Episode 15! We’re Sara & Taylor, joined this week by connection coach and somatic practitioner Charlotte Jukes, host of Pickleball & Partnership. Charlotte shares her journey from 30+ years in nursing to helping couples with somatic tools and energy work beyond traditional medicine. In this episode, you’ll hear: Charlotte’s coaching path and somatic approach...

We made it to Episode 14 of Not Fully Qualified! 🎉 We’re Sara & Taylor, joined this week by life coach Kelly Tibbitts, host of the Live A Vibrant Life Podcast. Kelly expertly breaks down the Enneagram and Human Design, showing us how these personality tools can help you better understand yourself and your relationships—whether you’re figuring out adulting, communication, or partnership dynami...

We made it to Episode 13 of Not Fully Qualified! 🎉 We’re Sara & Taylor, chatting with our friend and wedding officiant, Danny Moas, about weddings, money, and friendship. Plus, Danny shares his top financial tips for newlyweds. In this episode, we talk about: How Taylor and Danny met and became friends Why we chose Danny to officiate our wedding Danny’s advice for officiating weddings for fri...

We made it to Episode 12 of Not Fully Qualified! 🎉 We’re Sara & Taylor, sharing a life update centered on our new puppy Katsu, Taylor’s birthday celebrations, and a recap of weekly wins and fails. Also, slight disclaimer: the tired eyes and brain fog in this episode come courtesy of new puppy parenthood! In this episode, we chat about: Puppy parenting: all the adorable challenges and joys wit...

We made it to Episode 11 of Not Fully Qualified! 🎉 We’re officially married and can’t wait to share the full wedding recap—from last-minute packing chaos and baking 200 blondies as souvenirs, to dog beach adventures, our First Look, exchanging vows, and DJ Wet Cow’s debut at the Afters. In this episode, we chat about: Our honest wedding recap, including rehearsal day, the dip kiss, dancing the ni...

We made it to Episode 10 of  Not Fully Qualified!  🎉 Hitting double digits feels huge—this is when most podcasts “pod fade”… but not us! It’s  wedding week , and Sara & Taylor are sharing all the excitement, nerves, and chaos leading up to saying “I do.” In this episode, we chat about: Wedding week prep and packing stresses What we’re most excited (and nervous) about for the big day Last‑minu...

Ep. 9: Inside Wedding Planning with Jess Alexander, Sweet Blossom Weddings Welcome to Episode 9 of the Not Fully Qualified Podcast! 🎧 This week Sara interviews Jess Alexander, our amazing wedding planner from Sweet Blossom Weddings, about the ups and downs of planning weddings while parenting two little boys. In this episode, we cover: How Jess got her start and what a wedding planner really does...

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Not Fully Qualified Podcast! 🎧 This week it’s a solo episode with Sara sharing honest updates on wedding planning, yoga teacher training, and the joys and fails of navigating adulting. In this episode, we cover: Officially less than 3 weeks until the wedding (!!) + finalizing bridal party attire and décor An adorable doodle puppy playdate with Nala & Miso Wins &amp...

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Not Fully Qualified Podcast! 🎧 Sara & Taylor share honest wedding planning updates, family moments, and exciting reactions to their puppy reveal. In this episode, we cover: Wedding budget realities and final payments with less than 1 month to go Replacing damaged signs and updates from recent family gatherings Reactions to the big news: adding a second dog to the f...

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Not Fully Qualified Podcast! 🎧 Sara & Taylor share highlights from their anniversary celebration, real talk on wedding planning as the big day nears, and a surprise announcement you won’t want to miss. In this episode, we cover: Celebrating 6 years with a delicious Italian-themed home-cooked anniversary dinner Pickleball highs and lows Wedding countdown updates — j...

Episode 5: Fail Forward, Sunsoaked and Wedding Planning Sara & Taylor share a lively mix of Fantasy Football draft day antics, memorable moments from the Sunsoaked concert, and updates as they approach the 5-week wedding countdown. They get honest about wedding planning challenges and wins, failing forward with a cooking scare, and yoga teacher training progress. Weekly wins and fails: Fantasy...

Episode 4: Honest Conversation on Health & Fitness — Motivation, Routines & Mindset Ever tried to build healthier habits or felt stuck in your fitness journey? Us too. In this episode, Sara & Taylor get real about health, fitness, and figuring it out as you go—celebrating wins, sharing fails, and focusing on progress over perfection. Weekly wins and fails: YouTube shorts and wedding sh...

Episode 3: Unfiltered Real Talk — Career Pivots & Wedding Planning Sara and Taylor dive into life’s big (and messy) transitions: career changes, wedding planning, and personal growth. This episode features our weekly wins & fails, yoga teacher training insights, and what we’re watching and listening to lately. Learn why Sara swapped corporate for blazing her own path, with honest talk on s...

Episode 2: Navigating Adulthood & Wedding Plans Sara & Taylor share the unpredictable, relatable journey of building a life together—complete with weekly wins/fails, wedding dress shopping, pickleball moments, and sticking to workout goals. This episode mixes laughs and honest talk about tackling new traditions and staying connected through chaos. Hear highlights from a baking class, morni...

Episode 1: Winging It & Party Stories Ever feel like you’re just making it up as you go? So do we! In our debut episode, Sara & Taylor share real, unfiltered stories about navigating adulthood—and surviving an epic joint bachelor-bachelorette party. Expect plenty of funny moments, honest takes on building a life together, and reminders that nobody’s got it all figured out. Relatable storie...

Welcome to Episode 17 of  Not Fully Qualified!   We’re Sara & Taylor — your hosts figuring out adulthood, relationships, and puppy chaos one week at a time. In this holiday episode, we dive into Christmas celebrations, Human Design crosses of incarnation, and how our unique strengths have helped us grow together in life and podcasting — plus raw life updates on wins, fails, and self-discovery....