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Send us Fan Mail Why You Don’t Think Like Me: The Truth About Generational Friendships  Friendship hasn’t gotten worse… it’s just gotten different.  In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie break down how friendships have evolved from Baby Boomers to Gen Z—and why every generation connects, communicates, and shows up in completely different ways.  From the loyalty and “don’t...

Send us Fan Mail Touch My Bestie and It’s On: Why We Defend Our Friends Harder Than Ourselves  You can insult us. We’ll probably roll our eyes and move on.  But disrespect our bestie?  Now we’re drafting paragraphs, standing taller, and deciding who needs to be escorted out of the group chat.  In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie unpack the protective instinct that kicks...

Send us Fan Mail Making Friends Later in Life: Episode 9 Vulnerability — How to Open Up Without Overexposing Yourself You can’t build real friendship without vulnerability — but the older we get, the riskier it feels. In Episode 9 of our Making Friends Later in Life series, Jennifer and Jackie talk about why vulnerability is essential for deep connection, why it feels scarier in midlife, and how t...

Send us Fan Mail Making Friends Later in Life – Episode 8 Matching Effort: When You’re Doing Too Much in Friendship (And How to Stop) Have you ever realized you’re the only one reaching out… the only one making plans… the only one checking in?  And then one day you stop — and the friendship disappears?  In Episode 8 of our Making Friends Later in Life series, Jennifer and Jackie dive into what it...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 7: When It’s Not a Match — Friendship Rejection, Ghosting & Moving Forward  You met someone. You went to coffee. You thought, “This could be good.” And then… nothing. She didn’t text back. She faded out. Or maybe you realized she wasn’t who you thought she was. In Episode 7 of our Making Friends Later in Life series, Jennifer and Jackie talk honestly about what happens...

Send us Fan Mail The Slow Build: Episode 6 Why Real Friendships Take Time (And Why That’s a Good Thing) You met for coffee. It was fun. Maybe even promising. Now what? In Episode 6 of our Making Friends Later in Life series, Jennifer and Jackie talk about the part no one prepares you for — the in-between. The slow build. The space after the first connection where friendships either deepen… or dera...

Send us Fan Mail Making Friends Later in Life Series | Episode 5: From Insight to Action — Building Friendships Later in Life Making friends later in life isn’t about collecting people — it’s about finding the right people. In Episode 5 of our Making Friends Later in Life series, Jennifer and Jackie move from the “self-work” episodes into real-world connection: how you actually start building frie...

Send us Fan Mail Making Friends Later in Life Series | Episode 4 Boundary Needs & The Friendship Reset — Stay Open Without Self-Abandoning Boundaries get a bad reputation — like they’re cold, harsh, or “pushing people away.” But in midlife friendships, boundaries aren’t walls… they’re how you stay open without losing yourself .  In Episode 4 of our Making Friends Later in Life series , Jennife...

Send us Fan Mail Making Friends Later in Life | Episode 3: Your Friendship Wounds & Patterns — Why You Pulled Away (and How to Open Up Again)  If you’re trying to make friends later in life but something in you hesitates… there’s a reason. Welcome back to our mini-series Making Friends Later in Life , where we’re slowing everything down and doing it in the right order: first the work on you, t...

Send us Fan Mail Making Friends Later in Life | Episode 2: Your Social Energy Style — Why Friendship Feels Draining (or Lonely) Making friends later in life isn’t about trying harder — it’s about understanding yourself better. Welcome back to our mini-series Making Friends Later in Life , inspired by what we’re seeing in women’s groups online: so many women want connection, but they’re exhausted,...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1: Who Am I Now? Why Friendship Starts With Self-Awareness Have you ever looked around one day and thought, “I raised the kids, built the life… so why do I feel disconnected?” You’re not broken — you’re just in a new season. In Episode 1 of our new series on making friends later in life , Jennifer and Jackie open an honest, compassionate conversation about why adult friend...

Send us Fan Mail When Friendships Become One-Sided: How to Spot It, Test It, and Heal From It Description: At some point, almost every woman has the same quiet realization: Wait… am I the only one holding this friendship together? One-sided friendships rarely end in a blowup. They fade quietly. They drain you slowly. And they leave you questioning whether you’re asking for too much—or if you’re ju...

Send us Fan Mail   Episode Title: The Anatomy of Bestie Groups: 6 Friendship Archetypes (and Why You Need Every One) Description: Every girls’ group has a vibe—and a cast. The Organizer with clipboard energy, the Free Spirit who follows the vibes, the Empath who feels it all, the Comedian who keeps it light, the Peacemaker who smooths it over, and the Truth Teller who says the thing out loud. In t...

Send us Fan Mail The Lonely Season: What It Feels Like to Be Without Friends (and How to Rebuild) Feeling alone isn’t a flaw—it’s a signal. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie open up about the quiet ache of friend-loneliness: the empty calendar, the phone that doesn’t light up, and the stories you wish someone else remembered with you. Jennifer shares the distance and d...

Send us Fan Mail New Year, Real Talk: Why Friendship Matters More With Age  Episode Description: As we get older, New Year’s hits different. It stops being about sparkly outfits and staying up till midnight, and starts becoming something deeper—a pause, a breath, a moment to feel the weight of everything we survived… and everyone who helped us survive it.  In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised...

Send us Fan Mail Why Moms Think They Have to Do It All at Christmas (and How Besties Break the Spell) The holiday magic you see on the outside often comes at the cost of a mother’s sanity on the inside.  In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into the emotional, mental, and invisible labor women carry every Christmas—the lists, the gifts, the decorating, the expectatio...

Send us Fan Mail Being There for a Bestie in Grief: Navigating the Holidays Without Losing Yourself   Description: The holidays can be magical… until they aren’t. When your bestie is grieving the loss of her person—whether a spouse, partner, or the anchor of her family—the season hits differently. Suddenly the twinkle lights feel heavier, the memories sting sharper, and the pressure to “do it all”...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: Evolved, Unfiltered, and Still Us: The Truth About Where We Are Now Description: We started this podcast with zero plans—just two best friends, a couple of mics we barely knew how to plug in, and a whole lot of chaos. What began as late-night stories, whispered confessions, and “do you remember when?” has slowly turned into something bigger: a space where women feel...

Send us Fan Mail   Episode Title:   Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: Why We’re So Different (and Why We Still Need Each Other)   Description: Ever wondered why your husband goes silent when you cry—or why your bestie just gets it without you explaining a word? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive deep into the cosmic clash between Mars and Venus: how men solv...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: From Fairy Tales to Fire: Star Women Rising Podcast and the Spirit of Chickology   Description: Some stories don’t come wrapped in a bow—and those are the ones that change us. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie sit down with Melinda, host of Star Women Rising Podcast (part of the Chickology™ Podcast Collective), to talk about telling the...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: Healing the Inner Child Through Friendship Description: Sometimes friendship isn’t just fun — it’s medicine. 💗 In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into how safe, loving friendships can reparent the parts of us that never got the care, attention, or validation we needed as kids. From being the “parentified child” to learning how to re...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: The 8-Minute Rule: How One Call Can Save Your Sanity Description: Sometimes all it takes is eight minutes on the phone with your bestie to shift everything. The spiral stops. The anxiety calms. The tears turn into laughter. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into “The 8-Minute Rule” — a friendship lifeline for the women who just get...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: Used & Confused: When Besties Expect Your Talent Instead of Your Time   Description: You get the invite—but it’s not to relax, it’s to help. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into one of the most relatable friendship gray areas: being valued for your talent instead of your presence.  Whether you’re the photographer who gets aske...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: Red, Blue & Bestie Too: Can Friendships Survive Politics? Description: You love her—but she voted for them. 😬 In this unfiltered episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie take on one of the most emotionally charged topics in modern friendship: politics. From divided families to deleted Facebook friends, they ask the big question—can two besties sti...

Send us Fan Mail   She’ll Be Here Eventually: When Your Bestie Is Always Late (and You’re Always Waiting)   Description: You love her to death… but she’s always late. Every dinner, every coffee date, every plan—she’s on her own time zone. ⏰  In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into the friendship friction that comes with one bestie being chronically late and the ot...