Slightly Unsupervised | Best Friends Podcast | Real Talk on Female Friendship

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...

Send us Fan Mail   Episode Title: Besties, Boys & Boundaries: When You Both Catch Feelings   Description: It’s all fun and flirting… until you both catch feelings. 💔  In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into one of the oldest friendship taboos in the book — what happens when two best friends fall for the same person. Is there a girl code? Is it first come, firs...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 17 -   Didn’t Show Up: When Friends Ghost Your Biggest Moments  What do you do when your best friend doesn’t show up for one of the biggest days of your life—and doesn’t even call? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie unpack the sting, confusion, and heartbreak of being ghosted by the person you thought would always have your back.  Inspired by a...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 16 -   You Don’t Have to Like Her: When You Can’t Stand Your Bestie’s Other Friends Description: We’ve all been there—you adore your best friend, but cannot stand one of her other friends. Maybe she’s loud, shady, competitive, or just not your vibe. Do you say something? Stay quiet? Protect the peace—or protect your energy? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennif...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 15 - The Motherhood Drift: When Life Pulls Best Friends Apart  Description: Not every friendship ends with a fight. Sometimes, it just drifts. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into the quiet heartbreak of friendships that change when one friend becomes a mother and the other doesn’t.  From unanswered texts and missed invites to the unspok...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 14 - Friendship Love Languages:  Show up for your bestie in the way she feels it most.  Ever notice how we talk about love languages for couples, but rarely for friendships? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dive into the five love languages—words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch—and flip the sc...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 13 - When Your Kids Grow Up and You Find Yourself Again Who were you before you were “Mom”? And is she still in there? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie get real about the bittersweet season of motherhood when the kids are grown (or at least independent) and you suddenly realize you have space—sometimes too much space—to figure yourself out aga...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 12 - Bestie Blessings: Why Every Husband Should Celebrate His Wife’s Ride-or-Die Behind every strong marriage, there’s often an unspoken MVP: the best friend. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie shine a light on one of the most overlooked—but most important—roles in a relationship: your wife’s bestie. She’s not competition. She’s the emotional ba...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 11   Think you know your best friend? Like really know them? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie put their 40+ years of friendship on the line with the ultimate bestie quiz—right from their Vegas hotel room. From first crushes and haircut disasters to guilty pleasure TV shows and irrational fears, nothing is off limits (except maybe tequila… they...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 10 Ever been called “wild” when you were really just tired ? This episode of Slightly Unsupervised is for the girls who carried everyone else’s mess—siblings, parents, grandparents, even cousins—while still expected to smile and keep it all together. Jennifer and Jackie peel back the curtain on how too much responsibility, too young, created a rebellious streak that wasn’t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 9 Part 1 gave you a peek into Debbie and Ashley’s aunt-niece madness, Part 2 is a full-blown backstage pass. Recorded in a Vegas hotel room, Jennifer and Jackie dive back in with these two ride-or-dies for even more outrageous stories, vintage fashion regrets, unexpected celebrity run-ins, and the kind of funeral pep talks only they could pull off. From accidentally watchi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 8: Best Friends, Bloodlines & Blunt Truths: Debbie & Ashley’s Wild Ride Part 1 Ever had a friendship so deep, so loyal, and so wild that it feels like no one else would even get it ? Now imagine that friend is also your aunt. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie hit record in a Vegas hotel room with Debbie and Ashley—niece and aunt, secret...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 7  Friendship Red Flags: The Ones We Ignored (and Paid For) Ever stayed in a friendship that felt… off—but you couldn’t quite name why? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised , Jennifer and Jackie dig into the quiet discomforts and loud betrayals of toxic friendships —from emotional vampires and jealous digs to ghosting, guilt, and that “just kidding” shade that isn’t fu...