Natalie Nijmeh and Shay DeGuzman

very very delusional

Society EN ↓ 122 episodes

Ruled by delusional optimism, Nat & Shay candidly discuss their highs and lows in real time. Despite finding themselves in the face of some not-so-fun realities (female rage, grief, loneliness… and more 🫠) they are determined to live extraordinarily happy lives. Listen in each week for feel-good girl chat, realistic inspiration, and relatable hot takes on the human experience. For advice DM @veryverydelusional on Instagram or email delusionalafpodcast@gmail.com

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Author

Natalie Nijmeh and Shay DeGuzman

Category

Society

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Latest episode

Nov 9, 2026

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Episodes

growing up & glowing down (from the archives) 07.04.2025

Nat & Shay are resharing some of their favorite episodes from the early days of the pod! This episode was originally posted 1/22/24. Yes, you were hot in college… but you didn’t peak in college okay?! This week Nat and Shay talk about how shocking it can be to watch your body change as you get older and how difficult it can be to embrace it. They also discuss the idea of temporary vs. permanen...

maybe i did just miss the sun (from the archives) 24.03.2025

Nat & Shay are resharing some of their favorite episodes from the early days of the pod! This episode was originally posted 3/25/24. It’s officially spring! Let’s chat about how to make the most of it. Nat struggles with seasonal changes, but Shay explains the joy of experiencing the seasons in full. They share what you can do to live in alignment with spring while also divulging their persona...

oh, happiness is SO in (from the archives) 17.03.2025

Nat & Shay are resharing some of their favorite episodes from the early days of the pod – If you’re tired of being unhappy, this one’s for you. This week, Shay shares some realistic practices that have helped her maintain happiness after the recent loss of her father. Nat & Shay also explore some of the hard truths that people need to come to terms with in order to achieve happiness.  IG:...

HELP, MY BF IS A SLOB! living with your boyfriend part 2 10.03.2025

This week Nat & Shay continue the conversation on living with your boyfriend with a Very Good Big Sister Advice episode. They answer questions about some of the many struggles that come along with living with a man and also give sisterly advice on  how to know if and when you’re ready to move in together.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

bestie girl chat: the b*tch is back 03.03.2025

Nat & Shay are divulging their current life updates, from wedding cakes to Aritzia dupes. Their current mood is peaceful and woo-woo… aka the b*tch is back.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠

oversharing on the internet again 24.02.2025

Nat & Shay are back doing what they do best: oversharing on the internet. They’re playing another round of Hella Awkward Cards where they answer (hella awkward) questions about their personal lives, relationships, dating, and sex.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

LIVING WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND 101 (part 1) 17.02.2025

Listen up, because Nat & Shay are teaching you everything you need to know to survive the dreaded boyfriend air. Plus, they talk about how to know when you’re ready to move in together and subsequently transitioning from “mine” to “ours.” They share their first-hand experiences from living with their fiancés and everything they’ve learned along the way.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

very good big sister advice: flowers, chocolates, and… love letters from his ex? 10.02.2025

He loves you, he loves you…not? In honor of the season of love, Nat & Shay are giving their very best relationship advice, and they don’t forget about the single girls. Valentine’s Day isn’t always like the movies when budgets are involved, but Nat & Shay have big sister advice for just about everything. XOXO IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

playing kiss, marry, kill?! a galentine’s hang out 03.02.2025

The cutest month of the year is here! In honor of Valentine’s Day being next week, Nat & Shay are having a little girl’s night 💘 They play their own version of Kiss, Marry, Kill where they expose their true feelings about favorite travel destinations, beloved movie characters, fashion faves, and so much more!! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

CREATE MORE THAN YOU CONSUME: is the downfall of social media officially here? 27.01.2025

Post TikTok ban and we’re feeling… internally conflicted? Nat & Shay are oversharing their thoughts surrounding online consumption, especially as two 27 year olds who lived through Myspace, TikTok, and every social media platform in between. Their conversation about creating > consuming will leave you feeling inspired to live, feel, and create more in 2025. IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

very good big sister advice: born to dilly dally, forced to work. motivation to get you through 2025 20.01.2025

Help me get my life together! This week Nat & Shay are giving it to you straight in the first Very Good Big Sister Advice episode of the year. They address ways to combat envy towards other women, how to create the coziest space, whether you should ditch the “that girl” lifestyle, and much more! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

am i delusional or is he going to propose? my engagement story & japan travel diaries 13.01.2025

SURPRISE Natalie got engaged in Japan!!! This week she’s telling the whole story, including the parts where she felt mildly insane. She also talks about some of the most interesting things she saw in Japan (singing toilets!?!) and shares her most useful Japan travel tips.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

attainable health, wellness & fitness advice for 2025 (tips we’ve actually tried!!) 06.01.2025

Happy New Year!! The girls are ringing in the new year with an inspirational episode all about fitness, health & wellness. They look back on some of their small victories and hard moments from 2024 and discuss how they’re going to find balance in 2025.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

the (delusionally optimistic) truth about your twenties 16.12.2024

Can I handle the seasons of my life? Stevie Nicks wrote Landslide at 27 years old, and it’s easy to see why once you’re there. With Nat’s birthday around the corner, Nat & Shay are getting real about the twenties- especially the commonly feared age of 27. They explain the Saturn return, making sure to highlight its positive features, and discuss some of the many changes that take place as you...

winter blues who? how to deal with grief, loneliness & existential dread 09.12.2024

Feeling blue this holiday season? You’re definitely not alone. This week, Nat & Shay sit down to discuss some of the struggles that many of us face during the winter (existential dread, grief, loneliness… to name a few). They share ways to combat the winter blues and also give advice on holiday problems.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

bestie girl chat: pulling off a surprise engagement, controversial wedding choices & hometown scaries 02.12.2024

There’s much to cover this week for the last bestie girl chat of the year! Nat talks about her upcoming trip to Japan and Shay does a debrief on the behind the scenes of her childhood best friend’s surprise engagement. They also talk about having a complicated relationship with your hometown and finish off with sharing some of Shay’s seemingly controversial choices for her upcoming wedding.  IG: ⁠...

who is this DIVA?! uncovering history’s most underrated women 18.11.2024

In light of recent events, Nat & Shay are back to deliver some inspiration powered entirely by women. This week they’re telling their favorite stories of iconic women in history. These DIVAS changed the world in their own unique ways, from ruling an empire to smoking cigs on the White House roof.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

unlearning toxic patterns & becoming your best self 11.11.2024

It isn’t easy, but it is possible! This week Nat & Shay deep dive into the life changing practice of unlearning. Nat starts by sharing some neuroscience basics that will help you better understand the rewiring process. They then discuss a range of (rather common) bad habits, toxic thought patterns, and negative beliefs that they have picked in their lifetime and some tips on how to overcome th...

the girls get real… personal life, relationships & bedroom talk 04.11.2024

It’s girls’ night and you’re all invited! Join Nat & Shay as they play a card game where they answer some rather awkward questions. From silly childhood anecdotes to shocking high school dating experiences, this episode is full of crucial Nat & Shay lore that you DON’T want to miss.  Hella Awkward Card Game: https://hellawkward.com/products/hella-awk-ward IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

very good big sister advice: MEN ARE SPOOKY 28.10.2024

Halloween is spooky, but men are spookier. This week Nat & Shay are giving their best advice on how to deal with some rather frightening things that men do. From relentless farting and obsessive physical touch to lying and deception, the girls cover it all.   IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

who cares if they cringe? one year anniversary special 21.10.2024

It’s officially been one year of delusional as f*ck! To celebrate, Nat & Shay talk about the unsung joys of being beginner, especially when it comes to starting over. Shay also shares her blunt truth for living her most authentic life, even if doing so makes people cringe.  IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ...

bestie girl chat: NYC travel diaries & beauty treatment trauma 14.10.2024

Nat & Shay are back with real time updates after a mini break! They share the most exciting details from their travels to New York and Utah, including whether or not Shay tried Swig. Plus, they spill the recipe for a perfectly packed carry-on. They also reminisce on traumatic beauty treatments… fun times. IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EXPOSING OUR LORE: partying with Magcon boys, being haunted, hitchhiking in Hawaii & more 07.10.2024

We can NOT make this sh*t up. This week Nat & Shay are unveiling all their crazy lore. Get to know the girls on a deeper level as they expose some of their standout moments from their (almost) 27 years on the planet. From partying with Magcon boys to being embarrassed by teachers in elementary school… it’ll all start to make sense as to why they are the way they are. IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

how to dress like a cool girl this fall (we have no idea but we’re trying) 30.09.2024

This week Nat & Shay are talking all things style and fashion. They dissect their style evolutions, their thoughts on underconsumption and thrifting, and discovering their personal styles. They also talk about how to keep up with the times without feeding into trends and share some of the ways they hope to upgrade their wardrobe this season!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delus...

the gilmore girls are defrosting, big autumn energy 23.09.2024

Happy autumnal equinox from your fave fall girlies! This week Nat & Shay not only share their fall bucket lists, but also their fall fears. Despite autumn being one the coziest times of the year, it can also bring certain challenges with the time and weather changes. But don’t worry, they cover it all in this very cozy and seasonally-approved episode. IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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