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

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Nov 9, 2026

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Episodes

WOULD YOU RATHER (even more unhinged than last time) 16.09.2024

Cozy up and join Nat & Shay for a fun filled girls night! They debrief on the Hozier concert, give a full recap of all of the drama from this season of The Bachelorette, and play a pointed game of Would You Rather.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠

very good big sister advice: time to get your sh*t together (career, back-to-school & more) 09.09.2024

This week Nat & Shay are giving their best advice to help you get 👏 your 👏 life 👏 together. They share their top tips for some of the most pressing career, back-to-school, and general adulting struggles.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠

bestie girl chat: dancing on tables in mexico, current media obsessions & more! 02.09.2024

When Shay goes on a girl’s trip, you already know she’s going to come back with a good story or two! Get ready to girl chat with Nat & Shay (certified yappers) about their cruise lore, Shay’s eventful 5 hours in Mexico, their current media obsessions, and more! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

our opinions nobody asked for 26.08.2024

This week, Nat & Shay are telling it like it is. They are sharing their unfiltered opinions and hot takes regarding some seemingly controversial issues, concerns, thoughts, and rants that are currently being discussed on Reddit! From their thoughts on push presents to how long it should take to move on from a serious relationship, they cover it all candidly and bluntly.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

creativity, using it and losing it 19.08.2024

Being creative is a core value for Nat & Shay, but what happens when they lose all motivation to create? This week they have a thoughtful conversation about creativity and how it has impacted their lives from childhood to now. They have both lost the motivation to create at times (sad, sad times) and discuss different ways to get back into an inspired headspace.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

very good big sister advice: I found my husband’s OnlyFans, is my boyfriend’s sister in love with him & more! 12.08.2024

Your favorite big sisters are back with another Very Good Big Sister Advice episode, and it did NOT disappoint. This week, Nat & Shay address some of the most shocking relationship and dating problems that are currently taking place and give their THE best advice on how to navigate them. Buckle up, because some of these will leave you absolutely speechless.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

we NEED to get this off our chests 05.08.2024

There’s some things that Nat & Shay have to get off their chests… and this week they’re letting it all out. Despite being ultra-positive girlies (for the most part), they’re giving themselves a pass to complain. But don’t worry, it’s all very unserious and highly relatable!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

bestie girl chat: the full moon is out to get us & Love Island USA is over 29.07.2024

The most talked about season of Love Island USA is officially over… and Nat and Shay have A LOT to say about it. They share some of their shocking hot takes and favorite moments from this season. They also debrief on their semi-chaotic weekend together and as usual, blame it on a celestial force.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok...

it’s not too late! (checking in on our manifestations) 22.07.2024

Happy belated birthday to the first half of 2024! We're celebrating by exposing our vision boards and getting real what we've actually accomplished so far... spoiler alert, it's not that much. But we're staying positive because we still have time, so pull out your vision boards and check in with us! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

when pretty isn’t pretty enough: the never-ending journey ft. Kylie Jenner’s tears 15.07.2024

“I went on a journey dissolving like… half my lip filler.” This week Nat & Shay share their controversial thoughts on current beauty standards, Kylie Jenner crying over comments, and more. They try to get to the root of why women never feel pretty enough- and if it will ever be achievable by todays’ standards.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

bestie girl chat: eating radioactive dirt, pop culture corner, crumbl cookie slander & more! 08.07.2024

Maybe I needed to eat the radioactive dirt? This week Nat and Shay are back with another bestie girl chat! Natalie shares the series of unfortunate events that took place at her most recent market. They also talk about all of the current developments in pop culture from Love Island and The Bachelorette to Brooke Schofield’s TikTok mini-series exposing he who shall not be named. IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

i think my frontal lobe finally developed 01.07.2024

If you knew me before my frontal lobe finished developing, no you didn’t. Now that Nat & Shay are both over the age of 25 and have fully developed frontal lobes, they discuss how they feel they’ve changed after reaching this developmental milestone. They talk about coming into your own as you grow older and share some feel-good insights (as usual).  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusio...

RULES FOR SUMMER 24.06.2024

Have you ever yearned for a nostalgic, pre-internet summer? Same here. This week, Nat & Shay share some rules they plan to follow to have the best summer possible. So listen up as they get in to some of the ways to make the most of the season and be your best self this time of year.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

very good big sister advice: a hot girl summer (literally) – solutions for sweaty pits, puffy nips, summer flings & more!! 17.06.2024

Sun’s out, buns out (literally). Summer is the era of sweaty pits, booty cheeks, nips AND camels making an appearance. But have no fear, Nat & Shay are back with big-sis-approved solutions for the many issues that arise from wearing more revealing clothing during the hotter months, as well as the inevitable hygiene dilemmas that the girlies face during summer. They also give suggestions on sol...

the loss of my life & the grief that came with it 10.06.2024

Today Shay and Nat sit down to have an extremely candid (and at times emotional) conversation in honor of the one year anniversary of the death of Shay’s dad. Shay reflects on what it was like losing her dad to a very aggressive cancer and breaks down the timeline of the unimaginably tragic year that was 2023. She also brings light to anticipatory grief, the gut-wrenching truth about being a caret...

I left my corporate job to start my dream small business (the journey + my top tips) 03.06.2024

What even is a “dream job”, anyway? This week Natalie is talking all about her small business, Plant S|ut, from the very beginning to currently running two storefronts. She even shares her absolute TOP TIPS for potential or budding business owners, plus some of the biggest flops throughout her career. Nat and Shay also grapple with the “dream job” of it all and question if it even exists.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠...

what a beautiful problem to have 27.05.2024

It’s Monday, which means it’s time for our weekly unhinged conversation where we talk sad movies and life <3 This week Nat and Shay dive deep into how taking the time to be present, practice gratitude, and tame your ego can help you to ground and reconnect with yourself after going through major life changes. IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTo...

all about wedding dress shopping! 20.05.2024

The life updates that you’ve all been waiting for!! This week Nat and Shay talk all about Natalie’s grand opening of her SECOND Plant Slut location and Shay’s wedding dress shopping experience, featuring some advice for brides-to-be. Spoiler alert: she said yes to the dress! They also talk about Shay’s very special outing to an Angel’s game, current snack fixations, and more.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

the ugly duckling arc 13.05.2024

Nat & Shay were ugly ducklings and it shows… but not in the way you think. In this week’s episode, they dissect what it was like growing up as “ugly ducklings”, the comments and comparisons that fed the complexes that they had about their appearance, and uncover how it still impacts them to this day.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

very good big sister advice: building confidence, finding motivation, letting go of the need for male validation & more! 06.05.2024

HELP, my boyfriend called me ugly. This week Nat and Shay are back with another Very Good Big Sister Advice episode on all things confidence and motivation. They discuss ways to stop seeking male validation, finding the motivation to stay on top of school work, how to elevate your appearance, and so much more!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

shay’s birthday special! our favorite things about getting older + TTPD 29.04.2024

We promise getting older isn’t all bad! For Shay’s 27th birthday, Nat and Shay discuss their top favorite things about getting older and *gracefully* nearing the end of their twenties. Plus, our hot takes on The Tortured Poet’s Department.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠

bestie girl chat: brandy hellville, tortured poets, coachella & more! 22.04.2024

There’s a LOT going on in pop culture right now- let’s talk about it! Nat & Shay go over their thoughts on the new Brandy Melville documentary Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion , everything that happened at Coachella, Taylor Swift’s new album & more!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠

26 years-old & seriously questioning my relationship with alcohol 15.04.2024

WHY DO WE DRINK? In this episode, Nat and Shay get very real about their thoughts on alcohol. They recount their first experiences tasting alcohol, dissect what they like and dislike about its effects on them, touch on the shift in drinking culture amongst Gen-Z, and much more!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodca...

things we wish we could tell our college selves (4 years post-grad) 08.04.2024

Now that they’re nearly four years post-grad, Nat and Shay sit down and reflect on their college experiences and how they would navigate it all in hindsight. They share words of wisdom that may have altered their college days for the better and get deep about their hardest moments: mean professors, complex friendship dynamics, horrible interviews and more.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafp...

what happens in vegas DOES NOT stay in vegas 01.04.2024

Is Shay back in her party rat era? Is Nat done with alcohol? This week the girls catch up on Shay’s week in Vegas. From shocking travel moments to her lucky girl syndrome being as alive and well as ever, she gets in to all the silly details. They also discuss Nat’s recent discovery about her alcohol tolerance and get into their thoughts on drinking culture.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafp...

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