Natalie Nijmeh and Shay DeGuzman

very very delusional

Society EN ↓ 113 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

Author

Natalie Nijmeh and Shay DeGuzman

Category

Society

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Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

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...

maybe i did just miss the sun 25.03.2024

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 personal intentions for the season.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafp...

very good big sister advice: best friend breakups, boyfriend stealing, growing apart & more! 18.03.2024

How long does it take to actually get over a bestie breakup? And what do I say to my best friend if I feel like she’s rushing into a marriage that doesn’t feel right?! Your resident friendship experts (lol jk), Nat and Shay, are back with another Very Good Big Sister Advice episode on all things friendship. They have a plethora of experience and are offering their best advice on how to navigate so...

is it getting hot in here? answering spicy questions (for the girls) 11.03.2024

Pour yourself a glass of wine because it’s girl night! Join Nat & Shay as they play a spicy and conversational card game. From best friend break ups and embarrassing drunk moments, to biggest turn ons and almost getting swinged, things get juicy! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast

EXPOSING SNARK PAGES (our response to the haters) 04.03.2024

Get ready, because this week we’re exposing snark pages! xoxo 😘 Nat & Shay dive deep into cringey Instagram comments, ruthless snark pages, and why people love to complain so dang much. Ultimately, they share ways to deal with negativity in a healthier way and how to continue looking for the good. TED TALK: Will Bowen – A World Without Complaining https://www.ted.com/talks/will_bowen_a_world_...

bestie girl chat: the perfect rot & reset routine, wedding planning while grieving, healthy weight loss & more! 26.02.2024

Another week, another bestie girl chat! In this episode, Nat & Shay discuss a variety of topics that have been on their mind lately. From the perfect rot & reset routine to the realities of wedding planning after losing a parent– the girls divulge it all. Plus thoughts about weight loss, pregnancy scares & more!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

if you’re a fellow anxious girly, this one’s for you 19.02.2024

Feeling anxious is NOT fun. This week, Nat & Shay open up about their unique and personal experiences with anxiety. They compare and contrast some of the symptoms they struggle with the most and also share some of their best tips that have helped them alleviate their anxiety over the years.  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast

very good big sister advice: am I being delulu or does he actually like me, should I be petty on valentine's day & more! 12.02.2024

The ultimate relationship question: If your boyfriend says you look like a sock, should you break up with him? Your fav big sisters are back with *superior* advice on relationships & dating. Nat & Shay debate if you’re delulu or if he actually likes you, whether you should be petty on Valentine’s Day or be the bigger person, if you need a roster, and more!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpo...

FOMO is out, JOMO is in 05.02.2024

Being alone doesn’t have to be lonely. Nat & Shay, self-proclaimed experts at enjoying their alone time, share their best tips for beating FOMO and embracing your own company. They discuss the post-rage era, grandma energy, the fear of being alone, and more!  IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast

WOULD YOU RATHER…? (unserious, unhinged & existential) 29.01.2024

Let’s play a game! This week Nat and Shay play a silly (and quite frankly exposing) game of Would You Rather. From questions that are far-fetched to questions that test their morality, the girls naturally take them all VERY seriously.   IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@delusionalafpodcast

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