Unfiltered-ish

Send us a text, question, or comment What would your 80-year-old self tell you to stop worrying about? And what would she beg you to do before it's too late? This week on Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Nicki, and Carina imagine looking back on their lives at 80. What would we remember? What would we regret? And would the things keeping us up at night right now even matter? We get into the moments th...

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Send us a text, question, or comment What would your future self thank you for doing today? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with crispy bacon, fatty bacon, and the very specific rules we apparently have about breakfast meat. Then we get into a bigger question: are we living for our past selves, our present selves, or the future versions of us we say we want to become? We talk about being fut...

Send us a text, question, or comment Procrastination sounds like laziness until you realize it might actually be emotional avoidance with better branding. This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with talking trees, spiritual deer, and Carina’s full-blown candy vacation at home. Then we get into procrastination: how we do it, what we’re avoiding, and why our brains are so good at finding something el...

Send us a text, question, or comment What if the life you’re living is good… but it’s not the only life you could choose? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we try The Odyssey Plan, an exercise where you imagine three different versions of your life: the path you’re already on, the path you’d choose if one major thing changed, and the wild card life you’d build if money, status, and other people’s opini...

Send us a text, question, or comment Nothing good happens when three tired women open more wine and start making life plans. Or maybe everything good does. This week on Unfiltered-ish, Natali is supposed to be going home, Nicki is supposed to be going to bed, and Carina is apparently in charge of handing out microphones. Instead, we end up talking about what we want to be different before we see e...

Send us a text, question, or comment Your For You page might know more about you than you want to admit. This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with missing pets, missing husbands, digital nomad life, black widows, Mahjong, and the kind of late-night conversation that probably should have ended an hour earlier. But eventually, we get into the real topic: what our social media feeds say about us. We...

Send us a text, question, or comment What if the room you’ve been trying to get invited into is the one you’re supposed to build yourself? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we’re talking about the Seven-Figure Sleepover, the business retreat Nicki created by inviting smart, successful women from different parts of her network to spend a few days together in Park City. No formal guru. No giant stage. No...

Send us a text, question, or comment At some point, being the “cool girl” stops feeling cool and starts feeling like self-abandonment. This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with bachelorette parties, strippers, strip clubs, Maui, Bear Lake, and Nicki’s extremely memorable lap dance story. But the conversation turns into something more honest: what we used to tolerate in relationships, what we no l...

Send us a text, question, or comment What happens when a brownie recipe requires real chocolate, a sifter, the right pan, and three women with absolutely no interest in following directions? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we attempt to recover from our Ina Garten brownie experience, which somehow includes Carina lying on the floor, a debate over whether she had a temper tantrum, a missing baking pan...

Send us a text, question, or comment Are high-ticket masterminds actually worth it, or are you really paying to get in the right room? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about masterminds, networking, business friendships, paid peer groups, and what really happens when ambitious women get in the same room. What starts with YouTube plans, brownies, Pokémon Go, and a g...

Send us a text, question, or comment What if it’s not too late to start a completely different life? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about Ina Garten, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, marriage, ambition, divorce, reinvention, business, and the strange pressure to feel like you should be farther along by now. What starts as a conversation about Barefoot Contessa, Fo...

Send us a text, question, or comment What happens when AI makes it feel like every random idea could become an actual app? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about AI, app ideas, Claude Code, kids learning tech, video games, business models, old-school computer games, and what it means when creativity suddenly has fewer barriers. What starts with working on a holiday...

Send us a text, question, or comment What if the thing you’re trying so hard to force is the thing you actually need to loosen your grip on? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about manifestation, belief, signs, surrender, control, joy, prayer, and what it means to take action without trying to micromanage the entire universe. What starts with sleep, Oura Rings, and...

Send us a text, question, or comment What if the thing you’re best at is also the thing quietly getting in your way? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about the personal “superpowers” that help them succeed—and the moments when those same strengths become a problem. What starts with guitar lessons, piano trauma, sign language, and learning new things in midlife turn...

Send us a text, question, or comment What apps, AI tools, calendars, password managers, and communication systems are actually helping us run our lives—and which ones are just making more noise? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk through the tech tools, productivity systems, and software they use every day for business, friendship, family, content, team communication...

Send us a text, question, or comment Is it ambition, work ethic, entrepreneurship… or are we all just being powered by low-grade panic? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about the highs and lows of building businesses, working way more hours than expected, chasing the next win, and wondering whether “steady” would actually feel good or just feel average. What starts...

Send us a text, question, or comment How do you stop just getting through the day and start actually enjoying your life again? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about joy rituals, romanticizing your life, morning routines, meditation, burnout, and the small habits that make everyday life feel meaningful again. What starts as a conversation about french fries, dirty...

Send us a text, question, or comment Why do stress dreams feel so real, and what do they reveal about what’s actually happening underneath the surface? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki talk about overwhelm, ambition, anxiety, burnout, and the strange recurring dreams that seem to appear during stressful seasons of life. What starts as a conversation about facials, confe...

Send us a text, question, or comment What does your dream life look like now, and how much of it is really about the house, the pool, the people, and the feeling of peace? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish, Natali, Carina, and Nicki start with a surprise birthday story after Carina secretly flies back to Phoenix to surprise Nicki at brunch. What begins as a funny, sweet recap of secret plans, Chit...

Send us a text, question, or comment Why do certain fears get louder as we get older — even when we know they make no sense? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish , the one where we talk about irrational fears and dream lives, Natali, Carina, and Nikki unpack the strange anxieties, insecurities, and overthinking spirals that show up in midlife. What starts as a conversation about parking garages and d...

Send us a text, question, or comment If you feel overwhelmed by texts, messages, and constant communication, or you’ve ever wondered why you avoid replying even when you care, this episode will feel very familiar. The conversation turns into a surprisingly honest look at texting anxiety, communication styles, and how different people manage relationships, work, and boundaries in a hyper-connected...

Send us a text, question, or comment How many close friends do you actually have — and is that normal? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish , the one where we talk about friendship circles, Natali, Carina, and Nicki unpack what adult friendships really look like in midlife — from inner circles to casual connections. They start by sharing how many people they each consider “close friends,” and quickly...

Send us a text, question, or comment What actually drives your behavior — and what are your biggest blind spots? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish , the one where we take a personality quiz, Natali, Carina, and Nikki dive into the Tony Robbins “6 Human Needs” framework and uncover what motivates them, what holds them back, and what they might not see about themselves. They walk through a personali...

Send us a text, question, or comment What if your dating life isn’t broken — it just needs a better strategy? In this episode of Unfiltered-ish , the one where we treat dating like a business, Natali, Carina, and Nikki talk about dating apps, burnout, and how to approach modern dating in a completely different way. What starts as a conversation about creating a dating profile quickly turns into a...