You guys know we LOVE to travel and we’ve shared all kinds of travel content throughout our episodes but we haven’t done one dedicated to solo travel, until now! Allison recently returned from a solo trip to Tulum and received a lot of questions about her experience so we thought we would start from the beginning and talk about where her love of traveling alone started. We share our advice about backpacking Europe, budgets, solo-friendly destinations, tips for staying safe, how to trust your gut...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 85
We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) monthly segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs on the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidance from our own experiences. In this episode, we answer questions related to selecting bridesmaids, h...
Aug 26, 2022•54 min•Ep. 84
Moving to a new city can be a super exciting time in one’s life, as well as one of the most overwhelming. With moving, there are a lot of new experiences and uncertainty. In this episode, we hope to answer some of the questions we had when moving and prepare our listeners for what it’s like to pack up and start somewhere fresh. We give tips on choosing exactly what place to move to, finding the right neighborhood, making friends in your new city, and more. GIVEAWAY: If you enjoyed this episode, ...
Aug 19, 2022•52 min•Ep. 83
As big proponents of all things manifestation, travel, and following your passions, it was a no-brainer to invite today’s guest onto the show. This week we have on Hannia Zavala, a travel and tourism video producer at Beautiful Destinations. Hannia truly is living the dream job, getting paid to travel and produce travel photo and video content for tourism boards and travel brands. Getting to where she is now was no overnight success story, and Hannia shares her journey of how she went from a ser...
Aug 12, 2022•45 min•Ep. 82
Last fall, we did the first part of this series talking about our personal journeys with sober curiosity. In this episode, we continue this series with Allison sharing more about her personal journey with sobriety. Ceara interviews Allison on why she decided to start a sober lifestyle, what physical changes she’s noticed since being sober, mental changes she’s noticed, how it’s impacted her relationships, and more. If you have felt called to evaluate your drinking habits or just want to hear an ...
Aug 05, 2022•59 min•Ep. 81
With the fall semester quickly approaching, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane and talk about our experiences with Greek Life at big state universities. Allison was a member of Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and Ceara was a member of Chi Omega (XO) at the University of Missouri. Even if you aren’t going through recruitment this fall, this is still a fun episode as we share memories, honest bts stories that aren’t talked about, and whether we’d recommend joi...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 80
As your podcast best friends, we want you all to be living your most confident lives - being proud of who you are, chasing your dreams, fulfilling bucket list items and making incredible memories. However, we know that’s all easier said than done, especially if you’re lacking the courage to believe in yourself. To help us all get a better grasp on the dynamics involved with self-esteem, we take a deep dive to the root of why you might be lacking confidence to begin with (hint: trauma, parenting,...
Jul 22, 2022•58 min•Ep. 79
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Holly Mara Sandberg, who has blossomed outside of her comfort zone by moving from her small village in the UK to London to NYC to New Jersey, and now to working and living remote. Holly packed her life up and moved to the United States in February 2020, just weeks before the world shut down. Nearly alone in a foreign country, Holly shares her movie-worthy story of finding safety in the most unexpected way, that led to falling in love with her soul-mate. W...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 78
Friendship and community are a huge part of why we launched this podcast so today we are going to be talking about loneliness - how our culture has become increasingly more lonely, what we can do to create awareness around that to improve our lives and how incorporating a third place into our routines can help combat that loneliness by giving us a sense of community. We catch up for the first 20 minutes because two pretty shocking things happened over the weekend for both of us. Allison’s was pr...
Jul 08, 2022•56 min•Ep. 77
We were long overdue for a good catch up on our personal lives - what we’ve been up to the last few weeks, summer travels, silly stories and fun things we’re looking forward to! Ceara just got back from Mexico, has been hot girl walking, going to the pool and doing things around the house. Allison went to Clay’s CrossFit competition, launched Sunseekers, tried acroyoga and found zero-waste alternatives. MENTIONS: Hannia’s Instagram <3 Allison’s Holistic Dental Book Crumbl Cookies Laundry Scam...
Jul 01, 2022•55 min•Ep. 76
We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidance from our own experiences. In this episode, we answer questions related to being able to have fun with your fr...
Jun 24, 2022•39 min•Ep. 75
Since we’re almost halfway through 2022, we wanted to circle back on the goals and intentions we set in January. The collective energy is typically quite ambitious about setting goals at the beginning of the year but as the months go on, it’s easy to lose sight. Life happens, things change, we get busy. We encourage you to look back at what your plans were for the year - grab your notebook and pull up your vision board so you can check in with yourself. In this episode, we thoroughly catch up ab...
Jun 17, 2022•53 min•Ep. 74
As a follow up to our popular Winter Favorites episode, we wanted to have a fun girl chat about what vibes we’re setting this summer! We share some of our current favorite activities, products and must-haves for good weather. This unintentionally turned in to us listing a few things we want to check off our bucket lists in the coming months - think drive in movies, your local pool, reading a fiction book just for fun, partaking in Ceara’s summer walk challenge and Allison’s nostalgic love of fly...
Jun 10, 2022•41 min•Ep. 73
This week, we’re diving into the world of adulthood. Through researching various articles online, we compiled a list of the top 10 things that adults from around the world said were the most challenging aspects of getting older. We talk about everything from finances and friendships to regret and taking risks. Through the conversation, we share personal stories and lessons, while also reflecting on aspects that will be more prevalent in the future. This episode could be helpful, reassuring, and ...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 72
We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidance from our own experiences. In this episode, we answer questions related to feeling short-tempered, imposter sy...
May 27, 2022•45 min•Ep. 71
What an overdue episode! We could go on for hours about all things food but today we briefly touched on a bunch of topics from our grocery routines, how we make eating at home more appealing, appliances, funny food experiences, recommendations, go to meals, recipes and some of our all time favorite spots. We realize food can be a touchy subject for many. We hope you have a good relationship with food but it’s important to know almost all of us struggle with our body image at some point. There’s ...
May 20, 2022•48 min•Ep. 70
Are people over influencers? Is it worth quitting your 9-5 to become an influencer? Why do we admire certain individuals over others? Are we sick of seeing advertisements on every social media platform? Should you meet your heroes? What downsides are there to growing a huge following? There’s so much to discuss when it comes to influencer culture that we could have gone on for hours! We talk about the psychology of why we value influencers' opinions, problems within the world of brand partnershi...
May 13, 2022•58 min•Ep. 69
We got the opportunity to get the spontaneous, jet-setting Patrick Revnew to sit down with us for an hour to talk about how he became a credit card point expert. From launching his own business as a senior in high school to building his TikTok travel account, he has years of experience in entrepreneurship and hacking the finances adult world brings on. As we were recording, he was in JFK, staying at the TWA Hotel, in route to Milan on an iconic bucket list first class Emirates flight. He shares ...
May 06, 2022•50 min•Ep. 68
We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listeners submitted on Instagram. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for the next WWYBD as this is a recurring segment that airs the last Friday of each month. We try to answer as openly and honestly as possible to give you perspective and guidance from our own experiences. In this episode, we answer questions related to making new friendships after colleg...
Apr 29, 2022•39 min•Ep. 67
On today’s episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Lindsey Wedgeworth. Growing up as a dancer, Lindsey had the unique opportunity to work on a cruise ship after college and then move to Los Angeles. When the pandemic happened, life three a curveball that allowed Lindsey to pivot. She is now living her best balanced, well-rounded life in Florida as a content creator with her growing podcast and social media channels. We covered so many wholesome topics from taking risks, being away from...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 66
A lighthearted carefree episode where we update the friendsquad on what’s been going on in our personal lives, how we are trying to romanticize the little moments and sharing peaks of the week. For today's show, we have a conversation about pop culture trends because as gals in their mid-to-late 20's, we fall in that awkward age range between Gen Z and Millennials (where we either know-it-all or are completely clueless - and there's no in-between). We love social media and keeping up with trends...
Apr 15, 2022•40 min•Ep. 65
Taking ~ silly goofy mood ~ to a whole new level on today’s episode. If you’re in need of a serotonin boost and some giggles then this is the perfect episode to lift your spirits. Allison and Ceara share their personal untold spring break stories that will have you belly laughing along. We also read listener submitted stories and let’s just say - our jaw is on the floor. GIVEAWAY: If you enjoyed this episode, we would really appreciate it if you left a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcast/S...
Apr 08, 2022•50 min•Ep. 64
No matter what age and stage you’re in, big life decisions are going to keep coming. The gravity of these choices can really overwhelm and weigh us down. In this episode, we walk you through some hard choices we had to make and risks we took. We share what we learned from them, advice on how to come to a decision and some encouraging words to help provide some clarity to you during these challenging situations. GIVEAWAY: If you enjoyed this episode, we would really appreciate it if you left a 5-...
Apr 01, 2022•54 min•Ep. 63
We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listener’s submitted on Instagram. We talk out different situations so you can hear our honest thoughts about the topic and we share any advice we might have. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for next month’s WWYBD as this is a recurring segment! We catch up about our lives which include some nice stories, gassing up Omaha and share peaks of the week. Th...
Mar 25, 2022•46 min•Ep. 62
Ep 61: There’s so much to see and do all around the globe. You can take beach vacations, outdoor excursions, cultural experiences, long road trips, big group party trips, a budget trip, van life adventures, visit loved ones or to see a particular site. It can be overwhelming to narrow down when to go, where to go, how long and what to do when you actually arrive. With Ceara’s background as a travel producer and Allison’s experience traveling to 20+ countries, we wanted to talk about where we beg...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 61
With spring just around the corner, we thought we’d start getting excited about spring cleaning! There’s nothing like those first nice warm days where you get to open the windows and start clearing out the weight of winter. Allison and Ceara share tips about cleaning out physical spaces such as your closet, car and home. We also took the conversation beyond deep cleaning to include digital spaces (camera roll, email inbox, social media) and things that may be causing mental clutter (overthinking...
Mar 11, 2022•47 min•Ep. 60
In honor of it being Ceara’s birthday in a few days, and with Allison returning from an incredible trip to Mexico City, we wanted to talk about romanticizing and celebrating life - the big moments, the little moments, and everything in between. Romanticizing your life means finding beauty in the mundane. So much of our lives consist of work, chores, sleeping, running errands ~ and with this episode, we talk about our favorite ways to make those everyday moments special! MENTIONS: Flower Arrangin...
Mar 04, 2022•47 min•Ep. 59
We’re back with our WWYBD (What Would Your Bestie Do?!) segment where we answer questions that our listener’s submitted on Instagram. We talk out different situations so you can hear our honest thoughts about the topic and we share any advice we might have. If you’ve ever wanted to ask us what we’d do, be sure to submit your question for next month’s WWYBD as this is a recurring segment! We catch up about winter routines and thrifting finds. This is a classic ‘comfort’ style episode where you’re...
Feb 25, 2022•46 min•Ep. 58
We bring the spice and fun this week! If you’re on social media, you’ve probably seen the recent trend to share your green flags vs. red flags. Usually, most of these are within the lens of dating but we thought we’d share our green flags and red flags when it comes to friendship! because this is the AFP after all. Whether it’s something as lighthearted as being messy, or as serious as hanging around a Debbie Downer, we discuss what makes or breaks it for us in a friend. This episode really help...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 57
We’ve all thought about moving across the country and starting a new life at some point… right? Maybe you already did it (if you have, honestly go off bestie) but if you haven’t, we’ve brought along the perfect guest to tell you all about it. Today we’re joined by Nebraska native turned LA resident, Hannah Roeloffs. Hannah moved to LA right out of high school to pursue a career in fashion and has worked with some of the biggest fashion brands in the industry, leading her to start her own clothin...
Feb 11, 2022•54 min•Ep. 56
