Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) welcomes her good friend Jenn Schultz to the show! They start with Jenn telling us about herself now, and then work backwards to figure out how all the pieces fit together. Jenn tells us about growing up in Wisconsin and now calling St. Paul home, what she studied in college and some of the amazing opportunities and internships she was able to experience while still a student. Carrie and Jenn reminisce on their internship together in Eau Claire, and Jenn recalls filmin...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 45
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) get right into the BIP talk. The girls discuss Angela coming to Paradise. Bre is a fan of the extremely cheesy editing tactics used that last couple weeks. Carrie thinks Sydney is too normal for BIP. Bre admits that she's rooting for Tayshia and JPJ's relationship. C and B give their thoughts on Blake's last ditch efforts with Kristina, and Bre is surprised to learn that contestants are PAID to be on BIP. Carrie praises Demi and her vulnerab...
Sep 12, 2019•57 min•Ep. 44
Welcome to the very first podcast recap of the #CLGbookclub! This month's book was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Carrie starts by reading the very moving and inspirational Forward written by the author at the beginning of her version of the book (the 25th anniversary edition). She then goes through her favorite conversations and points in the book and shares why these spots in the story really spoke to her. She also provides tangible advice for how we can relate these key points to our lives an...
Sep 05, 2019•51 min•Ep. 43
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) get right into the Bachelor in Paradise talk starting with chatting about Tahzjuan and her literal and metaphorical meltdown. C and B are both unimpressed Dean broke rule number 1: don't dump a girl on her birthday!!! Bre touches on the issue of female's wanting to "fix" a man. The girls discuss the goose and Kristal's wedding, how awkward and bad JPJ looked by starting a fight with Derek. Carrie struggles to find the rhyme or reason behind ...
Sep 01, 2019•51 min•Ep. 42
Carrie's unite! Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) is joined by her good friend Carianna Hebert (@cariannalynne) for todays episode. Cari tells us about growing up in New Hampshire, and trading small town life for the big city going to college at NYU. She shares some of the amazing internships she got in college, moving out to LA and working for William Morris Endeavor - one of the top talent agencies in the country, and then for NFL Films. Cari tells us how she came to the conclusion there was somethin...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 41
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show with Bachelor in Paradise talk, giving their opinions of Kristina's move to give Blake her rose. They then address the fight between Jordan and Christian. Carrie is not impressed with Nicole's instigation of the aggression and is surprised how much she's enjoying Chris Bukowski this season. Both C and B are both unimpressed with Dyan and Hannah G. and their dynamic on the show. Carrie goes on a mini-tangent about how much she ...
Aug 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 40
NOTE: There is a little scratchiness on my audio. This was my first time recording remotely so there's a little bit of a learning curve. Sorry about this. It will be resolved for the next interview episode! Thank you for understanding! Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) welcomes Jennifer Burnham (@thejenniferburnham) to the show Jennifer shares how she got started as an organizational coach, and when she realized organizing is an inner job deeper than just buying some bins. She tells us how she re-train...
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 39
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) is back for another solo episode! Carrie is proudly fluent in sarcasm. Witty-come backs and quick one-liners are what she majored in in college. She's proud of her light-hearted nature and admits that while she's never taken it "too far" at someone else's expense, she has taken it too far at her OWN expense; using sarcasm as a way to deflect, defend, or defuse a situation that she didn't want to deal with the underlying emotions she was going through. Carrie gives insi...
Aug 09, 2019•26 min•Ep. 38
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show giving their reasoning for why we choose to seek out the spoilers for the Bachelor and other shows and movies. They then touch on the Pilot Pete "drama" and explain why they could care less and still love him. C and B talk briefly about the new information of "windmill-gate", and give their opinions on Peter's viability of being the Bachelor. Bre shares she wanted to barf when Jed came out of the limo with the guitar. The girl...
Aug 02, 2019•59 min•Ep. 37
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@Breanna.was.here) start the show chatting about the horrible storm that ripped through central Wisconsin this past weekend and the damage it caused. The girls get to the Bachelorette talk! C and B are both impressed that Pilot Pete ended up being windmill boy. Carrie tries to put herself in Luke P.'s shoes, buuuut still comes to the conclusion that he continues to weaponize his faith. Bre is annoyed by Luke P.'s unwillingness to leave and his "can I pray over...
Jul 25, 2019•53 min•Ep. 36
It's been a while, but Carrie is back for a SOLO EPISODE! Carrie gives insight into a recent small rut she felt like she was in, and shares how her over-thinking and investigating was only prolonging the process. She tells us about taking a random leap of faith and joining Arbonne, how it's turned into the thing that shook her from her rut, and how what she's learning and developing with Arbonne is spilling over into other areas of her life. She also shares a small side project she started, Hone...
Jul 15, 2019•32 min•Ep. 35
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show getting right into our Bachelorette recap. The girls continue to love and appreciate Pilot Pete. Bre is uber impressed with his family and Carrie thinks Pilot Pete is the new Blake. As a former Florida resident, Carrie is super into Tyler C.'s very cliche Florida date. Breanna has a theory that Hannah is drawn to Luke P. by wanting to "fix" him. Carrie declares she never wants to hear Luke's shower story ever again, and Breann...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 34
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) get right into the Bachelor talk! Bre shares her favorite Bachelor Nation follows on social media and Carrie admits that she broke her rule of no following Bachelor contestants on social media for Tyler C. They then get into discussing Hannah's date with Jed. Carrie teaches Bre about the concept of the GBH: Girl Back Home, and both girls agree they can't look at Jed the same way in light of the information resurfacing about his GBH. Both C a...
Jul 06, 2019•58 min•Ep. 33
There is A LOT going on in Bachelor Nation so this episode is almost solely devoted to discussing it all! Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) kick off the show with a plethora of news in Bachelor Nation starting with discussing the original cast of Bachelor in Paradise. Both girls are pumped John Paul Jones is making his way back to our TV screens, disappointed in seeing ABC (Cam) again, and are interested to see how Blake fares this season. Bre predicts Hannah G and Blake hit...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 32
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show with a Bachelorette recap. They dissect the finale of the Luke vs. Luke showdown. Bre gives her thoughts on Hannah's chemistry with Mike. They discuss the group date and Hannah's several steamy make-up sessions, and Carrie is disappointed in the lack of Tyler C. screen time in this episode. Bre gives us her thoughts about Hannah breaking the 4th wall during her one-on-one with Luke P, and Carrie makes a bold prediction about h...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 31
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Breanna (@breanna.was.here) start the show chatting about what their up to lately. Bre tells us about her bike club, and Carrie tells us about replanting trees on her family land. The girls move into chatting about episode 4 of the Bachelorette. They both give their opinions about Jed's date in Boston and him sharing he came on the show for "the wrong reasons". C and B both agree the Luke vs. Luke drama is tired. Then a huge love fest for Tyler C commences. The gir...
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 30
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@Breanna.was.here) start the show sharing how they spent their Memorial Day Weekend, then move into Bachelorette recap of the season thus far. They both agree they're not going to miss Cam #AlwaysBeCam, and that Luke P. is giving us major controlling, stalker vibes. Bre predicts that if put in the "Bachelor World" she would be the girl having a mental breakdown, and Carrie is impressed with the looks of the guys this season. C and B give a tribute to Green Bay...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 29
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show sharing about their busy and exciting weekends, including attending a fundraising event for their local pet shelter. In honor of mother's day, C and B share what they love and respect about their moms. The girls discuss the arrival of the Royal baby! Carrie steps on her soapbox to explain why she loves Meghan Markle so much, and C and B both give their opinions about why they think American's have such a fascination with the R...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 28
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show with an awesome update on the dumpster puppies. Carrie celebrates the fact that the newly crowned Miss. USA is a Charlotte girl, but also brings up the recent school shooting at UNC-Charlotte. This leads the girls to a discussion about a new Florida law that would enable teachers to be armed with firearms. The show is briefly interrupted when Bre spots a spider in her house. Carrie comes to the rescue and Bre's panic attack su...
May 10, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 27
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show by sharing what they've been reading lately - The Blue Zones for Bre and Maid for Carrie. The girls roll their eyes over a new digital Bachelor spin-off show featuring Tanner and Jade, Ashley I. and Jared, and Nick and Dean. The girls are offended that FOX is making their own (seemingly trashier) version of Bachelor in Paradise called "Paradise Hotel" with Kristin Cavallari as the host. The girls talk about the NFL draft in Na...
May 03, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 26
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie)and Bre (@breanna.was.here)start the show talking about Earth Day, which leads them to discussing the difference between being realistic and being pessimistic. The girls gush over the life-changing magic of adopting a pet, and Bre tells us about the transformation video she and her husband are making of the dumpster puppies - who are now 7(!!) weeks old, and almost ready to be adopted out! C and B chat about Blue Zones (areas of the world where people live much longer a...
Apr 25, 2019•59 min•Ep. 25
The show starts with an update on Carrie's (@carrie.gillaspie)farm kitty, Cedric, and Bre (@breanna.was.here) gives Carrie some tips for successful cat integration. This leads the girls to talking about what they prefer about dogs vs. what they prefer about cats. The girls share their excitement and give their thoughts on the new STAR WARS trailer(!!!). C and B gush over how Star Wars has been able to transcend generations, they each share an old school movie they'd love to see rebooted, and Car...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show with giving an update on Carrie's farm kitty, Cedric! The girls discuss the cultural revolution of Friends and Seinfeld, and their thoughts on first trailer of Alabama Hannah's season of The Bachelorette. Bre shares that she's been watching The Good Place, which prompts Carrie into declaring her love for KBell and Dax Shepard. The girls talk about how exciting it is that TV and movies and how we consume them, are changing for ...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 23
Carrie (@carrie.gillaspie) and Bre (@breanna.was.here) start the show by sharing what they're doing with their Monday nights now that the Bachelor is in-between seasons. This leads the girls to reminisce on when they first heard about and got a Facebook account. The girls talk about the Powerball winner being from Wisconsin AND how in Wisconsin the winner, by law, cannot remain anonymous. C and B give their opinions about Cardi B admitting to drugging and robbing men to get by. Carrie struggles ...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 22
C and B start the pod with an update on the crazy "spring" weather here in Wisconsin. Then move on to a recap of the Bachelor Finale. We each give our thoughts on Colton winning Cassie back, our thoughts on the longevity of their relationship in the real world, and what we think of Hannah B. as the new Bachelorette. We end our Bachelor chat spewing our love for Chris Harrison. The girls share their thoughts on the college admissions scandal, and ponder, as a parent, where to draw the line of wan...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 21
C and B start the pod with a Bachelor recap. They give their thoughts on the fence jump heard 'round the world, Cassie's dad coming to Portugal, and Taysha's overnight date with Colton. Carrie gives her opinion about what Colton's next move should be following Fence-Gate, and realizes that Colton is SUPER bad at verbalizing his thinking/feelings. The girls both agree that the Women Tell All was especially catty and out of control, that the random insertion of Halo Top super weird, and in the Dem...
Mar 11, 2019•59 min•Ep. 20
Carrie and Bre start episode 19 with a Bachelor recap. They discuss how little they actually care about Colton's super hyped "fence jump", and about Colton asking all 4 dads for their daughter's hand in marriage. Carrie goes in to a rant about how bologna it is that Colton uses his career as the reason for his virginity. The girls give their thoughts on Mike Fleiss using Khloe Kardashian as click bait for the next Bachelorette. Bre tells us the amazing story of Henry the kitty, and the ladies ge...
Mar 04, 2019•55 min•Ep. 19
Carrie and Breanna start the show with a Bachelor recap. They discuss Heather basically dumping Colton, Colton taking Hannah B. to meet his family only to dump her. C and B chat about the Jussie Smollett drama and the role media has in situations like these. Bre shares why she choose to give and donate LOCALLY rather than nationally. Both of the girls get giddy about Mark Manson's new book: Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope, that drops May 14th. In the Learning Lately segment the girls dis...
Feb 25, 2019•54 min•Ep. 18
Breanna Butler joins Carrie as her co-host today as we roll out a brand new outline for the podcast! Breanna and Carrie talk about Wisconsin weather in the winter and what -25 degrees ACTUALLY feels like. We then both (proudly) admit that we seek out Bachelor spoilers and give our reasoning why. We share our unfiltered thoughts about Colton as the Bachelor, talk about the incestuous nature of the Bachelor Nation "family", and give our picks for Bachelorette. Bre and Carrie compare the sociopath-...
Feb 18, 2019•42 min•Ep. 17
In this first solo cast of 2019, I'm sharing a message that I have been struggling with a lot lately, especially during the holiday season. If others around me value something, shouldn't I value that same thing? Others are purchasing and wanting this, shouldn't I purchase and want it as well? I'm diving into these questions and sharing how I was able to find out what I TRULY value. Complete show notes can be found at: www.carriegillaspie.com/podcast find me on: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Carri...
Jan 07, 2019•13 min•Ep. 16
