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Making Friends Later in Life Series | Episode 4 Boundary Needs & The Friendship Reset — Stay Open Without Self-Abandoning

Boundaries get a bad reputation — like they’re cold, harsh, or “pushing people away.” But in midlife friendships, boundaries aren’t walls… they’re how you stay open without losing yourself.

In Episode 4 of our Making Friends Later in Life series, Jennifer and Jackie talk about why boundaries feel scary (especially for women raised to be agreeable, keep the peace, and not be “too much”), and why naming what you need is the fastest way to create emotionally safe, sustainable friendships.

This episode is for the woman who wants connection — but refuses to self-abandon to get it.

We get real about:

• Why most women aren’t struggling to meet people — they’re struggling to stay open without getting hurt again
• The difference between boundaries and rejection
• What “mutual effort” actually looks like (and what to do when you’re doing all the work)
• How to recognize other people’s boundaries early (so you don’t take it personally)
• Why consistency matters more than intensity in later-life friendships
• Jennifer’s unforgettable boundary story about the guy who showed up late… and what it teaches about respect

Mini-Series Reminder

Making Friends Later in Life is a short series from Slightly Unsupervised designed to help women rebuild real connection in midlife and beyond. Before we jump into “where to meet people,” we start with the real foundation: self-awareness, energy, boundaries, and emotional patterns — so friendship becomes natural instead of forced.

🎙️ Hosted by Jennifer & Jackie
💍 Presented by Bestiemony™ — Because not all soulmates come with a marriage license.
✨ Part of the Chickology™ Podcast Collective

If this episode hit you in the feels (or made you laugh way too hard), we consider that a win.
Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your ride-or-die.

And when you’re ready to make your friendship official, book your Bestiemony™ at rhinestoneweddingchapel.com — because the best love stories don’t always come with a ring.

This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
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Making Friends Later in Life | Episode 3: Your Friendship Wounds & Patterns — Why You Pulled Away (and How to Open Up Again)

If you’re trying to make friends later in life but something in you hesitates… there’s a reason.

Welcome back to our mini-series Making Friends Later in Life, where we’re slowing everything down and doing it in the right order: first the work on you, then the work on connection. Because before you can build new friendships, you have to understand what happened in the old ones.

In Episode 3, Jennifer and Jackie talk about the friendship wounds that quietly change how women show up — betrayal after trust, ghosting, one-sided friendships, and being the “strong one.” We share two short storytelling segments that hit deep: the kind of betrayal that makes you start editing yourself… and the exhaustion of realizing you were carrying the friendship alone.

Then we get practical: how to name your wound without shame, stop dragging old pain into new connections, avoid trauma-dumping, and let trust build through consistency over time.

To help you move forward, we also walk through a simple reflection exercise — your friendship red flags, green flags, and one boundary you’re keeping from here on out — because boundaries aren’t walls… they’re filters.

✅ Download the Episode 3 worksheet here: Episode 3 Worksheet – Red Flags / Green Flags / One Boundary

Your friendship wounds don’t disqualify you from connection.
They prepare you for healthier ones.

🎙️ Hosted by Jennifer & Jackie
💍 Presented by Bestiemony™ — Because not all soulmates come with a marriage license.
✨ Part of the Chickology™ Podcast Collective — Real women. Real stories. Rising together.

Listen, share with your ride-or-die, and tag the friend who sees you exactly as you are. Then go follow Melinda’s show, Star Women Rising—she’s just getting started.

🎵 Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose
Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust

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This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

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Making Friends Later in Life | Episode 2: Your Social Energy Style — Why Friendship Feels Draining (or Lonely)

Making friends later in life isn’t about trying harder — it’s about understanding yourself better.

Welcome back to our mini-series Making Friends Later in Life, inspired by what we’re seeing in women’s groups online: so many women want connection, but they’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or unsure why friendship feels harder than it used to. This series isn’t about “fixing you.” It’s about slowing down and understanding you first — because the best friendships start with self-awareness, not a quick intro blurb.

In Episode 2, Jennifer and Jackie break down the three social energy styles — introvert, extrovert, and ambivert — and why mismatched energy can leave you feeling lonely, drained, or misunderstood, even when you do have people around. We share real-life examples (hello, holiday hosting + introvert husbands 😅), talk about why energy shifts as we get older, and why knowing your style helps you choose friendships that actually fit your life.

At the end, we do an on-air Social Energy Self-Test and encourage you to take it too.

✅ Download the Episode 2 Social Energy Self-Test here: Social Energy Style Worksheet

Because you’re not bad at friendship — you just need one that matches how you’re wired.

🎙️ Hosted by Jennifer & Jackie
💍 Presented by Bestiemony™ — Because not all soulmates come with a marriage license
✨ Part of the Chickology™ Podcast Collective

🎵 Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose
▶️ Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust

If this episode hit you in the feels, consider it a win.
Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your ride-or-die.

This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
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Episode 1: Who Am I Now? Why Friendship Starts With Self-Awareness

Have you ever looked around one day and thought, “I raised the kids, built the life… so why do I feel disconnected?”
You’re not broken — you’re just in a new season.

In Episode 1 of our new series on making friends later in life, Jennifer and Jackie open an honest, compassionate conversation about why adult friendships feel harder — and why they actually start with self-awareness, not small talk.

So many women reach midlife having poured everything into family, marriage, and work… only to realize they don’t actually know what they need anymore — or how to articulate it. This episode isn’t about posting another vague “looking for friends” blurb. It’s about doing the inner work first.

Because real friendship doesn’t begin with information — it begins with recognition.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why friendships change after kids grow up and seasons shift
• How losing yourself in roles makes connection harder
• Why old friendship templates don’t work anymore
• The difference between wanting a friend and knowing what kind of friend you need
• How energy, honesty, and self-knowledge shape lasting friendships

🎧 Download the “Who Am I Now?” Self Test

To help you start this journey, we created a free, private self-reflection guide you can download and complete on your own — no website sign-up required.

👉 Download the Who Am I Now? Self Test here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ACtGKWLQelnEd1OyGOvGoSZBfapURfh-/view?usp=sharing

Take it quietly. Honestly. Without fixing anything yet.
This isn’t about becoming someone new — it’s about remembering who you are now.

About the Series

This episode kicks off our Making Friends Later in Life series — a real, no-judgment exploration of adult friendship. Each episode helps women reconnect with themselves first, so friendships can grow naturally instead of feeling forced.

If this episode hits you in the feels, we consider that a win. 💛
Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your ride-or-die.

And when you’re ready to make your friendship official, book your Bestiemony® at rhinestoneweddingchapel.com — because the best love stories don’t always come with a ring.

🎵 Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by

This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
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When Friendships Become One-Sided: How to Spot It, Test It, and Heal From It

Description:
At some point, almost every woman has the same quiet realization: Wait… am I the only one holding this friendship together?

One-sided friendships rarely end in a blowup. They fade quietly. They drain you slowly. And they leave you questioning whether you’re asking for too much—or if you’re just asking the wrong people.

In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie unpack the emotional reality of one-sided friendships using a real story that struck a nerve with women everywhere. From being the dependable one, the planner, the rescuer, and the emotional glue—to realizing no one shows up when it finally matters to you—they break down the subtle signs a friendship isn’t mutual.

They talk honestly about how to test a one-sided friendship without confrontation, why pulling back can be the most revealing move you make, and how to release the fantasy of what you thought the friendship was—without blowing everything up. This episode is about recognizing emotional imbalance, trusting what your body and heart are telling you, and giving yourself permission to step away with grace.

Because real friendships don’t require you to do all the emotional labor. And when you stop holding a one-sided friendship together, you make room for the ones where your presence is valued—and your absence is noticed.

In This Episode:

💔 The quiet moment you realize a friendship isn’t mutual [01:00]
🧠 The subtle signs of a one-sided friendship most women ignore [05:20]
🪞 How to test a friendship without confrontation [09:40]
🚫 Why pulling back tells you everything you need to know [12:50]
🧩 Releasing the fantasy of what you thought the friendship was [15:30]
✨ Healing without drama, guilt, or explanations [18:40]
💞 Bestie Rapid Fire: loyalty, boundaries, and real friendship truths [22:30]

🎙️ Hosted by Jennifer & Jackie
💍 Presented by Bestiemony™ — Because not all soulmates come with a marriage license

🎵 Music Credit: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust

If this episode hits you in the feels—or makes you finally say “Oh… now I see it”—send it to the friend who’s been carrying too much for too long.

🎧 Subscribe to Slightly Unsupervised for real talk, deep laughs, and honest conversations about modern friendship.

This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
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Episode Title:
The Anatomy of Bestie Groups: 6 Friendship Archetypes (and Why You Need Every One)

Description:
Every girls’ group has a vibe—and a cast. The Organizer with clipboard energy, the Free Spirit who follows the vibes, the Empath who feels it all, the Comedian who keeps it light, the Peacemaker who smooths it over, and the Truth Teller who says the thing out loud.

In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie map the six friendship archetypes that make every circle messy, magical, and weirdly functional. They share real-life stories (Cards Against Humanity chaos, anyone?), what happens when roles clash, and how to keep love at the center—even when the group chat is ignoring the RSVP. You’ll leave knowing your role, appreciating your friends’ roles, and with a few lines you can borrow the next time the vibes go sideways.

In This Episode:
🗂️ The Organizer: clipboard energy & calendar herding [02:00]
🌿 The Free Spirit: plans? vibes. why flexibility saves trips [05:30]
💗 The Empath vs. “the emotional one” (and who brings tissues) [09:30]
🤣 The Comedian: pressure valve for heavy moments [11:30]
🕊️ The Peacemaker & 🔥 The Truth Teller: keeping balance without losing honesty [14:30–17:10]
🤝 Navigating clashes, cooling off, and repairing fast [27:00]
⚡ Bestie Rapid Fire: roles that ground (and sometimes annoy) us [23:45]

🎙️ Hosted by Jennifer & Jackie
💍 Presented by Bestiemony™ — Because not all soulmates come with a marriage license.
✨ Part of the Chickology™ Podcast Collective

🎵 Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose
Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust

Listen, laugh, and tag your group chat (yes, even the one that never replies).

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This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
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Feeling alone isn’t a flaw—it’s a signal. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie open up about the quiet ache of friend-loneliness: the empty calendar, the phone that doesn’t light up, and the stories you wish someone else remembered with you.

Jennifer shares the distance and displacement of moving states to build a business (hi, Rhinestone Wedding Chapel life 👋), while Jackie talks candidly about isolation inside a controlling first marriage—how you can be surrounded by people and still feel utterly alone. Together, they unpack why women drift into lonely seasons without noticing, how to spot the signs (in yourself and your bestie), and what it looks like to stitch connection back together—one honest text, meme, FaceTime, or girls’ trip at a time.

In this episode:

• Different kinds of isolation: geography, seasons of life, and relationship control
• Why friends help us remember who we were (and still are)
• Gentle first steps to reconnect when you feel awkward or out of practice
• How to check on a withdrawing bestie (without overthinking it)
• Long-distance friendship ideas that actually feel like “being there”
• Bestie Rapid Questions to end on a laugh and a little truth

Content note: emotional isolation and controlling relationship dynamics.

If this one hits you in the feels—or makes you laugh-snort—we’ll count it as a win. 💛
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This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
📱 Follow us on Instagram at @Bestiemonies
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New Year, Real Talk: Why Friendship Matters More With Age

Episode Description:
As we get older, New Year’s hits different. It stops being about sparkly outfits and staying up till midnight, and starts becoming something deeper—a pause, a breath, a moment to feel the weight of everything we survived… and everyone who helped us survive it.

In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie look back at the friendships, memories, and lessons that shaped their year. From sleeping on sidewalks at 17 waiting for the Rose Parade, to ringing in the New Year at home by 10 p.m., the girls reflect on how time changes everything—except the importance of having your ride-or-die.

They talk about why friendship becomes more sacred with age, how New Year’s reminds us that time is moving faster than ever, and why choosing your people—intentionally and consistently—is the real resolution.

This episode is cozy, nostalgic, honest, and full of the reminder every woman needs:
Your friendships are the safety nets that carry you into every new year. Protect them. Prioritize them. And celebrate them.

In This Episode:
✨ New Year’s as a teenager vs. New Year’s at 55
✨ Why time speeds up (and hits harder) as we age
✨ How friendships deepen when life gets more complicated
✨ What this year taught Jennifer & Jackie about loyalty, growth, and showing up
✨ Bestie Resolutions for 2025
✨ Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions: New Year Edition

🎙️ Hosted by Jennifer & Jackie
💍 Presented by Bestiemony™ — Because not all soulmates come with a marriage license.
✨ Part of the Chickology™ Podcast Collective

🎵 Closing Song: “Definition of a Best Friend” by Brooke August & Hannah Rose
Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust

If this episode hit you in the feels—or made you laugh way too hard—we consider that a win.

Hit subscribe, leave us a review, and share it with your ride-or-die. 💛

This episode of Slightly Unsupervised was brought to you by the creators of Bestiemony®—the original friendship ceremony that proves soulmates don’t always come with a marriage license. Hosted by Jennifer and Jackie: best friends, business partners, and co-founders of the movement celebrating real, ride-or-die love.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
📱 Follow us on Instagram at @Bestiemonies
📩 Got a bestie story to share or a subject request? Email us at ChickologyPodcasts@gmail.com