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Episode 17 - Didn’t Show Up: When Friends Ghost Your Biggest Moments

What do you do when your best friend doesn’t show up for one of the biggest days of your life—and doesn’t even call? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie unpack the sting, confusion, and heartbreak of being ghosted by the person you thought would always have your back.

Inspired by a listener’s real story—her best friend bailed on her courthouse wedding with a last-minute “I’m not emotionally well” text—Jennifer and Jackie dive into the messy gray area between mental health, grace, and accountability. Is “I wasn’t emotionally available” a valid excuse or just a cop-out? And how do you forgive someone who didn’t even text you on your wedding day... but was at brunch the next morning?

In This Episode:

• What “showing up” really means in friendship [03:00]
• The difference between grace and enabling [06:30]
• When mental health becomes a mask for selfishness [09:10]
• How to process disappointment without losing yourself [12:40]
• Setting new boundaries when trust is broken [17:15]
• Why loyalty and presence matter more than perfection [21:45]
• The moment you realize who your real best friends are [24:00]

Because real friendship isn’t always fun—it’s about showing up when it counts, even when you don’t feel like it.

🎁 Bonus Segment: Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions—Who’s Most Likely to Flake, Ghost, or Show Up Anyway?
🎶 Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose
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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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Episode 16 - You Don’t Have to Like Her: When You Can’t Stand Your Bestie’s Other Friends

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We’ve all been there—you adore your best friend, but cannot stand one of her other friends. Maybe she’s loud, shady, competitive, or just not your vibe. Do you say something? Stay quiet? Protect the peace—or protect your energy?

In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie get real about the awkward, complicated, and totally relatable tension that shows up when your bestie’s friend just isn’t your cup of tea. From fake smiles at dinner to passive-aggressive comments at parties, they break down how to navigate the “friendship triangle” without losing yourself—or your bestie.

In This Episode:

• Why it feels so personal when your bestie loves someone you don’t [04:15]
• The difference between jealousy and intuition [07:50]
• Fake nice vs. passive aggressive (and who’s better at which) [12:20]
• How group dynamics shift when triangles turn toxic [18:40]
• Why you don’t have to be friends with all your friends’ friends [23:05]
• How to say “I don’t vibe with her” without wrecking your friendship [28:30]
• The power of secure friendships that can survive honesty [32:00]

Because let’s be real: sometimes the hardest triangle isn’t a love triangle—it’s a friendship one.

🎁 Bonus Segment: Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions—Fake Nice, Passive Aggressive, or Call It Out?
🎶 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.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
📱 Follow us on Instagram at @Bestiemonies
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Episode 15 - The Motherhood Drift: When Life Pulls Best Friends Apart

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Not every friendship ends with a fight. Sometimes, it just drifts. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie dive into the quiet heartbreak of friendships that change when one friend becomes a mother and the other doesn’t.

From unanswered texts and missed invites to the unspoken wall that rises between diapers and happy hours, we unpack what it feels like on both sides of the motherhood divide. Jennifer shares her experience of becoming a mom before her friends, while Jackie reflects on being the ride-or-die bestie without kids at the time.

Together, we talk about:

• Why the drift happens (and why it’s not always personal)
• The guilt moms feel when their worlds shift overnight
• How single or childfree friends may feel left behind
• The importance of extending invitations—even if you think they’ll say no
• Why seasons of life don’t erase the bond of true besties

If you’ve ever felt the sting of growing apart—or the joy of reconnecting years later—this episode is for you. Because sometimes it’s not a breakup, it’s just a drift.

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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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Episode 14 - Friendship Love Languages: Show up for your bestie in the way she feels it most.

Ever notice how we talk about love languages for couples, but rarely for friendships? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie dive into the five love languages—words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch—and flip the script to see how they shape our closest friendships.

From blocking energy at a Vegas craps table (yes, really) to hand-made blankets, sourdough bread, and organizing your bestie’s chaos, they break down how each of them naturally gives and receives love in friendship. And they get real about what happens when love languages clash, why quality time matters most in their circle, and how little gestures often mean the most.

This one’s for every woman who knows her bestie isn’t “just a friend”—she’s family, therapy, and your mirror all rolled into one.

In This Episode:

• Why love languages aren’t just for couples [02:45]
• How Jennifer + Jackie’s friendship languages differ (and overlap) [07:20]
• Vegas craps tables + acts of service in disguise [13:40]
• The power of words of affirmation when you least expect it [19:15]
• When friendship love languages clash—and how to fix it [25:50]
• Why quality time is the glue that holds Gen X friendships together [32:30]
• The gifts that really land (and the ones that flop) [39:10]

If you’ve ever wondered how to show up for your bestie in a way she really feels, this episode is your cheat sheet.

🎁 Bonus Segment: Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions—Friendship Edition
🎶 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.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
📱 Follow us on Instagram at @Bestiemonies
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Episode 13 - When Your Kids Grow Up and You Find Yourself Again

Who were you before you were “Mom”? And is she still in there? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie get real about the bittersweet season of motherhood when the kids are grown (or at least independent) and you suddenly realize you have space—sometimes too much space—to figure yourself out again.

From teenage motherhood and skipped “selfish years” to stay-at-home seasons, career shifts, and the silence of an empty house, this conversation is about the messy mix of pride, grief, freedom, and reinvention. Because the truth is, motherhood changes you—but it doesn’t erase you.

In This Episode:

• Why teenage motherhood feels like skipping a whole chapter [05:20]
• How stay-at-home years can swallow your identity [11:10]
• The weird freedom of car seats, licenses, and kids’ first jobs [18:45]
• Why Costco isn’t the same when it’s just two of you [24:30]
• The silence after the last one leaves (and what it stirs up) [29:55]
• Learning to back off… but still wanting to fix everything [35:40]
• How friendships circle back stronger when kids are grown [42:10]
• Rediscovering passions, dreams, and the woman you were before [48:25]

If you’ve ever looked around an empty house and thought, “Now what?”, this one’s for you. You’re not lost—you’re just finding your way back to yourself.

🎁 Bonus Segment: Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions—Who Were We Before Kids?
🎶 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.

💍 Book a Bestiemony: rhinestoneweddingchapel.com/bestiemony
📱 Follow us on Instagram at @Bestiemonies
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Episode 12 - Bestie Blessings: Why Every Husband Should Celebrate His Wife’s Ride-or-Die

Behind every strong marriage, there’s often an unspoken MVP: the best friend. In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie shine a light on one of the most overlooked—but most important—roles in a relationship: your wife’s bestie.

She’s not competition. She’s the emotional backup quarterback. She’s the one talking your wife off the ledge at midnight, reminding her she’s not crazy, and laughing her back into sanity when life gets heavy. In other words: she makes your marriage stronger (whether you realize it or not).

From husbands who secretly thank the bestie for carrying the extra weight, to the way long-time friendships keep women grounded, this episode is a love letter to the women who show up in ways even the best husband can’t.

In This Episode:

• Why the bestie doesn’t compete—she complements [04:15]
• The “venting space” every wife needs (so her husband doesn’t lose it) [09:30]
• How besties carry the family baggage husbands can’t always relate to [13:40]
• The blessing of husbands who actually celebrate the friendship [18:25]
• When respect + boundaries make friendship and marriage stronger [26:00]
• Why healthy women come from strong circles [31:10]

Whether you’re a husband who needs to hear this (hint: you probably do) or a best friend who deserves a little credit, this episode will make you laugh, nod, and maybe rethink how powerful a ride-or-die really is.

Bonus Segment: Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions—Husbands vs. Besties Edition Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust Subscribe to Slightly Unsupervised on Apple Podcasts, leave us a 5-star review, and send this episode to your bestie—and maybe to your husband, too.

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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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Episode 11

Think you know your best friend? Like really know them? In this episode of Slightly Unsupervised, Jennifer and Jackie put their 40+ years of friendship on the line with the ultimate bestie quiz—right from their Vegas hotel room. From first crushes and haircut disasters to guilty pleasure TV shows and irrational fears, nothing is off limits (except maybe tequila… they’ve both sworn that off since high school).

It’s part walk down memory lane, part “oh my god, you remember that?”—and 100% proof that knowing the details, quirks, and snack preferences of your ride-or-die is the best kind of love language.

In This Episode:

• Why tequila is officially banned for both of them [02:15]
• The first boyfriends they actually acknowledged [06:30]
• The short haircut that came with an unfortunate nickname [09:55]
• Guilty pleasure TV shows and reality show obsessions [14:40]
• The one fast food order Jen’s husband still knows by heart [20:15]
• First crush confessions (and one major friend faux pas) [25:50]
• Love languages, karaoke songs, and what really makes them cry [32:30]
• The weirdest thing in their purses (Vegas-appropriate) [39:00]
• Why being “seen and known” is the real bestie superpower [44:20]

Grab your own bestie and play along—because if you don’t know her go-to drink, her irrational fear, or the song she will sing at karaoke… are you even best friends?
Bonus Segment: Rapid-Fire Bestie Questions—Vegas Edition
Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose
Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust
Follow Slightly Unsupervised on Apple Podcasts, leave a 5-star review, and tag your ride-or-die to take the Bestie Quiz with you.

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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
📩 Got a bestie story to share or a subject request? Email us at SlightlyUnsupervised@gmail.com

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Episode 10 Ever been called “wild” when you were really just tired? This episode of Slightly Unsupervised is for the girls who carried everyone else’s mess—siblings, parents, grandparents, even cousins—while still expected to smile and keep it all together. Jennifer and Jackie peel back the curtain on how too much responsibility, too young, created a rebellious streak that wasn’t about being reckless…it was about survival.

From driving grandma to chemo at 16, raising younger siblings, and hiding family chaos behind perfect houses, to stolen cars, spontaneous beach days, and elaborate cover stories, this is the untamed truth behind their so-called wild years. It’s the story of two girls who found each other in the middle of it all and decided that friendship would be their freedom.

In This Episode:

• What happens when you’re parentified before you can even drive [04:10]
• The stolen car joyride that sealed their friendship [09:20]
• Orange paint, a CRX, and the SOS pad disaster [15:35]
• Freezing an engine on a school-skipping beach trip [21:45]
• Why neither of them ever wanted a boyfriend in high school [27:20]
• How “wild” was really an outlet, not a downfall [33:05]
• The friend who showed Jennifer how to be a mother [39:50]
• What they’d tell their 16-year-old selves now [46:00]

If you’ve ever been judged for your wildness, this is your reminder: it wasn’t rebellion—it was release.

Bonus Segment: Rapid Fire Bestie Questions—Wild Edition Closing Song: Definition of a Best Friend by Brooke August & Hannah Rose Follow Brooke on YouTube: @brookeaugust Follow Slightly Unsupervised on Apple Podcasts, leave a 5-star review, and tag your “wild or die” bestie who made growing up a whole lot more fun (and survivable).

#SlightlyUnsupervised #Bestiemony #WildNotReckless #RideOrDie #FriendshipPodcast #GenXStories #SurvivalSisters #BestFriendEnergy #UntamedAndUnapologetic #FriendshipOverEverything #HealingThroughHumor #ChooseYourPeople #FriendshipMatters

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 SlightlyUnsupervised@gmail.com