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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 longer want to pretend we’re fine with, and how our boundaries around flirting, jealousy, respect, and attention have changed.

We talk about the difference between being low-maintenance and ignoring your own discomfort, why a man being “just friendly” can still feel disrespectful, whether strip clubs are harmless or a hard no, and why the right relationship should make other women jealous of you, not make you jealous of other women.

We also talk about Carina and Josh’s relationship, the small moments that show emotional safety, and why being truly known by someone can feel more romantic than any grand gesture.

If you’ve ever tried to be the chill one, ignored a red flag to seem easygoing, or realized you’re no longer available for the things you used to tolerate, this episode is for you.

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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, deep resentment toward sifters, and the realization that maybe reading the recipe before starting would have helped.

Then things get even less organized. Josh makes a surprise appearance, we discuss tearing pages out of books as a marketing strategy, play a deeply unnecessary Jelly Belly tasting game, diagnose Carina as sugar drunk, and brainstorm questionable YouTube content involving brownies, vodka, spelling games, and random chaos.

Because sometimes friendship is not about having a clear topic. Sometimes it’s about feeding your friend a Twix before she fully crashes out.

If you’ve ever started a recipe without reading it, blamed the recipe anyway, gotten weirdly emotional about kitchen supplies, or laughed so hard you forgot what the episode was supposed to be about, this one is for you.

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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 game called NikkiMon Go turns into a deeper conversation about the Seven-Figure Sleepover, why people join masterminds, what makes them valuable, and when they stop being worth it.

We talk about the difference between a coach-led mastermind and a true peer mastermind, why expensive rooms can be useful filters, how we met through a paid mastermind, and why the best part was not the curriculum, but the relationships that came from it.

We also get into free versus paid masterminds, what happens when the wrong people are in the room, the problem with joining before you’re ready, business owners who want free mentorship, bad internet comments, entitled DMs, internships, student success stories, and why boundaries matter when people want access to your time.

If you’ve ever wondered whether to join a mastermind, pay to be in the room, build your network, or stop looking for the room and create your own, this episode is for you.

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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, Food Network nostalgia, Jeffrey, brownies, truffle butter, and Ina’s unlikely business story turns into a deeper conversation about what it takes to leave the safe path and build a life that actually feels like yours.

We talk about Ina buying a specialty food store with no real experience, the reality behind her success, the risk of starting over, the love story between Ina and Jeffrey, gray divorce, women choosing peace over appearances, and why so many people stay in lives that look good on the outside but don’t feel right on the inside.

Natali also shares the story of taking a solo trip to Seattle for the World Cup, reconnecting with her Bosnian identity, learning Bosnian with AI, and imagining a completely different version of her life. Carina reflects on feeling behind, building a university in her 40s, and realizing that some of the people we admire most didn’t start their next big chapter until much later.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re behind, whether you’re allowed to change your life, or whether the safe path is actually the right one, this episode is for you.

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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, Oura Ring drama, cleaning, diamonds, and a cowboy game built by Carina’s 13-year-old turns into a bigger conversation about building apps, monetization, TikTok marketing, lead magnets, and whether AI is changing what’s possible for entrepreneurs.

We also accidentally invent several apps, including My Gay Brother, Mean European Auntie, and a missionary mom support app. Then the conversation turns toward masterminds, sales calls gone wrong, bad first impressions, hiring mistakes, VAs, Upwork, AI replacing low-level tasks, and why being truly good at your craft still matters.

If you’ve ever had a business idea, wondered what AI can actually help you build, fantasized about making an app, or had a sales call so bad you immediately lost trust, this episode is for you.

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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 whether starting a university ruins your rest turns into a deeper conversation about goals, faith, business, money, intuition, and learning how to trust the next step.

Natali shares the story of wanting to write a book, starting before she knew how it would happen, and then getting an unexpected email from Wiley Publishing. Carina talks about belief, preparation, religion, personal revelation, and realizing she had stopped believing in one of her own big dreams. Nicki gets honest about feeling stuck, wanting signs, trying to surrender, and the difficulty of not controlling the outcome when your business and life feel uncertain.

We also talk about joy as part of manifestation, why breaks might create better ideas, the “castor oil” meditation moment, being the hype girl for other people’s success, and whether everything going perfectly would even be good for us.

If you’ve ever wanted a sign, tried to manifest something, struggled to surrender, or wondered whether joy and play might actually be part of the plan, this episode is for you.

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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 turns into a deeper conversation about growth, ambition, ideas, execution, perfectionism, strong opinions, compassion, friendship, and self-awareness.

Nicki shares how her love of learning can turn into overconsuming courses and outsourcing answers. Carina talks about execution, projects, moving fast, and the challenge of not fully leveraging one thing before jumping to the next. Natali gets called out for her constant stream of ideas, her big heart, and the way caring deeply can sometimes become emotional pressure.

The conversation also gets into wit, bluntness, softness, manifestation, friendship dynamics, and how the right friends can lovingly reflect back the things you might not see in yourself.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your greatest strength is also the thing exhausting you, distracting you, or keeping you stuck, this episode is for you.

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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, and staying organized. What starts as a conversation about Descript, Whisperflow, Claude, Google Drive, Dropbox, and password managers turns into a bigger discussion about the systems that help us not drop the ball.

We talk about AI tools, video editing software, voice-to-text apps, Google Calendar, Marco Polo, Loom, Voxer, Google Chat, Asana, team communication rules, why voice notes can feel disrespectful, and the difference between tools that save time and tools that create more work.

Natali also shares her “Command Center” system: one Google Doc that holds goals, big ideas, active projects, pain points, to-do lists, and key business updates so everything has one place to live.

If you love productivity tools, feel overwhelmed by all your apps, run a business, manage a team, or secretly believe your Google Calendar is the only thing holding your life together, this episode is for you.

Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.