Synopsis
Mel and Jen are the two best friends you never knew you needed, but always wanted. Wellllll...... maybe. Join your new BFFs every Wednesday for discussions about everything from friendship to career changes to the human centipede.
Episodes
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039 | Adultish
18/09/2019 Duration: 58minOn this episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel and Nat discuss how they simply can't adult. Listen in as the girls discuss making your own spaghetti sauce, the art of sewing a button, and if folding a fitted sheet is a metaphor for life. Do you really have to let go of your whimsical, crazy life to become an adult? If so, we don't want it! Follow Nat on Twitter and Instagram and let her know how amazing she is! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in on our conversations. No h
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038 | A Million Little Things (with DJ Nash)
16/09/2019 Duration: 41minIn honor of Suicide Prevention Month, Mel talks to DJ Nash (creator of ABC’s A Million Little Things) about the experience that went on to shape this show and the trajectory of his life, how we can all love each other better, and how it’s okay to not be okay. There are some major season one spoilers in this episode as well as some talk about the upcoming second season. This episode contains some discussion about suicide which may be upsetting to some listeners. If you need support right now, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741. You can catch A Million Little Things on ABC starting 9/26/19 9pm EST/8pm CST after Grey’s Anatomy. Make sure to DJ Nash on Twitter and Instagram! You can also follow the show on Twitter and Instagram! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266
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037 | CANCELLED (with Resident Guest Co-host Natalie Dixon-Gibson)
11/09/2019 Duration: 01h09minOn this week's episode, Mel welcomes the beautiful and talented Natalie Dixon-Gibson (aka Ex-Pat Nat) to Club BFF allllll the way from the UK as they chat boy bands who probably should just stop (We're lookin' at you 5-2!!!) and Cancel Culture. Is it toxic or sometimes warranted? The verdict is in..... Follow Nat on Twitter and Instagram and let her know how amazing she is! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in on our conversations. No hate mail please. Like, seriously.
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036 | Finding Home (with Jackie Gronlund)
04/09/2019 Duration: 54minOn this episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel talks with Jackie Gronlund about her book Finding Home, her journey to defining what ‘home’ means to her, why it’s hard to be authentic on social media when times are tough, and what it was like coming out as bisexual in the Christian community. Follow Jackie on Instagram and YouTube! Get her book here! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in on our conversations. No hate mail please. Like, seriously.
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035 | Harvesting Good Health (with Erin Crawford)
28/08/2019 Duration: 01h18minOn this episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel sits down with holistic nutritionist/NPC Figure competitor/General Manager of Harvest by Labcanna/Actual Badass, Erin Crawford, to discuss her journey to good health, healing her cancer holistically (seriously!), the benefits of CBD, and why the world needs places like Harvest. Follow Erin on Instagram! You can also check out Labcanna for all their amazing CBD goodies including the TenneCBD brand! Also, make sure to check out Harvest by Labcanna! Want to try Banza pasta? Check them out here to find them at a store near you! **Correction: In the episode, it was stated that the legal limit of THC is 0.03%, but it is actually 0.3%** Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video
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034 | Chronically Fabulous
21/08/2019 Duration: 15minOn this mini episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel speaks a little about her journey with chronic illness and shares some tips on how to better advocate for yourself as well as how to be a better support system for those you love with chronic illnesses. She also reveals the next Resident Guest BFF Co-host! Make sure to listen to Mel this week on The Better You with one of our favorite BFFS, Kacie Main. Check out some of the folks she mentioned in this episode: TenneCBD, Harvest by Labcanna, Instant Loss, Cookie and Kate, and Minimalist Baker. Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? C
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033 | My Single Adoption (with Lindsey Langley)
14/08/2019 Duration: 01h25minOn this week's episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel sits down with her dear friend, blogger/community activist Lindsey Langley, to discuss the adoption process as a single woman and real talk about #momlife. Follow Lindsey on Instagram! You can also follow her and Kemiya via their Instagram and their website. Want to get involved with Project NENA? Click here to find out how! Check out Youth Villages here! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in on our conversations. No hate
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032 | Dream in the Heart (with Mario Spinetti)
07/08/2019 Duration: 01h07minOn this episode of Your BFF Podcast Goes to Church, Mel talks with YouTube sensation Mario Spinetti about persistence, manifesting our dreams, and how sometimes we need to set fire to the bridges of our past to step into our true passions. Y’all!!! The amount of truth bombs, insight, and soul in this interview are nothing less than magical! Follow Mario Spinetti on Instagram and subscribe to his YouTube channel! Go show him some love! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Check out the application here! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime
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031 | Attacked.
31/07/2019 Duration: 01h06minOn this bittersweet episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel and Kacie say goodbye to the #SummerForSelf Challenge and discuss what they learned about themselves along the way. They also talk about the intricacies of disagreeing with those we love most when it comes to big issues and what it means to truly allow yourself to love and be loved. Though this is Kacie's last episode with the show (for now), the impact she has left behind will linger as we embark on the next 40 days. Special thanks to Kacie for sharing her #SummerForSelf Challenge with us, for helping us to grow, own our shit, and for being an integral part of the BFF community. Part of the reason Your BFF Podcast was born was to create an environment of love, support, and encouragement, especially amongst women. Kacie embodies all of these qualities beautifully and she will be missed. Go listen to her now podcast The Better You Podcast NOW!!! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Listen to this episode to find out how to make it happen!
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030 | Enough, but....
24/07/2019 Duration: 01h06minDuring this episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel and Kacie talk about what it means to truly feel enough, managing stress, how our upbringings and surroundings mold our habits, how to find closure, and why Albert Einstein knew what was up when it came to the concept of energy. As the #SummerForSelf draws to a close, we want to know how the challenge helped you to grow. What behaviors are you more aware of now? How have you grown in in the last few weeks? We want to hear from you! Call, email, send us a carrier pigeon! We want to know how #SummerForSelf impacted you! Do you want to be the next BFF Resident Guest Co-host? Listen to this episode to find out how to make it happen! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow
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029 | F is for Failure
17/07/2019 Duration: 01h15minOn this episode, Mel and Kacie discuss the reasons we all distance ourselves from those we love (and how we can live in our truths while accepting the feedback of others), lessons learned from their biggest ‘failures’, what happiness means to them, and how the laws of attraction are REAL. Hear them out okay? It's not to late to join the #SummerForSelf Challenge! Just click here! Make sure to use #SummerForSelf and #IChooseMeForSummer to document your challenge online! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in
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028 | Own Your Sh*t
10/07/2019 Duration: 01h28minWe're halfway through the #SummerForSelf Challenge and this week Mel and Kacie discuss the importance of owning your sh*t in all things and how/why we allow other people (or our perceptions of what other people think of us) to affect how we live our lives. Shout out to Kate, LisaPizza, and Janae for being a part of today's episode! It's not to late to join the #SummerForSelf Challenge! Just click here! Make sure to use #SummerForSelf and #IChooseMeForSummer to document your challenge online! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic sug
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027 | Just Be Love
03/07/2019 Duration: 01h20minOn the next #SummerForSelf episode of Your BFF Podcast, Mel and Kacie discuss why taking ownership in our relationships is so important and how some of our happiest memories can help clue us in on what things and people truly set our soul on fire. The girls also dive into some of their goals and how asking yourself three important questions (*hint* they’re one of the journal prompts) can help you to better align yourself with your purpose. Special love and thanks to Nicole and Nelcy who submitted questions and feedback about the challenge this week! It's not to late to join the #SummerForSelf Challenge! Just click here! Make sure to use #SummerForSelf and #IChooseMeForSummer to document your challenge online! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/vid
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026 | The First Five
26/06/2019 Duration: 01h14minJoin Mel and Kacie as they talk about their first five days on the #SummerForSelf Challenge. Will Kacie be able to leave her phone in the back seat? Will Mel literally live in the bathroom for the next 35 days as a result of all the water she's drinking? Tune in to find out! The girls also respond to some listener feedback about their experiences with the challenge left on the BFF Hotline! Shout out to listeners Katy, April, and Sam! it's not to late to join the #SummerForSelf Challenge! Just click here! Make sure to use #SummerForSelf and #IChooseMeForSummer to document your challenge online! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhe
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025 | Challenge Accepted
19/06/2019 Duration: 01h13sWe kick off Kacie Main’s guest host residency by getting to know each other a little better with a rapid fire Q and A and a few questions that dig deep. Kacie and Mel detail their personal versions of the #SummerForSelf Challenge and tell you how you can get involved and choose YOU this summer! CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains depictions of sexual assault that some people may find disturbing. If you want to avoid this content, please skip Join the #SummerForSelf Challenge here! Make sure to use #SummerForSelf and #IChooseMeForSummer to document your challenge online! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Or give us a call at 615.266.4338. Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check
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024 | Cool for the Summer (with Resident Guest Co-host Kacie Main)
12/06/2019 Duration: 36minYour BFF Podcast is celebrating 10K downloads and the first ever member of the guest co-host residency, Kacie Main. On this episode, we discuss Kacie's #SummerForSelf Challenge. For the next few weeks, #YourBFFPod will be all about self reflection, aligning ourselves with our purposes, and owning our sh*t! Click here to read about the challenge and join us! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Follow Mel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Follow Kacie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in on our conversations. No hate mail please. Like, seriously.
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023 | LIVE from PodX: How to Live Your Life Volume 2
07/06/2019 Duration: 52minOn the second installment of our How to Live Your Life series, Mel and Producer Eric answer listener questions live form PodX in Nashville, TN. Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Follow Mel on Twitter and Instagram! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send us an email with topic suggestions or to chime in on our conversations. No hate mail please. Like, seriously.
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022 | Thirty-five
29/05/2019 Duration: 20minJoin Mel as she reflects on 35 things she learned before turning 35 next week such as owning your shit and the importance of a good strapless bra. Do you want to see Your BFF Podcast Live? Join Mel and Producer Eric on Sunday June 2nd at 3:20pm for our live, interactive show! Visit the PodX website and use code BFF for 10% off your tickets! Send your life advice questions to yourbffpod@gmail.com and we might answer them during the live show! Want to win a ticket to the PodX festivities for Saturday and Sunday? Email us your name, phone number, and why you want to attend PodX for a chance to win admission to the convention! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Follow Mel on Twitter and Instagram! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/video content creator Eric Freeman. Follow him on Twitter and tell him how rad he is! Like our rockin' superhero theme song? Check out Ryan Bottoms on Twitter. Visit our website or send
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021 | She Gave Up Men for Lent and Found Herself (with author Kacie Main)
22/05/2019 Duration: 47minOn this episode of Your BFF Podcast Mel talks self discovery, owning your sh*t, and finding your purpose with author of I Gave Up Men For Lent: The Story of a Jaded, Hopelessly Romantic, Health-concious Party Girl's Search for Meaning, Kacie Main. Purchase Kacie's book on Amazon! Follow Kacie on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Do you want to see Your BFF Podcast Live? Join Mel and Producer Eric on Sunday June 2nd at 3:20pm for our live, interactive show! Visit the PodX website and use code BFF for 10% off your tickets! Send your life advice questions to yourbffpod@gmail.com and we might answer them during the live show! Want to win a ticket to the PodX festivities for Saturday and Sunday? Email us your name, phone number, and why you want to attend PodX for a chance to win admission to the convention! Find the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Make sure to use #YourBFFPod to keep up with the conversation! Follow Mel on Twitter and Instagram! Special thanks to co-producer/voiceover rockstar/v
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020 | Cold Jen Time
15/05/2019 Duration: 01h01minOn this bittersweet episode of Your BFF Podcast, we catch up on Mel’s journey to Texas Frightmare, Jen’s time in LA on the Sunset Strip and her opportunity to see Michelle Obama at the Ryman. Sadly, because life happens, we have to say goodbye (for now) to Jen while she is busy slaying the design world and we send her off with a few fave Jen moments and a reminder that it’s always okay to refocus and take care of yourself. However, the show will go on with Mel as your resident BFF and she hopes to make all of you, and Jen, proud. Do you want to see Your BFF Podcast Live? Join Mel and Producer Eric on Sunday June 2nd at 3:20pm for our live, interactive show! Visit the PodX website and use code BFF for 10% off your tickets! Send your life advice questions to yourbffpod@gmail.com and we might answer them during the live show! Make sure you're following us on social media for the chance to win a ticket to PodX and be a part of the live audience! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Follow Mel on Twitter