Almost Wise

In this episode, we’re opening up about the things we’ve never talked about online. The stories behind our public personas, the parts of our lives that felt too raw, too real, or too sacred to share until now.We share:• Bells’ experience with grief arriving too early, learning how to process loss and the emotions that come with it.• Nat’s journey with endometriosis, and how it reshaped her relationship with her body, fertility, and future life plans.• Karina’s experience with depression and self harm, and why she's never felt able to talk about it publicly before.We talk about how these experiences shaped who we've become, and why learning to speak up and ask for help was the most important step we took.If you’ve ever felt alone in something you didn’t know how to talk about, this episode is for you.Trigger warning: This episode discusses grief, self harm, depression, and medical topics. Please listen with care.

In this episode, we’re unpacking what it’s really like to build a business with your best friends, from chaotic Canva nights to moments that made us realise this was bigger than a passion project.We talk about the assumptions people make about Amsterdam Girlies, the behind the scenes chaos no one sees, and how friendship, trust, and timing turned an idea into a real business.We reflect on: – What people assume about Amsterdam Girlies that isn’t actually true – The moment we realised this could become a real business– Learning to make decisions as friends and co founders – What each of us brings to the table and how it balances out– How much of our success was timing, luck, and strategy – How we handle disagreements without killing the vibe– The things we wish we’d known before starting – The burnout moments no one sees – How building a business together changes a friendshipIf you’ve ever thought about building something with your friends, wondered if it would ruin the friendship, or felt the pull to create something bigger than yourself, this episode is for you.

In this episode, we’re unpacking our university years, from the versions of ourselves who first stepped onto campus to how wildly different our uni lives looked in the US, the UK, and Amsterdam.We reflect on:– Who we were when we first started university– Why the degrees we chose at 18 made sense at the time vs what we think about them now– The expectations we had vs. the reality we lived– The friendships that shaped us for better or worse– Moving cities and countries and how that changed us– The chaos we caused while technically “studying”– The ways uni didn’t prepare us for adult life– The decisions we made back then that still shape who we are nowIf you’ve ever looked back at your uni years and thought “that version of me was unhinged, but necessary”, this one’s for you.

In this episode, we talk about the career panic that seems to hit everyone in their twenties… and why it might actually be normal.We reflect on the jobs we’ve already lived through that people would never guess, the pressure of choosing a life direction way too young, and the career paths we imagined at 18 versus what actually happened. We share the moments we realised something wasn’t our dream after all, and the fear of building a future on work that feels unpredictable.We also talk honestly about the guilt of wanting both stability and creativity, the reality of working with your best friends, and the future questions we don’t have answers to yet, from money and privacy to kids, maternity leave, and more.This episode is about the comfort of realising that almost everyone in their twenties is probably going through the same crisis, and that you’re not alone for feeling that way.

In this episode, we talk about the parts of social media and influencing that don’t make it online.We open up about the side of this job people assume we love, but that actually drains us. The quiet comparison we wish we didn’t play. The pressure of knowing your worth can start to feel measured in numbers. And the tension between the posts we want to make and the ones the algorithm rewards.We talk honestly about:– The gap between how our lives look online and how they feel in private– The mental cost of being “on” all the time– The moments that made us question whether this career is actually fulfilling– What people think they know about being an influencer vs. what’s actually trueWe can’t wait to hear what you think!

In this episode, we’re unpacking the evolution of our dating lives, from the relationships we chose in our early twenties to the standards we carry now. We talk about the exes who shaped us, the behaviours we once romanticised, and the moments where attraction stopped being about chaos and started being about peace.We reflect on:– Who we were when we met certain exes– What we tolerated then vs. what we would never accept now– The behaviours we once called “romantic” (and now gently cringe at)– How friendship, career, and confidence reshaped our taste– What attraction actually means at 28 compared to 22If you’ve ever looked back at an old relationship and thought “I would never choose that now” — this one’s for you.

In this first episode, we take you inside the friendship that started it all. We talk about how we met (the unfiltered version), the first impressions that didn’t age well, and the private conversations that shaped our bond.From the dynamic each of us brings to the friendship to one story that captures our energy better than any introduction ever could, this episode is about female friendship in its realest form: messy, surprising, grounding, and deeply familiar.If you’ve ever listened to a group of girls talk and thought, this feels like home, welcome.