Barely Thriving Podcast

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 45

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah react to one of the most chaotic Barely Thriving Hotline dilemmas yet... a first date that takes a turn absolutely nobody sees coming.

From there, the conversation quickly spirals into dating dealbreakers, controversial opinions, bizarre hobbies, modern dating, and all the tiny things that can instantly make someone undateable... before Amy and Aseah realise they might actually be the biggest red flags themselves.

Expect chaotic girl talk, funny dating stories, friendship banter, modern relationship dilemmas, internet opinions and plenty of laughs.

New episodes every Wednesday.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Hotline: He Took Me Home... 😳

10:19 Things That Make Someone Undateable

16:32 The Most Random Dealbreakers

22:22 Why WE'RE Undateable

28:06 I Need To Touch You

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 44

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah unpack a Barely Thriving Hotline from a listener who's convinced she just isn't built for relationships after a three-month situationship completely knocked her sideways.

Can something that only lasted a few months really break your heart? Or are we all putting way too much pressure on modern dating?

But that's only where the chaos begins...

From there, the conversation spirals into dating apps, attachment, whether heartache and heartbreak are actually different, unblocking exes, Reddit's wildest confessions, and the random questions that somehow tell you everything about a person.

Expect:

💔 Heartbreak vs heartache

📱 Dating apps & modern dating

❤️ Honest girl talk

😂 Reddit's funniest relationship confessions

🚩 Dating delusions we've all had

☕ Weekly life updates and plenty of laughs

New episodes every Wednesday.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 A Three-Month Breakup Broke Her

07:57 Heartache vs Heartbreak

11:00 Dating Apps Are Emotional Warfare

16:37 Reddit's Wildest Bedroom Confessions

24:00 If You Could Swap Lives For One Day...

26:54 Things We've Never Admitted Out Loud

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 43

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah unpack one of the most awkward Barely Thriving Hotline dilemmas yet... a boyfriend who borrowed his girlfriend's phone, went through her hidden folder, and uncovered photos she didn't even know were still there. Was he completely out of line, or should those photos have been deleted?

But that's only where the chaos begins.

From there, the conversation spirals into relationship privacy, whether you should keep photos of your ex, childbirth facts neither of us knew, the realities of the luteal phase, birth control, public toilet confessions, and the funniest (and most concerning) things men have actually said about periods.

Expect:

• 📱 Relationship dilemmas & dating debates
• 😂 Chaotic girl talk
• ❤️ Friendship conversations
• 🚩 Modern dating
• 🩸 Women's health myths
• 🤦 The funniest things men have said
• ☕ Weekly life updates and plenty of laughs

New episodes every Wednesday.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Hotline: He Looked In Her Hidden Folder...

08:10 Girl Talk

11:20 Public Toilet Confessions

15:00 Childbirth Facts That Shocked Us

16:45 Luteal Phase Chaos 😭

24:24 The Wildest Things Men Have Said About Periods

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 42

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah unpack one of the most awkward Barely Thriving Hotline dilemmas yet... a listener who went in for a first kiss that definitely wasn't coming back. 😭

From there, things only get more chaotic as they debate whether you'd risk heartbreak all over again, react to the weirdest things people have found on their partner's phone, share modern dating disasters, and Aseah finally tells a story she's never admitted out loud before.

Expect embarrassing dating stories, relationship red flags, chaotic girl talk, internet confessions and plenty of laughs.

New episodes every week.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Hotline: He Didn’t Kiss Me Back

08:00 Girl Talk

10:30 Would you rather?

16:27 What Would You Change About Yourself?

21:13 The Worst Things Found On A Partner's Phone

25:39 Who Emails Nudes?!

30:58 I've Never Told Anyone This...

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 41

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah admit the things they're definitely not proud of... but now woman enough to admit.

It all starts with a Barely Thriving Hotline where a listeners mum accidentally found her vibrator before spiralling into secret boob jobs funded by Student Finance, relationship red flags we should've spotted sooner, asking "Do you love me?" at the worst possible moment and the one of the most disgusting ex-boyfriend story we've ever told.

Expect embarrassing confessions, dating disasters, relationship horror stories, chaotic girl talk and plenty of laughs.

New episodes every week.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Hotline: Mum Found WHAT?! 📞

08:00 Not Proud Of It... Woman Enough To Admit It

13:07 Things Escalated VERY Quickly...

21:10 We Should've Kept These Secret

32:32 You've Been Arrested... Who Are You Calling? 🚔

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 40

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah discover modern dating has officially lost the plot when a Barely Thriving Hotline dilemma about splitting everything 50/50 turns into a debate about whether dating has become one big business transaction.

The conversation quickly spirals into people selling Raya referrals (even for crypto), one of the most unhinged dating stories we've ever heard involving a laminated 32-page binder, surviving the British heatwave, and some brutally honest girl confessions that definitely should've stayed in the group chat.

Expect chaotic opinions, outrageous dating stories, questionable takes and plenty of laughs.

New episodes every week.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Hotline: His Version of 50/50 📞

09:06 Surviving the Heatwave

10:56 People Are Selling Raya Referrals?!

17:37 The 32-Page Binder 😳

28:43 Girl Confessions

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 39

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah discover they couldn't disagree more when a Barely Thriving Hotline dilemma about moving too fast in a new relationship turns into a full debate about modern dating.

Amy believes in love at first sight. Aseah thinks she's completely delusional.

The conversation quickly spirals into dating one person vs dating a roster, hopeless romantics, therapy, healing, Amy's latest Barely Thriving moment, and the pettiest things we've ever done after a relationship ended.

Expect chaotic opinions, brutally honest conversations, questionable dating takes and plenty of laughs.

New episodes every week.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Hotline: Too Much, Too Soon?

06:27 Hopeless Romantic vs Realist

14:19 Therapy Isn't a Dirty Word

22:38 Amy's Barely Thriving Moment

27:05 How Petty Is Too Petty?

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 38

This week on Barely Thriving, Amy and Aseah react to a dating dilemma involving a man who left multiple calls, Facetimes and voicemails after just one date.

The conversation quickly spirals into marriage coming with a warranty, divorce, soulmates and the realities of building a life with someone.

They also discuss the unexpected corner of the internet they've become obsessed with: World Cup TikTok.

Expect chaotic opinions, questionable advice, emotional football stories and plenty of laughs.

New episodes every week.

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Chapters

00:00 One Date, Five Voicemails

04:26 If It Was A Choice...

08:54 Flow State10:29 "It's Like Mother's Milk"

12:50 Marriage Should Come With A Warranty

17:49 Divorce is Expensive

18:07 Is There One Person For Everyone?

19:30 Teenage Love

27:08 Amy Was The Odd One Out

28:43 World Cup TikTok Has Changed Aseah's Life

31:10 The Goalkeeper Who Made Us Cry

33:32 Outro

🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 37

This week a listener asks whether she's expecting too much from her relationship after her boyfriend stops flirting outside the bedroom.

That conversation quickly turns into a much bigger discussion about communication, sexual compatibility, fake orgasms, situationships, modern dating advice, and the relationship rules women are constantly told to follow.

Amy and Aseah unpack some of the internet's most popular dating advice and decide whether it's actually helpful... or complete rubbish.

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🎙️ Barely Thriving Podcast | Episode 36

This week on Barely Thriving, we discuss one of the most shocking hotline stories we've received: a woman discovers she has unknowingly been the side chick for two years after finding a Facebook post from her partner's mum.

We also react to some of the funniest and harshest comments we've received online and share stories from a chaotic girls trip to Liverpool.

If you enjoy relatable girl talk, dating stories, relationship dilemmas, friendship dynamics, and unfiltered conversations, this episode is for you.

New episodes every week.

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