this week on should’ve stayed on the close friends, kenly and i talk all things relationships, friendships, entering our adult era, and trying to make a house feel like home. with her wedding coming up in june, we get into wife era conversations, growing pains, life changes, random obsessions, and the reality checks that come with growing up. it’s honest, funny, comforting, and feels exactly like a late night facetime with your best friend.

today’s episode is a more personal one—just me, sharing my testimony.

i talk about where i’ve been, what God has brought me through, and the ways He showed up when i didn’t even realize it at the time. it’s a little heavier than usual, but it’s also full of hope. if you’re in a season of waiting, questioning, or healing… i hope this reminds you you’re not alone.

this week’s close friend is becca nichols 💚

we’re talking 9-1-1, our current go-to drinks, and the very important debate: bare minimum vs princess treatment.

This episode?

Yeah. It should’ve been redacted.

Summer joins me for my first-ever guest episode and somehow we go from casually discussing Diet Coke (as a personality trait) to exposing our current crushes, past delusions, and the celebrities we would absolutely risk it all for.

Names were almost dropped.

Stories were almost cut.

Self-control was… minimal.

But between the chaos, we also talk about the greatest love there ever is — the kind that outlasts the crushes, the attention, the butterflies, and the “what are we?” texts.

It’s giggly. It’s a little reckless. It’s probably oversharing.

And honestly?

This should’ve stayed on the close friends

We’re back. That’s it.

Welcome to Should’ve Stayed on the Close Friends.

In episode one, I’m introducing myself and explaining how my private stories somehow turned into a podcast. We talk about 9-1-1, TikTok edits, fictional men (obviously), soft-launching, and so much more! It’s unserious, self-aware, and a little too honest — but that’s the point. Consider this your official invite to the close friends.