Julia Broome is a 28-year-old influencer on the rise. However, she wouldn’t describe herself that way - she would say she is an educator, which is true, but we’re obsessed with her personally and so is everyone else because she’s such a delight!  Born and raised in California, Julia has been around the industry her whole life. Her first internship was with a wellness influencer and it was incredibly impactful to launching her career. Today, Julia does social media management, brand building,...

In this conversation, Allison and Ceara review the episodes from this year's 8 Dimensions of Wellness series and discuss the key takeaways from each guest. Guests from the 2024 series include:  Environmental Wellness with Ansley Emerson Career Wellness with Sam Noddle Physical Wellness with Grace Frisella Nutritional Wellness with Liv Kaplan Spiritual Wellness with Emma MarschallIntellectual Wellness with Ceara + Allison Social Wellness with Lindsay Hornecker Emotional Wellness with Hannah...

168: The last, but certainly not least, episode in our 8 Dimensions of Wellness Series! Finishing off the series with a fun money conversation with Amber Frankhuizen was incredibly inspiring. She is the Founder, CEO, & Chief Strategist at AFMKTG. Her agency fills an unmet need in the market, merging the realms of art and real estate development to create and build edgy and elevated brands. Through her podcast, Old Money, Amber is on a mission to heal the financial fight-or-flight response...

167: In this episode, Ceara and Allison are back with their monthly advice segment, “What Would Your Bestie Do?!” We address dealing with icks in a relationship, navigating a situation-ship, waiting for the right timing, moving from the friend zone to a relationship, determining if someone likes you, avoiding putting someone on a pedestal, and reminding yourself of your worthiness. Questions Answered: How do I overcome some icks about my partner?What to do when the timing is off with dating...

166: Continuing with our 8 dimensions of wellness series, we are joined by Hannah Heidel, who is a master's student of holistic nutrition science. She goes by the social media handle @ nourisheddgirl where she shares a variety of wellness content of her journey and conscious lifestyle. You’ll find vulnerable and heart-centered videos featuring her routines, grocery shopping, recipes, self-care activities, her experience with anxiety and opening up about the reality of her healing...

165: Continuing on with our 8 Dimensions of Wellness series, we have today’s topic: Social Wellness! This week we have on Ceara’s friend, Lindsay Hornecker, to talk all things moving to a new city, making new friends, friendships evolving, and more. Allison and Ceara also catch up in the intro about Ceara’s recent bachelorette trip to Puerto Rico, Allison’s update on her Airbnb hosting journey, a documentary being filmed outside Allison’s apartment and more.  Takeaways from our Convo with...

Continuing our 8 Dimensions of Wellness Series, Allison and Ceara share their perspective on Intellectual Wellness and discuss the importance of being lifelong learners, as it helps benefit all the other areas of your life.  Everyone you meet, every trip you take, every job you do, friend you make, relationship you devote to and hobby you try has something to teach you. We also believe that learning is more enjoyable when you're living an aligned life because you're naturally going to want to...

Emma Marschall is a holistic wellness coach, breathwork coach, and conscious branding entrepreneur. She supports women in leading lives of radical self-expression and sovereignty. She is the host of the “Love Among Us” podcast and the creator of “Brand Alchemy”, which is her coaching container that helps women build a soul-led brand.  This is part of our 8 Dimensions of Wellness series that does a deep dive into each area of wellness - emotional, financial, career, spiritual, environment,...

162: We’re back for our monthly What Would Your Bestie Do?! where Allison and Ceara answer your questions and give their best advice. Needing some advice? Send in your questions at https://www.alreadyfriendspodcast.com/wwybd!  WWYBD topics this month include sister drama and unrealistic expectations, moving to a new state, whether or not to do the digital nomad lifestyle, helping a friend with bad eyebrows, and more! And as always, Allison and Ceara catch up on life - Allison recently...

161: Continuing with our 8 dimensions of wellness series, we are joined by Liv Kaplan to talk all things nutrition! Although nutrition technically falls under the physical realm, we felt like food was such an important aspect that it deserved its entire own episode. Liv has been a wish list guest of ours since the beginning so getting to have her on the show is truly a dream come true! We ask her all the questions we've been eager to hear her take on. Liv Kaplan is a holistic nutritionist...

It's been awhile since we just had a casual chat with you guys! We're pausing the wellness series for a week to catch up. Allison shares an update about her living situation, an upcoming girls trip to Tulum and her current thoughts on her sobriety journey. Ceara catches up about attending the Eli Rallo “I Didn’t Know I Needed This” live book tour/show and being asked to co-host a segment on stage. She also talks about a recent Galentine's Day party. The conversation then shifts to a hot take...

Continuing our 8 Dimensions of Wellness Series, we have on healthy lifestyle + fitness influencer Grace Frisella on to discuss various topics related to physical wellness. As always, we catch up and share personal updates. Grace shares her background in athletics, including her experience in gymnastics as well as playing field hockey for a D1 college. She talks about her time working at First Phorm, a fitness company, and the lessons she learned there. The conversation concludes with a...

It’s the last Friday of the month, so you know what that means - a new WWYBD?! episode, where we answer listener submitted questions. Listeners can submit questions any time via our website, and then we pull questions to fit a specific theme. In this WWYBD, we’re talking all about romance and love because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!  Questions we answer from our listeners: Can you share some tips for maintaining a strong romantic relationship?Not necessarily a question but...

Continuing on with our wellness series, we’ve brought on our good friend (and place maker) Sam Noddle to talk about his career in real estate and recently, entrepreneurship. We dive deep into how Sam has been able to balance frequent traveling and the pressure of large-scale projects with his own physical, mental and spiritual health.  We talk about the importance of putting yourself out there, overcoming setbacks, developing a consistent morning routine and defining your personal workplace...

We are delighted to bring on Ansley Emerson for our deep dive into environmental wellness. This year, we are focusing on environmental wellness through the lens of our physical home space and our spiritual inner space. We thought this conversation was an especially important one to have in January when colder temperatures cause us to be inside more. Ansley is a space alchemist, which is the art of intentionally transforming your internal and external space in order to create your most...

We are so excited to kick off the first episode of 2024 with the second season of our wellness series. If you were with us last year, welcome back! We’re happy to have you and can’t wait to bring on more guests who can share their unique perspectives on each dimension.  If you’re new here, check out our 2023 kick off episode “Self-Care Series: The 8 Dimensions of Wellness” that dives deep into each dimension. The dimensions wellness are (according to Dr. Peggy Swarbrick) emotional &...

Exciting news… Already Friends is headed to Bali! Pack your bags and join us on an unforgettable adventure as we are going on not one, but TWO epic group trips this year to Bali!  In this special podcast episode, we're thrilled to unveil the details of our two upcoming group trips that you can come on! We have North Bali and South Bali, two completely different itineraries that offer two different experiences in this beautiful country. Our first group trip takes us to North Bali, Aug 24,...

We’re back with another Q&A! The last one of 2023. In our WWYBD episodes, we answer anonymously submitted listener questions. We catch up about the holidays and share our peaks of the week.  In this episode, we talk about doing dry / damp january, maintaining friendships when you’re cutting back on alcohol, navigating life changes and feeling nostalgic for past versions of yourself, finding a gym that has community and learning how to cook! TAKEAWAYS: Dry January can be a beneficial...

The Already Friends Podcast had such a great year that we wanted to reflect and express gratitude for all the incredible things we did in 2023. We debuted our first iteration of the wellness series, launched our website and first pdf guide (how to start a podcast).  We took our first group trip with 17 members of our community. We hit 500k+ downloads which helped us lock in our first long term sponsorship. We had some really big guests on the show and got to meet some of you in real life. We...

Before kicking off the new year, we highly encourage you to reflect on this year’s progress, experiences, highs and lows. We did an episode last year, December 2022, called “How To Reflect on Your Goals” if you want to listen as we share our progress for going through your year from a balanced and wellness-minded lens.  Goals are way more fun with friends so we’re here to encourage you to find accountability buddies, be realistic about where you are, set aligned goals, create systems that...

There’s a reason for the famous quote, “Yoga changed my life.” A consistent yoga practice can create mental clarity and calmness, increase body awareness, relieve chronic stress patterns, relax the mind, improve sleep and create more mindfulness throughout many areas of your life. It’s challenging to convey the depth that yoga can have on your overall well-being until you experience it yourself but we wanted to do a deep dive on the topic to inspire you to deepen your yoga practice if it’s...

Things become trendy so fast. Trends can start and stop without you even realizing they happened. It can be hard to know what items are worth the hype and what items are a total bust. This is how the trend of ‘de-influencing videos’ on TikTok started. Social media consumers were tired of seeing an overwhelming amount of content recommending things that either the influencer knew didn’t work, weren’t made to last or were just promoting for a paycheck.  And now as the holidays are upon us,...

In this WWYBD, our monthly advice episode, Ceara and Allison help our listeners with some post-grad problems. Questions submitted include:  How do I make sure living at home after college doesn’t stunt my personal and professional growth throughout my early/mid-twenties?What screenshots did you take this past week?What is the most respectful and appropriate way to handle and mentally cope with backlash or harsh criticism?How do I get over a major crush? SPONSORS + DISCOUNTS:  This episode is...

We are delighted to have our first-ever guest, Amber Michele Giangregorio, back on the show! This episode is a beautiful testament to how much someone can grow in just a few short years with support, intention and unconditional love.  Amber candidly shares stories from her sober journey with personal highs and lows. We talk about quiet quitting, silence supporters and the importance of transforming your environment as a catalyst for change.  She gives us the bts scoop of her process to...