Making the decision to push pause on sacrificing ourselves on the alter of holiday magic isn't easy, but we've got to do it!   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli is  @improperlyforward Email us at [email protected] Please take a moment to subscribe and share a review of the podcast wherever you listen, especially on Apple...

Nicole and Keli debrief on the most recent We Can Do Hard Things episode with Dr. Brene Brown.  We can do vulnerability. We can do letting go of control. We can do facing the hard crap.  Glennon told us we could and that B Dr. Brene gives us a road map. We hate them both. We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli is  @improperlyforward Email us...

Keli's husband Jim is back for a conversation to "Coach"/Challenge Keli and Nicole to get more in depth in their episodes.  "Whatever" - Keli Budinich "Bring It!" Nicole Allen  :)

This BONUS episode Nicole tells some HI-larious stories from their time at Disney with ADULT children and teens. It's not the same as chasing toddlers, you guys.  We also just chat about life and what's going on. Nothing too deep, but a warm chat with your friends as we go about life. This one is just a tiny break from the deep.   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is...

Did you see Jen Hatmaker's social media post about her recent experience at the Broadway production of Waitress? Basically, she was bawling during the song, "She Used to be Mine" and you just need to go find the post and read what she wrote. And then come back here!  Nicole and I talk about the HER that we both lost and have/are finding in ourselves in this episode. It's one of the most important conversations we've had on this pod and I hope it resonates with you as much as it does with...

Keli and Nicole chat about the other side of friendships and meaningful relationships - the parts that are hard and ugly and how they are each processing the end of a mutual friendship. One of the cornerstones of our purpose of this podcast is sharing ALL of our lives, not just the pretty parts. This episode definitely stays true to that principle!   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on...

We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli is  @improperlyforward Join our Facebook community (You can find our group on Facebook by searching "everything's not fine community.") Email us at [email protected] Please take a moment to subscribe and share a review of the podcast wherever you listen, especially on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. 

Nicole and Keli discuss the We Can Do Hard Things episode ALL THE FEELS and their own take on the pursuit of happiness.   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli is  @improperlyforward Join our Facebook community (You can find our group on Facebook by searching "everything's not fine community.") Email us at [email protected] Please...

Keli and Nicole kick off SEASON THREE with a fun episode about what to expect this season, and some of their favorite topics - fun, friends and fashion? (not really fashion, but it was an F word that wasn't THE F word.) In this episode we give a recap of our Alanis Morissette concert - honoring our teenage selves and appreciating our heroes who grow with us. WE HAD FUN for the sake of having fun!  90's fashions - how far can we really go in revisiting our favorite fashion era?  Ladies'...

Keli talks about her experience with network marketing / MLMs and when she decided she cannot support that business model, and Nicole talks about the ways she still supports some of them. The ladies talk about the recent Docuseries on Prime Video called LulaRich (about the rise and fall of the clothing company, Lularoe.)  This is an episode full of opinion and encouragement for those of us finding our place in the workforce or discovering how we want to financially contribute in our...

Nicole and Keli chat about relationships and friendships with longevity. Knowing one another for 25 years (literally our whole adult lives) has had its rewards (and a drawback or two) ;) We talk about the best gift we can give a friend in a time of need and the beauty of being seen.   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli...

Nicole is on vacation so Keli shares the mic with her better half on this episodes answering questions submitted by our listeners and maybe one from our kids. :) Keli has decided this is her favorite episode ever. (Gross.)   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli is  @improperlyforward Join our Facebook community (You can find our group on Facebook...

Keli started therapy - ACTUAL THERAPY! After 20 years of finding every sort of free therapy in the book, I actually started real therapy. We talk about that and the initial subjects that came up during the session...none other than sexual trauma and misguidance experienced during the days of purity culture. Join us for a real whirlwind of a show. It's a good one if I do say so myself. :) We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us...

A discussion on the recent Netflix documentary Pray Away and the destructive practices of conversion therapy within many American Christian churches. Keli and Nicole also talk about many of the parallels they saw in their own religious experiences and thoughts during vulnerable times in their lives.  For those of you who love to hear about "the cult," this one is for you. :) We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on...

Watch the episode recording on YouTube here. Keli Budinich and Nicole Allen reflect on the road to releasing our kids into the wild, and all of the feelings that go along with it. This is a personal episode as we both have launched our kids this summer into their own adulthood (Keli, this week!) Even though this is an episode about older kids, there's plenty of discussion about parenting them when they were little as well. We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by...

Watch the Video Recording of this episode on YouTube Here.  Keli Budinich and Nicole Allen tackle the tough topic of parenting styles/techniques that stunt our kids' abilities to build confidence in the face of hard things.    We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Allen is @nicolewith3 Keli is  @improperlyforward Join our Facebook community (You can find our group on...

Watch This Episode Recording on ITunes Here. This episode Keli and Nicole discuss the challenges of having fun. In a recent episode of Glennon Doyle's podcast "We can do Hard Things" the show discussed having a stunted fun "gene" and it hit home! We don't even know what fun is, much less how to have it. Join us as we talk about what we've learned, how we feel challenged to shake the dust off of our party pants and what we'll be doing to try to rediscover our fun selves. Yikes. Also,...

I'll be honest, we recorded this episode over a week ago and I can't even remember what it's about. Nicole Allen and I talk about graduations, kids flying the coop and...I'm not sure what else. Let's all listen together for the first time. LOL. - Kel Watch this episode on YouTube here!   We want to connect! Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook: Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepod Nicole Gonzalez is  @nicolejeangonzalez Nicole Allen is...

Host Keli Budnich andGuest Co-Host Nicole Allen discuss a new wave of life changes as "Pandemic Life" and some of the restrictions ease up and life gets to a new normal. There's a lot of change in the air and change ain't always easy, am I right? Marriages, schooling, jobs, you name it... we're all in the midst of getting to a new normal, and for some of us that looks drastically different. We especially talk about divorce and relationships in this one. You can VIEW the recording of this...

Welp, this episode is a doozy. Keli chats with Nicole Allen about some of the dynamics of building, maintaining and growing friendships, especially among women. Keli finds herself struggling during the conversation and can't really put her finger on what is holding her back mentally and emotionally. As the conversation starts to wind down, the ladies get vulnerable about some of the dynamics about their own friendship in the past.  We want to connect!Find Nicole and Keli on social media by...

Keli Budinich and Nicole Allen spend some time talking about feeeeeeellllings. Ugh. We hate feelings. This episode covers how we, as moms, are parenting our teens during this season of life, how those worries and fears are taking its toll on us from time to time, and how just talking it out can bring relief to the overwhelm. We also discuss hitting our emotional walls and where do we go from here.  It's a real uplifting one! ;) Seriously, it is kind of uplifting. We want to connect!Find...

*This is a remastered episode to correct audio issues in previous release!* (Sorry bout that.)Keli Budinich and Nicole Allen return to discuss the personal aspect of relationships divided during the current political and social events in the US. We want to connect!Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook:Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepodNicole Gonzalez is  @nicolejeangonzalezNicole Allen is @nicolewith3Keli is  @improperlyforwardJoin our Facebook...

Hey Hey Hey! Lookie what we have here. New Year, same sassy us!Join us in welcoming Nicole Allen as guest Co-Host and let's kick this year off with some fun. We want to connect!Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and Facebook:Find us on instagram @everythingsnotfinepodNicole Gonzalez is  @nicolejeangonzalezNicole Allen is @nicolewith3Keli is  @improperlyforwardJoin our Facebook community (You can find our group on Facebook by searching "everything's not fine...

Join Keli and Nicole as they tell hilarious (and painful!) stories of beauty treatments in the salon and at home that didn't go quite as expected.And while we're on the subject...An Open Letter to Women's Beauty Standards:What's up with these impossible things we women are expected to do for the sake of "beauty?" Wax this, curl that, shave these. What's so wrong with the hair god gave us anyway?? Whether we're adding to our eyebrows or removing our mustaches, it's a full time job just keeping...

A mini episode kicks off Season Two with Keli and Nicole discussing what back to school looks like when we're still in the world of COVID and distance learning. Discussions on the silver linings of the life skills they're learning in the midst of our world right now, and how we can allow them to acknowledge how challenging it is are the main focus. There's also a quick chat on the WAP and a lot of good laughs.We want to connect!Find Nicole and Keli on social media by visiting Instagram and...