" If you can't ask for help from your partner and expect it, then who can you ask for help from?"

This is a conversation I've been having with my friends, that frankly isn't talked about enough. If you're the breadwinner, especially an accidental breadwinner, this chat is for you...

In this chat I'm breaking down why so many of us are working harder and longer only to make the same amount of income we were a few years back. We're covering what to do if you're that accidental breadwinner that is TIRED and wondering if you can keep up with inflation (hello grocery costs!)

Friend, it starts at home and it might be time to recalibrate to set yourself up for a better year, a better marriage, and a better life long-term.

We're chatting about:

• How many women become the breadwinner by accident through side hustles, entrepreneurship, or career growth and that impact it has on mental load
• The burnout and resentment that builds when household roles aren't recalibrated alongside financial responsibility
• The hidden cost accidental breadwinners pay with their health, energy, and relationships
• How to start having honest conversations about support and expectations before burnout hits

I've learned these lessons the hard and expensive way and I'm here to tell you more so you can plan for a better future. Stay tuned for new rooms and opportunities to do this planning, together.

Come chat with me over on Threads where you always get spicy Nicole at https://threads.net/nicolewalters and WATCH the show on YT at http://nicolewalters.com/youtube

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We talked about the quiet heartbreak of friendship fallouts in our last chat and in this Part 2, we're going deeper.

This chat is about the truth most of us don’t want to admit: not everyone has the capacity to support you through every transition of your life. And that doesn’t automatically make them bad people, or you unlovable.

I’m breaking down what it really means when friendships expire, how to stop turning every ending into a villain story, and why some relationships were never built for depth in the first place. We talk about seasonal friends, alignment, and the hard but freeing realization that letting go doesn’t always need a dramatic ending.

We're chatting about:

• Why some friends simply don’t have the emotional capacity to hold your growth
• How to release friendships without blame, drama, or guilt
• The difference between people who benefit from your brokenness and those who celebrate your becoming
• How to protect yourself in vulnerable seasons (especially post-divorce)
• The two alignment questions I now use to decide who gets access to my life

This is also about learning to trust yourself again. Life transitions can sharpen your intuition, your gut, and your ability to choose people who see your power now, not who you used to be.

If Part 1 helped you feel less alone, Part 2 will help you feel clearer, stronger, and more at peace with who, and what, you’re leaving behind to make space for what’s next.

Come chat with me over on Threads where you always get spicy Nicole at https://threads.net/nicolewalters and WATCH the show at http://nicolewalters.com/youtube

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No one really prepares you for this part: when your life changes, not everyone gets to come with you.

In this 2-part chat we're covering one of your most requested topics: friendship fallouts. And I’m not talking about dramatic blow ups or petty drama. I’m talking about the quiet grief. The slow drifting. The realization that some friendships were tied to a version of you that no longer exists.

Divorce didn’t just change my relationship status, it shifted my entire ecosystem. My family dynamics, my work, my sense of self… and yes, my friendships. Some people couldn’t meet me in this new season. Some revealed things about themselves I didn’t expect. And some simply didn’t have the capacity to support the transition I was moving through.

I’m sharing the hard-earned truths I’ve learned along the way, including:

• Why certain friendships only work when you stay small, familiar, or unchanged
• What people’s reactions reveal when your life shifts in a big way
• Why losing friends during major transitions isn’t failure, it’s growth
• How to tell the difference between seasonal friends and aligned ones

If you’re navigating divorce, a breakup, a major life pivot, or even just becoming a new version of yourself, this chat is for you.

And don’t miss Part 2, where I go deeper into what I had to release - and what I had to protect - to build my life back better.

Come chat with me over on Threads where you always get spicy Nicole at https://threads.net/nicolewalters and WATCH the show at http://nicolewalters.com/youtube

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