" 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.

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"You can love God, you can go to therapy, you can have a new husband and you can still get a petty text from your ex that will send you, okay?"

I used to think co-parenting was for people who failed at marriage... that it was the byproduct of divorce. I now realize that real co-parenting is for people who refuse to fail their kids because you divorce your partner but you don't divorce your children.

What does our co-parenting situation look like though? Let me just say it's not what I thought it would look like.

Hit play for the real stuff - the court documents, the group chats, the new partners, and how to build a good life even when co-parenting is f*ckd up.

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" The rhythm of activism that was expected of [the Sandy Hook families] and the rhythm of my survival were two different rhythms, and I had to pick one to survive. I chose my survival."

Amongst many things, Nelba Márquez-Greene is the mother of Ana Grace, one of the 26 people that lost their lives in the Sandy Hook shooting. In this chat with Nelba, we talk about the trauma, grief, activism, and systemic injustices she has faced since losing her daughter to gun violence.

As a licensed therapist, Nelba beautifully breaks down the intersection of grief, trauma, and injustice, the role that Christian Nationalism and anti-Blackness play in gun violence, and the wins she has celebrated in the fight to decrease gun violence in America.

Friend, I hope this chat speaks to your soul like it did mine. Here are some of the ways you can take action after listening:

• Learn about the families that lost someone at Sandy Hook: https://mysandyhookfamily.org/
• Support the work being done at The Ana Grace Project: https://www.anagraceproject.org/
• Find a local organization that is helping to decrease Gun Violence in your area

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"Even when people [experiencing homelessness] do come into the traditional healthcare system, they're treated terribly... I have heard [firsthand] that they were treated more poorly in the healthcare system than they were on the streets."

As the CEO of Healthcare In Action, Dr. Indu Subaiya works with people experiencing homelessness on a regular basis. She is here to share what their real challenges are and to bust the common myths floating around about this crisis.

We chat about the role healthcare plays in homelessness, the positive impact of “street medicine,” and why we need all types of social services and people to come together to help solve this problem.

Hit play for this compassionate and educational chat with Dr. Indu about homelessness and the innovative healthcare solutions that are making a difference today. Thanks for being here, friend!

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"Public Health at its core is about community. It is really about... our collective thriving. It's been turned into this idea of control and mandates and authority, when really it's very altruistic at its core."

Friend, there is SO much to talk about when it comes to the state of Public Health in our country right now. Thankfully, infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Jessica Malaty Rivera is here to break it all down with facts and compassion.

From the purpose and complexities of Public Health to vaccine safety and germ theory versus terrain theory, Dr. Rivera covers a lot of ground. If you're like me, you're going to come out of this chat feeling smarter and more compassionate for people that may live differently than you.

Don't miss this chat with Dr. Jessica Malaty Rivera and as always, thanks for being here with an open mind!

Find Dr. Rivera on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jessicamalatyrivera/

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"I would go out and it was just a bunch of wild animals who wanted to mate... and I just didn't wanna deal with it anymore so I was like, let me go online, everyone's talking about the apps and it just seemed chiller."

I know firsthand that trying to find someone worth dating is not easy. Whether online or in-person, it just seems harder to find someone.

As a second chancer, who started dating again in my late 30s, I didn't want to play and I also wanted to feel as comfortable and safe as possible. So I got on Bumble, and it worked out!

In this chat, Alex and I share why we both got on Bumble, what attracted us to each other, and how our first conversation went! Friend, this is a chat you want to go watch on YouTube because we're sharing the pics that got us interested in one another!

If you're serious about finding a good match, you've got to try Bumble.

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