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honest chats, questionable advice.
hosted by erica lilly & megan tierney two childhood friends who’ve survived the chaos of life (and each other), megs and erica are here to unpack the big stuff — mental health, relationships, identity — without making it a big deal about it. think voice notes you’d send your best mate: a little unhinged, a little too honest, occasionally helpful. we don’t have all the answers, but we’re not afraid to ask the messy questions and laugh about it along the way. new episodes wednesdays (mercury day) 3

  1. 1h ago

    processing grief and pet loss, gold digger discourse & being comfortable with affection | episode 51

    This is a tender one. Erica recently had to make the heartbreaking decision to put her beloved German Shepherd Raffy down, so we spend some time talking about grief, what pet loss actually feels like, and why the love we have for our animals runs so deep. It's an honest conversation about loss and letting go, and the particular ache of saying goodbye to a companion who was there through so much. From there we move into a gold digger debate from reddit and what it really says about relationships and money, share our thoughts on male gynaecologists and talk about being comfortable with affection, where that comfort comes from, and why some of us find it harder than others. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megan. chapters: 00:00 intro 04:47 losing a pet 16:16 story from reddit 31:05 alex reads tarot drama 33:19 male gynos 36:44 being comfortable with affection 41:06 outro

  2. Jul 21

    our 50th episode: what a year taught us, initiating in relationships & the fear of being seen | episode 50

    It's our 50th episode and the week after our one year anniversary, so we're taking some time to look back on the year that was. We talk about our favourite moments, what we've learnt, and how we've each changed along the way. Meg opens up about her fear of being seen, which launches us into a bigger conversation about why so many women are afraid of initiating in relationships and where that hesitation actually comes from. We get into how someone can be deeply spiritual and still wrestle with insecurities, like tying self worth to appearance, and why those two things aren't as contradictory as they seem. It's a reflective, honest episode about growth, visibility, and the parts of ourselves we're still learning to accept. It's also a bittersweet one, as it's the final episode with Erica's dog Raffy by her side. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 01:07 raffy update 04:42 our favourite moments 07:56 avoidants laughter coping mechanism 09:45 fear of being seen 27:20 3 things we’ve learnt in the past year 46:30 how we’ve changed 58:44 outro

  3. Jul 14

    the very best of fingers crossed 🎉 | episode 49

    We can't believe it, but Fingers Crossed is officially one year old. To celebrate, we've pulled together all our funniest moments from the past year in one very best of episode. The unhinged tangents, the uncontrollable laughing fits, the takes that made no sense, and the bits that still make us laugh every time we think about them. It's an hour of us at our most ridiculous, so if you need a proper laugh or you want to relive the chaos, this is the one. Thank you for spending a whole year laughing along with us. Here's to many more. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: mailto:fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 00:16 ep 1 03:50 ep 3 05:25 ep 4 08:06 ep 5 09:32 ep 7 12:40 ep 9 16:05 ep 12 16:40 ep 13 19:40 ep 16 21:34 ep 17 22:40 ep 19 25:58 ep 23 27:12 ep 26 29:52 ep 28 31:50 ep 30 37:57 ep 34 42:14 ep 37 44:56 ep 38 48:10 ep 40 49:21 ep 46 55:07 ep 48 56:00 outro

  4. Jul 7

    a mish mash of moments: the clips that didn't fit anywhere else | episode 48

    Meg's away this week, so we're doing something a little different. This episode is a mish mash of clips and conversations that were too good to leave on the cutting room floor but didn't quite fit into other episodes. Think of it as a grab bag of tangents, hot takes, and moments that deserved their own airtime. It's a looser, more relaxed listen than usual, but sometimes the offcuts are maybe shouldn’t have been cut at all. Consider it a little in between treat while we're back to our regular format next week. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 00:34 ep. 39 05:35 ep. 30 10:49 ep. 41 13:08 ep. 32 14:00 ep. 37 23:04 ep. 35 24:13 ep. 38 26:15 ep. 43 30:33 outro

  5. Jun 30

    you need cardio, subway takes, a huge creator's passive aggressive meltdown & high self-esteem | ep. 47

    We get into why cardio still matters even if your main focus is lifting weights, and why so many people skip it without realising what they're missing. Then we unpack a hot take from Subway Takes about uh…hands. We also talk about a huge creator with over a million followers who lashed out in the most passive aggressive way possible after a much smaller creator critiqued their wedding flowers. It's a wild example of how people can package cruelty as moral superiority. The back half of the episode is all about self-esteem: how to actually build it and what to do when you run into people who try to cut you down. It's an honest look at confidence, criticism, and protecting your sense of self when someone's actively trying to shrink it. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 01:10 cardio importance 05:27 subway takes: hands debate 14:41 big creators lashing out 24:01 high self-esteem and the experience of it 43:31 outro

  6. Jun 23

    olivia rodrigo, hot takes, world cup 2026, fairy bread outrage & tom holland lip sync battle | episode 46

    An American TikToker made fairy bread and absolutely butchered it, riling up Australians everywhere, so naturally we had to weigh in. We also talk about Australia's World Cup 2026 match against the US and how sports have this unique ability to bring people together even when the result is painful. Erica shares some recent album recommendations including Olivia Rodrigo's new release "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love," and we get into why it's hitting so hard. She also went viral on Threads talking about breakups and we unpack what clearly struck a nerve with people. We dish out some hot takes including our thoughts on couples sleeping in separate bedrooms, and for this week's Pride Month topic we talk about Tom Holland's iconic Lip Sync Battle performance and his recent appearance on Good Hang with Amy Poehler. We get into why people are so drawn to visible androgyny and why seeing someone confident enough to challenge gender norms is genuinely attractive. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 01:34 fairy bread controversy 10:37 world cup 2026 15:43 album recommendations 18:58 erica’s viral thread about breakups 41:14 hot takes 54:58 pride month: tom holland on lip sync battle 01:02:41 outro

  7. Jun 16

    jamie laing pressured sophie habboo after birth, predicting male violence & the gender binary | episode 45

    We get into the Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo controversy, where he reportedly pressured her to be physical just weeks after giving birth. We talk about postpartum recovery, bodily autonomy, and why this kind of pressure is more common and more damaging than people want to admit. Then we discuss the Alpine divorce situation and what it reveals about predicting violence in men, the red flags that get dismissed, and how to stay alert to warning signs without demonising all men entirely, especially when you actually want to date them. It's a nuanced conversation and we try our best to navigate this difficult topic and stay compassionate to all involved. For this week's Pride Month topic we're unpacking the gender binary and why it's a social construct and why it’s a lie we’ve all been bought and sold. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 00:51 jamie laing controversy 19:36 alpine divorce and predicting violence 39:33 gender binary pride topic 50:02 dismantling patriarchy with compassion 01:01:52 outro

  8. Jun 9

    boy moms, people pleasing wounds & the spice girls' queer legacy | episode 44

    We start with a serious chat about food bank shortages across Australia and then get into why romcoms get dismissed while literary fiction gets all the respect, and whether that says more about the genre or about who it's made for. Meg talks about rehabilitating her relationship with sports as an adult after a complicated history with it, and opens up about her childhood wounding around her parents and how it shaped her into a people pleaser. It's a vulnerable look at where those patterns come from and what it takes to unlearn them. We also get into the article Jenny Mollen Biggs wrote about her son and the boy mom discourse it stirred up. And to kick off Pride Month, we're doing one queer topic each week. This week we're talking about the Spice Girls' split and the surprisingly LGBTQIA+ history behind it. An honest chat between best friends about food insecurity, culture, childhood patterns, and queer pop history. 🎙️ Fingers Crossed is a female friendship podcast with honest chats about mental health and life, hosted by Erica and Megs. 📩 email us your thoughts: fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com chapters: 00:00 intro 02:18 food bank shortage 03:59 romcoms vs lit fic 16:11 meg sports as an adult 23:16 jenny mollen biggs article 33:50 meg’s childhood parent wounds 52:24 pride month topic: spice girls split 58:45 outro

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honest chats, questionable advice.
hosted by erica lilly & megan tierney two childhood friends who’ve survived the chaos of life (and each other), megs and erica are here to unpack the big stuff — mental health, relationships, identity — without making it a big deal about it. think voice notes you’d send your best mate: a little unhinged, a little too honest, occasionally helpful. we don’t have all the answers, but we’re not afraid to ask the messy questions and laugh about it along the way. new episodes wednesdays (mercury day) 3

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  • Creator
    Fingers Crossed
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Explicit
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