Unfiltered-ish

Carina Gardner, Nicki Krawczyk, and Natali Edmonds
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Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat you wish you were in. Each week, Carina Gardner, Nicki Krawczyk, and Natali Edmonds talk honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, success, reinvention, and the strange little things that make you wonder, “Wait, is everyone else thinking this too?” They’re business friends turned real-life besties, bringing humor, honesty, and just enough chaos to the conversations women usually save for private texts.

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 50: The One Where Del Taco Leads Us to Abundance

    Send us a text, question, or comment What if abundance is less about having everything and more about feeling free enough to choose what actually matters? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with a debate about French toast, rice pudding, mango sticky rice, and the very important question of whether Del Taco really has fries good enough to change Natali’s life. Somehow, this leads us into a bigger conversation about abundance. We talk about what abundance actually means, whether it’s money, freedom, gratitude, generosity, options, or simply having more than enough of the things that bring you joy. Natali sees abundance as freedom: being able to do what she wants, when she wants, with the people she wants. Nicki thinks about abundance as having more than enough, including friendship, money, joy, and the ability to give. Carina talks about abundance as the opposite of scarcity, and why some people with very little can feel abundant while some people with everything still feel like they don’t have enough.  Pasted text  Pasted text  Pasted text We also talk about Dolly Parton, generosity, staying grateful after you get what you asked for, and the uncomfortable realization that sometimes the thing we’re complaining about is the exact life we once wanted.  Pasted text  Pasted text If you’ve ever wondered whether abundance is a mindset, a bank account, a plate of French fries, or the freedom to say yes to the life you actually want, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

  2. Oct 7

    Episode 49: The One Where We Try to Help Our Future Selves

    Send us a text, question, or comment What would your future self thank you for doing today? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with crispy bacon, fatty bacon, and the very specific rules we apparently have about breakfast meat. Then we get into a bigger question: are we living for our past selves, our present selves, or the future versions of us we say we want to become? We talk about being future-focused, why entrepreneurs are always thinking about what comes next, and how hard it can be to slow down when your brain is already planning the next project, next offer, next trip, or next version of your life. Natali shares the list she started in her journal of “things my future self would thank me for.” Nicki talks about wanting to write, create, and stop needing every choice to have an obvious financial return. Carina talks about building a future that includes grandbabies, in-real-life friendships, mahjong, and the kind of life she’s working so hard to eventually enjoy. We also talk about the difference between knowing what you want and actually behaving in a way that moves you closer to it, especially when it comes to creativity, business, health, relationships, money, and the personal life that can get pushed aside when work becomes the default. If you’ve ever wondered whether your current choices are helping the future version of you, or quietly making life harder for her, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

  3. Sep 30

    Episode 48 The One Where We Realize Procrastination Isn’t Laziness

    Send us a text, question, or comment Procrastination sounds like laziness until you realize it might actually be emotional avoidance with better branding. This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with talking trees, spiritual deer, and Carina’s full-blown candy vacation at home. Then we get into procrastination: how we do it, what we’re avoiding, and why our brains are so good at finding something else to do. Natali procrastinates with cleaning, flowers, and pickleball. Nicki confesses her secret online solitaire habit. Carina realizes she may not procrastinate work as much as she uses work to avoid other parts of life. We also talk about sleep, motherhood, working from home, clean houses, phone distractions, business hours, and why some tasks feel impossible to start unless there’s enough uninterrupted time to finish them. If you’ve ever cleaned your house instead of working, scrolled instead of starting, or wondered why the thing you’re avoiding would probably only take 20 minutes, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

  4. Sep 23

    Episode 47 The One Where We Choose Our Other Lives

    Send us a text, question, or comment What if the life you’re living is good… but it’s not the only life you could choose? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we try The Odyssey Plan, an exercise where you imagine three different versions of your life: the path you’re already on, the path you’d choose if one major thing changed, and the wild card life you’d build if money, status, and other people’s opinions didn’t matter.  Carina imagines moving her family to Europe. Natali thinks about Croatia, slower living, beautiful private parties, and a life with more fun and lightness. Nicki considers what it would mean to stop making the practical choice, lean into creativity, write books, and maybe become a very classy hobo. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re on the right path, fantasized about moving somewhere new, or realized you may not be done becoming who you are, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life. Follow us on IG @unfiltered_ish_pod

  5. Sep 16

    Episode 46 The One Where We Make Big Plans After Wine

    Send us a text, question, or comment Nothing good happens when three tired women open more wine and start making life plans. Or maybe everything good does. This week on Unfiltered-ish, Natali is supposed to be going home, Nicki is supposed to be going to bed, and Carina is apparently in charge of handing out microphones. Instead, we end up talking about what we want to be different before we see each other again. The commitments start out reasonable: new funnels, a book launch, better Bosnian, more sign language, and maybe one actual date. Then somehow we end up discussing skinny dipping, business goals, missed flights, digital nomad life, Wordle strategies, ice skating, The Cutting Edge, and whether December in Bear Lake is the right time to swim naked. Because sometimes the best goals are made when you’re sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated, slightly wine-influenced, and surrounded by friends who will absolutely hold you accountable later. If you’ve ever made a life plan at midnight, committed to something you may regret in the morning, or needed your friends to help you decide what your next few months are supposed to look like, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

  6. Sep 9

    Episode 45 The One Where We Find Out Our Social Media Crush Is 28

    Send us a text, question, or comment Your For You page might know more about you than you want to admit. This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with missing pets, missing husbands, digital nomad life, black widows, Mahjong, and the kind of late-night conversation that probably should have ended an hour earlier. But eventually, we get into the real topic: what our social media feeds say about us. We talk about Jordan Thee Stallion, social media crushes, foodie accounts, beauty tips, algorithm obsessions, comfort shows, Emily in Paris, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and why some content keeps pulling us in even when we know it’s ridiculous. Then things take a turn into younger men, lavender marriages, whether we follow people or themes, and a deeply important game of “could you love a man who was perfect in every way except…” involving skipping, purple outfits, toe shoes, camping, Big League Chew, the Wienermobile, and questionable flower choices. Because sometimes your algorithm is not just showing you what you like. It’s showing you your fantasies, your deal breakers, your comfort zones, and the weird little things you cannot explain. If you’ve ever had a social media crush, fallen into a comfort-show spiral, judged a man by his shoes, or realized your For You page might be more honest than you are, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

  7. Sep 2

    Episode 44 The One Where We Stop Paying to Get in the Room

    Send us a text, question, or comment What if the room you’ve been trying to get invited into is the one you’re supposed to build yourself? This week on Unfiltered-ish, we’re talking about the Seven-Figure Sleepover, the business retreat Nicki created by inviting smart, successful women from different parts of her network to spend a few days together in Park City. No formal guru. No giant stage. No one-upping. Just high-achieving women sharing what’s working, what’s broken, and what they can see in each other’s businesses that we often can’t see for ourselves. We talk about oracle cards, peer masterminds, the difference between paid rooms and self-created rooms, why the right group size matters, and how one conversation can be worth more than months of trying to solve a problem alone. Because sometimes the best business growth does not come from another course or another coach. It comes from the woman sitting next to you saying the one thing that makes everything click. If you’ve ever wanted better business friends, paid to be in the room, wondered whether masterminds are worth it, or felt like you’re ready to stop waiting for someone else to create the right space, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

  8. Aug 26

    Episode 43 The One Where We Retire the Cool Girl

    Send us a text, question, or comment At some point, being the “cool girl” stops feeling cool and starts feeling like self-abandonment. This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with bachelorette parties, strippers, strip clubs, Maui, Bear Lake, and Nicki’s extremely memorable lap dance story. But the conversation turns into something more honest: what we used to tolerate in relationships, what we no longer want to pretend we’re fine with, and how our boundaries around flirting, jealousy, respect, and attention have changed. We talk about the difference between being low-maintenance and ignoring your own discomfort, why a man being “just friendly” can still feel disrespectful, whether strip clubs are harmless or a hard no, and why the right relationship should make other women jealous of you, not make you jealous of other women. We also talk about Carina and Josh’s relationship, the small moments that show emotional safety, and why being truly known by someone can feel more romantic than any grand gesture. If you’ve ever tried to be the chill one, ignored a red flag to seem easygoing, or realized you’re no longer available for the things you used to tolerate, this episode is for you. Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

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Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat you wish you were in. Each week, Carina Gardner, Nicki Krawczyk, and Natali Edmonds talk honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, success, reinvention, and the strange little things that make you wonder, “Wait, is everyone else thinking this too?” They’re business friends turned real-life besties, bringing humor, honesty, and just enough chaos to the conversations women usually save for private texts.

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  • Creator
    Carina Gardner, Nicki Krawczyk, and Natali Edmonds
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Unfiltered-ish
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    Unfiltered-ish

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