For Better and Worse | With Jess and Rach

Could it be? Really? Two episodes in a ROW?? Your eyes and ears do not deceive you friends, we are so excited to welcome you back to another eppy of the FB&W podcast! Rach tells a tale of Josh and his baby-proofing, as well as his offensive, cringe t-shirts that he believes are satire. The girls get into how the past 7 months affected their friendship, and they get into some of Rach's weird friendship trauma. Can anyone else relate?? Jess and Joe balled out in Miami thanks to all you listeners back in June - a huge thank you for that! Rach talks more about her motherhood and obsession with Elsie, and roasts herself for who she was when she was pregnant. The girls get into some serious sex convos and Rach describes the newest sex accessory in the Rosche-Pridemore household, so listen with caution if you are my mother. There are lot of fun chats and plenty of side tangents to enjoy this episode!We absolutely love all of you and can't believe how loving and supportive everyone has been. We truly don't deserve you! IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@forbetterandworsepodcast

I hope you guys are ready to buckle in and get down to the nitty gritty of where in the hell Jess and Rach have been for the last 7 months. The girls start off with some light banter, but pretty quickly get into the heaviest meat we've ever served... Jess's telling of what she went through last year, and the journey of grief that she's been navigating since March 2023. This episode is full of potential triggers, so please take care of yourself when listening. Cancer, parent loss, pregnancy loss, abortion, and grief are all discussed in detail. It's been a hell of a year for our friend Jess, and we are just so grateful for this community who we know have been holding her close in our absence. Stay tuned for next week when we get into some more Q&A from our listeners, and hear a little more from Rach on her motherhood journey, Jess with her new pregnancy, and how their relationship has grown in this stage of life. We love you all so much and can't thank you enough for sticking with us through this incredibly hard time. See you NEXT WEEK! IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@forbetterandworsepodcast

Rach, Josh, and Elsie are live in their living room to tell the tale of Elsie's birth and the 3 weeks that have followed. Keep your ears out for sweet baby coos throughout the episode, they are quite the treat! Rach starts off with a top TOTD, Josh gives his theory on breastmilk science, and they get into the ins and outs of the black hole they've been in for the past 3 weeks. Josh shocks Rachel with an update on his prepper supplies, and if y'all need some dry beans in the apocalypse you know who to contact. Before we get into the meat, Rach announces that the girls are needing to take a break while both of them navigate the huge life changes ahead of them. We hope to be back sooner rather than later, and we promise to keep you updated. The meat this week is Elsie's birth story! Rach and Josh relive the 28-hour marathon experience of welcoming their daughter into the world. Spoiler: absolutely nothing went to plan. The induction was truly tested Rach's sanity, but it was absolutely all worth it in the end. There was no part of her birth plan that actually happened, so shout out to her doula Christy for keeping the ship afloat.  Toward the end of the episode we get into some questions you submitted about parenthood and the past 3 weeks that have been a total whirlwind. We get into our mental health, bodily functions, how we've navigated parenthood as partners, and much more.Jess and I will miss you guys SO MUCH. Thank you for your continued love and support. This podcast and community has meant the world to us, and we can't thank you enough for sticking with us through the hardest of seasons.IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@forbetterandworsepodcast

YO YO YO we are back with Jess and Joe! It's been a minute since we've heard from Dr. Rubenski and his client, but they are back and answering your questions. They start us off with a mental health check and talk about their transition into suburbia life. Joe had an interesting run in with the neighbors and the McAleese's made their mark on the neighborhood. The meat of today's episode is answering the questions you submitted. As always the FB+W commun show up with the best questions. They start us off with their icks and Jess is completely surprised with what Joe comes up with and we get down and dirty with some of Jess's icks for Joe. A great check in with Jess and Joe and we get a glimpse into how things are going for them despite the hard times they are being faced with.LOVE YALL!Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls can ask for!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@forbetterandworsepodcast

Hello hello podcast fam! Rach starts off with a quick update for all of you before we get into the pre-recorded part 2 episode with Meredith. All is well, but Elsie has not made her appearance yet, so just ignore all the references in this episode to Rachel having given birth. Okay? We are hoping our girl makes her way into this world within the next few days, so send out allll the positive vibes our way! This episode is Part 2 to her adult friendships/journey into motherhood episode with Rach's best friend Meredith. In this episode Meredith will tell the positive birth stories of both of her children, and the girls get into their thoughts on birth, parenthood, and all the adjustments that come with navigating this new stage of life. The girls have plenty of laughs, semi-solicited advice, and hopes for Rach on this new motherhood journey. We can't wait to share all the ups and downs with you guys (but we gotta get Elsie out of her uterus first!)Please continue to rate, review, subscribe, and share our podcast to help our community to grow!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

The gals start off strong with morning fart talks and a run-in with the paranormal. Rach tells the tale of Josh's most recent anxiety meltdown due to a creepy clay figurine she was gifted by her dad. (Shout out PuebloDirect.com) Rach has a couple of close labor calls but alas - Elsie is still firmly planted in her uterus (39 weeks and counting baby). The Anniversary Meat is the reflection and retellings of some of your favorite moments, funny stories, and advice we've given over the past TWO years. Jess's pee pants, Pickle's obsession with Joe, Rach's pregnancy WAP, blue balls, and so many more funny memories get revisited. Rach and Jess retell a funny Josh story from last week, and get into a little disordered eating talk before we get back to reflecting on the past 2 years. We end the episode out looking back on the beginning of our friendship, and man oh man how far we've come. We hope you enjoy walking down memory lane with us. These past 2 years have been so joy-filled and filled with so much growth (and bullshit... iykyk) and we couldn't ask for a better community of listeners. Please continue to rate, review, subscribe, and share our podcast to help our community to grow!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Everyone's favorite is back from her battical- pt. 2! And the girls are LIVE from Jess's NEW house! Rach is 38 weeks pregnant and FEELING IT and has been sipping a little bit of the hippy-dippy Kool-aid. Jess gets real with the pod and shares some of where she's at and where she's been for the past several months. We truly couldn't be happier to have this community, and hope you will continue to support us as we navigate the upcoming murky waters for both of us. Rach reads some Josh hate comments from a recent TikTok that went semi-viral, and the girls have a good laugh about the unhinged behavior that comes from the internet. Jess shares a CLASSIC Joe breakdown from move-in day, which is full of twists, turns, and quality Cartellone-MacAleese antics all around.The meat this week is digging into some questions from the app Holsom. We start off light and get deep toward the end, and we thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode for you guys. Thanks for bearing with us - we absolutely love and value the shit out of all of you. IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

The soon-to-be parents take over the mic this week to go over all your burning questions before baby  Elsie gets here! Josh fills everyone in on some recent test results and health anxieties. Rach tells an embarrassing story from a run-in with a past teacher. Josh celebrates his 30th birthday and Rachel gives her two cents on curing climate change. On this episode Rach and Josh answer a bunch of questions from our listeners and go over some newlywed advice, hopes for parenting, our current (lack of) sex life, and the future with our daughter. We loved having this opportunity to connect and look forward to the next stage of our lives. We get into the division of finances and household labor, how "ready"we feel for this next step, and our hopes for life with Elsie Jean. We are so thrilled that we get to use this podcast as a time capsule for this time in our life, and we love the thought that one day our daughter could listen and hear how loved and wanted she is. Thank you for your support as Jess and I navigate such a new and difficult season. We absolutely love you guys! Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls could ask for. IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Jess is moving (and slowly losing her mind) so longtime listener, first time guest, MEREDITH, graces the pod with her presence this week! Meredith is Rach's best friend of the past 15 years, and the girls take everyone down memory lane from their church camp days to present. The episode hits the ground running because we've got a LOT to catch you guys up on before we start getting into the adult part of our friendship. The episode is really driven by one very important question raised by one of our listeners: "Have you ever had a partner the other didn't like?" Rach and Meredith's relationship has been challenged throughout the years revolving around that exact question because spoiler: Meredith's type happens to be Rachel's worst nightmare. The girls reflect on their 2014 NYE from Hell, introduce Rach's former nemesis, "Frank", and have a lot of laughs before they get into talking about the growth their relationship has taken within the last year after a real 5 year STRUGGLE. If you have a friend that you are in a season of struggle with, we hope our story can give you a little hope that there is always a better version of your friendship around the corner if you put in the honesty and effort. This is only part 1 of 2 of this lengthy conversation between these longterm besties. Stay tuned for Part 2 once Rach goes on maternity leave in a few weeks! Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls could ask for. IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

The girls huddle up realllll close this episode in order to work around yet another technical difficulty! 2023 is the year of CHANGE. Jess got the keys to her new house, Rach has a run-in with "free-will", and the girls bond over their individual neighborhoods character. What is life without a few gunshots and SWAT team raids?? Jess jumps into a reflection on 2022 - not for her personally, because we all know that was a shit show, but for the world in general. Inflation... egg costs are on the RISE, and Rach goes on quite a long egg-rant #egggirlsriseup?? Abortion bans, War in Ukraine, and a bunch of other bullshit really helps solidify that 2022 was not all it was cracked up to be. Rach gives her pop culture predictions for 2023 (is she becoming more relevant??) Some of them *might* be manifesting... we ALL need a new Olivia Rodrigo album in 2023, okay?! Jess brings us home with some of her hopes for this year, and positive changes she wants to make. Rach... well she's just hoping to survive in her first year of motherhood. Overall this is a pretty lighthearted episode that will hopefully put you in the right mood to make 2023 a wonderful year for CHANGE. We love you all and can't wait to grow with you this year! Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls could ask for. IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Happy Honda Days and Merry Toyotathon to all! We hope all our pod friends had a better holidays than we did. Also heads up for some slight mic malfunctions throughout this episode... 2022 Year Of Bullshit is really putting us through the ringer. Rach tells the (very long) story of her adventure of getting her car totaled on Christmas Eve and being monitored at the hospital for 24 hours. (Everyone is okay!) Ya girl is now 34 weeks pregnant and its clear that Elsie will be making her way into the world soon!We decided to keep the Christmas meat a little lighter, and are reading some Reddit AITA - Holiday Edition! We hope you enjoy listening to other people's drama as much as we do! We've come to the realization that sometimes you ARE the asshole, and thats okay. Own that shit! Jess ends out the episode with some Greatest Hacks in the World and the girls are excited to announce they will be back NEXT WEEK! Hopefully without all the technical difficulties - thanks for sticking with us friends! See you in the new year!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Welcome to a sneaky surprise episode in honor of Rach's 29th birthday! The girls kick off with some New Girl banter (TWENNY-NINE), Rachel share's her father's age once again, and Jess tells a haunting story from her dog, Pickle. The winter's load is about to arrive and the Rosche-Pridemore is getting prepared. Jess has a chronic case of itchy leg syndrome and is looking for a cure so shout a girl out if you have any recs. An un-checked cat fact gets leaked on the pod, and we will let you decide what you want to believe. The meat for this episode is the 29 things Rach wants her daughter to know before she turns 29. It's a big episode of reflection and going into some heavy topics that has led Rach to where she is today. We hope you enjoy the rare sighting of an internally reflective and emotional Rach! You'll probably be seeing more of her in motherhood!The girls will be BACK weekly in the New Year, and we can't wait to grow with you in 2023. Thank you for the patience and support you've given us in 2022 - you are our absolute favs. IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

JESS IS BACK BABY! The girls are LIVE from Elsie's nursery, and start off hot with some pregnancy updates. Head to the YouTube if you want Rach's 30 week bump date! Jess is settling into a new reality, and although she isn't ready to share all that's she's been going through the past 2 months, she does share some really exciting and fun updates for the Cartellone-McAleese fam. The girls have a nice Thanksgiving chat (GBC crew rise up!!), and are truly ready to label themselves Thanksgiving food stans. Jess and Rach give you a little career/wedding talks, which quickly turns into a bit of TMI about their nether regions. If periods and discharge aren't your favorite topics of convo, feel free to skip minutes 49-60 - but we promise it will be worth the laughs. Jess talks about a lil vendor drama, but Rach is there to stroke her ego.Before the girls end the episode they talk about the future of the pod, and what their hopes are for 2023 as they both approach very new stages of life. We hope to take you with us on those journeys, and we thank you SO much for your patience as we transition into our new phases of life. We freaking love you and are so grateful for you all! IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Surprise! Jeri from Ladies and Tangents is back to play the catch-up game with Rach while Jess is away! The girls start off strong with dog middle names and some cat talk. Did Jeri almost die due to dander over exposure while at Rach's house? Maybe. The girls chat about hair trends of the early 2000's and embarrassing moments with their grandmothers before getting into some (classic) dog training chats. Rach spills the name of her baby, and theres a lot of pregnancy updates to be shared. Jeri and Rach talk about their careers, work/life balance, and Jeri talks about an upcoming exciting venture she is working on! Rach talks about her feelings on motherhood, her job, and her hopes for her future self as she approaches the birth of her first child. There's a lot of loose meat to consume this episode, and we hope you enjoy it!Thank you so much for sticking with us in this very hectic season. Keep our girl Jess in the most positive of thoughts while she navigates a particularly hard season, in the midst of an already hectic one. We freaking love you and are so grateful for you all! IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Miss us?! As promised, we are back at it again with your monthly FB+W content. Jess and Rach are coming at ya live from Jess's house with some Olive and Pickle interruptions. The girls catch up on some life stuff.  Rach has some anxiety about a dog trainer coming to her house to observe her dogs in their element. Jess and Joe are don't sleep in the same room anymore and Rach thinks they're onto something with that. The loose meat of today's episode is the long awaited for topic of CODEPENDENCY.  The girls both read Codependent No More by Melody Beattie and want to share some take-aways and lessoned they learned from it. Jess and Rach both have codependent tendencies with people in their lives and they get into the details of that.WE LOVE YOU. WE MISS YOU. We can't wait until we can be back giving the people what they want. In the meantime, thank you for your grace and patience, we promise it will be worth the wait.Please continue to like, follow, share, rate, and review to help grow our FB+W fam!Books referenced:Codependent No More by Melody BeattieThe Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der KolkSurvive to Thrive by Margaret S. ChisholmPeeling The Onion by Wendy OrrIG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok-@forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

No matter how many times Rachel calls this the July recap - ignore her, it's the August recap. The pregnancy brain is very real. The girls start off with some menzies talk and some fall reflections. Did anyone else's college year fall seasons just hit different? Safe to say we are ready for a drop in temps and some of our favorite fall treats. Rach drops the news that her and Josh are having a GIRL - and Jess was the secret keeper (of course). Jess is shocked to learn that Rachel actually knows who the Lumineers are, despite a recent jokester moment she had.Jess and Rach dive into some star talk before switching gears to some very loose meat - Breakup SZN. Inspired by Chelsea Handler's episode on We Can Do Hard Things, and with so many online couples calling it quits, the girls reflect on their own breakup experiences, and shed some light on where you should be emotionally before you even enter a relationship. WE LOVE YOU. WE MISS YOU. We can't wait until we can be back giving the people what they want. In the meantime thank you for your grace and patience, we promise it will be worth the wait. Please continue to like, follow, share, rate, and review to help grow our FB+W fam!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

CW: Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss (1:50-13:44)WELCOME BACK. It feels so good to be back on the pod! As promised, the girls are back with their monthly episode! As most of you know, Rach + Josh's wedding happened earlier this month so the girls will you a FULL RECAP of the wedding from their different POVs.  It was the first time they've seen each other since the wedding so the recap is top notch. A opportunity presents itself to Jess + Joe and Rach gives us a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.For the meat of this episode,  Rach breaks down her wedding budget in full detail and gives us the amount she and Josh spent in total. You think she went over or under their initial budget?Tune in to find out! Jess asks Rach what her favorite or most memorable parts of her wedding and you don't want to miss her TOTDs for people planning future weddings. You don't want to miss this one guys!Please continue to like, follow, share, rate, and review to help grow our FB+W fam!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

That's a wrap on SZN 2 baby! At the beginning of SZN 2/Episode 34, Jess and Rach catch up on their weekends per usual.  Jess endured the 2022 Cartellone Camping Co-Op and made it out alive. Rach has an interesting wedding dress story that she shares with Jess. The girls also give you their review on Drake's newest album, Honestly Nevermind.The meat of today's episode is questions you guys submitted for Jess and Rach to answer. They do clarify that they are NOT going to monthly episodes forever, but just for the busy wedding season. We  want to give you guys 100% of us, but we cannot do that while drowning with our other jobs. From podcast reminiscing to hopes for the future, this light hearted episode is the perfect way to end Season 2 of FB+W podcast.Please continue to like, follow, share, rate, review to help grow our FB+ W family!IG- @forbetterandworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

Everyone give a big warm welcome to our girl TRISH. This episode starts off with a lot of animal talk. Rach brings her dogs to a photo sesh and it all goes terribly wrong, and Jess's dogs collab on a murder. Two words- rodent juice. And the Rosche-Pridemore fam officially has a new member, Queen Queenie! It's 3 weeks until Rach's wedding so things are in full swing for her, and she can't recommend making your own wedding bands enough - shout out to Danielle and Bobby from The Circle Craft in Cleveland!Our guest today is a former Jess Cart bride, dog rescuer, therapist for the LGBTQ community, FB+W listener, and just a general dope human. Trisha helps lead us in a conversation about coming out + allyship through the lens of a therapist. We loved hearing her perspective and knowledge throughout this conversation and we hope you do too. She gives some TOTD for coming out and being an ally, and we think this is such an important conversation and we are so happy we got to have it. Happy Pride Month Everyone! We see you and love you and honor you. You deserve to be here.LGBTQ resources:The Trevor Project - www.thetrevorproject.org - 1-866-488-7386PFLAG - https://pflag.orghttps://www.glaad.org/resourcelistAt the end of the episode Jess and Rach talk about their upcoming break/episode schedule change. We love you guys and know that you deserve the absolute best from us. We are excited for this break and implementing end of month check-in episodes until our busy season slows down. Please continue to like, follow, share, rate, and review to help grow our FB+W family!IG- @forbetterandoworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g

WELCOME BACK to another episode where Jess and Rach talk wedding stuff! Rach starts us off telling us a story of how a troubled adult approached her and asked her out. Wait till you hear this pick up line, low key cringe. Jess and Rach catch up and set the record straight about how they use comedic relief in their job and in no way are ungrateful or calling anyone out personally. We love our couples and would literally get on our knees in 80 degree weather to bustle the shit out of their dress, so forgive us as we find humor in what we do to get through.The meat of today's episode is SURPRISE, wedding stuff. We revisit our very first episode titled, "Toad Vibes & The Top 8 Things You Should Know Before Your Wedding." (Season 1, Episode 1)  Now in 2022 and with Rach currently planning with her wedding, we are giving you our newest top pieces of wedding planning advice. From planning your playlist to intentional time, you don't want to miss these top TOTD's. Please continue to like, follow, share, rate, and review to help grow our FB+W family!IG- @forbetterandoworsepodcastTikTok- @forbetterandworseWatch our episodes on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCku0ZFVoy85uV3Lb8emND4g