Episode 47 : Yes, But

Send us Fan Mail🎙️ Episode 47 — Yes, ButHosted by Jen Cole & Rachel ChappelleThis episode is sponsored by Vu Events — Wichita's magic makers. Cheers to Jovana and the team!May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we decided to get real about it. Not in a five-tips kind of way. In the actual, imperfect, sometimes-you-hold-it-in-until-you-explode kind of way that real life actually looks like.Also: Trend Decoder is back, the math gets embarrassing, and "Clean" by Taylor Swift sends both of us somewhere we weren't entirely prepared to go.📱 TREND DECODERTrend #1: "Yes, But" — Creators show the polished, aspirational side of something ("yes") followed immediately by the messy behind-the-scenes reality ("but..."). Rachel earned half a point guessing this one. She's at peace with it.Trend #2: "Brainwash You" — Creators jokingly frame themselves as dangerously influential. Spend enough time with them and you'll accidentally adopt better habits. Rachel basically cracked this one by referencing The Office. 1.5 out of 2.💜 MENTAL HEALTH, MILESTONES & THE MESSY MIDDLEWhat does managing mental health actually look like — not the Instagram version, the real one? We get into the routines, the spiraling, the lists, the people, and the positive milestones that are somehow still exhausting.Spoiler: positive things are still stressful. Mixing emotion with logistics while being the most emotional person in the room is a whole thing. We see you.🎶 HITS DIFFERENT: "Clean" — Taylor Swift (1989)Rachel heard it for the first time tonight. The rain imagery hit. The drowning-but-finally-breathing thing hit. And Jen shared something she hadn't talked about on the podcast before — the season in her life when this song first existed, and what it meant then vs. what it means now.Both of us realized we were going through overlapping heartbreaks at the same time without knowing it. That came out on mic. In Episode 47. So that happened. 🥂📣 BEFORE YOU GORiverfest Main Stage — Sunday, May 31 at 11 AM! All you need is a Riverfest button. Come find us. 🎉Merch: Uncorked & Slightly Unhinged + Messy Is My Polished — 10% of profits go to Ballet Wichita 🩰 Link here.Season 2 is coming — drop your ideas for new segments in the comments!Subscribe + review on Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you listen. 🎙️Yes, but... we'll see you next time.So THIS Happened.Sponsored by Vu Events  |  Sip Squad Sponsor  |  May 2026Support the show