Ghosts, Cardboard Energy, and ”Let’s Be Friends”: Rachel Friedman Unfiltered

Rachel Friedman of Unwell's radio show, Dialed In, breaks down the modern dating game—and nothing’s off-limits. From ghosting and red flags to crying it out on the StairMaster, we get into the unhinged chaos that is today’s love life. We talk about her viral TikTok term “cardboard energy” (spoiler: it’s exactly what it sounds like), why dating in NYC might just be superior to LA, and the story of that two-week fling that unexpectedly catapulted her into crying over someone else at the gym to Taylor Swift. Whether you're navigating situationships, dating app burnout, or just trying to decode that “let’s be friends” text, this episode is for the chronically romantic, the emotionally unwell but self-aware, and anyone who's ever confused a situationship for a soulmate. Hit play. Let’s get unfiltered.