Friends & Benefits

Angel, Miyay, and Tweety create their realest comeback! They give their juicy updates through their summer playlists, TV shows or movies, and their milestones. They also connect how each of these adds meaning to their experiences. Get cozy because you’re in for the latest Friends and Benefits episode!

Angel, Tweety, and Miyay talk about where they’re at in the pandemic in terms of their mental health. They also share their background on how they developed their approach to caring for their mental health. How do you take care of your mental health? Send us a message on instagram: @friendsandbenefitspod! Or send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/friends-and-benefits/message :)

WE’RE BACK, KEEPS! This episode is part of a series in honor of World Mental Health Day (October 10). Angel, Miyay, and Tweety discuss Tweety’s most recent experience with earthquakes. They also share tips on how to manage eco-anxiety.

Angel, Miyay, and Tweety run through a list of situations that involve an ex. They agree or disagree whether the situation is acceptable to do. They also share tidbits of their experiences.

Angel, Tweety, and Miyay continue their conversation on their cringey puppy love experiences. On this episode, Tweety traces back her experiences beginning from her 7th grade puppy love, and she discovers the reason why she had a 'type.' She also shares the most important thing she learned from being in these puppy love relationships.

Angel, Miyay, and Tweety do a story time of their cringey puppy loves as a continuation on the topic of romantic relationships. Angel begins the conversation with her early experiences and shares what she has learned from them.  To celebrate their 10th episode, they expanded to social media! Instagram: @friendsandbenefitspod :)

*PART 3 OF 3* Angel, Miyay, and Tweety continue the conversation on their experiences with romantic relationships and what they've learned from their past. In this episode, they highlight their growth and self-discoveries. They also share their tips and tricks on communicating effectively.

*PART 2 OF 3* Angel, Miyay, and Tweety continue the conversation on their experiences with romantic relationships and what they've learned from their past. Miyay takes a deep dive on her previous romantic relationships, namely, her first serious relationship, her unconfirmed situationship, and her current 3-year relationship. Again, Tweety talks from a perspective of currently being happily single, Angel talks from a perspective of being in a 'situationship' (it's complicated), and Miyay talks from a perspective of being in a committed relationship. 

*PART 1 OF 3* Angel, Miyay, and Tweety discuss the types of romantic relationships and share what they've learned from their past. This particular episode lays the groundwork that led to their current relationship statuses, including what molded their view of romantic relationships, definitions and the lack of labels, and many spicy stories! Tweety talks from a perspective of currently being happily single, Angel talks from a perspective of being in a 'situationship' (it's complicated), and Miyay talks from a perspective of being in a committed relationship. 

Angel, Miyay, and Tweety tell stories of their life experiences involving friendship breakups. The process, pain, and lessons gained from their friendship breakups are a few of the key points they include, which also led to the emphasis on the importance of clear communication and emotional maturity.

Angel, Miyay, and Tweety explain what "real" and "reel" friends are. They also share their experiences and reflections on having both types of friends. They wrap up the episode with important points on maintaining and letting go of certain friendships, which could be considered as a crucial part of glowing up.

What is a 'glow up?' Is it all just about looks? How can you say you've 'glown up?' Angel, Miyay, and Tweety dig into these questions as they share their own glow up stories and highlight their self-improvement progress from their experiences in their past friendships and relationships. They also reflect on the generational differences when it comes to dealing with certain topics and issues.

*PART 2* Angel, Miyay, & Tweety continue their discussion of their present workout routines, including their current goals and purpose for working out. They also do a deep dive on the diets they tried & the knowledge they learned about bloating, stress, and inflammation. Similar to the first part of this topic, they tie all these to the meaning of body positivity and emphasize the importance of rest.

*PART 1* Angel, Miyay (Marianne), & Tweety discuss their sports & fitness journeys beginning from elementary school through college. Pamela Reif workouts, Chloe Ting workouts, and Blogilates workouts are three of the fitness gurus they followed in the past, and they talk about their experiences with the mentioned fitness gurus' workout plans. They also compare the differences in school curricula regarding their class setups for Physical Education. As they talk about their past activities, workout routines, and a hint of their diets, they tie all these to their meaning of body positivity.

Hi Keeps! Angel, Tweety, and Miyay (Marianne) talk about who they are and what Friends & Benefits Podcast is about. They also tease a few future episode topics, so stay tuned!