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For Better and Worse | With Rach and Jeri

For Better and Worse | With Rach and Jeri

Rach and Jeri | Para Pods 116 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Rach and Jeri, two millennial divorcees who met in wedding photography, host conversations about relationships, love, and the challenges that come with them. They offer a relatable, non-professional perspective on dating and marriage, blending humor and honesty.

Episodes

We've Lost The Plot - Why Rach is Leaving Weddings
We've Lost The Plot - Why Rach is Leaving Weddings Aug 21, 2026 4154 Jeri's making Christmas cookies and Rach psychoanalyzes the hell out of her for it. The girls hit the ground absolutely running this episode and talk sibling dynamics, vacationing with toddlers, and Jeri's decluttering extravaganza before getting into the meat this week - why is Rach leaving the wedding industry? After over 10 years of documenting weddings, Rach is hanging up her cameras and reti
HOTLINE CALLER #14 - Healing After A Toxic Relationship
HOTLINE CALLER #14 - Healing After A Toxic Relationship Aug 14, 2026 3705 Rach experiences a day of self-care at the Parson's household, we talk Love Island once again, and Rach vents about her disgust for board games which Jeri couldn't understand less. This weeks hotline caller gets us in our feels when our listener, "Renee", calls in asking for advice on how to heal and know yourself after getting out of a toxic and abusive 14 year relationship. Rach gets emo about h
The Kids Are Clocking Everything - Co-parenting With Ciara!
The Kids Are Clocking Everything - Co-parenting With Ciara! Aug 7, 2026 4213 Rach's friend and Jeri's sister-cousin-cohost, CIARA is on the mic with Rach this week! You guys have asked and we are finally delivering a co-parenting episode with the expert herself. Ciara has been co-parenting her 14 year old son for 13 years now, and she's here to drop her hard earned knowledge on all of us. After getting a little backstory on her co-parenting journey, we answer listener ques
HOTLINE CALLER #13 - Family Planning
HOTLINE CALLER #13 - Family Planning Jul 31, 2026 4147 Jeri has jet lag, Rachel hates British beds, and all roads lead back to a Disney movie rant. Our hotline callers this week bring us to a very important topic: family planning. Rach and Jeri dissect TWO hotline callers this week. Our first caller asks for advice on how to know if a tube removal is the right birth control option (and how to get her parents to chill), and our second caller asks the q
Everything Leads Back to City High - The Songs That Changed Our Brain Chemistry
Everything Leads Back to City High - The Songs That Changed Our Brain Chemistry Jul 24, 2026 5422 It's an exciting day in the studio because the gals are trialing THREE camera angles for our YouTube/visual listener community. This episode is all about the songs that changed our brain chemistry forever. From City High to Jensen McRae and all the goodies in between, we hope you enjoy this deep dive into our inner psyche's and the music that shaped who we are. And drop your favorites in the comm
HOTLINE CALLER #12 - Resentment in Marriage (with Josh!)
HOTLINE CALLER #12 - Resentment in Marriage (with Josh!) Jul 17, 2026 3682 This hotline caller episode we called in the big guns - Rach's (second) husband, Josh! These two morons with ADHD attempt to record a podcast and we think they mostly succeeded. We do some fun little Josh Q&A before getting into the meat of this week's hotline email - how to navigate resentment in marriage/parenthood. Luckily, Rach and Josh have been in therapy for a year now navigating those trif
No More Patina Aguilera - Jeri's Crashout
No More Patina Aguilera - Jeri's Crashout Jul 10, 2026 5093 Jeri's fresh off the heels of a crashout but Rach was already at her house to record so they got to unpack it together on the mic. The Parson's are thinking it might be nice to add a little baby to the team so Jeri got her IUD out... and a lot of feelings came with it. So come along for the ride and get inside Jeri's brain for this while we talk about starting over, and navigating parenthood and p
HOTLINE CALLER #11 - Neurodivergent Communication in Relationships
HOTLINE CALLER #11 - Neurodivergent Communication in Relationships Jul 3, 2026 4035 Jeri is back from vacation! She gives us a lil taste of the Parsons family beach trip and all the icks that came with it. Rach and Jeri go on a little "funny business" rant before we get into the hotline caller this week! This week is courtesy of our gorgeous gorgeous caller who asks for advice on how two neurodivergent people can communicate clearly and effectively. Lucky for our caller - that's
Lunar Bathing with ATWWD - Paranormal Skeptic Partner Stories!
Lunar Bathing with ATWWD - Paranormal Skeptic Partner Stories! Jun 26, 2026 4405 We take a break from our regularly scheduled hotline caller episode to bring you this delight of an episode with our friends Em and Christine from And That's Why We Drink! We hope you love getting a little witchy and paranormal with us this week (hey, we are on a paranormal network y'all) as we dive into some skeptic partner stories from the ATWWD listeners! Pale victorian boys running rampant, a
Secret Life of Pi(per) - Piper's Birth + CF Story
Secret Life of Pi(per) - Piper's Birth + CF Story Jun 19, 2026 5427 This episode goes out to all the listeners who have asked for more of a deep dive into cystic fibrosis and Rach's motherhood journey through that. Rach brings us all back to October 2024 and how her family's life changed forever when Piper was born. After being labeled with 'failure to thrive' and getting admitted to the hospital, Pip was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 2 weeks old and life has
HOTLINE CALLER #10 - How to Explain Your Divorce
HOTLINE CALLER #10 - How to Explain Your Divorce Jun 12, 2026 3806 You're in luck folks, its a MAXI hotline caller episode this week! We start off with some more conversation around body positivity/neutrality before we answer the hotline call. Our caller asks a question so many divorcees struggle with - how do you explain your divorce when trying to date again? Rach and Jeri try to answer this while also relating it to their own situations (spoiler - they sucked
Drop It Low Girl (drop it drop it low girl) - Assumptions About Turning 30
Drop It Low Girl (drop it drop it low girl) - Assumptions About Turning 30 Jun 5, 2026 4852 Debilitating allergies, childcare crises, body dysmorphia, just a few things potentially waiting for you in your 30s! We had a listener email us asking for an episode dedicated to turning 30, and we asked for your assumptions and boy did you deliver! Rach and Jeri cover all the hits: do we pee ourselves more? What era is more fun? Are prenups cool in your 30s? Are we more financially stable? Did w

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