For Better and Worse | With Rach and Jeri

In a surprise for everyone (even herself) Rach announces that For Better & Worse has come to an official end. In this final farewell she gives her explanation, as well as expresses her undying love for all of you listeners. Really and truly, For Better & Worse would be nothing without you guys.

Thank you for the past 6 years. 132 episodes. Every email, message, voicemail, and comment. I will never forget this. I love you all.

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We are mixing things up this week (aka pushing the hotline caller to next week) because Rach just couldn't wait to overshare on the internet. Rach and Jeri talk a LOT about the state of Wisconsin and they hate every second of it. Piper gives us all a new vocal stim before we get into the meat this week: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria.

Do you think the only thing better than rejection is death? Does your skin catch on fire over a minor mistake? Are you neurospicy and want some co-miseration? Than boy do we have the episode for you! Rach leads the episode with some (boots on the ground) research she's done to help define an experience that has shaped her entire life. Drop allll the comments if you can relate.

Resources:

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Podcasts: WTF is AuDHD and Unshaming AuDHD

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This may be a podcast about relationships, but this week its all about that cute white cat with a bow in her hair! After stumbling upon some lore in their Patreon live last month, Rach surprises Jeri with a whole episode dedicated to Kitty White, aka - Hello Kitty. While this may not be our typical content, we hope you enjoy a little pop culture history session with plenty of yap!

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This episode starts out with Rachel's biggest fear - psychoanalyzing Taylor Alison Swift publicly where the Swifties could tear her to shreds. The girls soon meander down memory lane with a prompt Jeri brings to the table, before we get into this weeks hotline caller. This week our emailer, "Shannon", asks a very relatable question for anyone in their early 20s... When do you know its time to call it quits with your friend group? And how the HELL do you foster community in adulthood? We have our answers - but please drop your comments with your favorite way to make friends in the year 2026!

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All Rach wants is one thing in this world - to be a Scottsdale 5, okay?? She may or may not be risking her skin health to do this but she wont be taking any criticism at this time. In this episode we get into your hot takes. Can guys and girls truly be friends? Should soup be cancelled? Is Pilates just the new Jazzercise? Come along for the ride with us and drop your opinions below!

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For once in our lives our intro banter has basically one theme - to jury or not to jury?? Once we sufficiently express how excellent Rach would be as a part of the criminal justice system, we head into our hotline caller!

Lane is pregnant and due any day with baby #2! She wants to know what advice we have for preparing for postpartum, especially after dealing with depression with her first. Rach and Jeri give their perspective and experiences, and try to give some tips on how she might be able to make this process easier as she enters this exciting but unpredictable chapter. Bottom line - GOOD LUCK LANE!!

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After four months of wedded bliss, Jeri & Brady are now checking in with each other and the internet to reflect on their fresh ass marriage. We're discussing what we've learned from each other, unexpected perks and what we'd really change about the day we said "I do." Want even MORE Better & Worse content? Join the Patreon commune! / forbetterandworsepodcast CALL THE HOTLINE @ 330-333-2535, or email us: forbetterandworsepod@gmail.com IG- @forbetterandworsepodcast TikTok- @forbetterandworse

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Time blindness, run-ins with the supernatural, and a potential avocado vandal is on the rise. The intro banter is bantering before we get into this week's hotline episode. Our gorgeous gorgeous caller asks us (more specifically, Jeri): how do you get over dating younger men? We go ahead and say - let em' sip on that aged wine baby and enjoy the stamina.

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We interrupt our typical content for... whatever this episode turned out to be. The first half of the episode we go for a long tangent about parenting, and give some kid updates for ya! The meat this week is reading and reacting to bizarre federal crimes we found on the internet. Can dentures cross state lines? Would selling a Woodsy the Owl shirt land you in jail? And most importantly... can you feed a pirate?? Come along on this lighthearted and fun episode with us and learn some shit you will most likely forget in 3 business days.

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The truth comes out... Rach is a hisser, Jeri is a little addict, and they can't agree on whether Jeri should have twins or not. Our hotline emailer, "Allie" wrote to us about a work dilemma and toxic work atmosphere. Rach and Jeri give their two cents, and go on plenty of tangents along the way. Long story short - we should never work for people who make us feel like we are walking on eggshells, and sacrificing your peace for too long will leave lasting trauma (so GTFO, girl!!!).

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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 retiring. Jeri is a few years ahead of her so we chat about how weddings have changed in the past decade, and how social media has changed weddings forever.

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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 her live-in friend, babysitter, and soon-to-be flight attendant TayTay who was in Renee's shoes a year and a half ago. Rach and Jeri talk about all the joy that is to be had at the other side of this heartbreak, and we can't wait to hear from Renee again as she continues to grow and heal.

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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 questions and yap about all the struggles that go along with parenting with someone you are no longer in a relationship with.

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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 question we've all asked ourselves: how do you know the *right time* to start having kids?

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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 comment section!!

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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 trifling ass waters and they are hot on the mic sharing what they've learned. Bottom line: the bar for men is in Hell and even good men need to be better at bridging the inequitable labor gap.

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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 partnership in a second marriage.

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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 exactly what Rach and Josh pay the big bucks for at their marriage therapist! So if you are a little neurospicy and feel like you are communicating in a completely different language sometimes... this one is for you.

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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 case of unexplained hives, and magnets suddenly de-magnetizing in the middle of the night... grab some popcorn and enjoy!

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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 never been the same. It's been a wild journey for the Rosche-Pridemore's but they wouldn't change a single thing about the life that led them to Piper Lynn. We are so proud to be a part of the CF community and are so lucky Piper was born in a time where there is so much medical advancements allowing her to live life to the fullest.

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