Dating & Relationship Q+A with Unsolicited Advice Podcast

Welcome Ashley and Taryne, fellow besties turned podcast co-hosts of Unsolicited Advice podcast, to the Confident Collective! We love hearing Ashley and Taryne’s amazing advice and perspectives as we tackle some complex and interesting scenarios and give our advice. We'll be discussing everything from navigating the dating scene & confidently setting boundaries after going through physical changes to reigniting the spark in your long term relationship. We all have unique insights to share based on our individual experiences, and hope we can help with situations you have or potentially will go through. Make sure to check out Unsolicited Advice to hear more from us!

“If that person can’t accept anything about you, whether it's a scar, boundaries or preferences you have then that’s not your person and that’s a reflection of them, not you.” - Taryne (@tarynerenee)

“In the fun magazines I'd look at the clothes then I'd read the advice columns in the back. I loved the advice columns: how they were funny, embarrassing, sometimes serious and mostly about relationships and that’s what I wanted my podcast to be. Once I figured that out, I knew I had to do it with Taryne.” - Ashley Nichole (@ashnichole)

What we talk about:

  • What 2023 goal Raeann has already given up on

  • Grilling is for the guys or #girlswhogirll?

  • Baby update

  • Do you shave your toes?

  • An embarrassing story from Raeann

  • Our current Tik Tok rabbit holes

  • Our hot take on the debate: women who want to have kids vs women who don’t 

  • How Taryne and Ashley’s friendship formed

  • Taryne and Ashley’s secret talents

  • Our advice for scenarios like:

    • How to be confident dating after going through physical changes

    • How to get through a sex life rut or dry spell in your relationship and support a partner going through something difficult

    • When a guy love bombs then ghosts you then comes back asking for forgiveness, should you give him another chance?


“We make excuses for people because we are looking at the potential that we see and not the facts that are presented to us.” - Raeann Langas

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Goal and Intention Setting Tips for the New Year

We’re sharing our mindset heading into 2023, and the different categories of goals and intentions we’ve set for the new year. We’re focused on taking steps to feel our best and work towards positive, supportive change. We’re excited to share our thought process and how to set goals that are sustainable and attainable. We hope this episode helps you feel inspired, motivated or encouraged to go after the things you want that come from your heart. You can make your life feel however you want it to! There’s no better time to start than now.


“Setting goals and intentions for the new year is about being mindful of what life you want to create and taking the steps to get there.” - Kristina Zias

What we talk about:

  • Baby update from Kristina

  • Raeann’s feelings about packing up her LA apartment

  • How we’re feeling starting the new year

  • How to embrace the present moment

  • Enjoying the day to day journey to your goals

  • How to figure out what your goals and intentions are

  • Our goals and intentions for the year in these categories:

    • Personal development

    • Career

    • Health and wellness

    • Financial

    • TCC Goals

  • Ask Away: Advice for overcoming jealousy in your relationship


“Whatever your goals are with health and wellness, you need to enjoy the journey of what that is. That’s more important than having a specific looking body.” - Raeann Langas

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Love Is Blind’s Alexa Lemieux on How to Be Confident in Yourself & Your Relationship

Alexa Lemieux has had such a big impact on curvy women all over the world, including Raeann and Kristina, and we loved watching her journey to find love on the reality TV show, Love Is Blind. Her confidence has sparked positive, dare we say viral, attention on the internet and she has inspired women to be unapologetically themselves and take up space. Although breaking the reality tv mold wasn’t exactly part of her plan, she has embraced her position as a role model for curvy women with pride. Hear the inside scoop about her unconventional and in some ways groundbreaking journey to the altar with her now husband, Brennon, what her expectations were going on the show, what her dating life was like before meeting Brennon, how they’ve strengthened their relationship since the show, when they want to have kids and seriously SO much more. If you’re an Alexa superfan like we are, you’re going to love getting to know her better in this episode.


“It’s not something I planned on doing; to be a curvy representation on TV. It just kind of came out that way and I am really glad that it did. If that’s something I'm going to stand for, that’s a really great thing to stand for.” - Alexa Lemieux


“What helps me a lot of the time is knowing this is such a temporary feeling, and next week you’re not going to be thinking about how down you are. When you’ve made it through your lowest, you know you’re doing to be fine.”  - Alexa Lemieux

What we talk about:

  • Update from Raeann’s psychic

  • What Alexa’s dating life was like before she went on Love is Blind

  • What dating in the pods was like for Alexa

  • How Alexa gained and cultivated her confidence

  • What helps Alexa boost her confidence

  • Being unapologetically yourself and taking up space

  • Alexa’s mindset about body confidence going on reality TV

  • Did Alexa describe her physical appearance before meeting Brennon face to face?

  • Was Alexa nervous about what people would say about her weight?

  • Not limiting yourself to one “type” when you’re dating

  • Why Alexa almost left the show

  • Does there need to be an initial spark or can it grow?

  • How to have a thriving sex life

  • Alexa’s favorite things about being married

  • How Alexa and Brennon handle conflicts

  • Alexa’s opinion on the cutie incident

  • When are Alexa and Brennon having kids?

  • Get to know Alexa better in our rapid fire segment

  • Ask Away: How to make friends in a new city


“I’m not for everyone and I shouldn’t be. If I was for everyone that wouldn’t make sense. We’re all supposed to be so different.” - Alexa Lemieux


“Brennon and I would not be together if I did not put myself out there. During the show I was going to peace out and imagine if I did.” - Alexa Lemieux


New podcast episodes of Confident Collective drop every Tuesday.


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