<![CDATA[unwell, actually.]]>d6627a04-abb6-58db-bfcc-2f3ad8471db3Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:06:34 +0000Captivate.fmAshley + Sandrahttps://artwork.captivate.fm/65b9b165-353a-4bd5-8077-f538b1f2341f/Copy-of-Pink-and-White-Modern-Women-Talk-Podcast-Cover.jpgunwell, actually.Ashley + SandraAshley + Sandraunwell, actually. is hosted by Ashley and Sandra, two best friends separated by a six hour drive, who decided their unhinged text threads deserved an audience. They're living with chronic illnesses, perimenopause, and late-diagnosed neurodivergence, all while parenting at completely opposite ends of the spectrum in more ways than one. They're obsessed with Bravo—the power plays, the delusion, the DRAMA. They think about feminism and witchcraft as actual things to put into practice. And they're not here to sell you anything or pretend they have it figured out. They're two women having the conversations you're probably having in a group text at 3am, or maybe never actually say out loud. They contradict themselves sometimes. They change their minds. They laugh at shit that should NOT be funny. Sometimes they're infuriating, and sometimes they're exactly right. Sometimes both. If you want a podcast that sounds like hanging out with friends who actually get it, this is for you.https://unwell-actually.captivate.fmtrueepisodicnopodcastCyst & DeceasedCyst & DeceasedAshley's been flattened by a month-long flare and Sandra's a year and a half post-hysterectomy and still figuring out what her body's telling her, so this one goes deep on chronic illness — the self-blame spiral, the grief nobody warns you about, and a Threads argument they stumbled on about disability gatekeeping that neither of them can stop thinking about. Also: Lacey from The Valley is their new best friend now, whether she knows it or not.

What Happened This Episode:

  • 0:00 — The dump truck month, and the Threads post that named the feeling
  • 3:54 — Dancing, bodies, and the grief chronic illness leaves behind
  • 14:21 — Small talk is a lie, and the pain-free day thought experiment
  • 25:13 — The cane discourse they found on Threads: who gets to be disabled enough
  • 29:56 — The OnlyFans hair pivot
  • 33:33 — Parenting through a flare, and twenty-two years to a diagnosis
  • 45:29 — Miss Pat's butler and Lacey from The Valley
  • 51:33 — The hysterectomy decision and the kissing ovaries fertility surgery story
  • 1:10:15 — ARFID, food textures, and the foods that make them gag
  • 1:13:02 — A hard day and a big apology

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]]>Ashley's been flattened by a month-long flare and Sandra's a year and a half post-hysterectomy and still figuring out what her body's telling her, so this one goes deep on chronic illness — the self-blame spiral, the grief nobody warns you about, and a Threads argument they stumbled on about disability gatekeeping that neither of them can stop thinking about. Also: Lacey from The Valley is their new best friend now, whether she knows it or not.

What Happened This Episode:

  • 0:00 — The dump truck month, and the Threads post that named the feeling
  • 3:54 — Dancing, bodies, and the grief chronic illness leaves behind
  • 14:21 — Small talk is a lie, and the pain-free day thought experiment
  • 25:13 — The cane discourse they found on Threads: who gets to be disabled enough
  • 29:56 — The OnlyFans hair pivot
  • 33:33 — Parenting through a flare, and twenty-two years to a diagnosis
  • 45:29 — Miss Pat's butler and Lacey from The Valley
  • 51:33 — The hysterectomy decision and the kissing ovaries fertility surgery story
  • 1:10:15 — ARFID, food textures, and the foods that make them gag
  • 1:13:02 — A hard day and a big apology

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]]>a987f926-d988-41c1-b5f6-501ab94f04dbSat, 12 Sep 2026 19:05:00 -040001:20:06truefull33She Broke the Bow Off My Cake and Ate It!She Broke the Bow Off My Cake and Ate It!Sandra and Ashley kick off with a parenting exercise that accidentally turns into a childhood trauma audit, then dig into House of Stassi's messiest dynamics, Ashley's accidental Threads main-character moment over a bow on underwear, and what actually counts as "frivolous.”

What Happened This Episode:

  • 0:00 — The Circle of Security parenting exercise, and what their results revealed about how they were each raised
  • 4:00 — Show updates: individual Instagram profiles are live
  • 8:00 — House of Stassi premiere: the Canadian release schedule rant, Katie's redemption arc, Bo and his sister's boundary-free dynamic, and the casting-couch red flag theory
  • 25:00 — Women succeeding by embodying the patriarchy, from Bo-as-stay-at-home-dad to JLo and Shakira's Super Bowl documentary
  • 31:00 — Bowgate: Ashley's Threads post about bows on women's underwear goes viral for all the wrong reasons
  • 50:00 — What actually counts as "frivolous," capitalism vs. patriarchy, and pre-cut fruit as a neurodivergence accommodation
  • 56:00 — Ice cream confessions and the brother-husbands theory
  • 1:03:00 — Am I the Asshole segment teased, plus the great "what color is August" debate
  • 1:07:00 — Catholic school flashbacks: color-coded subjects and the one world religion class they were allowed to take
  • 1:10:00 — Wrap-up and where to find them

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]]>Sandra and Ashley kick off with a parenting exercise that accidentally turns into a childhood trauma audit, then dig into House of Stassi's messiest dynamics, Ashley's accidental Threads main-character moment over a bow on underwear, and what actually counts as "frivolous.”

What Happened This Episode:

  • 0:00 — The Circle of Security parenting exercise, and what their results revealed about how they were each raised
  • 4:00 — Show updates: individual Instagram profiles are live
  • 8:00 — House of Stassi premiere: the Canadian release schedule rant, Katie's redemption arc, Bo and his sister's boundary-free dynamic, and the casting-couch red flag theory
  • 25:00 — Women succeeding by embodying the patriarchy, from Bo-as-stay-at-home-dad to JLo and Shakira's Super Bowl documentary
  • 31:00 — Bowgate: Ashley's Threads post about bows on women's underwear goes viral for all the wrong reasons
  • 50:00 — What actually counts as "frivolous," capitalism vs. patriarchy, and pre-cut fruit as a neurodivergence accommodation
  • 56:00 — Ice cream confessions and the brother-husbands theory
  • 1:03:00 — Am I the Asshole segment teased, plus the great "what color is August" debate
  • 1:07:00 — Catholic school flashbacks: color-coded subjects and the one world religion class they were allowed to take
  • 1:10:00 — Wrap-up and where to find them

Links and Resources Mentioned:


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]]>06cdf0a4-d647-4066-8925-17671ba256ecFri, 14 Aug 2026 20:10:00 -040001:11:24truefull22Hashtag It's All HappeningHashtag It's All HappeningSandra and Ashley launch unwell, actually. with an unplanned real-time gift: Tom Sandoval back in headlines the same week they hit record. From there it's Summer House cast cuts, a full In The City breakdown, and the reveal that their matching endometriosis might be trying to fuse them into one person.

What Happened This Episode:

  • 0:00 — Cold open: video game confessions and getting into the Tom Sandoval arrest news
  • 5:00 — Show intro: who Sandra and Ashley are and what Unwell Actually actually is
  • 8:00 — Why they started the podcast now, and the invisible labor of launching it mid-life-chaos
  • 12:00 — Tangents: OnlyFans, Below Deck's Ellie, and the wedding photography industry rant
  • 20:00 — Segment preview: rotating features and Notes App Roulette
  • 21:00 — Summer House cast shakeup: Amanda, West, and Ben out
  • 23:00 — In The City deep dive: Lindsay and Amanda's fallout, Kenny's red flags, dress gate, and Lindsay and Carl's post-breakup dynamic
  • 42:00 — The endometriosis bit and wrap-up

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]]>Sandra and Ashley launch unwell, actually. with an unplanned real-time gift: Tom Sandoval back in headlines the same week they hit record. From there it's Summer House cast cuts, a full In The City breakdown, and the reveal that their matching endometriosis might be trying to fuse them into one person.

What Happened This Episode:

  • 0:00 — Cold open: video game confessions and getting into the Tom Sandoval arrest news
  • 5:00 — Show intro: who Sandra and Ashley are and what Unwell Actually actually is
  • 8:00 — Why they started the podcast now, and the invisible labor of launching it mid-life-chaos
  • 12:00 — Tangents: OnlyFans, Below Deck's Ellie, and the wedding photography industry rant
  • 20:00 — Segment preview: rotating features and Notes App Roulette
  • 21:00 — Summer House cast shakeup: Amanda, West, and Ben out
  • 23:00 — In The City deep dive: Lindsay and Amanda's fallout, Kenny's red flags, dress gate, and Lindsay and Carl's post-breakup dynamic
  • 42:00 — The endometriosis bit and wrap-up

Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your favourite podcast platform! And come hang out on social media, @unwell_actually ✨✌🏽✌️

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