Girls Tripped

This week, we're talking about the strange letdown that happens after an unforgettable trip, why it's so easy to feel alive on vacation and overwhelmed at home, and what we're doing to bring a little more joy into everyday life. From sunrise and sunset challenges to moongazing, overpacked schedules, people-pleasing, and the realization that maybe we don't need another vacation as much as we need a different way of living, this conversation is the beginning of our Summer Reset. Join us as we kick off a season of small challenges, intentional living, and finding the vacation version of ourselves right at home. Because sometimes "Book the Trip" isn't about getting on a plane—it's about choosing joy wherever you are.

Paris is over, the laundry is waiting, and somehow life already feels louder again. In this episode, we talk about the emotional hangover of coming home — the exhaustion, the overstimulation, the anxiety creeping back in, and the strange feeling that the version of you that you loved most might’ve only existed on vacation. From one-napkin lunches and slow Paris dinners to productivity addiction, sunset walks, and trying to hold onto the people we became abroad, this conversation turns into something much bigger than travel. Maybe the trip didn’t change us. Maybe it revealed us.

In this episode, Jillian and Eliza unpack everything: the magic of waking up in a 17th-century hotel, private tours through the Louvre and Versailles, late-night Eiffel Tower sparkles, and the unexpected joy of simply wandering Parisian streets with wine in hand and nowhere to be. They also open up about anxiety, motherhood, learning to let go, and how travel changed the way they see themselves. Then "the girls" join the conversation to share their side of the trip — including getting lost on the Metro, clubbing until sunrise, making friends with strangers, and discovering a new kind of confidence while navigating Europe on their own. It’s funny, heartfelt, chaotic, and a reminder that sometimes the best thing you can do is book the trip.

Two girls in matching cheerleading uniforms became lifelong friends after one late-night phone call and an unexpected loyalty test. Some friendships arrive quietly and shape your entire life before you even realize it. As Eliza and Jillian fly home from Paris, they look back at the moment their friendship began, the versions of themselves they used to be, and the women they’re still becoming. A conversation about loyalty, history, reinvention, and the people who make us brave enough to book the trip.

This week on Girls Tripped, we’re digging into what it really means to let go—of expectations, old definitions of success, and the voices (hi, Mom 👋) that still live rent-free in our heads. From career paths we were supposed to want, to the guilt of choosing ourselves, we’re asking: Are we living our lives… or the ones we inherited? Between honest conversations about motherhood, ambition, and identity (plus a little pre-Paris anxiety), we’re figuring out what’s actually worth holding onto—and what needs to go. Because at some point, you have to ask: Who are you, without everyone else’s expectations? And more importantly… What would you do if you finally let them go?

This week on Girls Tripped, Eliza and Jillian take on fear, regret, and the quiet ways both can shape a life. From life-altering health scares to everyday overthinking, they unpack what fear really looks like—and why the things we don’t do tend to stay with us the longest. Is fear just a moment… while regret lingers? And how often are our biggest “what ifs” the result of playing it safe? As they prepare for Paris, the conversation turns to risk, opportunity, and what it actually means to stop waiting and start living.Because at some point, you either face the fear… or carry the regret.

We grew up figuring things out on our own—so why is it so hard to let our kids do the same? In this episode, we’re talking about what it really means to “give them the world”… and whether we’ve gone too far. We explore the tension between protecting and preparing, the guilt that comes with stepping back, and the question of whether struggle is something to avoid—or something they actually need. As usual, we don’t approach it the same way. One of us wants to step in. The other knows we probably shouldn’t. Neither of us is totally sure where the line is. And then Paris steps in—where the generational divide shows up in real time. Because while we’re ready to sit with a glass of wine… they’re chasing golden hour and 400 photos. Because maybe the real question is: Can we love them enough to let things be hard?

Friendship in your 20s is easy. Friendship in midlife? That’s something else entirely. In this episode, we’re talking about what makes female friendship deeper, more intentional—and sometimes more complicated—as life gets harder and more real. We get into loyalty, loss, long marriages, divorce, and the moments that show you exactly who’s in your corner. We’ve both lived very different experiences, but somehow ended up with a friendship that holds all of it. And then there’s travel—because nothing reveals a friendship faster than a trip together. Especially in a city like Paris. Because maybe the real question is: Are the best friendships the easiest ones… or the ones that have been tested?