New episodes every Thursday, with exclusive bonus episodes every Monday on Patreon. Welcome to Not As We Planned, the honest podcast about relationships, dating, marriage, divorce and motherhood, and all the things no one really talks about. From becoming a mum and navigating divorce, to rebuilding life as a single mum and dating again in your 30s, we’re sharing the real, messy and unexpected sides of it all. Life doesn’t always go to plan, and neither do relationships. This is a space for open conversations, shared experiences and saying the things most people avoid. If you have a question or want to share your story, email us at notasweplannedpodcast@gmail.com Join Our Community Get our weekly BONUS episode: https://patreon.com/c/NotAsWePlanned (https://www.patreon.com/c/NotAsWePlanned) Follow the Podcast: @notasweplanned_podcast (https://www.instagram.com/notasweplanned_podcast/) Tash: @tash_blake_ivy (https://www.instagram.com/tash_blake_ivy/) Carly: @iamcarlyharris (https://www.instagram.com/iamcarlyharris/) Get the Planner: https://notasweplanned.shop (https://notasweplanned.shop/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
What this show covers
infidelitytrustmarriagerelationship dilemmasbreakupsaffairsrelationship betrayalbetrayalrelationshipsfamilyfamily secretsunrequited loveworkplace relationshipssingle motherhoodmoney stress
What listeners will find here
Two long-term relationships hit breaking point after hidden messages surface
This episode centers on two women confronting betrayal in long-term relationships. One is newly married after 23 years together and discovers her husband’s secret emotional affair; the other feels trapped after finding messages to sex workers while an old love suddenly reappears.
A hidden teenage son, a shattered marriage, and a secret affair with a straight friend
This episode centers on a wife blindsided by a child-support letter revealing her husband has a 16-year-old son he never told her about. It also dives into a listener’s year-long secret sexual relationship with his married straight friend and the messy feelings that followed.
Two affair stories, one painful question: how do you finally walk away?
This episode centers on love, guilt and attachment inside affairs that have become emotionally serious. One listener is trying to end a year-long workplace affair with a man who has a partner and children, while another shares how waiting for an engaged woman left him devastated.
Carly opens up about surgery, single motherhood, and a marriage shattered by secrets
Carly talks candidly about getting the nose job she had wanted for years, from pre-surgery panic to the emotional shock of seeing her new face. The episode also digs into the financial strain of single parenthood and a listener story about a husband’s hidden sexual life unraveling just before IVF.
A postpartum betrayal story leads an episode packed with messy relationship dilemmas
Postpartum infidelity is the episode’s central story, as a new mother discovers messages from another woman on her husband’s phone just weeks after giving birth. It also moves through breakup fallout, long-distance parenting realities, dating after betrayal, a Bumble profile overhaul, and a jaw-dropping confession.
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