GRL Vibes Only

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Messy adulthood, soft landings, friend energy.

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GRL Vibes Only follows Laura and Anna through the ordinary chaos of 20-something life. The conversations move from Taylor Swift chatter and gift-guide spirals into real questions about mental health, moving, living alone, and finding community.

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About GRL Vibes Only

GRL Vibes Only is a personal-journal hangout about being 20-something, busy, uncertain, and still trying to make ordinary life feel manageable. Laura and Anna keep the shape loose. Episodes often begin with whatever is happening that week: a Taylor Swift release, December 1 holiday excitement, a laptop mix-up before recording, a summer hiatus, or the feeling that everyone suddenly seems to be moving. From there, the conversation wanders into the real subject almost sideways. That is where the show works best. A chat about third locations becomes a larger reflection on remote work, online communities, DoorDash, Instacart, suburban bars, and the quiet problem of having nowhere casual to go. A discussion about living situations turns into pressure around leases, debt, buying a house, living alone, roommates, privacy, and the guilt of not wanting the next adult milestone yet. The show is frank about comparison. It is also comfortable admitting that some choices look good from the outside and still feel wrong up close. The mental health episode with Sam brings a more serious register, with anxiety, OCD, panic disorder, school, and recovery discussed through memory and conversation rather than formal expertise. That episode shows how the format can hold harder material without losing its familiar softness. Other installments stay lighter, especially around shopping, beauty, gift guides, Christmas music, Vlogmas, and nostalgic screen culture. Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, Hocus Pocus, Taylor Swift, Michael Buble, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, and John Legend all pass through as part of the same conversational world. The tone is casual, affirming, and sometimes scattered in a way that feels intentional to the experience. It is not a tightly produced advice show. It is more like overhearing Laura and Anna sort through the exact things their peer group is texting about: what to buy, where to live, how to handle anxiety, why adulthood feels rushed, and where community is supposed to happen now. The result is warm and highly specific. GRL Vibes Only fits listeners who want 20-something women personal-journal energy with enough honesty to make the small stuff feel connected to something bigger.

Made for: Best for 20-something women and listeners who like casual personal-journal podcasts about mental health, pop culture, shopping, moving, living situations, and early adulthood. It also suits anyone drawn to warm, conversational shows where tangents are part of the texture.

What sets it apart: Its strength is the way small life details become emotional checkpoints without turning formal or polished. The show lets anxiety, holidays, housing pressure, online life, and pop culture share the same relaxed conversational rhythm.

In their own words

Join along with Lauren & Anna-Marie as they grow through the good and bad of being 20-something women in a chaotic world. This podcast will shed light on the growing pains of entering the real world, but not yet being an adult, or at least it doesn’t feel that way. Through personal experience, embarrassing story times, empowering interviews, and sometimes, just straight BS, we’ll all start to feel a little less alone in a world that makes it seem like we all have it together. Subscribe for your weekly dose of relatable content, lots of feels, and as always, GRL Vibes Only.

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Laura and Anna make housing pressure, community, mental health and seasonal rituals legible through candid comparison and sharply observed personal experience.

GRL Vibes Only turns ordinary choices into candid conversation, with Laura and Anna comparing experiences before asking what social pressure has added to them.

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House-buying panic meets a better question: do you even want the house?

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  • Laura and Anna to voice the pressure you feel when friends start buying homes before you're ready
  • a candid conversation about anxiety that makes room for a friend's difficult school experience
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20-something adulthoodmental health and anxietylife updatesmoving and living aloneholiday shopping and gift ideaspop culture reboots and musicthird locations and communityremote work and online habits

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Episodes

  1. 1

    What’s Your Third Location?

    Laura and Anna of Girl Vibes Only debate Taylor Swift’s July 7 release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), including the lyric change in “Better Than Revenge,” clearer vocals, and six From the Vault tracks.

    Jul 17, 2023·53m·3 clips
  2. 2

    We’re Obsessed

    Jun 12, 2023·43m
  3. 3

    Guess Who’s Back?!

    Jun 5, 2023·51m
  4. 4

    Today I Learned

    Nov 28, 2022·51m
  5. 5

    Spooky Recommendations

    Oct 31, 2022·43m
  6. 6

    October Obsessions (2022 Edition!)

    Oct 24, 2022·37m
  7. 7

    Work To Live

    Oct 17, 2022·31m
  8. 8

    Insecurities & Vulnerabilities

    Oct 10, 2022·42m
  9. 9

    Let’s Talk Pop Culture

    Oct 3, 2022·45m
  10. 10

    Fall Favorites

    Sep 26, 2022·48m
  11. 11

    Books We’ve Been Loving

    Sep 19, 2022·54m
  12. 12

    Burn Out and Silent Quitting

    Sep 12, 2022·46m
  13. 13

    Life Update

    Sep 6, 2022·43m
  14. 14

    May/June Obsessions

    Jun 20, 2022·50m
  15. 15

    Mental Health with Samantha Sheppard

    Hidden gem

    GRL Vibes Only hosts Laura and Anna interview high school friend Samantha Sheppard about her mental health journey during Mental Health Awareness Month, the first guest episode of their season.

    May 31, 2022·1h 4m·4 clips
  16. 16

    BOOK CLUB: Girl A by Abigail Dean

    May 23, 2022·28m
  17. 17

    Am I the A**hole?

    May 16, 2022·28m
  18. 18

    Pop Culture Chat, May Edition

    May 9, 2022·29m
  19. 19

    April Obsessions

    May 2, 2022·30m
  20. 20

    The Best Friends Quiz

    Apr 25, 2022·30m
  21. 21

    Imposter Syndrome

    Apr 18, 2022·37m
  22. 22

    Pop Culture Chat

    Apr 11, 2022·46m
  23. 23

    March Obsessions

    Apr 4, 2022·33m
  24. 24

    Red Flags & Green Flags

    Mar 28, 2022·41m
  25. 25

    BOOK CLUB: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

    Mar 21, 2022·30m
  26. 26

    More Obsessions! February Favorites

    Mar 14, 2022·32m
  27. 27

    Women’s History Month

    Mar 7, 2022·50m
  28. 28

    Recent Obsessions

    Feb 28, 2022·33m
  29. 29

    The GRLs Are Back In Town

    Feb 21, 2022·28m
  30. 30

    Our 2022 Vision Boards

    Dec 31, 2021·33m
  31. 31

    Season 4 Recap

    Dec 27, 2021·25m
  32. 32

    Our December Obsessions

    Dec 20, 2021·53m
  33. 33

    GRL Vibes Gift Guide

    GRL Vibes Only hosts Anna and Laura record their annual holiday gift guide on December 1st, walking through gift recommendations for parents, siblings, friends, significant others, co-workers, and grandparents.

    Dec 6, 2021·53m·3 clips
  34. 34

    This Is My Formal Resignation…

    Nov 22, 2021·50m
  35. 35

    Defining your Life Journey

    Nov 15, 2021·30m
  36. 36

    Building Your Own Business w/ Rachel Martelli

    Nov 8, 2021·45m
  37. 37

    BOOK CLUB: Verity by Colleen Hoover

    Oct 29, 2021·40m
  38. 38

    Conspiracies Continued! Our Favorite Theories

    Oct 27, 2021·44m
  39. 39

    CONSPIRACY: The Philadelphia Experiment

    Oct 25, 2021·34m
  40. 40

    Our October Obsessions

    Oct 18, 2021·31m
  41. 41

    The Zodiac Quiz

    Oct 11, 2021·37m
  42. 42

    Mindset

    Oct 4, 2021·43m
  43. 43

    Our September Obsessions

    Sep 27, 2021·40m
  44. 44

    Jigsaw

    Sep 20, 2021·42m
  45. 45

    Weekdays Can Be Fun Too, Right?

    Sep 13, 2021·36m
  46. 46

    We’re Back, Baby!

    Sep 6, 2021·37m
  47. 47

    On Holiday

    GRL Vibes Only hosts Lar and Anna close out season three with a pop culture roundup covering Olivia Rodrigo's debut album 'Sour,' the Friends reunion on HBO Max, John Mulaney's divorce, and ongoing Call Her Daddy podcast drama.

    May 31, 2021·54m·3 clips
  48. 48

    The Best Friend Tag

    May 24, 2021·39m
  49. 49

    There’s No Place Like Home

    GRL Vibes Only hosts Laura and Anna discuss their housing journeys and the pressure of watching peers buy homes during what they call 'moving season,' with nearly every friend now a homeowner.

    May 17, 2021·57m·3 clips
  50. 50

    Sephora Haul

    May 3, 2021·34m