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Between Us: Mother Daughter Unfiltered

Between Us: Mother Daughter Unfiltered

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Hosted by Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi, this isn’t your average mommy-and-me podcast. It’s bold, brutally honest, and refreshingly hilarious. Together, this mother–daughter duo pulls back the curtain on the chaos, comedy, and conflict of growing up (and parenting) in today’s world.


From toxic friendships to first crushes, from setting boundaries to breaking cycles, they call it like it is; no sugar-coating, no shame, and definitely no filters. Whether it’s PMS, peer pressure, or that one “friend” who only texts when she needs something, Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi name it, decode it, and hand you the tools to deal with it.


🚩 Red flags? Exposed.

💚 Green flags? Celebrated.

💪🏻 Generational trauma? We’re not passing it down.


Listeners walk away laughing, thinking, and a little bit more emotionally fluent than when they came in. This is parenting redefined. Girlhood unfiltered.


And growing up? They’re doing it together.


ABOUT Zeynep Yurderi - Zeynep is an award-winning designer and entrepreneur, best known for her luxury brand Zeyzani, worn by icons such as Dolly Parton, Whoopi Goldberg, Kesha and Addison Rae. Her work has earned her multiple honors, including the Business Woman of the Year, NJ Under 40 Top CEOs, the Business Excellence Award, and a Congressional Proclamation from the U.S. House of Representatives in NJ recognizing her innovation, leadership, and impact in fashion.


ABOUT Tara Khaleesi - Tara Khaleesi is the one and only, fiercely authentic Gen Alpha daughter of Zeynep and Tom Marasheski, and the co-host of the Between Us Mother Daughter Unfiltered Podcast. Wise beyond her years, she brings humor, honesty, and emotional intelligence to every conversation, offering her generation's boldest and most unfiltered perspective.

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Episodes
  • Closing 2025: Raw Grief, Presence & Moving Forward Together

    Closing 2025: Raw Grief, Presence & Moving Forward Together
    Dec 31 2025

    In our final episode of 2025, we speak unedited and unfiltered about grief, presence, and what it looked like to move through a hard month as a family.

    After losing my father on December 2nd, 2025, we took a pause because I (Zeynep) was not emotionally available.

    In this episode, we share how we navigated grief without collapsing, how Tara Khaleesi experienced the month in her own way, and why protecting children from adult pain matters.

    This conversation isn't about having answers; it is about honesty, connection, and closing a chapter with intention as we step into 2026 lighter, grounded and together... Between Us... Unfiltered...

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    18 mins
  • Did We Just Announce Our "Huzz" On Air? Boundaries, Manipulation; Gen Alpha Is So Over "They're Just Jealous"

    Did We Just Announce Our "Huzz" On Air? Boundaries, Manipulation; Gen Alpha Is So Over "They're Just Jealous"
    Oct 29 2025

    In this episode of Between Us Mother Daughter Unfiltered, Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi go from laughter to life lessons in their signature unfiltered style.

    The mother daughter duo dives into how to spot emotional manipulation, protect your peace, and set boundaries that actually work.

    Introducing "Boundary Firewall" Zeynep's ongoing segment on boundaries, Zeynep covers five rules that teach how to recognize manipulation and guard your emotional safety.

    Tara Khaleesi brings the Gen Alpha perspective, breaking down down why the phrase "They're just jealous" misses the mark and what kids really need to hear from adults instead.

    They also reveal how hormones, emotions, and self awareness intertwine, ADHD brain moments included, and still manage to make it funny, relatable, and valuable at the same time.

    Highlights:

    • The four month mural transformation that taught as much about persistence, patience, and awareness as it did about art.
    • Boundary Firewall, Zeynep's new ongoing segment begins here, with 5 rules for spotting manipulation and protecting your peace.
    • "Just because somebody says they love me, doesn't mean I have to keep giving them access to me."
    • "Watch actions, not words"
    • The question every adult should start asking "Do you want help processing this, or do you just need me to listen?"
    • Gen Alpha Word Of The Week: HUZZ and did we just announce ours on air?

    It's part humor, part hard truth, and all real talk; the way only Between Us Mother Daughter Unfiltered can do it.

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    24 mins
  • We Retired "Cringe," "Tricked Our Brains," and "Clocked It!"

    We Retired "Cringe," "Tricked Our Brains," and "Clocked It!"
    Oct 14 2025

    Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi are back! In this episode of Between Us: Mother–Daughter Unfiltered, they retire "cringe." they "trick their brains" and tell you how; and read your DMs about "red flag friendships" - out loud!

    This Gen Alpha daughter and her Xennial Mom share how to stop letting "cringe" break connection between parents and kids; how to stay disciplined when motivation ghosts you and how to recognize red flags hiding in plain sight before they hurt you.

    It's part hilarious, part honest therapy session between generations. Honest, funny, and deeply relatable. The kind of conversations families everywhere are finally ready to have.

    Don't miss this one, especially when they talk about their Halloween photo shoot, where they almost drowned...

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    24 mins
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