Hey Babes Podcast: Recent Episodes
Haley and Eran Israelov
The feel-good podcast for when you just wanna kick back and have a fun deep chat with your besties. Let hosts and married couple Haley and Eran be the big brother and sister you never had, giving advice on all things relationships, friendships, building a business and how getting married young shouldn’t keep you from having it all. With only $1000 in their bank account, they said I DO at 21, and this is what they’re learning along the way.
23: Bad habits, we’ve all got em. But since Eran and I never lived together before getting married, there were definitely a few surprises once we actually moved in! She is messy, and he is really NOT. He does THIS and it drives me CRAZY. So, how do we deal with each others annoying and bad habits? Today we’re telling you all about it, and how learning to live with each others quirks, only made us stronger as a couple.
22: Success is a word we hear a lot, and it’s a dream for most. Making lots of money, buying that big house, driving your dream car, and having kids….? Yeah eventually… Well we got married at 21, with no money, no home and as most people would say with “no success”. Today we’re doing a deep dive into how having kids young impacted our business, balancing work and parenting as well as Haley dealing with working “mom guilt”.
21: Today we’re doing a deep dive into everything about our crazy Bukharian culture. We’re telling you how we grew up, rules round dating, our religious values and what our FOB parents expected of us! We have such rich culture of amazing values, LOTS of food, and lots of unspoken rules haha. Let’s have a laugh together while we tell you all about it!
20: So did you know just HOW rocky of a relationship we had at the start? Dating long distance was no joke, and Haley being the logical person she is was in a constant battle of Head VS Heart. Our journey though has really made us so much stronger as a couple and today we’re telling you all about how Eran really WON the dating game. I mean getting a girl who rejected you multiple times to marry you? ICON. And here is how he did it.
19: We’re officially back and so excited to kickstart SEASON 2! Where have we been you ask? Well today’s episode we’ve giving you all the deets on what’s been going on the last few months, and we’ve got A LOT to tell you! We missed you all and can’t wait to chat again with you, our besties.
18: O, Canada it’s been TOO LONG! Haley has finally got her green card after 1.5 years of waiting and not being able to leave the country or see her family! So today we'll be chatting all about her excitement with going home, what we're looking to do there and everything we've been through in order to actually get this green card in hand. There is so much for us to compare about Canada VS America and today we're diving into it all!
17: Whether you’re about to embark on your first year of marriage, or maybe you're already in it and what to know what you can expect, in this podcast, we’ll be chatting about the common misconceptions about the first year of marriage and separate fact from fiction. From the belief that marriage will solve all your problems to the idea that happy couples never argue, we'll explore it all while giving our two cents about what it takes to build a strong foundation for your marriage, and how you can enjoy the journey along the way!
16: So getting bullied in high school seems like such a cliche at this point, but man we BOTH went through it and it definitely changed us… but for the better. Today we’re opening up about our struggles with having low confidence growing up and how it’s made up hesitate and doubt ourselves every step of the way as we got older. After all these years we can now look back, and here is was we would tell our high school selves…
15: We finally launch our first brand HAYLO and today we’ll be telling you all about how we did it! Including how the idea came to be, the development of the product, what went into the marketing and how much $$$$ it actually COST US. We made a ton of mistakes along the way so learn from ours and hear all about how to start a business from zero!
14: Adulting can be overwhelming… especially where there is SO MUCH that they don’t teach you in school to prepare you for life. Today we’re taking you though our life lessons and sharing everything we learned about credit cards, loans, mortgages, interest, buying and selling a house, and so much more. The best part? It’s all the SIMPLIFIED version. You’ve got this babes, lets doing this adulting thing RIGHT!
13: Today we are finally sharing all your boring questions about our Jewish religion! We dive into why we waited to have sex until marriage, how God plays a role in our life and relationship advice based of what we follow. Our Judaism is such a huge part of our life and so many values we have are derived from our beliefs. We by no means are here to preach or try to tell anyone how to live, we just see so much benefit in sharing our story and the beauty in my what apply from our religion to better our own life and relationship.
12: Haley has always been KNOWN for her fashion sense, but lately she’s been really struggling. So many women can relate to the challenge of dressing yourself postpartum. Your body is different, things don’t fit you in the same way, and honestly becoming a mom can also really change your perception about certain types of clothes. Today we’re sharing our thoughts on current fashion, thrifting, trends, dressing more modestly and how you too can find your own personal style.
11: So let’s chat about social media! TikTok, Reels, Shorts oh my! In the 5 years alone that Haley has been posting online we’ve seen such a huge change on social media platforms and have so much to say about where it;s headed. Let’s just say this, is so easy to go viral these days that it’s kind of become meaningless… yet still everyone wants that “virality” so bad.
10: Let’s just admit, friendships as adults and especially as a married couple looks SO different then when we were in high school. Yes, we’re tried, and no we don’t wanna go to the bar because we have two kids waking us up at 6AM… Relatable to you? Maybe, maybe not. But something that we can all agree with is that social burnout is a real thing and today we’re chatting all about it and we do to recharge and make time for our peeps.
9: So as if just giving birth wasn’t excitement enough, within the span of two weeks we listed our previous home for sale, toured a new property, moved agin, and then sold our Toronto home! Today we’re chatting all about how and WHY we moved 4 times within the last two years. As well as how we’ve been handing (or not handling) packing, moving and doing it all while being postpartum, having a newborn and a little toddler to take care of too…
8: Today we’re so excited to share with you our unfiltered and in-detail natural birth and labour story! This second experience was SO different then our first with some very unexpected events… So here is a positive experience of a natural birth story that was unmedicated, with no epidural… So how bad did it really hurt? LOL. We’re so excited to introduce baby Naomi to the world!
7: While pregnancy, fertility and miscarriage can be heavy topic, we’re here to keep it light. Today we are sharing all about our fertility journey including all the ups, downs and in betweens. We’re here to reassure you you’re not alone if you’ve had similar challenges, while also sharing things that helped up cope through our experience before falling pregnant with our rainbow baby!
6: Mom and Dad, we love them… and they can be such FOBs sometimes that it defiantly keeps life interesting. Today we’re breaking down everything from the countries we came from to how we ended up in North America, and the discussing all the laughs and struggles in between to having immigrant parents. If your parents came from anywhere other than the US, we’re sure you can relate and laugh along to everything we have to say.
5: So babies… what an emotional roller coaster. After all we’ve been through with 2 years of infertility and a difficult miscarriage to follow, we finally had our first daughter before hitting 25. Today we’ll be sharing all the ins and outs of parenthood and the challenges that come with it. And now with baby #2 due in just a couple weeks, we share how we’re REALLY feeling about becoming parents of two under 2.
4: Every couple fights, am I right? But it’s really how you go about your conflict that shows your strength as a couple. After being together for over 7 years, Eran and Haley have learned a thing or two about how you can improve your communication as a couple, and they are spilling all their hot takes on the subject.
3: After a full YEAR of Haley and Eran living in Florida, they have a lot to say about life in Canada vs the USA. Today we’re having a truly chill convo about how life was like growing up in Toronto VS Miami, our high school experiences, and how Haley has been adjusting to moving to Florida away from her family.
2: Today we’re talking all about that MOOLA, money, cash, cha ching 💰 and all the ins and outs of how we basically started it all from zero. From getting married at 21 with no real job and a $7,000 debt, to us building two successful business. We chat about how you shouldn’t let the fear of not having “enough money“ keep you from taking that next step with your partner.
So pop in those earbuds, kick back and let's get chatting! 💕