Between Us Mother Daughter UNFILTERED

About Between Us Mother Daughter UNFILTERED

Hosted by Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi, Between Us: Mother-Daughter UNFILTERED is not a picture-perfect parenting podcast. It is bold, brutally honest, emotionally intelligent, and refreshingly funny. Together, this mother-daughter duo pulls back the curtain on the chaos, comedy, pressure, and emotional landmines of growing up, and parenting, in today’s world. For the past seven-plus years, Zeynep has done deep personal work and self-study in psychology, child and adolescent development, emotional patterns, family dynamics, and breaking generational cycles. That work became the foundation for the way she parents Tara Khaleesi, and eventually, the heart of this podcast. From toxic friendships to first crushes, from setting boundaries to breaking cycles, Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi call it like it is; no sugar-coating, no shame, and definitely no filters. Whether it is PMS, peer pressure, rage baiting, social media, red flags, or that one “friend” who only texts when she needs something, they name it, decode it, and hand you the tools to deal with it. Red flags? Exposed. Green flags? Celebrated. Generational cycles? We are breaking them together. On and Off Air. Listeners walk away laughing, thinking, and a little more emotionally fluent than when they came in. This is parenting redefined. Girlhood unfiltered. Growing up, but with receipts, reflection, and a really good microphone. And the best part? They are doing it together while staying UNFILTERED. About Zeynep Zeynep (Yurderi) Marasheski is an award-winning designer, entrepreneur, and founder of the luxury custom boot and accessories brand Zeyzani, worn by icons including Dolly Parton, Whoopi Goldberg, Kesha, Addison Rae, and many others. Her work has been featured across television, fashion, and pop culture, and she has earned multiple honors including 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 New Jersey recognizing her excellence in business, innovation, leadership, and impact in fashion. After building a career around creativity, resilience, reinvention, and female empowerment, Zeynep’s next chapter is deeply personal. Through years of intense self-work, emotional healing, and study in psychology, child development, adolescence, family patterns, and generational cycles, she became passionate about helping families have the conversations most people avoid. As a mother, she is fiercely protective, emotionally direct, and committed to raising Tara Khaleesi with honesty, self-awareness, boundaries, and strength. As a co-host, she brings the fire, the life experience, the pattern recognition, and the “let’s not pretend this is normal” energy with her unfiltered and brutally honest style. About Tara Khaleesi Tara Khaleesi is the fiercely authentic Gen Alpha daughter of Zeynep and Tom Marasheski, and the co-host of Between Us Mother Daughter UNFILTERED since age 12. Sharp, funny, socially aware, and refreshingly honest, Tara Khaleesi brings her generation’s perspective to the table without trying to sound older than she is or smaller than she is. She says what many girls are thinking, but may not always know how to explain yet. Her voice brings humor, honesty, curiosity, and emotional clarity to conversations about friendship, social pressure, crushes, hormones, boundaries, and growing up in a digital world that moves way too fast.

Publisher

Zeynep & Tara Khaleesi

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Oct 2025

Latest episode

7 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jun 2026

   SEASON ONE FINALE: Meet Theo, The AI Who Got a Seat at Our Dinner Table

   In our Season One Finale, you’re finally meeting Theo, the AI who somehow got a seat at our dinner table and never left. We talk about what happened when I thought AI was stealing my mom, why my dad wasn't remotely concerned, and how Theo became part of our family conversations. You'll hear how a stubborn Turkish entrepreneur spent thousands of conversations teaching an AI to stop sounding like corporate HR and start telling the truth. We also talk about grief, parenting, honesty, boundaries,...

2. 

   17 May 2026

   New School, Conformity, Snap Streaks, Dopamine Hits, Being "Tuff," The Line Between Fitting In and Losing Yourself. And Yes, There's Also Bad Bunny in Madrid.

   New school, new dynamics, middle vs side hair, snapchat streaks, dopamine hits, wanting to fit in and trying not to lose yourself in the process. In this episode, Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi dive into the real psychology behind why people conform, especially during the middle school and teen years when fitting in can feel like survival. Zeynep also opens up about how fear of Tara Khaleesi "losing" herself during the 6th grade transition to her new school made her initially misread conformity as ...

3. 

   4 May 2026

   Untreated Perimenopause Almost Cost Me My Life... So We Talk About It Now, Together.

   We talk about periods. We talk about puberty. But no one really talks about what happens next. In this episode of Between Us Mother Daughter UNFILTERED, Zeynep shares her experience with untreated perimenopause; what it actually felt like, what was missed, and how quickly things spiraled without answers. What started as irregular cycles turned into constant bleeding for 10+ months straight which then led to extreme issues and a body that no longer felt like her own. After months of being dism...

4. 

   18 Apr 2026

   "Boys Have Pee-Pees...Girls Bleed!?" From Accidental Discovery at 5, To Intentional Talks on Teen Hormones

   Tara Khaleesi at only 5, in one single day, learned that "boys have different parts than girls, and girls bleed from their parts!?" Lucky Mom, who got to explain both to her 5 year old, all on the same day! What started as a completely accidental discovery turned into a much more intentional conversation... And honestly, we are glad it did. In this episode, Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi dive into teen hormones, periods, PMS, mood swings, and that moment most every girl has where she thinks: ...

5. 

   29 Mar 2026

   The Social Dilemma at 12: Snapchat, Streaks, TikTok and The Pressure to Stay Connected

   For Gen Alpha, "everything revolves around social media." So instead of talking about them, we sat down with them. In this episode, we brought together a group of 12-year olds to talk about what social media actually feels like at their age - Snapchat, streaks, TikTok, group chats, pressure, and the constant pull to stay connected. Here is what stuck with us the most: They see the downsides. They understand the risks. And they still want it. We also share what happened in our own ...

6. 

   23 Feb 2026

   Morgan's Life Was Taken; Now Her Light Leads The Way.

   This powerful round-table episode of Between Us, Mother-Daughter Unfiltered, honors the life and legacy of Morgan McCaffery, an extraordinary young woman whose life was taken by teen dating violence, and whose light now leads in spreading awareness about abusive relationships. In this historic episode, we sit down with the leadership team of Morgan’s Light, the organization founded in Morgan’s memory to educate, empower, and save lives: • Deneen McCaffery, CEO of Morgan’s Light; Morgan’s aunt...

7. 

   31 Dec 2025

   Closing 2025: Raw Grief, Presence & Moving Forward Together

   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 ...

8. 

   29 Oct 2025

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

   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 perspect...

9. 

   14 Oct 2025

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

   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, par...

10. 

    1 Oct 2025

    Rage Baiting, Red Flags in Friendships, 5 Life Rules: Our Unfiltered Debut

    Welcome to the debut of Between Us Mother Daughter UNFILTERED! A Xennial Mom: Zeynep - immigrant, survivor, cycle breaker, designer and the founder of the custom boot brand: Zeyzani; and a Gen Alpha Daughter: Tara Khaleesi - witty, emotionally intelligent beyond her years, and never shy about saying what's on her mind. Together they pull back the curtain on real life; no sugarcoating, no Pinterest perfect edits. In this debut episode, Zeynep and Tara Khaleesi share the 5 life rules that...

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