Ashley’s Literal Day One: A Friendship That Has Lasted a Lifetime

The Mama's Den

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4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Mama's Den podcast is still on tour and guess who is with us!! Ashley’s literal day one, Nalo Wise, of course. This week in the Den, we are running back our conversation with Nalo after she held us down for the first ever Mama's Den live show. Born just days apart and best friends since infancy, Ashley and Nalo have grown up side by side through every stage of life. From childhood memories and teenage growing pains to marriage, motherhood, their bond has endured because of honesty, forgiveness, and a deep commitment to choosing each other again and again. Nothing is off limits in this conversation—including the season when Nalo’s husband wasn’t exactly Ashley’s biggest fan. Together, the Mamas explore what it really takes to maintain decades-long friendships as women and mothers, and why the friendships that know us best can become some of the most important relationships in our lives. If you’ve ever wondered how some friendships survive changing seasons, shifting priorities, and the demands of motherhood, this episode is a heartfelt reminder that the right friends grow with you. There are three more stops on The Mama’s Den tour aka MOM'S NIGHT OUT! Get your tickets. 📍 Chicago - May 18 📍 Pittsburgh - May 19 📍 Philadelphia - May 23 Visit this site for tickets to all dates: https://linktr.ee/themamasdenpodcast Make sure you connect with our Mamas on IG: @themamasdenpodcast Ashley - @watermeloneggrolls Codie - @codieco Melanie - @melaniefiona

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0:00.0	Girl, we don't went through her.
0:01.1	Husband not liking me.
0:02.2	We don't went through.
0:03.5	Yes.
0:04.5	Yeah. No, ask you now. Sure. He doesn't have choice. I'm not going in. He wasn't going to where. I wouldn't go nowhere. Right, right. Right. So it is what. And I still navigated the exact same way. They're still for me.
0:20.8	Y'all gonna vote on me here.
0:21.8	That's what she told us.
0:22.8	What's up y'all?
0:23.5	It's Ashley.
0:24.1	It's Melody. what and I still navigated the exact same way. Like they still gonna be, y'all gonna be here.
0:21.6	That's what she told us.
0:22.7	What's up y'all?
0:23.7	It's Melanie and Cody here and you've tapped into the Mamasden.
0:29.3	Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Mamasden podcast.
0:32.2	Please somebody, somebody.
0:35.4	Melanie, fix it, Jesus. Somebody.
0:39.1	Melanie, fix it, Jesus.
0:39.9	I don't got it.
0:40.5	I don't know it.
0:41.7	She doesn't want to.
0:42.4	My goodness.
0:47.9	It's Mama's Den Monday, and apparently I'm the only Mama in the Den, because y'all don't want to sing the song.
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