Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes

Are low-maintenance friendships all they’re made out to be?

So many of us are trying to live in this impossible zone of wanting friendship to be little effort but not neglectful. The effort of staying…

If you could go back and advise your 20-year-old self about friendship, what would you say?

Personally, I always had the worst social anxiety hangover, worrying about the things I said or did after ha…

Need something to light you up today? Maybe some profound advice? Look no further!

Today’s episode features Mark Delaney, host of the podcast The Purpose Mastermind. He and his wife Andrea are purpose…

My friends and I talk about money all the time.

It’s a great way to crowdsource information from people in the same season of life. I also think it helps us be more open with one another.

But money ca…

Today’s episode is about friendship goals. Why set them? What do they look like?

So many people are taking one action after another when it comes to friendship without much thought as to why. They’re …

Books are like people – they come into our lives when we most need them.

Today’s guest, Kara Infante, host of the Bookish Flights podcast, shares this quote by Emma Thompson at the end of every podcas…

In this episode, we return to one of Friendship IRL’s most quintessential questions: what IS a friend anyway?

Today’s guest is Jeni Holla, who, two and a half years ago, left her conventional job to …

Opening lines aren’t just for dating – they come in handy when you’re looking for new friends, too.

Today’s guest, Leah Wiseman Fink, says she likes to use this line: Do you want to come over for piz…

The holidays are here, which means many of us will be spending time with family and friends over the next couple months. It’s the perfect time to talk about deep conversations with people we care abo…

When DeeDee Moore became a grandparent, she had a hard time finding resources that would help her with the transition.

So, she created one: More than Grand – which has online and downloadable content…

A few years ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I didn’t know it at the time, but ADHD was affecting so many areas of my life, including my friendships.

Navigating friendships with a neurodiverse brain is…

This week, the Friendship IRL podcast turns a year old. One whole year!

I launched this podcast knowing this was an important topic, but the more work I do, the more I think it’s such a fundamental th…

Last March, Erin Woodruff was walking through her neighborhood with her two-year-old daughter. It had been a long winter and it felt like spring would never come.

During the walk, Erin began wonderin…

What does it take for a friendship to be a constant in your life for two decades?

That’s what we’re talking about with today’s guest, Elise Enriquez, a productivity coach who gives us a behind-the-sce…

Today’s episode is with Terri Huggins Hart, an award-winning journalist who has written for Parents, Good Housekeeping, and other major publications all over the country.

Back in 2015, she wrote an ar…

If you’re getting out there and meeting new people, there’s no getting around the fact that you’re going to have to do some small talk.

I don’t think I’ve met a single person who’s told me they truly …

Moving somewhere new? Here’s some advice from today’s guest: Get stuff on your walls.

Michele Reichman is a personal trainer, health coach, mom, and, most pertinent to today’s conversation, a military…

Picture this. You’ve been friends with somebody for 40 years. You’ve always lived close by.

Then, one of you moves across the world. Suddenly you have to Zoom to stay in touch – but talking online wi…

The energy it takes to raise little ones is intense. Parents and caregivers NEED friends because this is not a job you should have to go about alone.

Today’s guest is Emily Siegel. She is a friendship…

Recently, somebody asked me how to go about friendship demotions.

I think it’s super common to go through a season in friendships where things feel good – and then, something changes. We aren’t talkin…