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

Today’s guest is life coach Brenda Bloczynski, who reached out to us to share about a friendship group she’s a part of with her church. It began as a “favorites” group that met via Marco Polo – a vid…

The past few years, loneliness has become the new normal.

Yes, we want to learn how to self-soothe, to sit with ourselves, to be bored. What’s NOT good? Constantly wishing you had more connections. So…

A lot of us want direct beginnings and endings in friendship.

But the reality is, most of us are just riding a wave. We control our friendships less than we think we do, and life’s major transitions …

When we were kids, proximity was the basis for our friendships.

As adults, we have more control over our friendships than ever before. We get to choose where we’re going, what we’re doing, where we’r…

Becoming more invested in our friendships is like becoming a runner.

At first, it takes energy just convincing yourself to get out the door. That first run feels exhausting and maybe a little awkward…

Episode Description

I can't believe I recorded this episode. 

I hope this work – bringing more community + friendship-focused conversations to the world – causes a ripple of change. In my wildest dream…

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains some sensitive topics around the loss of loved ones.

As you probably know by now, I’m no stranger to grief. My mom passed away when I was 13. It’s the club nobod…

I am not from a military family. So to me, deployment sounds terrifying.

Think about it: you’re moving to a place where you don’t know anyone. If you’re part of a couple, one person is going to be alo…

All right gang. Here’s to nights that turn into mornings, and friends that turn into family.

This episode features my friend Jeffrey, whose voice you MIGHT recognize from the Friendship IRL introducti…

I feel like everybody wants the easy button to friendship.

And while there isn’t an easy button, I do think managing friendship dynamics is something you can get better at. I also think a lot of us a…

Friend groups get a lot of attention whenever I post about them on social media, and I’m not surprised. The group itself is like a story root. You feel like you BELONG inside it.

But what do we really…

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains some sensitive topics around the loss of a parent.

Today I’m with my dear friend, Lizzie Braicks-Rinker, a wellness brand strategist and holistic health and fit…

About three years ago, many of my friends moved away within a six month period.

While I was excited for these friends, I also grieved; my friends are my main support system, my family. How would I kee…

Today’s episode is about how to make friends – namely, the REALITY we find ourselves in when seeking friendship as grown-ups. How we do it now is going to be different from how we did it as children,…

Full disclosure: I am a “set-your-goals” kind of person.

I used to get a little out of control with goal setting each year, thinking everything was going to be different overnight. But of course, rea…

I used to be a bit of a Grinch around the holidays. My family of origin story is not the best – and in fact, this season used to give me panic attacks.

Luckily, I’m well past those days, and part of …

If this episode has a theme, it’s this: the adults in the room need to put on their air masks first.

Today I’m talking with my friend Adrienne, who I meet with every week to chat about business. Adrie…

As adults, we often tell our friends we want to “catch up.”

People catch up over the phone. They catch up over dinner. But the thing about catching up is you’re telling someone about things that ALREA…

My secret to hosting and gathering people together? I don’t do it all. 

For a while I tried to “do it all” as a hostess, but it honestly was stressful and not very fun. There's a photo of me as a kid …

Feeling lonely or disconnected? Learn how to make friends as an adult and build intentional friendships through Connection Feast with guest Alexandra Friedman.

In this episode, I’m joined by Alexandra…