Our series about friendship ends with a look at, well, how friendships end.
Alice and Grace connected when their kids started dating. They became fast friends whose family lives were intertwined—in a good way. They even joked that they might end up raising grandchildren together. When the kids broke up, Alice and Grace broke apart, too. Now, Alice is wonder ... Show More
Aug 19
How To Declutter Your Digital Life
Safiya is one clumsy coffee spill away from catastrophe. A Gen Xer who hasn’t yet embraced the cloud, she stores thousands of digital files, documents, and photos on devices with maxed-out storage limits. On today’s episode, Carvell Wallace brings on Caitlin McGarry, senior edito ... Show More
36m 36s
Aug 12
How To Raise a Kid in a Polarized Family
Sarah loves her in-laws, even though their politics send her running for the exits. Now, her daughter is starting to ask questions about her grandparents’ patriarchal, conservative views. How can Sarah raise her kid to be self-assured, justice-oriented, and open-minded—without sp ... Show More
42m 31s
Mar 2025
More Happier: Friendship Roundtable: How to Make, Keep & Deepen Friendships
First in a new discussion series on happiness: Friendship Roundtable. Joining me is a longtime friend, Laurie Santos, and a new friend, Reshma Saujani. We talk about how our friendships have changed over time, how to handle conflict, and how to make new friends in adulthood. Yale ... Show More
37m 2s
Apr 2024
WHY are Friendships So Hard? | Making New Friends, Growing Apart, & Being a Better Friend
In today's episode, Jeanine talks ALL about friendship... Why are friendships so hard and the solution to it. We hope you enjoy this! This episode covers: - Loneliness - How to be a better friend - Growing apart - Conflict - Friends for different seasons ORDER MY BOOK where I tal ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2025
It’s Not You: The Real Reason Adult Friendship Is So Hard & 3 Ways to Make It Easier
If you’ve ever felt like making friends as an adult feels impossible, or you’ve looked around and thought, "Where did all my friends go?" – you’re not alone. In this episode, Danielle Bayard Jackson is sharing the real reasons why female friendship can feel so complicated, based ... Show More
1h 31m
Sep 2023
Making Your Friendships Last Through The Years
On today’s full solo episode, I’m talking all about friendship. Friendships throughout high school, college, early 20s, late 20s, marriage, babies, dogs, and more. We’ll cover how to deal with a friend in a life stage behind you, when you can vs. can’t confront a friend, when to ... Show More
1h 5m
Jun 2024
How do I know when to end a friendship?
Friendship is often said to be eternal, to withstand the test of time and distance. We expect friends to accept everything about us, but it's not always that simple. Just like any relationship, they can become complicated and sometimes toxic.Not all friendships are always worth k ... Show More
4m 34s
Sep 2024
S2, Ep 9 Friendship Therapy: Friendship Boundaries - how rupture in friendship can help us break our own patterns
Welcome back to Friendship Therapy, the podcast in which we look at friendships through a therapeutic lens.
This week, Emma is joined by Scott, a man who, now in his 40s, has experienced a sudden turnover in the friends he made in his 20s.
A repeating pattern of rupture and loss ... Show More
51m 14s
Feb 2025
Why Making Friends as an Adult Feels Impossible & What to Do About It
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering “where did all my friends go?” or felt like making friends as an adult is impossible, you are not alone. In today’s episode, Mel is breaking down the surprising reasons why friendship feels so much harder in adulthood—and, more importantly, ... Show More
1h 17m