Friendshipable: Recent Episodes
Terri + Manya
A podcast about friendship. Friendshipable--having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to have the emotions or conduct of friends or to create the state of being friends. Hosted by Terri + Manya (co-founders of Project BFF) and containing conversations about friends, friendships, and friendship-adjacent topics, with occasional interviews or solo episodes in the mix.
Is it possible to have a friend that you've never met in real life? In our modern times the answer is: definitely.
We can keep in touch virtually. Video calls, texting, keeping tabs on social media. Meeting in real life absolutely has its advantages. But it isn't the only way we can build friendships. You can build connection virtually, though it is different than in person. It requires trust and setting boundaries.
Sara Miley is an experienced crisis advocate and an IFS-informed trauma recovery coach, owner and coach of Full Circle Wellspring LLC, the founder and coachsultant of the Personalized Trauma Healing System™, and the host of the Trauma Survivorhood podcast.
Through her own learned and lived experiences, she is passionate about helping survivors find the roots of their suffering. By making sense of their trauma, they can make meaning out of their healing.
You can reach her on her website Full Circle Wellspring and on Instagram. Listen to her podcast Trauma Survivorhood.
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Making friends in the era of platonic romance. The fact is that friendship is the new marriage. We can find intimacy without sex, be invested in each others lives, and grow in friendship together.
Just us as we talk with Rachel Steinman and Rachel Winter, authors of the book Stay Golden, Girls as we chat about the importance of women’s friendships and their lifelong bonds that contribute to the foundation of a happy and fulfilling life.
Rachel Steinman is a writer, teacher, and mental health advocate. She hosts the Dear Family, Podcast with inspirational guests who have overcome mental health obstacles to thrive.
Rachel Winter is a writer, director, and an Academy Award®-nominated producer for Dallas Buyers Club. Along with LeBron James, Winter produced James’ biopic Shooting Stars. She also produced and directed the audio drama Supreme: The Battle for Roe, a nine-part series that weaves together the incredible story of the young female lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade in front of the Supreme Court and the Justice who wrote the opinion.
You can learn more about the book on the website or on Instagram or Etsy.
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Jodi Samuels is a connector who shares much of her life on social media. As a result her life is full of friends, followers, and buddies. Virtual friendships have advantages in modern times, especially the ability to break cultural barriers and make connections between people with diverse needs.
As we get older our friendships become fewer and more meaningful--because our friendships change throughout our lives and circumstances. And vritual friendships can be an integral part of our lives as we change.
Jodi Samuels is a speaker, entrepreneur, and passionate advocate for children with special needs. Her memoir "Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine: The Journey of an Unstoppable Woman" shows how to use resilience and humor to face life's challenges and come out on top.
You can reach Jodi on her website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or email her at: jodi@jodisvoice.com.
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How do you handle boundaries in a friendship? Have you ever had a conversation with a friend about your values, to get on the same page?
Joins us as we chat with Jan and Jillian Yuhas about boundaries and self-worth, and why they matter in our relationships. We learn how an ultimatum is not a boundary and the importance of thinking about "we" in a relationship versus "me."
Jan Yuhas, M.A., MFT and Jillian Yuhas, M.A., MFT are Relationship Experts, Boundary and Conflict Resolution Consultants, and the authors of Boundary Badass: A Powerful Method For Elevating Your Value and Relationships. Jan and Jillian are devoted to helping value-driven entrepreneurs and companies cultivate mutually beneficial relationships, resolve conflict respectfully, and master the art of setting boundaries. With over two decades of interpersonal psychology and mediation experience, the sisterly duo specializes in unlocking others’ inherent power, voicing their value, and paving the way toward growth and success worldwide.
Join their mission at www.janandjillian.com, follow them on Instagram, and learn more about their bookBoundary Badass.
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Does fear play a role in your friendships?
We chat with Dawn Bennett about how fear shuts down our ability to be open and can create a divide in our relationships, how to do the emotional work around our own reactions to people, and how that all relates to the human need to connect.
Dawn Bennett is a trainer, coach, and accredited EFT practitioner. If you are ready to transform your life and your relationships, Dawn is ready to help, She works with a blend of powerful techniques that are based in both quantum energy and science. That looks like pinpointing the root of your challenges, envisioning your future and tuning into the most effective and efficient path for you to get where you need to go.
You can reach Dawn on LinkedIn, and learn more about Unified Mind on TikTok, Facbeook, and YouTube.
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How can we maintain healthy boundaries with our friends in the workplace?
Join us as we chat with Tina Baxter about how we have friends we work with, and also make friends with people at our work. There are things to consider in terms of these relationships, i.e., boundaries, for things like social media (what can or should you be sharing, or not sharing, about work).
Tina M. Baxter is the owner of Baxter Professional Services, LLC, a consulting firm that provides legal nurse consulting services for attorneys and insurance professionals, wellness and chronic disease management coaching, and customized educational and operational resources to healthcare organizations. She is also an advanced practice registered nurse and a board-certified gerontological nurse practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC). She is the founder of The Nurse Shark Academy, where she coaches nurses to launch and scale their businesses, and the host of The Nurse Shark Academy show, which interviews and spotlights nurse business owners and leaders in healthcare.
You can learn more about Tina and her work on her Linktree,
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How comfortable are you with yourself?
That makes a difference in how you show up, for yourself and your friends. When you know and care for yourself you don't need to take what others say or do personally. And you can understand where your friend is coming from--and that it isn't about you. We project a lot onto other people (in some ways, your relationship with a friend is only in your own head), but when we know and understand who our friends are, there is nothing to take personally.
Join us as we speak with Jamie Lerner, therapist and co-author of the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You, who can put a fresh spin on just about anything that anyone throws her way.
You can learn more about Jamie on her website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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The line between work friends and office politics can be blurry!
We dive into the world of professional friendships with Mark Hershberg, author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught you. We explore how to leverage the power of connection while avoiding the pitfalls of favoritism.Hear expert advice on:
- The benefits of strong work relationships and tips for building genuine connections, especially in a hybrid work environment.
- Navigating friendships at work while maintaining professionalism and team trust.
Join us as we untangle the complexities of workplace friendships and empower you to build a thriving professional network!
Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. He also works with many non-profits, currently serving on the board of Plant A Million Corals. He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.
Learn more about Mark and his work on his website, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Are you socially connected at work?
Those who work typically spend a lot of time at work. And work friendship are a benefit, but can get complicated. We want to find our own tribe within the workplace, but what do we do when someone leaves--does the friendship end? As we get older, our roles in the workplace evolve, and that can change friendship relationships, too.
Ellen Rothstein is a certified life transition coach and writes about friendship, aging, parenting adult children, empowerment, re-invention and relationships. Her coaching focus is helping people facing any type of life transition to create a positive vision for the next phase of their life, by identifying their values and collaborating on an actionable plan to implement change.
You can learn more about Ellen on her website, by reading her blog, or by emailing her at ellen@ellenrothstein.com.
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We have social expectations for the ending of romantic relationships, but we don't have many for the ending of a friendship.
Join us as we talk with Emily Cox about the role of our social life in our identity and how we develop that, and how common an experience it is for us to struggle with friendship, especially when many of us didn't get many of the tools we need to navigate friend relationships.
Emily Cox is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and licensed clinical addictions specialist offering therapy sessions for children, teens, and young adults in North Carolina and South Carolina. She focuses on supporting children working through big feelings, adolescents navigating transitions, and emerging adults exploring identity; and helping those who feel stuck, misunderstood, or unheard find their voice and use it with confidence.
You can learn more about Emily and her work on her website and on Instagram.
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What are the benefits of having a female mentor--in business or in life?
We sat down with Melissa Snow to discuss how to find a community to support you and how to create genuine connections. We talked about the role of networking (it's not just about making connections), the value in finding someone who believes in you, and who you trust, to be a mentor, and how women mentors offer particular advantages to other women. And, spoiler alert, a mentor doesn't have to be someone who is farther along in their career than you are.
Melissa Snow is a business relationship strategist dedicated to empowering women in entrepreneurship and the founder of the Powerful Women Rising Community, which provides women with essential support and resources for business growth. Melissa's mission is to revolutionize networking, promoting authenticity and genuine connections over sleazy sales tactics. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, two dogs and three cats. She loves iced coffee, true crime, Taylor Swift and buying books she’ll never read.
You can learn more about Melissa and her work on the Powerful Women Rising website and Instagram.
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As we get older, our friendship circles often get smaller.
We know who we are. Truths come out. We look for comfort. We seek stability and will let go of things, including friendships, that don't feel balanced.
Listen in on our conversations with transformational book coach Susie Schaefer, who counts many of her clients as life-affirming friends. She believes books are a gateway to creating a movement and empowers storytelles to be part of a global conversation and create a ripple effect for humanity.
You can find Susie on her website, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Or you can email her at susie@finishthebookpublishing.com.
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Why are we sometimes so afraid to use our voices?
Our voice sets us apart from other mammals, yet we can be so afraid to use it. For fear that our ideas will not be interesting enough or not have enough value. Even among our friends.
Listen in on our conversation with voice coach Erin Roberts as we talk about how our hearts and minds live in our bodies until we speak. And how it is up to each one of us to say what matter is on our mind and what matters to us to be seen fully by those who love us.
Erin Roberts is a singer, actress, teacher, partner, mother, sister, and spirit goddess who is passionate about self-expression. She teaches singers, actors, speakers, and everyday conversationalists how to use their voice and body to express themselves clearly, powerfully and confidently. She is the creator of Vocally Empowered (TM), a method that combines the science of speaking, the art of expressing, and the energy of our voices into a powerful process for using the voice with confidence. Erin's mission is to lead a movement in elevating women's voices everywhere, and supporting women in being heard worldwide.
You can learn more about Erin on her website, on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. And you can reach her by email at erin@erinroberts.co.
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Have you ever thought about the benefits of working out with a friend?
Listen in on our conversation with personal trainer Sarah Parise as we discuss how our friends can keep us accountable to our exercise programs and can encourage us to be more adventurous. We talked about how to start small with an exercise program if you are starting from scratch and how to build a consistent exercise habit.
Sarah Parise is an ACE Certified personal trainer, a postpartum wellness specialist, yoga instructor, and visionary CEO. But more importantly, Sarah is a fellow mom who understands the ups and downs of motherhood firsthand. Sarah's journey into motherhood was a dream come true and a nightmare realized. Through postpartum depression, mom guilt, and anxiety, her own struggles became the driving force behind her mission to redefine the motherhood narrative and empower moms everywhere.
Through Great Days By Sarah and HAF Enterprises, LLC, she invites mothers to prioritize themselves for just 2% of the day – a small commitment that yields immeasurable benefits. You'll feel more energized, focused, and ready to tackle whatever life throws your way!
Learn more about Sarah and her work on her website or on Instagram.
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Have you ever considered the power of mentoring in catapulting leaders to all-star status? Beyond just being a guiding hand, it can be a powerful tool in fostering authentic leadership and team development.
In this episode, we talk about the essence of female mentorship and why it is crucial in today's professional landscape. With our guest, Sharlee Lyons, we explore how mentoring goes beyond traditional roles, shifting from being the "sage on the stage" to a "guide on the side." It's not solely about age or experience; rather, mentoring is also about having someone who will advocate for you even when you're not in the room. And we know that asking someone to be your mentor can be uncomfortable, yet the value that stems from these relationships is immeasurable.
Sharlee Lyons is a dynamic leader with a background in athletics and leadership development. Her book, "Average to All-Star," reflects her passion for helping individuals reach their full potential. As a former Division 1 athlete, she understands the dedication and resilience required to excel. Currently, Sharlee focuses on developing authentic emerging leaders and leadership teams, emphasizing the transformative power of mentorship. Her insights shed light on the importance of fostering meaningful connections and supporting one another's growth journeys.
You can learn more about Sharlee on her website or on LinkedIn.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on how confidence can be the antidote to feelings of isolation in disconnect in our relationships, with fun and confidence coach Tamara Pflug.
We are wired for survival. Our brains are on the lookout for danger, that is how it keeps us alive. Being part of a tribe is safety, and there is value for us in feeling seen and heard. We can train our brains to feel confident and that strengthens our friendships.
Tamara Pflug is your Swiss fun & confidence coach. She helps people who are feeling stuck in life and have tried everything on their own, without anything shifting. You don't have to feel powerless, helpless, and hopeless anymore. Tamara can help.
Listen to her podcast: Get Confident, Get Happy.
You can learn more about Tamara on her website, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram.
Or book a FREE & FUN consultation: https://calendly.com/tamaraconfidencecoach/golden-ticke
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on the concept of clutter in our friend relationships, with coach and professional declutterer Julie Caraccio.
We discussed the role of boundaries, how to be confident in your boundaries, and how to make real change (hint: It involves awareness and action). We also asked the question: what is the clutter in your life or friendships costing you?
Julie Coraccio is an award-winning professional life, and end-of-life, organizer, certified life coach, and professional declutterer. She is passionate about supporting people in clearing clutter in all areas of their lives; getting organized; and becoming more mindful and aware. For over a decade she hosted the popular podcast, Clear Your Clutter Inside & Out and is the author of 15 books.
You can find Julie on her website Reawaken Your Brilliance, on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or via email julie@reawakenyourbrilliance.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on dealing with emotions like anger in friendship, with psychotherapist and anger expert Bronwyn Schweigerdt.
We talk about the importance of recognizing when one is feeling anger--you have to validate it, name it to tame it. We went into detail about how anger is a secondary emotion, there is always another emotion underneath it. And how we may need to heal our relationship with anger because we judge it and feel that it is bad to feel anger, when it is an emotion and is neither good nor bad. It is like a light on the dashboard telling us that something is wrong.
Bronwyn Schweigerdt is a marriage and family therapist and the host of the podcast Angry At The Right Things, which is conversations on how to channel our anger in a healthy way.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff with Terry Tucker, about stop worrying about dying and focusing on living. He is a cancer patient, and he shares with us some of what he has learned about friendship through this journey. He reminds us of the importance of being there to support our friends when they are going through a difficult time.
Also, he used to be a hostage negotiator and that came up a couple of times. 7-38-55: Learn about why these numbers matter when we are communicating.
Terry Tucker is a motivational speaker, author, and international podcast guest on the topics of motivation, mindset, and self-development. He has a business administration degree from The Citadel (where he played NCAA Division I college basketball) and a master’s degree from Boston University. In his professional career, Terry has been a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, and for the past twelve years, a cancer warrior (which has resulted in the amputation of his foot in 2018 and his leg in 2020). He is the author of the book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life.
Learn more about Terry on his website Motivational Check, on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff with John "JR" Rennie about leadership, mentorship, and friendship. We talk about relying on others--friends or mentors--to give us direction when we are facing the unknown, wise bits of advice from a trusted source can make all the difference in the world. In addition, we discussed how to be a good mentor to someone who is looking for guidance from us.
JR is the founder of a 30+ year business software company. All that changed in 2015 when God redirected him to his true purpose, when he founded the BrushFires Ministry, a ministry that helps other believers discover their purpose and destiny
The BrushFires Ministry has a program and toolset that allows believers to discover their strengths and weaknesses. Once they have done this for themselves, they can discover this for their family, friends and other ministry members. There is nothing worse than feeling you are being misunderstood, overlooked and spinning your wheels as a believer.
You can learn more about BrushFires Ministry or reach JR via email: jjrear@hotmail.com.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on building deeper levels of friendship with Ashley Carver. We discuss how friendships evolve over time, what role fear may play in our relationships, how our ideals for friendship may change as we get older, and why it is important for our friendships that we know ourselves, as well.
Ashley Carver is a spiritual somatic embodiment guide, trained to help individuals and couples work through the roadblocks that present themselves as keys to their deepest healing and authentic expression. She has the lived experience of how embodiment and nervous system regulation are key to our satisfaction, healing, and growth in this life, and she shares this with her clients through the lens of her deep personal spirituality.
You can learn more about Ashley on her website or on Instagram, or email her at: love@ashleycarver.com
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From ProjectBFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on the topic of friendship with relationship expert Tamika Carlton. We talked about the fact that studies show that only 14% of people are truly happy and what does that really mean. We know that friendships contribute to our happiness and we talked about how we have to invest in our relationships.
We also discussed how importnat it is to get to know yourself in order to be a good friend, a theme we've heard in a lot of our interviews recently.
Tamika Carlton is a relationship and communications expert. She knows firsthand that quality relationships (romantic and platonic) are the key to unlocking happiness, increasing your income, and improving overall health. As the CEO and Founder of Couples Experience, Tamika is changing lives through inclusive and luxurious retreats, and curated subscription gift boxes. With features on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Hello Seven Podcast, Authority Magazine, and more, Her work has helped countless entrepreneurs, parents, coaches, investors, individuals, and couples create lasting connections.
You can reach Tamika on her website CouplesExperience and on Instagram.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about the unique challenges of friendship for women in leadership roles, with leadership coach Jennifer Wilson.
We discussed some of the difficulties of mixing friendship and leadership--especially the power balance and how the need for confidentiality can be a challenge for friend relationships at work. And we discussed the joys of having work friends, and the boundaries one must create to maintain those two roles. We also talked about how work friendships are also generational--older workers may not consider friendships appropriate in the workplace, while many younger employees have specific expectations for finding friends in the workplace.
Jennifer Wilson is a leadership coach, writer and speaker. She recently stepped back from a 17-year career in her family’s business, The Canada Homestay Network (CHN) and now chairs their Board of Directors. Jennifer has worked as a registered midwife, is a certified Kolbe Consultant, and is trained in Crisis Intervention and compassion fatigue. She also holds an Associate Certified Coach credential with the International Coaching Federation.
Learn more about Jennifer's coaching on her website Oak Bay Coaching and Consulting or find her on LinkedIn.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about the value of friendships with Peg Doyle. We talk about how friendships change as our life situation changes, the value of social connections, and how important it is to make friends with yourself in order to be a good friend.
Peg Doyle is a motivational health & wellness speaker and author of the book Food Becomes You - Simple Steps for Lifelong Wellness. A nationally recognized authority on health and wellness, Doyle speaks to corporations and organizations about the keys to achieving and maintaining excellent health. Topics include healthy aging, 5 pillars of lifelong wellness, the role of nutrition and corporate wellness. She loves sharing her knowledge and passion about health and how positivity impacts every part of a person’s life.
You can find Peg on her website Wellness and You, on the Wellness and You Facebook group, or via email: peg@wellnessandyou.com or call or text her at: 508-359-6804.
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From Project BFF, Terri and Manya riff on the topic of finding your hype squad with the fabulous author, speaker and founder 'Tine Zekis.
'Tine wrote the book (literally) on finding your hype squad, and here is an article on the topic: Assemble Your Hype Squad. In this episode, we talk about what a hype squad is, why having one can make a real difference in your career--for black women especially, and how to strategically build a group of friends, family, mentors, and like-minded individuals who can keep you motivated, share your dreams, and stand by your side through thick and thin.
Christine ('Tine) Zekis is an educator turned software engineer, international speaker, and author of Overcoming Imposter Syndrome at Work: The Black Woman's Guide to Conquer Perfectionism, Stop Overthinking & Thrive in Your Career. She is the Founder and CEO of Getting Black Women Paid, which empowers Black women professionals to accelerate their careers and soar past the six-figure mark. 'Tine is a sought-after speaker on panels and at tech conferences where she discusses salary negotiation, career changers, imposter syndrome, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the industry.
You can find 'Tine on her website Getting Black Women Paid, and on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on how change in your life and friendship is inevitable and how to deal with that, with Lesley Jane Seymour.
We talked about how it is lonely at the top for executives, how to share with others that you are lonely and looking to build friendships, and how a Zoom call with friends can be as good as going out to lunch.
Lesley Jane Seymour is founder of CoveyClub, launched in 2017. CoveyClub holds a space for women 40+ while they figure out what is next for them. CoveyClub offers classes, a blog, a weekly podcast (Reinvent Yourself with Lesley Jane Seymour), networking groups, and a private social app. From 2008 to 2016, Seymour served as Editor-In-Chief of More Magazine. In July of 2015, Seymour created history by having the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, guest edit an entire issue. Before taking over More, Seymour served as the Editor-in-Chief for Marie Claire, Redbook, and YM. She is the author of two books: On the Edge, 100 Years of Vogue and I Wish My Parents Understood. Seymour is a certified Tiny Habits coach.
Learn more about Covey Club on their website, Instagram, and Facebook.
Listen to Lesley's podcast: Reinvent Yourself.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on some deep and some fun topics. And we get to know each other better. And acknowledge that we missed posting new episodes the last two weeks, thanks to life getting in the way.
We dive into a list of questions from this article: 80 fun questions to ask your friends to get to know them on a deeper level.
Specifically, we discuss:
- Which book or movie impacted you most growing up?
- What is the most exciting adventure you have been on?
- What are two places you want to go to before you die?
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on some deep and some fun topics. And we get to know each other better.
We dive into a list of questions from this article: 80 fun questions to ask your friends to get to know them on a deeper level.
Specifically, we discuss:
- What three words describe what you are grateful for?
- What is most important to you now?
- What movie or show do you keep rewatching?
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From Project BFF HQ, Manya (minus Terri) riffs with Nisha Lehmann about games for mental health and the role of our friends in supporting us as we deal with mental health challenges.
We discussed the app she designed, Confidential Conversations, which offers anonymous and affordable peer-led online support groups for a wide array of mental health issues. We also talked about the role that stigma and shame can play in who we choose to speak to about our mental health issues and how that sometimes means that a good friend might not be the best person sometimes.
Nisha Lehmann is a mobile developer by day. By night, she is a staunch advocate for better mental health. You can reach her and learn more about the app at Confidential Conversations, or on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on the topic of how to talk about race with friends, with special guests Marci Duncan and Kerry Sandell, authors of the play Dissonance.
We discuss how these two friends first started having conversations about race, how to broach a difficult topic with a friend, rather than tiptoeing around it, and how to approach these difficult topics with curiosity. We also touched on why it's important that we are willing to be vulnerable with our friends , that we create a safe space for each other to be vulnerable, and that we seek to understand each other, not win an argument.
Website: https://www.dissonanceplay.com; email: contact@dissonanceplay.com; Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube): @dissonance_the_play
Marci J. Duncan and Kerry Sandell are Florida-based emerging playwrights with fresh, powerful voices and a desire to bring love and light to historically difficult and emotionally charged conversations. We are professional actresses with extensive performance experience in theatres across the South and East Coast.
Learn more about the play on the website Dissonance, on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, or email Marci and Kerry at: contact@dissonanceplay.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about how to have hard conversations with friends, with coach and blogger Midori Doumani. We discuss how to engage in difficult conversations with friends holistically and leaning into discomfort.
Midori Doumani is a wife, mom, employee, blogger, friend, wife and so much more. She teaches adults how to have successful relationships and helps people understand how past trauma makes it harder for us to connect with others. She loves meeting new people, diving deep into relationships, having life's hard conversations and exploring how to live life to the fullest to have the biggest impact.
SimplyMidori offers a lifeline to others just like she and her husband—through marriage counseling, seminars, and retreats tailored for the everyday couple grappling with life’s demands. You can learn more about Midori on her website SimplyMidori.com, or on Facebook or Instagram.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on what happens to friendships when one of you gets divorced, with divorce and life coach Joy Bartholomew. Friend and family relationships change through divorce, so it's more than just losing a spouse.
- How can you decide who has your best interest at heart? And who is in your corner?
- How can you grow those true friendships to an even deeper level?
- Part of divorce is creating your new life. How can you find and create new friendships?
Joy is a divorce and life coach for women who are in the midst of divorce. She helps them through the divorce process as part of the divorce team, helping them manage emotions and expectations, helping them effectively co-parent, and helping them make the transition into single mom life.As a yoga teacher and meditation facilitator, Joy brings in a holistic approach with breathwork and movement to help her clients reduce stress and find the clarity they need.
You can read Joy on her website, The Divorce Confidante ,and on Instagram.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on what it's like to work with your best friend, with Abigail Griebelbauer and Cecilia Edwards. We had a fabulous conversation about how they met and built their friendship and what it is like to work together and be friends. Abigail and Cecilia believe in the power of inclusion and representation, which is what underlies the founding of their business, Passage Press and their books: A is for Anthony, Not ADHD and D is for Darcy, Not Dyslexia, both part of the Empower Empathy Early series, and their newest book: Winter Break at the Beach.Cecilia illustrates the books, Abigail writes them, and they both publish them. These fabulous friends met while studying abroad during college. Little did they know that less than a decade later, they would be publishing their third book together. They started The Passage Press, which currently publishes their children's books. However, this is only the beginning for them, and they have many ideas for the future.
Find more about Passage Press on the website or via Instagram. And check out Abigail and Cecilia on Instagram.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how to deal with a friend who has hurt you, or when you have been hurt by a friend, with counselor Keith Wilson.
We discussed the concept of constructive conflict, apologizing and taking responsibility for one's role in the difficulties, and finding personal peace amid conflict with a friend.
Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice in Rochester, NY. He’s had more than thirty-five years’ experience with as diverse populations as: troubled youth, troubled marriages, domestic violence victims and perpetrators; addicts and alcoholics; sexual abuse offenders, survivors, and non-offending spouses; the seriously mentally ill, the worried well, and the people who love all the above. He is the author of three self-help books, three novels, and innumerable articles on mental health and relationships.
You can learn more about him on his website.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on how to be our best selves with coach and author Kimberly Spencer. In addition to how friendships help us be our best selves, we discussed the value of community, friends being of service to each other, and why it is important to remember that you are worthy, just because you are.
Kimberly Spencer is an award-winning high-performance, trauma-informed coach and trainer, Amazon best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and the founder of CrownYourself.com, helping visionary leaders transform their self-limiting stories, build their empire, stand out fearlessly, and make the income and the impact they deserve.
You can learn more about Kimberly on her website: CrownYourself.com, on Facebook, and Instagram. Visit her website for links to more social media for Kimberly and Crown Yourself.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on traveling and buiding a network of friends with writer Betsy McMillan.
Join us as we discuss how to start a friendship with someone you just met (hint: it's all about being willing to start a conversation). For some of us, aging can lead to isolation and being able to have conversations and build connections is a vital skill to keep us healthy.
Betsy is a writer, who can and will write anything, whether it’s a scientific research article, a humorous children’s book, a harlequin romance, or a thriller. She is a renaissance creative and multitasker, will try any artistic project that appeals to her, and sings at the drop of a hat, with or without accompaniment. And she loves interacting with new people.
You can find Betsy on Substack or Facebook.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with Paul Wrightson, founder of Live Fully Now, about how the death of his good friend changed his life and how we shouldn't wait until something drastic happens in our lives to make positive changes. We also discussed the importance of making friends with yourself and to do something every day that lifts us up
You can reach Paul on his website Live Fully Now, Instagram or Facebook, or via email at hello@livefullynow.com.au.
Paul is the founder of Live Fully Now, The Complete Man, and Yoga Anywhere, different offerings and services, that guide and support men and women to break down barriers and past beliefs and to connect them to their true selves, to live their ultimate lives. He is passionate about sharing the simple ways in which connecting oir breath and body can change how we function, how we think, how we process emotions, and even how we age.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chat with author and mindset coach Sharon Hefetz about connections between women, soul-led conversations, and how our friends are holders of our stories and keepers of our secrets.
Sharon is a coach, mother of 3, entrepreneur, and published author who has dedicated her life to empowering women to reach their full potential. She focuses on creating balance and self-confidence to encourage her clients to embrace authenticity, live guilt-free, and invite abundance into their lives. A believer in the law of attraction, intrigued by quantum physics, Sharon's mission is to serve as a catalyst for women, helping them build productive, harmonious lives by reconnecting and rediscovering their true selves and desires.
Find Sharon on her website Sharon Hefetz Consulting, Facebook, Instagram, Facebook, and also check out the Happy Balanced Mom Facebook group:
Or send her an email: mindset@sharonhefetzcoach.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on social fitness with coach and marketing executive Katie Jesionowski.
We discussed relationships as journeys, the role friendships have played in her life, thoughtful ways to contribute to social fitness, and the Harvard Study on Adult Relationships.
Katie Jesionowski is the Chief Marketing Officer at Total Family Management. She spent the first 7 years of her professional career in advertising where she specialized in media planning for brands like JP Morgan Chase and Verizon. From there, she took 2 years off after the birth of her twin daughters before co-founding an organic kids snack food company that she ran for 10 years with her best friend. During nine months off from work, Total Family Management crossed Katie’s path and she was immediately drawn to its why “to show up and help families”. Personally drawn to self-development work and connecting with people, Katie joined the leadership team in the fall of 2022.
You can reach Katie via email: katie@totalfamily.io
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with author Leia Johnson about friendships she has built with fostering families who are raising biologically related children. We talked about the power of the foster care community, the math of friendship, and how to look for people who when they talk, it matters.
Leia first picture book is Sister, a book about a young girl experiencing both the joy and grief of building a family through fostering and adoption. She believes in the power of storytelling as a healing agent. When she is not auditioning for American Idol or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Leia spends her time reading, eating cheese, and being the most enthusiastic cheerleader at all her kids' activities. As an Air Force spouse and parent through birth, fostering, and adoption, Leia spends most of her days arranging the family calendar, packing snacks, and helping everyone figure out what to do when things don't go as planned. Sister is her first picture book.
Visit Leia's website to learn more about her and her book: www.leiamjohnson.com or find her on Instagram or Facebook.
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From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya answer a few questions from this article on PyschCentral: 45+ Deep Conversation Starters to Bond with Friends and Family.
This week we answer:
- What was your favorite novel as a kid?
- Has your character been shaped by anyone?
- What subject did you look forward to in school?
We hope this inspires you to have some deep conversations with your friends and loved ones.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on talking with friends and other tips about strengthening these relationships with renowned relationship expert Dr. Heather Browne. We discussed how important it is for our friendships that we work on ourselves--and bring a better version of ourselves to our relationships. We also learned that a conversation starts before you've even said the first words. And how important it is that before we speak we consider how we are feeling.
Dr. Heather Browne is a psychotherapist and a mother who is excellent at helping people change sticky thought processes and see the other side of challenging situations. Her specialties are couples communication and intimacy, grief and loss, spirituality and faith, and transforming lives into expressions of beauty and joy. She uses metaphor, storytelling, imagery, and humor in her work. Her greatest desire is to support you in drawing closer to your true self, your inner wisdom, and your purpose. Our lives are an amazing adventure and blessing, given freely to us to explore and to share love, our uniqueness, and our stories.
You can find Dr. Browne on her website, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with Peter Bombaci, the founder of the GenWell Project, about the power of human connection for health, happiness, longevity, and improving society.
We talked about several studies that show how bad loneliness is for us as humans, including the Harvard Study on Adult Development, which looks at human happiness. And we discussed how we can make connections a priority in our lives.
Pete Bombaci is a business and social change leader who believes that doing the right thing every day creates exceptional results. He believes that building a more connected world will lead to happier and healthier people and society for all. He is the founder of the GenWell Project to educate, empower, and catalyze people around face-to-face social connections, with the goal of building a more Connected Canada and world.
Learn more about the GenWell Project on their website, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya are joined by Juli Shulem to talk about what productivity has to do with friendships.
Listen in as we talk about the importance of scheduling time with friends--it helps us stay connected with each other and also helps reduce feelings of being overwhelmed. And, we also learn about Juli's pen pal, who she has written letters to for the past 43 yeras. Quite a friendship!
Juli is a speaker and productivity coach who helps her clients organize their lives, using one-on-one coaching, group coaching, workshops, and seminars. She sometimes calls upon her previous career as a business consultant and her degree in industrial organizational psychology to teach the skills that will help her clients level up. She moves people out of the messy place they are in so they can get out of their own way.
You can learn more about Juli on her website Coach Juli, on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. You can email her at: Balance@CoachJuli.com.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about adulting and why friendships matter with coach, speaker, and mentor Sara Deacon.
We had such a great time talking with Sara and we learned about Sara's work with teens and young adults, how friend and peer relationships are so influential at that time of life, and how our choices of friends matter. We also talked about how being an adult means creating an identity that isn't related to school or sports.
Sara is the Adulting Coach, and she empowers young people to design their own lives based on who they are, independent of other people's expectations.
You can reach Sara via her website: SaraDeacon.com or email her: sara@saradeacon.com. Or follow her on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, or YouTube.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya speak with Cindy Burns a widow who found a new purpose in life as a grief doula, a certified life purpose life coach, and a happiness coach.
Listen in as we talk about the fact that life doesn't stop when we lose a spouse, how to manage grief, and how to help a friend who is grieving (spoiler alert: the key is to just show up and be there as support).
Widows and widowers can join Cindy's private Facebook group: Widows & Widowers Support Group, Finding Purpose or learn about her work on her website CindyJBurns.com. You can find Cindy on Instagram or email Cindy at: cindy@cindyjburns.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk with Karen Viesta, a certified health and life coach and host of the podcast Wellegant Woman: Redefining Midlife.
We discussed the importance of friendship in midlife, looking at friendships as an investment, being intentional about who we bring into our inner circle, and how friendships can give us purpose as we age.
Karen works with women over 40 who want to transform their bodies and their lives. She is the founder of Wellegant Woman Coaching and host of the podcast Wellegant Woman. After going through her own midlife reinvention, Karen is passionate about helping women in midlife to age powerfully, create extraordinary health and vitality, and make each new decade even better than the last.
You can reach Karen at Wellegant Woman Coaching, on Instagram, or Facebook. Email her: wellegantwoman@gmail.com. Or listen to the podcast where she shares information, strategies, and inspiration to redefine midlife, reimagine what’s possible, and experience more energy, vitality, confidence, and joy than ever before.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya speak with Craig Colby, an award winning television producer, storyteller, coach, advisor, and author of ALL CAPS: Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection.
Listen in as we talk about the stories in the book and his friend Dave and how that relationship changed both their lives in high school and how his death didn't end their friendship. We also discussed what qualities make a good friend--including really listening and appreciating your friend and seeing the best in them, no matter that you may also know the worst.
You can reach Craig on his website: ColbyVision.net, on Twitter, and Instagram. Or email him at: craig@colbyvision.net
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From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya answer a few questions from this article on PyschCentral: 45+ Deep Conversation Starters to Bond with Friends and Family.
This week we answer:
- What is a quote that inspires you?
- Are your priorities different from what they were 10 years ago?
- What is your greatest achievement so far?
We hope this inspires you to have some deep conversations with your friends and loved ones.
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From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya answer a few questions from this article on PyschCentral: 45+ Deep Conversation Starters to Bond with Friends and Family.
This week we answer:
- Who is your role model?
- What do you like most about being you?
- What is your #1 goal right now?
BTW...Manya's number one goal right now is building her keynote speaking business, so check her out at ManyaChylinski.com.
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From Project BFF HQ Terri and Manya riff on what kinds of activities we can do with the rest of summer.
That is something those of us who live in the northeast, with our cold and snowy winters and rather short summers, think about a lot.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about traveling with friends and what they did on their summer vacations (even though we know that summer is not over!).
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From a street corner not far from Fenway Park, Terri + Manya riff on friendships and the kinds of activities we do together, and get excited about seeing each other in person, five months since the last time we were together in person.
And we wish the Red Sox well in their game. We had a great time at the game (hot dogs were eaten and beer was drunk). The Miami Marlins won 2-0.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chat with Kyla Cofer, coach, speaker, and host of the Leadership School podcast about self-compassion as a first step in building friendships, how people in leadership positions need to be willing to be vulnerable, and how to build connections as an adult--because friendship is available in all shapes and sizes once you start looking for it.
Kyla is a dynamic keynote speaker, storyteller, and workshop presenter whose work focuses on burnout, embracing failure, and stepping into being the great leaders her clients were born to be. She is also a podcaster: she's the creator of the Leadership School Podcast and Podcaster School, teaching others to be expert podcasters.
You can reach Kyla on her website: KylaCofer.com or on LinkedIn. You also contact her can via email at: kyla@lifecoachkyla.com.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya speak with Shari Leid a life coach, friendship expert, author, speaker, attorney, and the force behind the 50 States Project. We talked with her about halfway through this amazing project in which Shari sits down with one woman in each of the fifty states to have meaningful conversations and learn more about each woman, her family, and community.
We had a fabulous conversation and we also discussed some of the things Shari has learned through the project including the importance of casual friendships in our lives, how to make the first move when you want to start a friendship, and how to find the common threads we share with others.
Learn more about Shari on her website: An Imperfectly Perfect Life and learn more about the 50 States Project. You can also find Shari on Instagram.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chat with Amy Behimer, a certified health coach, pharmacist, autoimmune warrior, and founder of the Autoimmune Academy. We discussed using our empathy muscle, how humans are wired to belong, and minimizing decision fatigue about friend relationships by scheduling time for joy and connection.
We also talked about setting boundaries and saying no; or saying no for now, but not forever. And also find out how Amy sometimes sets up a Plan B for activities with friends, and when they won't let her get away with it.
Amy is committed to helping her clients increase the quality of time spent on their health so you can increase the quantity of time spent enjoying it. She helps her clients gain energy, clarity, and confidence to create physical and emotional health to enable people to feel better and love their life, even with autoimmune disease.
Check out her podcast: The Habit Hub for Autoimmune Health and her website: Amy Behimer Coaching
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Johanna Paulston and Bethel Wagner, co-owners of the Sage Wellness Center. We talked about what it's like working with a friend and how working together can strengthen a friendship (we know a little bit about that ourselves!); building a community of friends; and valuing the quality of our friendship over quantity.
Bethel is a certified health coach helping people increase their energy, boost their mood, and release weight. Johanna is a certified crystal healer and holistic health coach helping facilitate healing and transformation and giving people the tools to understand and work with their physical and energetic bodies.
You can reach Bethel and Johanna via the Sage Wellness Center, or via Instagram: Sage Wellness, Bethel, Johanna.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Dan Garbati, a coach, mentor, and creator of the “Happiness Comes in Threes” journaling method. We talk about social media and the illusion of friendship and how half of Americans were feeling lonely even before the pandemic.
We are made of stories and according to Dan journaling is an extremely powerful tool and as close to magic as it gets. Grab a pen and paper and listen for the journaling exercise he walked us through.
Dan Garbati is the creator of the “Happiness Comes in Threes” journaling method, which helps individuals reframe a self-defeating story into a self-empowering one. He is a professional coach and mentor, dedicated to helping people reach their fullest potential. Dan sometimes moves his coaching sessions beyond the traditional office or videoconference (with permission of course)--to include exciting adventures such as skydiving, trapeze flying, improv acting, hang gliding, rock climbing, and hot-air ballooning, or with volunteering that helps people in need and the elderly to highlight an important life lesson.
You can learn more about Dan and find his book on his website: Happiness Comes in Threes, and reach Dan on Facebook.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Chaz Coggins, RN, Airbnb SuperHost and To Be Known game creator. We talk about how life doesn't happen to us, it happens through us, how to appreciate the beauty we create in our lives, and the game he created during the pandemic to provide a means to find deep intimacy, friendship, and connection.
Chaz brings to this conversation the love, care, and curiosity to get to know people that we know he exhibits his patients. Aware that most people wear an emotional mask, he created a game that allows people to remove that mask, show and experience the beauty of finally being Known. We had the best time talking with Chaz!
If you want to be known or get to know your friends on a deeper level, check out his game: To Be Known, and follow the game on Instagram.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with James Averamenko, poet, performer, and host of Friendless podcast, about mindfulness and friendship, and how to be a good enough friend--to others and yourself. We had the best time talking with James and we know you will love listening in on this conversation.
On his podcast James invites guests from his Facebook friend list to discuss their past, what friendship means in the world of social media, how to be a better friend, and whatever else might come up in the conversation. Friendless is an engaging and honest look at connection in the digital age.
Listen to Friendless, follow the podcast on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook. You can reach James via: friendlesspod@gmail.com .
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Crista Tharp about the superwoman complex, and how women need to spend more time together. We also talk about the importance of find our way back to female friendships and connecting on a heart level, a spiritual level, and a soulful level.
As a Mompreneur with a super-sized family, Crista wrote the book: Ditch the F**king Cape, in which she answers the question of “How do I do it?” with raw and transparent honesty with the goal of shaking her fellow females out of their zombie-like states and showing them they can live their Blyss unapologetically.
Crista is all about helping women wake up from sleepwalking in life and to find their blyss. She is an award-winning event planner, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and the founder of Blyss Chick. She is on a mission to show every woman that they can live their blyss right now by loving themselves, living consciously, and being fearlessly authentic.
You can learn more about her on her website: Blyss Chick, or on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. Or contact her via email: crista@blysschick.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Kelly Mendenhall about how friendships cannot be 50/50 all the time, and how to be a friend to someone with a disability. And she shares the story of how she literally saved a friend's life by advocating for her medical care.
This was a fabulous conversation and we know you will love it too. Kelly is a disabled author, speaker, creator, and activist fighting against medical gaslighting and bringing more joy to Spoonies everywhere, one stitch at a time.
Kelly's mission is to spread more love and joy to Spoonies* everywhere through the written word and handcrafted, lovingly made items. You can learn more about her on her website: KellyJMendenhall.com, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or TikTok.
Note: Spoonie is a term for disabled people. You can learn more about Spoonies and The Spoon Theory HERE in an article she wrote for SpineNation*.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Deb Penner about change, friendship, how we are so much more similar than we are different, and what we make things mean.
We discuss how women are permitted to be vulnerable and seek help, which is a way to build connection and friendship, and how that is an advantage over the way that men are expected to relate to each other. And men may have the advantage of spending time to make themselves happy, including friendship. Whereas women are often expected to put other people's needs first and may not take time to have friends.
Deb is an excuse-busting, dream-building, inspiration-generating, unfailingly passionate guide for women. You can learn more about her on her website: Drops In the Bucket, Instagram, LinkedIn, or TikTok.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how to make friends as an adult. Without the playground and the routine of school, some people can find it difficult.
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Here at Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya are dealing with some issues and need to take a break from recording the podcast.
We already miss you, and are looking forward to getting back to our regular weekly schedule in a few weeks.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on the topic of contacting a friend you haven't been in touch with in a while.
There can be fear about reaching out if you've fallen out of touch with a friend. How you contact them, in what format (text, phone, etc.), and what you say might depend on how close a friend you have been in the past, and how you left things that last time you were in touch.
How to Text Someone You Haven't Talked to in a Long Time, by Hailey Shafir on SocialSelf.com
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From Project BFF HQ and our satellite office in Vermont, Terri + Manya chatted with embodiment life coach and intuitive somatic healer Des Caminos.
We had the best time talking with Des about finding balance in friendships, toxic friendships, and the importance of setting boundaries.
You can find Des at her website The Interconnected Self, where you can set up a call with Des to learn more about how she helps women create a life you love and that you deserve.
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From Project BFF HQ and our satellite office in Vermont, Terri + Manya chatted with author, speaker, and coach Chelsea Austin.
We had a fabulous conversation about the vital importance of friendships in our lives, making new friends and the fear of rejection, and finding friends who are a good fit for us.
You can find Chelsea and her book Inexplicably Me at ChelseaAustin.com or on social media:
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on an article about friendship from the World Economic Forum. The article is classified under global health, because that is how important friendship is.
In 1990, 1/3 of American Adults said they had 10 or more close friends. In 2021, just 13 % say they have friends in the double digits.
Friendships: Less is More Now , World Economic Forum
The State of American Friendship: Change, Challenges, and Loss, Survey Center on American Life
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on how to make new friends. We know that in some ways and in some cases, the basis of friendship is convenience. And we also know that the pandemic challenged some friendships. And we also (also?) know that friendships are good for our health.
So what if you want to make new friends?
Resource
Operation Make New Friends by Jill Filipovic in The Guardian
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on the concept of a friendship recession--the "slow then sudden creep of people self-reporting that they have no close friends."
We learned that 15% of American men and 10% of women reported having no friends.
We talk about the factors that have led to the decline, as discussed by Kimberley Wilson, including increase in people moving to search for work or the challenges of a dicey urban rental market and the increased cost of living.
There are factors outside of our control, of course. But there are things we can control when it comes to friendships, like re-galvanizing old friendships, investing time to build new ones, and remembering that making friends takes time.
Resources:
Are You Experiencing a Friendship Recession? by Claudia Canavanin Women's Health Magazine
American Men Suffer a Friendship Recession, by Daniel A. Cox, Survey Center of American Life
Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review, in PLOS Medicine
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on how our friendships change. As kids, we are thrown together at school, and in other ways that mean our friends are an intimate part of our daily lives for most of us. As we get older, and especially as we move on after school, the nature of our friendships can change.
Factors that influence our friendships in adulthood include life stages and tasks (like finding a career or having kids). We also tend to be so busy that many of us focus on maintaining friends versus specifically making new friends. And as adults, we are much more likely to have friends in different age groups, which can be an interesting way to learn new things and for some of us, get out of our comfort zone
Article we reference:
3 things about friendships that change as you get older, by Art Markman on FastCompany.com
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From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya riff on the topic of why we have friends in our lives and how friendships of all types--short or long--bring us value.
Have you ever heard the saying that we have friends for a reason, a season, or a lifetime*? We chat about this is a framework for thinking about our friend relationships.
- Reason. This is when a short-lived relationship brings you a benefit or helps you.
- Season. This is when a relationship accompanies you through a certain period of your life and eventually ends.
- Lifetime. This is when a relationship lasts a lifetime.
What Are Friends For? A Reason, Season, or Lifetime, Pychcentral
*This is sometimes attributed to Brian A. "Drew" Chalker and sometimes to Eleanor Roosevelt.
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From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya riff on the dear friends of our dear friends.
How and why they are special to us (spoiler alert: because they matter to our friends), how to get to know them better, and what to do if you are feeling jealous of their relationship.
Shout out to all our friends' friends, even if we haven't met yet!
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From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya riff on the concept of best friends.
What is a best friend? Can you have more than one?
It turns out that the concept of best friends is really pretty new and we probably don't all mean the same thing when we call someone our best friend. For some it may mean a singular relationship that has risen above all others. For other people, it is a term the describes a level of closeness.
'Best Friends’ Are a Surprisingly Recent Phenomenon, Jaya Saxena in th Atlantic
The Friendship Report, by Snapchat
Best Friend, Urban Dictionary
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chatted with friendship expert Shasta Nelson on all things friendship.
We had so much fun talking about how friends support us, why it matters that we build healthy relationships, and how friendship is a necessity, not just a nice to have for our health and happiness (there is a study that shows that 70% of our happiness comes from our relationships).
It is common to struggle with friendships, not everyone had these kinds of relationships modeled for them, but it is something we all deserve and a skill we can all learn.
Shasta Nelson, a friendship expert, is a leading voice on loneliness and creating healthy relationships. Whether she’s speaking at conferences or on TEDx stages, giving media interviews to outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, or appearing as a guest on The Harvard Business Review podcast or The Steve Harvey Show, she is constantly teaching all of us how to create healthier and more fulfilling relationships in our lives.
Shasta's books
- Friendships Don’t Just Happen! teaches us how to make new friends as adults
- Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness teaches us how to make our relationships more meaningful and healthy
- The Business of Friendship: Making the Most of the Relationships Where We Spend Most of Our Timeteaches us why we need to foster better relationships in our jobs.
ShastaNelson.com
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We'll be back with new episodes on January 6. Please enjoy this favorite episode from Season 2 in 2022.
It is human to be aggressive, no matter the gender, but that doesn't mean it's any fun to be on the receiving end of that aggression. This can come from friends, friends of friends, and colleagues. The aim of the person doing the bullying is to make someone look bad. That can take the form of cyberbullying, gossiping, intimidation, or ostracizing. We also talk about some workplace bullying that we've been on the receiving end of.
"The same attributes that allow girls to be socially intelligent also allow them to be aggressive. They are drawing from the same skill set." - Rachel Simmons
Sometimes these bullying experiences happen in front of others, who may themselves be afraid to step up out of fear of becoming the next victim.
Some ways to deal, though it does not always feel simple. The key is to recognize what you cannot control in the encounter.
- Pretend you didn't hear: Excuse me, can you repeat that?
- Ask for clarification: I don't understand, what do you mean?
- Walk away and disengage
- Keep responses polite, while standing up for yourself.
Resources we discuss:
When the ‘mean girl’ is a woman: How to deal with an adult bully, By Cathy Alter
How to Deal With Mean Girls in Adulthood, by Sherri Gordon
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, by Rachel Simmons
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about what it means to be a friend.
Have we ever actually defined what a friend is? What does it mean to have a friendship? What are the qualities or characteristics or connections that turn a relationship into a friendship? What are some of the commonalities out to being a friend?
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk about how sometimes we may be a bad friend. (Not a bad art friend, just a regular bad friend?)
Are you a pretty good friend if you are thinking "Is what I'm doing making me a bad friend"? What to do with the fear that you've done something wrong as a friend? How the pandemic has revealed how important friendships are and enabled us to have more grace towards our friends (and towards ourselves in our friendships). Each of us is so many things to so many different people and the big picture is that we are all trying.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Pascale Cook-Fernandes of Women Finding Clarity about women, friendship, and how the three of us met.
We talk about the nuances of friendships and how these relationships require compassion, understanding, forgiveness, love, and gratitude. And how Pascale thinks of friendships (and all relationships) as energy
Pascale, who is also host of The Happiness Workshop podcast, supports married women with the tools and strategies she discovered and learned along her journey to rediscover who THEY are, so they can rebuild a strong foundation for connection. Join us as we discuss
Women Finding Clarity
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Cathie Briggette of Herself 360 about women, friendship, and how the three of us met.
Cathie and Lyvia created Herself360 as a way for women to help each other by sharing their stories--so we can learn about ourselves by telling our own stories and from other women by reading about their experiences. Cathie, Lyvia, and Herself360 are part of the Project BFF origin story, too, as we have supported each other as friends and businesswomen from the start of our project.
Herself360--a media platform and online magazine that supports and encourages women and offers a space to connect through stories.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about family and friends and how they compare as relationships.
They are different types of relationships and serve different purposes in a lot of our lives. The key to a meaningful and supportive relationship, family or friends, is the quality of the relationship.
Family is related to you no matter the circumstances, and friendships can wane--someone might not always be a friend. And both types of people in our lives can be kind, loving, and supportive.
Family vs. Friends: Comparing Key Relationships, LoveToKnow
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about cousins who are also friends and our own relationships with our cousins.
Articles
Growing Up With Cousins is Growing Up With Friends For Life
10 Reasons Why Your Cousins Are Your Best Friends
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about friends who are family members.
How do we define a friend? Some people consider kin as friends, while others do not. Some use the label only for long-lasting, close relationships, while others use it more liberally to define almost anyone they've met. And it can change over time with the same people.
Articles:
- When Friends Are ‘Like Family’, Deborah Tannen, New York Times
- Friends, family, and family friends: Predicting friendships of Dutch women, Social Networks (via Science Direct)
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on managing financial disparities in friendships.
Whether you are the one with more money in your bank account, or the one with less, there can be some challenges in navigating friendships.
Americans don't like to talk about finances with their friends. But when not out in the open, disparities in income (or disposable income) can crop up and inconvenient times among friends--like getting the bill at a restaurant or planning a vacation together.
For the cash strapped friend:
- Set boundaries. It's ok to say no or to pay for your own tab separately.
- Make suggestions that do work for you
- Pick up extra costs if you can, to treat every once in a while.
Resources we mention:
How not to be a bad friend in a rich-poor friendship, by Brittany Wong on Huffpost
A survey of 2,000 Americans found they're more likely to talk about politics and relationships with their friends than money, on Business Insider.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on the differences in the ways women and men approach friendships.
It turns out that men tend to prefer more activity-based friendships, and what are referred to as side-to-side, shared activities like sports. Women tend to prefer talking and spending time together, more intimate, face-to-face contact like sharing feelings and disclosing secrets.
Article we mention:
Female vs Male Friendships: 10 Key Differences, on PsychCentral
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about famous women's friendships.
Did you know Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefe were friends? And that Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe were friends?
Resource:
These famous women were friends? Read 5 stories of sisterhood and support, Washington Post
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about female friendships on TV, from Living Single and Friends to Parks and Recreation and The Good Place.
We talk about some of the shows we like, mostly from the past, the tv friendships we love, the Bechdel test, and how the way friendships are portrayed impact our enjoyment of the shows.
Resource:
Then vs. Now: The Portrayal of Female Friendship on TV, Her Culture
Why the Bechdel Test is More Important Than You Realize, Gizmodo
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about the power of female friendships and how it appears that women are genetically wired for friendships in a different way than men.
According to a UCLA study, women were genetically wired to befriend and tend to people in times of stress, while men were more likely to exhibit a fight or flight response. And across their entire life cycle, females are more likely to mobilize social support in times of stress--they seek it out more, receive more support, and are more satisfied with the support they receive.
"Abandon the cultural myth that all female friendships must be bitchy, toxic, or competitive. This myth is like heels and purses – pretty but designed to SLOW women down."
- Roxanne Gay, Bad Feminist
Resources:
Why there's nothing in the world more powerful than female friendship, in Glamour UK
Biobehavioral Responses to Stress in Females, UCLA
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about the 2021 American Perspectives Survey about friendship: changes, challenges, and loss.
About half of Americans report losing touch with at least one friend during the pandemic and nearly half (46%) made a new friend over this same period.
We discuss how many friends people have, and how people meet friends. Most people (49%) seem to have about 3 or fewer close friends, with people equally like to have more than 10 close friends (13%) or no close friends (12%).
Most of us have situational friends or place-based friendships—people mostly see in certain places such as work, school, the gym, or the park.
References:
American Perspectives Survey
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how to make friends as an adult. Without the playground and the routine of school, some people can find it difficult.
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From Project BFF HQ, Manya + Terri riff about reaching the 50th episode of Friendshipable, and say thanks to you, our wonderful listeners.
We also wonder aloud if we will ever run out of friendship-related topics to discuss.
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“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”
— Tennessee Williams
“True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.”
— UnknownOur friendships sustain and define us. And many times the vow of friendship is implicit while being maintained and sustained over time, distance, and personal changes.
Resources
Celebrating Friendship by Rachael Freed
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on creativity and friendship.
Ways to related to creative (i.e., artsy) friends, and how friendships can inspire our own creativity. Because, my friends, we are all creative in our own ways.
Continue this conversation at the Friendshipable Cafe, online via Zoom on Wed July 20. Sign up here to get the link.
Resources:
10 ways to make or break your friendship with a creative person, by Emily Jeffords on Beautiful Hello
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about the science behind friend relationships.
Why are we friends with the people we are friends with? What causes that "click" when you know it's right?
Scientists have done a study (of course) that shows that friends have "remarkably similar" patterns of activity in their brains. Based on that connection, scientists we actually able to predict the strength of two people's bond based on their brain scans.
We also discuss the "rules of friendship," thanks to Oxford psychologists, Michael Argyle, and Monika Henderson wrote a paper on the topic in the 1980s.
Check out episode 33 where we talk with Jesper Algaard, founder and CEO of the Venn app, about machine learning and friendships.
Resources:
- What pushes our ‘like’ button? The revealing science behind our friendships, Amanda Hooton in the Sydney Morning Herald
- The 6 Rules of Great Friendship, Brooke Meredith on Medium.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how to talk with friends who have different political views.
Is it even possible to have friends with different political views? Yes--in a Pew study a few years ago, 40% of people didn't have a close friend who voted for a different presidential candidate. That means 60% did.
It can be a challenge to discuss differing political views with someone when being a supporter of a particular politician or party is a strong part of one’s sense of identity. That can make it easier to view the other side in a negative way.
There is value in having friends with different political views--the echo chamber, thanks to how we consume media, can make it so that we don't get to hear different viewpoints and friends can help us expand our thinking in that way.
Resources:
- How To Talk to Friends With Different Political Views
- Why friendships are falling apart over politics
- How to Avoid Losing Friends Over Politics
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about friendship breakups with writer Aimée La Fountain.
Based on her experiences breaking up with some long-term friends, Aimée shares her thoughts about how devastating the end of a friendship can be, and how the lack of established norms for going about it can make it difficult to end relationships without regrets. We had a fabulous conversation and can't wait to have her back on the podcast!
How to reach Aimée
How to Survive the End of a Friendship, Yes! Magazine
Website: https://aimeelafountain.journoportfolio.com/
LinkedIn: @aimeelafountain
Twitter: @aimeelafountain
Instagram: @aimeelafountain
Email: aimeelafountain@gmail.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about summertime and friendships.
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer and Friendships. We can all get outside more, it's warm, it's daylight into the evening and, whether we meet for a meal or a walk in our favorite neighborhood or nearby pond, lake or ocean, it can be a time to connect and visit with a friend or two.
In which we discuss, once again, our favorite number--the Dunbar number.
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Resources:
Make Friends During Summer Without Solo Travel
What on earth is summer friendship syndrome?
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From Project BFF, Terri + Manya riff about cross-sex friendships (i.e., friendships between men and women).
This week we learned, and then talked about, men and women being friends with each other. We also learned that cross-sex friendship is referred to as heterosociality.
It turns out, that while many of us do have friends of the opposite sex, many people prefer to have same-sex friends and some have a significant subgroup of cross-sex friends. And both men and women who tend to value tradition and conformity have lower heterosociality.
(Note: In this episode we just discussed friendships between men and women. We will explore friendships across other types of gender identities in an upcoming episode.)
Resources
What Drives Friendship Between Men and Women? by Grant Hilary Brenner MD, DFAPA on PyschologyToday.com
The Men Who Have Mostly Female Friends, by Lauren Larson in GQ
Can Men & Women Just Be Friends? by Allison and David White, in Goop
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about long distance friendships.
How do you stay connected with friends who live far away? Is there extra work to stay connected? Just because there may be a limited amount of time you can spend in real life with you friend, doesn't mean you can't still do things together. Research shows that friendships can flourish even without in person interactions.
Also, we end with the slightly alarming thought, which we will pick up in a future episode and examine in more detail: "We replace half our close friends every seven years. The ones who tend to make it are the ones we figure out how to maintain past changes.” (Shasta Nelson, friendship expert and author of Frientimacy)
Resources:
- Long distance friendships take work, by Kensey Gidick, on the Today Show
- 4 tips to stay connected to friends who live far away, by Kavitha George and Clare Marie Schneider, on NPR
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about the so-called Dunbar number--that describes the numerical limits on how many connections an individual can have.
The conversation centers around Robin Dunbar, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Oxford University. Based on his research, he believes the size of the neocortex in our brains is linked to the size of a cohesive social group--that ratio limits the complexity of the social systems we can handle.
According to his theory:
- 5 loved ones
- 15 good friends
- 50 friends
- 150 meaningful contacts
- 500 acquaintances
- 1,500 people you can recognize
Resources we discuss:
- You Can Only Maintain So Many Close Friendships, Sheon Han in The Atlantic
- Dunbar's number: Why we can only maintain 150 relationships, BBC
- Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships by Robin Dunbar
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about traveling with friends.
Fresh from a trip abroad with some friends, Terri shares about her experiences. And we discuss mistakes to avoid--like expecting one person to plan everything, not talking about money, or making decisions when hangry.
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Resources we mention:
12 Mistakes to Avoid When Traveling with Friends, by Valerie Wheatle
10 Tips For Traveling With Friends, Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about the definition of a friend.
Thirty-nine episodes in and we decided to the word friend. Merriam-Webster defines a friend as: one attached to another by affection or esteem.
Friends are people you can share intimacies and experiences with, and you are an important part of each other's lives. There are two key elements of a friendship--interdependence and voluntary participation.
Types of friendship:
- Acquaintance -- feel comfortable with, but probably don't make plans with, work friends and neighbors often all into this category
- Casual friend -- feel comfortable meeting one on one, feel emotionally attached to
- Close friend -- spend time with regularly, can depend on
- Intimate friend -- similar to a close friend, usually someone you've spent even more time with and can share almost anything.
One study found that the difference between friends and acquaintances is that we reveal much more of ourselves to a friend than an acquaintance. And we try harder to impress acquaintances than friends.
Resources we talk about:
11 Qualities of a Good Friend & Ways to Be An Even Better One, on MindBodyGreen
Acquaintance versus friend, on SocialPro
What is friendship?, How Stuff Works
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how to leave a group of friends.
Tips for leaving a group of friends:
- You can make it quick, like pulling off a bandage, or slow and steady, where you spend less time with these friends
- Be honest and respect their feelings, but it may also require tact. Sometimes vague (and honest) answers or explanations may be the best option.
- Friends may try to bring you back into the fold. If there is a chance (i.e., changed behavior means you want to stay with the group) then be open about what you need. If you need to leave (for whatever reason including if the group is a bad influence or they don't treat you well), stand your ground.
As with so many things relationship related, these may be easier said then done.
Groups of friends are fabulous. Check out episode 37, the opposite of this one, in which we talked about joining a group of friends.
Resources
How to leave a group of friends, WikiHow
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From Project BFF, Terri + Manya riff about how to join a group of existing friends.
It is easy to feel intimidated when trying to join a group of existing friends. They already know each other--will they be welcoming of a newcomer? How can you get to know the people involved?
Like all friendships, building friendships with a group will take time and effort. Also, every group has its own personality and you will need to figure it out to see if you fit in. Some groups are close knit and may be harder to break into because they aren't looking to expand. Other groups may be loosely connected and more open to.
How to join the group:
- Get to know one or two individuals first, rather than trying to get to know everyone at once. You may naturally gravitate toward some people over others in the group.
- Make conversation with as many people in th group as possible.
- Think about what brought the group together and what your shared interests are--that is the low hanging fruit for starting conversations and building shared experiences.
- Focus on the environment and the group, instead of being inside your own head and worrying about whether or not you fit in.
Resources we mention:
How to join an existing group of friends, at SocialPro
How to join an existing group of friends, at SucceedSocially
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how the pandemic has impacted our social lives and our friendships.
Especially early on in the pandemic, with many of us isolated in our homes and dealing with the stress of the pandemic, most of us faced limited time and energy to devote to friendships. It was a time that many of us, willingly or not, focused on quality of friendships over quantity. We ended up pruning some friendships and getting closer to other friends.
The pandemic changed the rules for hanging out. And for some of us, it also revealed that friendships do require work to maintain and really showed us the value of these relationships.
We had to make some decisions--which friends were worthy of doing a video chat with?
Resources we mention
Why pruning friendships has been common in the pandemic, in The Guardian
How the pandemic has proven the true test of friendship, in Glamour UK
The pandemic has affected our friendship and here's why that's ok, in Real Simple
Friendships have never been harder to maintain, in The Cut
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about making friends by volunteering.
For those who have time to volunteer, it can be a great way to meet people. You are doing something you both enjoy and helping out the community. It isn't automatic that you will connect with someone while you volunteer, but you have a very good chance--since having things in common and spending time together are key building blocks for a friendship.
Volunteering is also a great way to strengthen existing friendships when you volunteer together and practice your social skills--even if you don't become close friends with anyone you share similar interest and have a shared topic to discuss.
In a recent survey, 1 in 5 people said that volunteering is a way to combat loneliness.
We discuss volunteering for organizations that have personal meaning for you. And how not every volunteer opportunity is the right fit.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about friendships in our current times.
There is a fear that friendships have changed, thanks to social media and our always-on culture. Is that really true? With Facebook choosing the word "friend" to mean our connections on the site, does that diminish the value of the word? Does online interaction with a friend have any impact on our relationship in real life?
There have been fears about technology impacting our relationships all through recorded history, including fear in the early 20th century that landline telephones were going to ruin social interaction.
We also discuss the Dunbar number and what are the limits on the number of friends we can have.
Resources we discuss:
The myths and reality of modern friendship, by Rebecca Roache
Why the Digital Age Is Not Destroying Friendship, by Lydia Denworth, author of Friendship
Read our interview with Lydia on Project BFF.
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From Project BFF HQ and Bergen, Norway, Terri + Manya riff with Jesper Algaard, founder and CEO of the Venn app, about machine learning and friendships.
Venn means friend in Norwegian.
How do we figure out who we will be friends with? What kind of people do we hang out with and why? And what do computers have to do with it? And how can technology make it easier to make a connection?
Jesper and the team at Venn have been doing some research about how we relate to each other and how people trust each other. Yet these qualitative studies only give a small piece of the story. How can machine learning help us understand what really draws friends to each other?
What kind of friend are you looking for--like, a gym partner, a travel partner, or a gaming buddy, for example? What are you interested in doing with a friend? What kind of social settings do you prefer? Once you enter in that info, you can find new friends. Venn has connected 10,000 friendships so far. And they have evolved to connect people in many different ways, including their new group activity setting (because for some folks, it can be easier to get to know people in a group instead of one to one.)
Download Venn here or in the app store, the app that makes it easy to find new people and create activities based on interests and preferences.
Follow Venn on Facebook or InstagramWant to learn more about Venn? Reach Jesper directly: jesper@findavenn.com
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk about how friends can be the antidote to loneliness.
Humans are social animals, and that collaboration has enabled us to survive as a species. Loneliness "is an aversive state that has evolved as a signal to change behavior, very much like hunger, thirst, or physical pain, to motivate us to renew the connections we need to survive and prosper."
We all feel lonely at times. Profound loneliness is an issue that hides in plain site--we don't necessarily see it as a threat. Yet it can be as big as risk factor to premature death as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Feeling disconnected from people puts us on alert to change that situation and look for meaningful engagement. Reaching out to others and building friendships can be the cure for loneliness.
Resources we mention
A Cure for Disconnection, by Jennifer Latson in Psychology Today
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about happiness and friendship. Human beings are wired to care about relationships. And quality of friends counts more than quantity. Friends prevent isolation and loneliness and give you a chance to offer needed companionship, too. Friends can also:
· Increase your sense of belonging and purpose
· Boost your happiness and reduce your stress
· Improve your self-confidence and self-worth
· Help you cope with traumas, such as divorce, serious illness, job loss or the death of a loved one
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Resources we reference in the episode:
Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your health, Mayo Clinic
Why Does Having Friends Make Us Happy? by David B. Feldman Ph.D. in Psychology Today
5 Ways Your Friends Make You Happier, Healthier And An All-Around Better Person by Lindsay Holmes
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It is human to be aggressive, no matter the gender, but that doesn't mean it's any fun to be on the receiving end of that aggression. This can come from friends, friends of friends, and colleagues. The aim of the person doing the bullying is to make someone look bad. That can take the form of cyberbullying, gossiping, intimidation, or ostracizing. We also talk about some workplace bullying that we've been on the receiving end of.
"The same attributes that allow girls to be socially intelligent also allow them to be aggressive. They are drawing from the same skill set." - Rachel Simmons
Sometimes these bullying experiences happen in front of others, who may themselves be afraid to step up out of fear of becoming the next victim.
Some ways to deal, though it does not always feel simple. The key is to recognize what you cannot control in the encounter.
- Pretend you didn't hear: Excuse me, can you repeat that?
- Ask for clarification: I don't understand, what do you mean?
- Walk away and disengage
- Keep responses polite, while standing up for yourself.
Resources we discuss:
When the ‘mean girl’ is a woman: How to deal with an adult bully, By Cathy Alter
How to Deal With Mean Girls in Adulthood, by Sherri Gordon
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, by Rachel Simmons
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about making friends as an adult. It doesn't just feel difficult, it absolutely can be challenging.
By the time we are adults our lives are more complex--families, children, work and career exceptions all take time and can make it harder to have time to devote to friendships. In addition, life just has a way of filtering people in and out of our lives as well, such as changes in politic beliefs, successes or failures (yours or your friends'), moving, strokes of luck, both good and bad, and even death.
It's estimated that it takes more than 200 hours of time together for someone to become a good friend. When you consider that the average American spends just 41 minutes a day socializing.
The pandemic has changed how some of us think about friends and friendships. With hours of isolation early in the podcast, we had some hard decisions to make about how to spend the time we did spend socializing, which friends and family to prioritize as we struggled with what was going on in the world around us.
Resources we talk about:
Why Making Friends in Midlife Is So Hard, by Katharine Smyth
How Many Hours Does it Take to Make a Friend? by Jeffrey Hall
It's Your Friends Who Break Your Heart, by Jennifer Senior
The Friendship Report, from Snapchat
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about loneliness and how having friends helps combat it.
We thrive when we are connected. And social connections are the key to happiness and health. "Loneliness can have long-term effects on health and is as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day."
How to build a more connected life:
- Get to know yourself, connect with yourself and your own instincts
- Have/cultivate self-compassion. This can soften the blow of judgement and ridicule from people who don’t understand us
Obstacles to building friendships can raise the risk of loneliness. People skilled at friendship may have a natural defense against prolonged or severe loneliness. Those who are not yet as skilled can develop the habits and behaviors that support friendships.
Books and articles and resources we discuss:
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, by Vivek Murthy
Goodbye loneliness, Hello happiness - a prescription for healthier lives, in The Boston Globe
The Unlonely Project, The Foundation for Art & Healing
Emerging Together: The Tackling Loneliness Network Action Plan, UK government
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about how love languages matter in friendships.
The 5 love languages:
- Words of affirmation
- Quality time
- Acts of services
- Gifts
- Physical touch
Just like in romantic relationships, it's helpful to understand what makes ourselves feel happy and loved, and what makes our friends feel happy and loved. Do you know what your primary love language is? Take this quiz to find out.
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The book: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts, by Gary Chapman, Ph.D.
Articles we discuss:
What Are The 5 Love Languages? Everything You Need To Know, on Mind Body GreenWhat Are The 5 Love Languages? on Verywell MindHere's How Understanding the 5 Love Languages Strengthened My Friendship, on HelloGiggles
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about lessons we can learn from our friends.
We talk about the things friends have taught us. Such as:
- Making time for our friends is an important aspect of friendship.
- Being a real friend means you can always be your real self, you shouldn't need to fake it or edit yourself.
- How to fight and compromise and what might it mean if you've never fought with a friend.
- Change is good.
We have friendships for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Not everyone we become friends with are lifelong friends. And it's really nice to have good friends along the way as you figure it all out.
Articles we discuss:
7 Lessons Only Your Best Friends Can Teach You
10 Things I've Learned from 10 Years with My Bestie
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about ways to make new friends.
We discuss some ideas about how to build a friendship. Find ways to let people know you want to hang out with someone such as telling them you are enjoying hanging out with them. This may feel uncomfortable as we don't usually have that kind of conversation with our friends, talking about the relationship in the way often happens in romantic relationships.
Also, a key to making new friends is to show up. Be open to friendship, and also make time to do the socializing that builds and maintains friendships.
Did you know?
- The average American trusts only 10 to 20 people.
- It takes 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friends. A total of 90 hours before someone becomes a "real" friend. And about 200 hours to become a close friend.
- School, works, groups and clubs, and activities we share are some ways that we build those hours.
- Self disclosure makes us more likable.
"Longing for closeness and connection is pervasive. Which suggests that most of us are stumbling through the world pining for companionship that could be easily provided by the lonesome stumblers all around us."
Articles we discuss:
How to Make Friends, According to Science
If You're Wondering Why You've Lost Friends in Adulthood, This is Probably Why
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on how friendship is both simple and complicated.
We talk about what we learned about social structures on What is Friendship? on How Stuff Works. What kind of structure do you prefer?
Throw in some conversation on the four core types of friendships:
- acquaintance
- friend
- close friend
- best friend
And how our concept of friendship has been altered by social media: "The process of actually 'making true friends' hasn't changed! What has changed is the blanket labeling of acquaintances, acquaintances of acquaintances, and close friends all with the same title, 'friend."
And before we close, we remind ourselves to reply to friends who have recently called or texted us. We all forget, we all get busy. But friendships do require attention.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about how our friendships change us--you change your friends and they change you.
Relationships should change us, and ideally for the better. One of the values of a friendship is the things we can learn from them. We don't always know we are being influenced.
In fact, many of our actions depend just as much on our friends as ourselves. We share our identities with the people we hang out with, and are influenced by them. We all find ourselves in situations where we don't know what to do, and often we look to the people around us to guide us. If the people you are with are a positive influence, you are likely to behave that way. Identification with a group can lead to negative behaviors, as well.
A study showed that the people we surround ourselves with have the power to make us fatter, drink more alcohol, care less about the environment, and be more risky about sun protection (see article below).
The article we discussed: How Your Friends Change Your Habits -- for Better or for Worse
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From the Boston Public Library, Terri and Manya riff on the first season of the podcast and what we are looking forward to in season two!
We know that we can speak about many aspects of friendship, but we haven't seen it all. We know our listeners have so many different experiences about friendship. We want Project BFF to be a resource for friends and are looking for your feedback and your ideas for topics.
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From the Boston Public Library, Manya and Terri riff on the quote from Maya Angelou: “A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.” ― Letter to My Daughter
We can easily get caught up being wary of strangers and as we get set in our friend groups it can be easy to not think about people we don't know. We can think about strangers as people we get to know. Even our closest friends were once strangers.
Also we talk about the green screen we are using, for those of you watching the video version of the podcast. Maybe we'll start a game for the video podcast: Where in the world are we?
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about loneliness.
All The Lonely People - information about the upcoming film, and a 10 question loneliness quiz.
Have you ever felt lonely? It is different than being alone and doing things on your own. Loneliness can be a trap--once you are in it, it can be hard to recognize and get yourself out of it. But you have to be the one to make a change in some way. What is in your toolbox to meet new friends and get out of feeling lonely?
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about the values we look for and bring to our friend relationships.
Looking at the people we are friends with and thinking about what values we hold important that we want in them. Did you ever think about the qualities you are looking for a in friend, and the values that are important to share? Part of the friendship equation is: do my values fit with this person? We also talk about giving ourselves permission to ask for what we need in a friendship.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about the joy of learning something new about your friends.
There is no way you can discover everything about your friends. That discovery is one of the wonders and beauties of friendship. What questions do you ask to learn about your friends? Have you ever played Two Truths and a Lie with friends? Games like this can be fun ways to find out new facts about your friends. Terri + Manya share one thing about that we think the other one doesn't know about us.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about time and making time for friends.
We have a bank of time to choose from to spend with people. How do we deal with pressures of other time taking up time that we can't spend with friends? Do we plan regular contacts? Or let it be more fluid? How to make time for brand new friends versus our current friends.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff on making friendship a priority.
You know, along with all our other priorities we all juggle. How do we make our friends feel they are a priority in our lives? How important is making it a priority to you? Do you have the bandwidth.
Friends are the family we've chosen for ourselves and bring a lot of value to our lives. We often do little things to connect, remembering important things about others' lives. Have you ever used a calendar to keep track of friends' activities, birthdays, vacations, etc.? What about those times we cannot prioritize our friends--because we have to focus on ourselves, our work, our families, etc. Sometimes we have to trust that a friendship is strong even when a friend cannot be a priority.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about social media and friendships.
Building communities on social media platforms to keep in touch with all kinds of friends. The power of staying in touch and using it across the spectrum--sharing our highlight reels and sharing the difficult parts of our lives. How social media is different for all of us, including thoughts about online bullying. And the frightening dichotomy of this amazing tool to connect us and to enable people to tear others down. Did other forms of communication in previous eras feel the same to people then--like the advent of newspapers or tv?
Also thinking about guests for future episodes--how do different people of different ages think about and use social media?
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk about how sometimes we may be a bad friend. (Not a bad art friend, just a regular bad friend?)
Are you a pretty good friend if you are thinking "Is what I'm doing making me a bad friend"? What to do with the fear that you've done something wrong as a friend? How the pandemic has revealed how important friendships are and enabled us to have more grace towards our friends (and towards ourselves in our friendships). Each of us is so many things to so many different people and the big picture is that we are all trying.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk about having trouble making friends--what to do to make friends, what if you aren't clicking with someone, building contact through shared experiences and what that means.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk about friends and summer vacation. (Even though we are releasing this in October!)
Mapping out our vacation plans. Taking advantage of summer weather (particularly important in the northeast.) Building up the travel muscle after the pandemic, whenever that is. Airports and flying post-vaccine and amid the mask mandate.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya talk about what the pandemic has done to friendships.
How we each absorbed information about the pandemic and how we processed information, and how that has impacted friendships. Was it easier to maintain relationships when we had similar beliefs about the pandemic and like minded approaches to safety? And how special it felt to finally get to see people in person.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about long distance friendships.
Far away friendships. Always having a link with someone you share a common experience with. That special feeling of being able to pick up where you left off with friends and trusting that the friendship exists even if you aren't in the same place. Traveling to see each other and having touchpoint, to nurture the relationship.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about what it means to be a friend.
Have we ever actually defined what a friend is? What does it mean to have a friendship? What are the qualities or characteristics or connections that turn a relationship into a friendship? What are some of the commonalities out to being a friend?
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about getting outside, which was our theme for the month of May (when this was recorded).
What do you do when you are outside? Driving or walking to a new neighborhood...do you like to explore? We sure do. Including our own personal Good Will Hunting Tour of South Boston and visiting areas nearby where were live and work that we've never seen before. Getting to love the things about our own neighborhoods and cities.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya chat about the gorgeous weather.
This episode was recorded in May and we were loving the weather and getting excited about summer coming up. We muse on the New England springtime and our theme of getting outside. Beautiful gardens, forest bathing, finding greenspace in the city, environmental justice, and taking pictures during our walks.
And we are still excited that we've actually gotten this podcast off the ground and figured out more than a few topics.
Trees may be key to cooler temps during summer
Forest bathing
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about Project BFF's third birthday.
Our conversations about Project BFF took place over three years. At some point we had to decide what counts as our official birthday. At different times, we had a Medium account, then a newsletter, then social media, then finally our website launched (in 2020).
We discuss birthday cake and how to celebrate.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about Project BFF colors and our logo.
Yes, we get that you may not care about branding. We are just so excited about Project BFF, we get a little geeky talking about working together and the process and choosing our logo and our brand colors.
Plus, we get to say the word hexadecimal.
The tool we used: BrandMark
Where this magic happened: Hingham Public Library
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about friendships and travel in the age of the pandemic.
Among the topics we discuss...traveling planning, long-standing vacation plans and traveling with friends, local travel, what does travel look like right now, and musing about the nature of tourism, travel inequities, and the role of vaccines.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about friendships and the thing on many of our minds today: the COVID vaccine.
At the time of recording, one of us had two shots in and one of us was half-vaxxed. We talk about side effects, how the vaccine changes our lives, and following Dr. Fauci's list of things he will and won't do after being vaccinated.
Oh, and there's a story about turkeys in Boston.
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about friendships and volunteering.
We are both avid volunteers and have met many good friends through the process of volunteering.
Some of the places we have volunteered:
Boston Cares Mobilizes and trains individual and corporate volunteers
Boston Public Library Art + Architecture tours
New York Aquarium
New England Aquarium
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From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about friendships and the start of Project BFF.
Terri + Manya both have communications backgrounds and have been friends for years. Get a peak behind the scenes into Project BFF and what inspired us to work together on a project about women's friendships.
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