Nuance Needed 91: Rerun: Stop Flaking on Your Friends
Dec 30, 2025
51:24
In this candid episode, therapists Sam and Amanda discuss Sam's recent experience with a Tiktok going viral. After posting about friendship and flaking culture, Sam faced unexpected backlash leading to a broader conversation about social media, nuance, and connection in today's world. The hosts explore:
- How legitimate concerns about accessibility and mental health can sometimes be weaponized to avoid discomfort
- The erosion of our collective ability to say "this doesn't apply to me" and keep scrolling
- The importance of maintaining friendships despite busy lives and different life stages
- Practical ways to maintain connections when you have limited capacity
- The difference between genuine barriers to connection and avoidance
- How social media has complicated our expectations for socializing
- The long-term investment of friendship and why it matters.
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To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area.
Want to join the conversation? You can email us podcast@therapyforwomencenter.com or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!
- How legitimate concerns about accessibility and mental health can sometimes be weaponized to avoid discomfort
- The erosion of our collective ability to say "this doesn't apply to me" and keep scrolling
- The importance of maintaining friendships despite busy lives and different life stages
- Practical ways to maintain connections when you have limited capacity
- The difference between genuine barriers to connection and avoidance
- How social media has complicated our expectations for socializing
- The long-term investment of friendship and why it matters.
If you’d like to support the show one of the best things you can do is leave us a review and share the pod! THANK YOU! We have some incredible BONUS episodes on our SUBSTACK! nuanceneeded.substack.com
To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area.
Want to join the conversation? You can email us podcast@therapyforwomencenter.com or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!