Friend Forward

A lot of us have friendships that we just accept will stay as surface-level relationships, or perhaps we talk ourselves out of taking the next steps to explore if there might be capacity for something deeper to evolve after all. Today, on the Friend Forward podcast, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson shares three tactical strategies that you can use to be more intentional about deepening your so far surface-level friendships, as we head into the new year.  And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week’s homework.  To never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now. New episodes are released every Thursday, and our ‘Girl Problems’ episodes are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays.  To join the “Be A Better Friend” 21-day challenge, click here Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.  To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening in March 2024, click here.  To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward To explore coaching with Danielle visit www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

The podcast discusses a listener's concern about their best friend growing distant and offers advice on navigating the situation. They also talk about handling incompatibility in friendships with grace and openness.

There are many resolutions that we tend to make as we enter the new year and when it comes to friendship, we might commit to making more time for friends or making new friends altogether. But what about making things right with friends? If there’s a friend in your life to whom you owe an apology, then this is the episode for you. Join our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson as she offers her advice on how to apologize to a friend to help you enter 2024 with a clean slate, a clear conscience and possible reconnection.    And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week’s homework.    This episode features audio from Danielle’s most recent YouTube video, so if you’d like to watch this episode, head over to her YouTube channel and check it out.    To never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now. New episodes are released every Thursday, and our ‘Girl Problems’ episodes are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays.    Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.    And to join the “Be A Better Friend” (BABF) 21-day challenge, click here   To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening in March 2024, click here.    To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson   Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward   To explore coaching with Danielle visit www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com   

It happened last week when you reached out to a new-ish friend, and she never got back to you. It also happened last month with a friend who went off on a coffee date with a mutual friend but didn’t extend an invitation to you. And it happened last night when you had a moment of vulnerability with someone, and she didn’t respond in the way that you were hoping. These are all examples of rejection, and when it happens, yes it can really sting. In today’s episode of Friend Forward, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson shares three ways to manage your feelings of rejection when it comes to your female friendships, to help you recover and to help you cope, in these situations. And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week’s homework.  To never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now. New episodes are released every Thursday, and our ‘Girl Problems’ segment are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays.  Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.  And to join the “Be A Better Friend” 21-day challenge, click here To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening in March 2024, click here.  To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward To explore coaching with Danielle visit www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com 

Welcome to "Girl Problems" a bi-weekly segment from the Friend Forward podcast, coming to you every other Tuesday.   Today's episode addresses a listener’s question regarding a situation where she tried to speak to her friend about an issue that had hurt her, and was met with defensiveness and accusations of being “over-sensitive”, leading her to ask, how are you supposed to respond when a friend acts this way? Tune in as our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson offers her advice on the matter.   Click the ‘Follow’ button now to never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast. Brand new episodes are released every Thursday, and our Girl Problems episodes every other Tuesday.     If you want to join our Book Club and check out what we’re reading this month, join us here.     And to join the “Be A Better Friend” 21-day Challenge, click here.     And if you want to submit a question of your own, visit us at ⁠Betterfemalefriendships.com ⁠or drop us a DM or a voice note at Instagram at⁠ @friendforward.⁠     To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening next month in sunny Tampa, click here.     To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson     Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward     Explore coaching with Danielle at www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching     Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

Our resident friendship expert, Danielle Bayard Jackson, first met Taryn Delanie Smith at a launch party that Bumble hosted for its new App, Bumble For Friends, earlier this year in New York City. Taryn Delanie Smith has over a million followers on TikTok and is a former Miss New York, taking the crown in 2022. She is known online for being kind, intelligent and gracious, and she lived up to all of these expectations in real life. Danielle and Taryn got talking and the conversation quickly moved on to discussing the science and art of female friendships. Taryn asked Danielle about you, the kind of women here who listen to the podcast, and so Danielle invited her on to the show to speak about all things female friendship. Tune in to hear Danielle and Taryn discuss friendship envy, “guy’s girls”, how to be a good hype woman, what it was really like behind the scenes at the pageant, the importance of giving your platonic friendships the same grace as your romantic relationships, and much much more. And as always, stay tuned for this week’s homework.  Related Episodes:        “I’m not like other girls”: 4 Reasons Why Some Women Prefer To Be Friends With Men” – listen here          Three Reasons why “wedding drama” strains your female friendships, with Kara Maureen, The Bridal Coach –listen here   Connect with Taryn Delanie Smith on Instagram and TikTok.  To never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now. New episodes are released every Thursday, and our ‘Girl Problems’ segment are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays.  To join the “Be A Better Friend” 21-day Challenge, click here.  Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.   To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening in March 2024, click here.   To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson  Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward  To explore coaching with Danielle visit www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com 

You’re in the middle of a late-night social media scroll, and you notice that your feed is showing you video after video of women doing things with their friends – picnics, target runs, book clubs – and on nearly every video, you find yourself tagging your bestie, sending her ideas of activities, despite knowing deep down that they’ll likely never materialise.   You’ve been long-distance friends for over two years now, and it's surprisingly really hard. Sometimes sending memes doesn’t feel like enough, and while you hate to admit it, you’re starting to notice a bit of distancing happening within your friendship.    On this episode of the Friend Forward podcast, our resident friendship expert, Danielle Bayard Jackson shares mindset shifts and strategies that you can use to help keep these friendships strong, because your girl is worth the effort.   And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week’s homework.     References:   -       To find out more about the research study, ‘Social Media Study Shows Proximity Is the Strongest Predictor of Friendship’, click here   -       To view the TikTok video Danielle references in this episode, click here     To never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now. New episodes are released every Thursday, and our ‘Girl Problems’ segment are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays.   Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.   To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening in March 2024, click here.   To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson   Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward   To explore coaching with Danielle visit www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

The podcast discusses a listener's feelings of being hurt by her best friend's lack of invitation to her new house. They emphasize the importance of validating these feelings and understanding their meaning, encouraging self-reflection and repairing the friendship.

You’re working out at the gym when you realise you’ve been coming solo for the last few weeks as your usual gym buddy has been MIA. It’s not like her, so on your way to the parking lot, you give her a call but she doesn’t answer… Also unlike her. And that’s when it hits you – you remember that she mentioned having a depressive episode last winter, but that was before you were friends. And if she’s having one now, would you even know what to do? And even if you did, would you have the capacity to see her through? In this episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, we’re finally talking about depression. Research tells us that women are nearly twice as likely as men to have experienced depression, which means at one point it may well have impacted your friendship, whether you knew it or not.  Join us as our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson speaks to three women on the subject; a psychologist, an emotional intelligence expert, and a young woman who shares her story of how physical assault sent her into a dark place, and honest conversations with her friends got her through.  And whether you’ve suffered with depression yourself, or have a friend who has, stay tuned for this week’s homework.  To never miss an episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now. New episodes are released every Thursday, and our ‘Girl Problems’ segment are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays.  To connect with Dr. Ayanna Abrams, you can find her on Instagram, and you can check out her platform, Not So Strong, here.  To connect with Farah Harris, you can find her on Instagram, and you can check out her platform, Working Well Daily, here. You can also purchase her book, ‘The Colour of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating Our Self and Social Awareness to Address Inequities” here.  And to connect with Trayonna, you can find her on Instagram.  Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.  To find out more about Danielle’s Friendship event, happening in March 2024, click here.  To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at https://www.instagram.com/friendforward To explore coaching with Danielle visit www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching  Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com 

Discover four strategies to attract like-minded friends, including exploring 'I am' statements and identifying values in relationships. Learn about the importance of maintaining integrity, sharing boundaries, and embracing healthy conflict. Understand how open communication fosters emotional and psychological safety in friendships. Explore the significance of expressing opinions and finding a dynamic where you feel seen, valued, affirmed, and safe.