Friend Forward

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 about how to deal with unwanted connections when it comes to friendships. Tune in as our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson offers a few helpful insights. If you want to submit a problem of your own, visit us at ⁠Betterfemalefriendships.com ⁠or drop us a DM or a voicenote at Instagram at⁠ @friendforward.⁠ Click the ‘Follow’ button now to not miss an episode! 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 Join our private group chat for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

This podcast explores the concept of friendship failures and provides strategies for coping with the disappointment and self-doubt that can arise. It emphasizes the importance of not internalizing the end of a friendship and avoiding toxic relationships. The upcoming Friendship Elevated coaching program helps navigate friendship challenges and maintains friendships after a breakup. It discusses redefining success in friendships, analyzing past breakups for patterns and lessons, and the need for conflict resolution skills.

Three weeks ago you and a friend exchanged heated words at a group dinner and you’ve been left feeling a mix of regret, anger and embarrassment. Since then, you’ve been reliving every detail of what happened over and over again, replaying what you both said, what her words might have meant, and whether or not this indicates that she’s been getting increasingly frustrated with you over the past year.   This negative and unproductive overthinking is called rumination, and in today’s episode, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson talks about the consequences of rumination, and particularly the impact it can have on our relationships, due to the ways in which it can hamper our ability to reconcile with friends. Danielle shares her acronym ‘IDEA’ to cover the four key reasons why rumination can be so dangerous and damaging when it comes to our relationships.   Tune in to find out more, and as always, stay tuned to the end for this week's homework.  REFERENCES: STUDY - "Socialized to Ruminate? Gender Role Mediates the Sex Difference in Rumination for Interpersonal Events" -   https://spu.edu/depts/SPFC/clinicalpsych/training-research/faculty-research-teams/ace-lab/documents/2011-26235-002.pdf   Click the ‘Follow’ button now to not miss an episode. And remember, you can send us your questions on Instagram or at www.betterfemalefriendships.com 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   **OFFER ENDS ON OCTOBER 1st** Sign up for Danielle’s Friendship Elevated, a 12-week program for modern women who want to experience a real transformation in their female friendship landscape: https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com/membership   Book a private coaching session with Danielle at www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching   Join our private group chat for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

Maybe it’s nothing, but you’ve noticed that lately your friends are calling you out for your lateness, forgetfulness and your daydreaming, and after a quick Google search, you find out these are symptoms of ADHD. Whilst this may bring a sense of validation, it may also cause you to get curious on how these symptoms might be affecting your friendships.    In today’s episode, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson is joined by Dr Tracy Alloway, an award-winning Psychologist, TV expert, and Author of 15 books, to dive deep on the topic of ADHD and how it might be affecting your friendships. Together they discuss what ADHD is, how it presents itself in women, ways it can impact our relationships and what we can do as friends to understand and help support those with the diagnosis. And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week's homework, where Danielle offers tangible and practical advice for both sides - women who are affected by ADHD themselves, and those who are friends with someone with ADHD, and are looking for ways to better support and understand them.    Click the ‘Follow’ button now to not miss an episode. And remember, you can send us your questions on Instagram or at www.betterfemalefriendships.com To get in touch with Dr Tracy Alloway, you can reach out to her at www.instagram.com/drtracypackiam and www.tracypackiam.com  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 **OFFER ENDS ON OCTOBER 1st** Sign up for Danielle’s Friendship Elevated, a 12-week program for modern women who want to experience a real transformation in their female friendship landscape: https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com/membership Book a private coaching session with Danielle at www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Join our private group chat for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

It's National Women’s Friendship Day and what better time to announce the return of the Friend Forward Podcast!In Season 5 of The Friend Forward Podcast, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson will be bringing you more of the content that you’ve been loving for almost four years now. She’ll be sharing the latest research on women’s cooperation, communication and conflict, paired with a healthy dose of self-love and actionable strategies, to enable you to create better female friendships.Season 5 kicks off this coming Thursday 21st September. Click ‘Follow’ now to not miss an episode. Until then, you can send us your questions on Instagram or at www.betterfemalefriendships.com  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 **OFFER ENDS ON OCTOBER 1st**Sign up for Danielle’s Friendship Elevated, a 12-week program for modern women who want to experience a real transformation in their female friendship landscape:https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com/membership Book a private coaching session with Danielle at www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching Join our private group chat for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward Book Danielle to speak at your upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

Have you ever had a birthday approaching and, instead of feelings of excitement, you start to feel a sense of apprehension at the prospect of potentially being let down by your friends who, for the last few years, haven’t quite showed up for you in the way you’d hoped? Birthdays can be a pivotal point in female friendships and, if not managed correctly, can leave you feeling disappointed, let down, and resentful. In this episode, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson breaks down some reasons why birthdays can feel like a tense time when it comes to friendships, and offers some advice on how you can minimise any sense of disappointment that you may feel around this time. And as always, stay tuned for this week’s homework, to help you on your way to better female friendships.  Watch the viral video Danielle references in this episode here Click here to sign up to Danielle’s weekly newsletter so you can continue to get your Friend Forward fix while the podcast breaks before Season 5! And make sure you don’t miss Danielle’s exciting surprise in a few months time by subscribing to her YouTube channel here  To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson and www.betterfemalefriendships.com  Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at www.instagram.com/friendforward   Book a private coaching session with Danielle before she goes on break for the Summer, at ⁠www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching    Join our private ⁠group chat ⁠for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward    Book Danielle to speak at you upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

When a friend lets you down, ticks you off or hurts your feelings, how do you respond to that situation? Research shows that people who lack the skill of emotional regulation have less relational satisfaction (you can read the study here) They also tend to group with people who also don't know how to manage their emotions, and are more inclined to receive feedback from others as hostile. This is a topic that our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson recently discussed on her weekly 30-minute Tiktok Live workshop, where her community shared how they initially respond when a friend disappoints them. All relationships take some kind of emotional toll, but it’s how you respond to those situations that makes all the difference, and has the power to make or break your friendships.  So today, in this more technical episode of The Friend Forward Podcast, Danielle breaks down what emotional regulation is, how you can improve your skills in this area, and what the consequences can be if you get it wrong. She also provides four tangible things that you can do in that moment before you react to something a friend might have said or done, to help you on your way to better emotional regulation, which will in turn lead to healthier female friendships.  And, as always, stay tuned for this week’s homework. Danielle will be beginning weekly ‘Lives” on Instagram every Monday at 12:30pm EST, starting from late July, so don’t miss this opportunity to connect with her and her community.  To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson and www.betterfemalefriendships.com  Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at www.instagram.com/friendforward   Book a private coaching session with Danielle before she goes on break for the Summer, at ⁠www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching   Join our private ⁠group chat ⁠for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward    Book Danielle to speak at you upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

In Part 1 of our Men’s Friendship episode, we met several men who shared their experiences of male platonic relationships. Despite the differences and the nuances of their various situations, their stories all supported the recent findings that most men are having fewer friendships that they had just 30 years ago, and that the friendships they do have fail to offer a safe space for them to share emotional support.  In this episode, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson explores what we can do about this issue, and the men share their advice for other men, and for us women, on how we can support the men in our lives. Danielle also speaks with Melanie Hamlet, a journalist who wrote an article for Harper’s Bazaar, entitled “Men Have No Friends and Women Bear The Burden”, and they dive deep on the many implications of this.   And as always, stay tuned for your homework. For more resources surrounding men's friendships, and to connect with the men featured in this episode, head to https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com/post/mens-friendship-crisis To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson and www.betterfemalefriendships.com   Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at www.instagram.com/friendforward    Book a private coaching session with Danielle before she goes on break for the Summer, at ⁠www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching    Join our private ⁠group chat ⁠for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward    Book Danielle to speak at you upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com 

In three years of the Friend Forward Podcast, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson has only ever focused on female friendships – until now. If you search “Men’s friendships” online, you’ll likely be hit with a tonne of recent headlines about the current ‘crisis’ concerning men’s friendships, and maybe this is something you’ve even observed with the men in your own life, perhaps in your husband’s, father’s or brother’s relationships. A recent survey on the matter found that the percentage of men with at least six close friends has fallen by half in the last 30 years, and the number of men who say they have 0 close friends has increased fivefold. In this episode, Danielle turns the spotlight to the men, to shed some light on what is going on and what men themselves have to say about. She speaks with seven men from all different walks of life about their personal experiences of navigating friendships as a man. This is Part 1 of this 2-part special episode, so make sure you tune in when the next episode drops, in just one hour’s time. For more men’s resources and to connect with the men featured in this episode, head to https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com/post/mens-friendship-crisis To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson and www.betterfemalefriendships.com  Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at www.instagram.com/friendforward    Book a private coaching session with Danielle before she goes on break for the Summer, at ⁠www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching    Join our private ⁠group chat ⁠for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward    Book Danielle to speak at you upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com

A few months back, you met someone special - he’s cute, funny, attentive, ambitious, and basically ticks all of your boxes, but whenever you speak to your best friend about how things are progressing, there is something that feels ‘off’ about her advice. Is she jealous or projecting, or is it rooted in love for you and is she just being cautiously sceptical with your best interests at heart?    Our romantic relationships and friendships both have a great influence on our lives, so how do we work to bring harmony between the two?   In this episode, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson talks to Sex and Relationship expert Dr. Tara, a Tenured Professor and Coach, whose spicy but educational content has amassed more than 2 million followers on Tik Tok. In this conversation, they explore the intersection between dating relationships and friendships, and discuss the obvious and not-so-obvious ways your friendships may be impacting your dating life.   And, as always, stay tuned for this week’s homework.   To get in touch with Dr. Tara, you can reach out to her at www.instagram.com/luvbites.co and www.luvbites.co   To explore more of Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson and www.betterfemalefriendships.com    Stay updated with the latest episodes and podcast updates at www.instagram.com/friendforward   Book a private coaching session with Danielle before she goes on break for the Summer, at ⁠www.betterfemalefriendships.com/coaching     Join our private ⁠group chat ⁠for extra resources, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward     Book Danielle to speak at you upcoming conference or event, by emailing info@tellpublicrelations.com