Friend Forward

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.

The podcast addresses a listener's question about ending a friendship with a coworker, providing advice on navigating the situation. It also discusses the challenges of a friendship where plans are consistently unfulfilled and offers strategies to address the issue.

You get a message and your heart sinks - “I’m going to do It, I’m going to ask him for a divorce”, it says. You knew your friend and her husband have been having trouble, but you didn’t know it would end up this way, and now you’re wondering how best to show up for her. Data shows that 50% of marriages end in divorce, often happening around the 8-year mark, and the process can take anywhere from 3 months to a year, and can cost up to $7000 for each person – so clearly, this is a time when our friend needs our support.   In this episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson explores exactly how to do this, and speaks to two guests, both of whom have personally experienced divorce, and reflect on how their friends showed up for them.   Olivia Howell is the co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry, which has been mentioned in The Cut, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. It’s a one-stop shop for everything you need to begin again, and Danielle sits down with Olivia to speak about her experience of divorce and the specific things her friends did to help her survive at the time. This week, Danielle is also joined by Jasmine Chanelle. Jasmine has nearly 100k followers on Instagram, who follow along for her insights about how to enter into and thrive in entrepreneurship. But when she started sharing her own story of being a single mom and transitioning out of a marriage, she had even more women follow along for the journey. In this episode, she speaks to Danelle about her experience of divorce, and the role her friends played in supporting her.   And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week's homework.   To connect with Olivia, you can find her on Instagram, and you can check out Fresh Starts Registry via their Instagram page or their website.   To connect with Jasmine, you can find her on Instagram, or via her website.   And to explore Danielle’s friendship expertise, connect with her at https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson  Want to join our Book Club and see what we’re reading this month? Join us here.   And Click the ‘Follow’ button now, to never miss an episode.   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   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

Learn how to mentally and emotionally prepare for a tough conversation with a friend that may lead to a friendship break or breakup. Explore the potential reactions and emotions that may arise when ending a friendship. Discuss the challenge of accepting differing perceptions and narratives in a friendship ending. Discover the four crucial truths to consider before initiating a friendship break or breakup.

In this podcast, the host addresses how to keep your distance from an ex-friend without affecting other friendships within your group. They offer tips on relocating to a new city, establishing new norms, and managing mutual friends. Strategies are also discussed for maintaining distance without impacting other friendships, including addressing unkindness and nurturing individual relationships.

You’re at a dinner and everyone’s having a lovely time, but you can’t help but notice that for the last 35 minutes the conversation has centred around everyone’s kids, and maybe that’d be okay if you had children too, but you don’t, and you don’t plan to anytime soon.  Here on the Friend Forward Podcast, we’ve discussed infertility and how to support friends who are on challenging journeys toward trying to have children, but we haven’t spoken too much about friends who have actively chosen not to have kids, and the silent judgements that we might make about those friends.  Today on the Podcast, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson is joined by Ruby Warrington, author of the book ‘Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood’ to discuss the issue. They explore the reasons why some women choose to be childfree, some of the assumptions we might make about friends who make that choice, and how to foster understanding and support within friendships where one has chosen to have children, and the other has definitively chosen not to.  And as always, stay tuned to the end for this week's homework. There is even more to this conversation between Danielle and Ruby, so to access the full discussion, as well as study guides, questions and activities, you can join the Friend Forward Private Group Chat at www.betterfemalefriendships.com Click the ‘Follow’ button now to not miss an episode.  To connect with Ruby Warrington, you can reach her at her Instagram. 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 To explore coaching with Danielle visit 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

Extroverts thrive on having lots of people in their social network, and there’s research that points to the benefits of having a large, expansive network, such as being happier, healthier and even getting better sleep.   However, there are also some surprising downsides to being an extrovert too, and in this episode of the Friend Forward Podcast, our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson explores both the upsides of having this kind of outgoing spirit and the three surprising downsides that come with operating in this way too.    Whether you’re the extrovert of your friendship group, or whether you’ve always been curious about the sides of your extroverted friend that you don’t know, tune in this episode to hear Danielle’s expert insights on the matter.   And as always, stay tuned for this week’s homework.   If you’re enjoying the Friend Forward Podcast, click the ‘Follow’ button now to not miss an episode.   To continue the conversation, dive even deeper and access extra resources, come and join the Friend Forward private group chat, at https://www.patreon.com/friendforward   And remember, you can send us your comments and questions, and join the Friend Forward Group Chat 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   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