What does it really look like to keep childhood friends while building new ones as an adult?
Through the lens of Nikki, Lacey, and Audrie’s stories—not a step-by-step guide, but honest moments—you’ll learn how they navigate adult friendship and long-distance friendships without guilt, make peace with different seasons of life (toddler years, school years, career sprints), and find practical “entry points” for connection (small recurring groups, friends-of-friends, park playdates, school events).
You’ll hear how a therapist’s nudge (“you need local, in-person support”) shifted lonelinessinto community, how a cross-country move reframed belonging in a new city, and why proximity, shared values, and timing matter more than perfect compatibility. Expect real talk about the awkward, “dating-for-friends” parts of making friends as an adult, setting gentle boundaries, naming anxiety, and letting good friendships ebb and flow without keeping score—aka the messy middle, both/and living, and navigating gray areas with self-compassion. If you’re moving through uncertainty—missing people you love while building a life where you are—these stories offer language, relief, and a few doable ways forward in friendship, community care, and identity.
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