Jonni and Maria chat about all things friendship - especially as women: How we make friends, how we value friendships, friendship break-ups, being friends with our kids and siblings, and how we balance friendships in our busy lives. We talk about the epidemic of loneliness, technology's role in modern friendship, and cite experts who can explain the dynamics of friendship - and relationships in general and how they ebb and flow. And the story of our crazy friendship and why it's so strong even though we've only met in person twice!
Plus, green product follow up, Maria's 50th birthday, Jonni's updates on her son's Japan adventures, and more tomfoolery….
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Epidemic of loneliness: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/researchers-call-national-public-health-effort-prevent-loneliness
Friendships Don’t Just Happen
Frientimacy
The Business of Friendship
Shasta's TEDx talk https://www.ted.com/talks/shasta_nelson_frientimacy_the_3_requirements_of_all_healthy_friendships?language=en
She shares startling research about loneliness—it's as damaging to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and twice as harmful to our bodies as obesity!
Shasta's Circles of Connectedness: https://www.girlfriendcircles.com/blog/tag/5+Circles+of+Connectedness
Three elements to maintain friendship:positivity, vulnerability, consistency https://www.girlfriendcircles.com/blog/index.php/2017/02/definition-of-healthy-friendship-look-like?format=amp
Esther Perel, Relationship Expert: ttps://www.estherperel.com/
Esther Perel, Ten Percent podcast interview, How to Keep Friendships From Imploding: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/esther-perel-464
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