Episode Details

When your daughter says, “I have no friends,” it can feel like a direct hit to your heart—and sometimes to parts of your own friendship history you thought you had left behind. In the first episode of the Friendship series, Dr. Kimberley Palmiotto explores what may be underneath a girl’s loneliness and how moms can stay close without minimizing her feelings, rushing to fix the situation, or becoming overwhelmed by their own fear. You’ll be introduced to the STAY framework, a steadying guide you can return to whenever your daughter’s friendship world becomes painful. Throughout this series, we’ll continue looking in two directions: toward the girl navigating belonging, exclusion, conflict, and changing friendships, and toward the mom whose own memories, relationships, and triggers may be quietly entering the room. Because her friendship struggles are not always yours to solve, but they may offer both of you an opportunity to understand yourselves more deeply.