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#36 - Widowhood and the Importance of Friendship (with my mom)
Season 1 Episode 36
My mom, Kathy Sackheim, joined me to discuss widowhood and friendship, as well as friendships while my dad was in the later years of Parkinson's Dise…
3 years, 10 months ago
#35 - Lopsided Friendships with Anna Goldfarb
Season 1 Episode 35
Journalist, Anna Goldfarb, joins me to discuss managing a lopsided friendship— that feeling you’re putting more into the friendship than your friend …
3 years, 11 months ago
#34 - Reconnecting With an Ex-Friend (encore with Rebecca Kotok)
Season 1 Episode 34
It is possible to reconnect with an ex-friend and forget the issues that caused the breakup? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But forgiveness is a necess…
3 years, 11 months ago
#33 - When the Desire for Friendship is Not Equal with Ruchi Koval
Season 1 Episode 31
When the desire for friendship is not equal, things can get very tricky. My guest, the wise Ruchi Koval, is here to help. We talked about the reality…
3 years, 11 months ago
#32 - Conflict Can Strengthen a Friendship with Dr. Marisa Franco
Season 1 Episode 32
Dr. Marisa G. Franco, author of Platonic, and I talk about how expressing anger can strengthen a friendship. Dr. Franco also gives tips for how confl…
4 years ago
#31 - Friends From Different Backgrounds with Julie Burton and Stephanie Pierce
Season 1 Episode 31
Today we’re talking about being friends with people who are different from you. There have been a ton of articles on the topic lately because of a ne…
4 years ago
#30 - Loneliness Despite Having Close Friends with Mary Laura Philpott
Season 1 Episode 30
Author, Mary Laura Philpott, joins me to discuss feeling loneliness and worry despite having close friends. Mary Laura Philpott is the nationally bes…
4 years ago
#29 - Outgrowing a Friendship and Friends Who Do Not Root For You with Chaz Sandifer
Season 1 Episode 29
Chaz Sandifer joins me to discuss the reality of outgrowing friendships and friends who disappear in the good times but show up in bad times.
"Over t…
4 years, 1 month ago
#28 - Grieving the Death of a Friend with Zibby Owens
Season 1 Episode 28
The one and only Zibby Owens joins me to talk about her memoir, Bookends, and her experiences grieving the death of three close friends.
In her new bo…
4 years, 1 month ago
#27 - Teen Friend Groups and Friends Who Drift Away with Taryn Kessel
Season 1 Episode 27
We're tackling four friendship dilemmas from listeners in under 30 minutes. This time the topics circle around (mild) covid issues in friendships, th…
4 years, 2 months ago