This is a podcast for modern women looking to understand the complexities of female friendship. Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson --female friendship coach and educator-- Friend Forward provides research, strategies, and tough-love truth to answer your questions about how to navigate relationships with other women. Tune in every week for new insights about how to create and maintain better female friendships. (And in between episodes, follow along on TikTok at @thefriendshipexpert or IG @dan ...
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To the woman who's afraid to let her guard down in new friendships
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Got trust issues? In this week's episode, host and friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson shares 4 ways to gradually and responsibly allow yourself to be more trusting in your female friendships. Want two bonus strategies? We reserve extra content (including bonus episodes!) for members of the private Friend Forward Group Chat. Join here. ----- …
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Are your friends secretly using "A.I. companions?"
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People are turning to "artificial companions" to supplement (and sometimes replace) what they're getting from real-life friends. What are the pros and cons of using A.I for friendship? Why do people seek this kind of connection? And what are the broader implications of this trend? In this week's episode of the Friend Forward podcast, Danielle Bayar…
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Ghosting is nothing new, but it does seem like it's become a more common option for those who want to end a relationship. New research suggests that platonic ghosting is just as painful as being ghosted by a romantic partner. But what do you do when it happens to you? In this week's episode of the Friend Forward podcast, host and friendship expert …
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Avoid these 4 phrases when meeting new friends
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In the market for new friends? In this episode of the Friend Forward podcast, friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson shares 4 phrases to avoid. ---- Buy your copy of "Fighting for our Friendships" and read it with your book club or women's organization! Order your copy here. ------ Want to become a friendship coach? We're designing a high-level …
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*BONUS* For the woman who feels alone in her private friendship struggles...
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In this episode, you'll hear 3 women speak about the friendship issues they experienced and how shaking off the embarrassment of pursuing support for their relational health made a huge difference. ---- ANNOUNCEMENT! Doors for the 16-week Friendship Elevated Group Coaching Program JUST OPENED. Enjoy 20% off registration when you sign-up before Augu…
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Does being a "good friend" to some mean being a "bad friend" to others?
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In this episode, host and friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson discusses the idea that being a good friend to some might mean being a bad friend to others. She explores four points to consider when choosing which friendships to prioritize: being a good friend is relative, time is a limited resource, only 50% of friendships are reciprocal, and …
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Three ways to keep your "hibernation friends"
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Sometimes life's circumstances become so overwhelming that you find yourself withdrawing from friends. During your "hibernation" period, you hope that they'll stick around without getting upset, losing interest, or questioning the friendship. So what exactly is a hibernation friend and what can we do to ensure that we have the kind of friendships t…
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For the woman who desires more "active" friendships
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In this week's episode of the podcast, Danielle Bayard Jackson-- host and friendship expert-- shares how she discovered she's in a new friendship season, and what she's doing to build more active friendships. To experience your own "aha" moments, take your friendship inventory buy clicking this link and using code "summersale" to enjoy 30% off with…
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How to feel more comfortable going out solo
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It can be intimidating to go out into the world and enjoy new experiences on your own. But what are the benefits? And are there strategies to help you to enjoy the experience? In this episode of the Friend Forward podcast, friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson offers three mindset shifts that will embolden you, followed by 6 tangible tips for e…
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Friends are not enough. Use the "5-3-1 Rule" to improve your social health// With social scientist Kasley Killam
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What is social health, and how can you improve it? Today we're speaking with Harvard-trained social scientist Kasley Killam who's been studying social health for ten years. Her new book, The Art and Science of Connection, is the world's first book on social health, and we're going to get clear on why this is an actual domain of our overall health. …
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Dating and friendships: How can partnered women support their dating friends? A conversation with Lily Womble
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As a single woman who is actively dating, it can be tough to get adequate support from your friends. Sometimes they mean well, but the things they say and do can feel dismissive or insulting, and that can begin to create a certain emotional distance that's hard to recover from. That's where dating expert Lily Womble comes in. In Lily's new book "Th…
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Summer kick-off: "Modern Friendship" with author Anna Goldfarb
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After a brief hiatus, we're back and ready to hit you with some fresh content to kick-off the summer! In this episode, we share an excerpt from our interview with Anna Goldfarb (@annagoldfarb), journalist and author of the new book Modern Friendship. We also chat a bit about the "Fighting four our Friendships" book tour. Three of the last four stop…
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To the woman who's about to swear-off female friendship... Responses from listeners
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We recently posted this video to TikTok, and there were women in the comments who said they don't want friends... many of them specifically lamenting the perils of being friends with other women. What do we say to those who are feeling that way? And for women who ARE feeling that way: what would it take to have you change your mind? In this episode…
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How much time are we ACTUALLY spending with friends? The answer may surprise you.
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The American Time Use Survey finds that the average amount of time Americans spend with their friends each week has dropped significantly. In this episode of the Friend Forward podcast, host Danielle Bayard Jackson-- female friendship expert and educator-- shares what the research says about spending time together. She also shares her personal thre…
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The Three Affinities of Female Friendship-- A Framework of Women's Connection by Danielle Bayard Jackson
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Sometimes it can feel like there are so many "girl codes" to memorize along our journey toward connection with other women. But after six years of studying the research on women's conflict and cooperation, host and female friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson noticed three themes that continue to emerge. She synthesized what she's learned and c…
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How Being A Bridesmaid Can Make Or Break A Friendship - Jen Glantz, A Bridesmaid-For-Hire Spills The Tea
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Would you ever pay someone to be your bridesmaid? And how would you feel if you were a bridesmaid at a wedding and you learned that a fellow bridesmaid had been hired to stand beside you? And finally, what reasons would a woman even have to pay for an extra bridesmaid? Today, on the Friend Forward podcast, our resident friendship expert is joined b…
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Six surprising ways to be vulnerable in your friendships (that don't involve having an emotional breakdown)
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Oftentimes when we hear people speak of "vulnerability," we picture an image of someone tearfully sharing about their childhood or expressing heavy feelings. But there are other ways to show vulnerability that can help you grow closer to friends that don't involve sharing secrets or having an emotional breakdown. If you've committed to being a bit …
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Four Questions To Ask Yourself To Identify If Your Conflict Avoidance Is Becoming An Issue
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It’s been a few weeks since you first noticed a pattern emerge in one of your friendships. You’ve been trying to convince yourself that it’s not a big deal and that it’s not even worth addressing, but over time you’re realising that your silence on the issue is costing you in more ways than one. In today’s episode of the Friend Forward podcast, our…
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What to do when you realize you're not your bestie's bestie
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The research on women's friendships finds that women tend to greatly value "mutual prioritization" in our same-sex friendships. So when we discover that we're NOT our bestie's bestie, it can be a major gut punch. In today's episode of the Friend Forward podcast with host Danielle Bayard Jackson, female friendship expert, you'll learn three guiding …
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Authenticity, Oversharing, and the Value of Not-So-Deep Friendships: A Conversation with Israa Nasir
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You’re walking home from a friend’s party when you begin to replay a conversation you had with someone you met and, as you recall the way you dived right into personal life details within the first three minutes, you’re wondering if you overshared… Other people might regret opening up in that way but not you, because you often say - if it’s not a d…
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Why We Yearn For Friendship Groups, And The Pros & Cons of Groups vs Dyads
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You’re out shopping and you see a group of four women walk by, sipping on coffee, pushing their carts and laughing at something together, and you feel a little sting. You’re wondering if you’ll ever experience that group dynamic again the way you did when you were younger, and you’re secretly wishing that you had a solid friendship group, in the wa…
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Four Reasons Why Your Friends Are Not Being Vulnerable With You
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You’re walking home after a coffee date with a new friend and begin to reflect on the time that you spent together. You really like hanging out with her, but you realize that she doesn’t share anything about herself with you, at least not anything personal, and come to think of it, you have another friend who’s the same… In this episode of the Frie…
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Three Surprising Ways Your Friendships Impact Your Marriage
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Here, on the Friend Forward podcast, we’ve explored the issue of friendship at the intersection of our romantic relationships in a myriad of different ways, but today on the show we are specifically exploring the question of, how do your friendships impact your marriage? This is a question that’s been top of mind for our resident friendship expert,…
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What to do when you're stuck in the middle of a boyfriend and a best friend who don't get along, with Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of “The Three of us”
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A recent survey of 13,000 recipients found that 44% of people have reduced the time they spent with a friend because they didn’t like her partner. So what can you do if your best friend and your partner don’t get along? If you’re feeling stuck in the middle, then this episode is for you. Today I am joined by Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of the book,…
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[REBROADCAST] Platonic Love vs. Romantic Love -- Notes on Prioritizing Friendship with Dr. Christina Douyon
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For women, is romantic love more valuable than platonic love? And if so, what role does our culture play in influencing the ways that we prioritize these relationships? Today, on the Friend Forward podcast, we are rebroadcasting an episode that first aired three years ago, because it is one that is so powerful and still so relevant to share around …
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