Learning From a Friendship Breakup: Diamonde Williamson

Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

Episode #71: Diamonde Williamson, found a way to make art from a painful friendship breakup and help others process their breakups, too. Just like romantic breakups, friendship breakups can lead to feelings of grief, loss, and loneliness. Yet, these feelings are often dismissed or minimized, making it hard to heal and move forward.

Learn more about Diamonde's documentary, Best Friends Not Forever.

Topics We Covered:

• Friendships that end because someone decided they need to end vs. a friendship that fades
• Friendship breakups are an ageless, universal issue, causing pain
• Acknowledging the grief of a friendship that ended for any reason
• How mutual friends can handle a breakup between their friends (It's hard to be in the middle!)
• The importance of communication in friendships
• Taking responsibility for our sides of friendships that ended
• The beauty of reconciliation and forgiveness when possible
• Making art as part of a healing process

Meet Diamonde Williamson:

Diamonde Williamson is the Founder and CEO of Third and Wonder Production House, the go-to media and production company for Black women and Black culture, specializing in branded, documentary, and unscripted formats. She's created hundreds of videos for notable clientele like: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Google, Warner Bros., Essence, and more. Learn more about her original documentary, Best Friends Not Forever, and her highly praised podcast Creative Women Wanted. Her continued goal is to build community and produce entertaining, empowering and relatable art for Black women.

You can also find Diamonde on Instagram @therealdiamonde.

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Chapters

1. Learning From a Friendship Breakup: Diamonde Williamson (00:00:00)

2. Learning From Friendship Breakups (00:00:06)

3. Documentary (00:06:28)

4. Exploring Friendship Breakups and Communication (00:15:49)