1KHO 620: How Do I Make Friends? | Jennie Allen, Find Your People

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

When bestselling author and IF:Gathering founder Jennie Allen sits down with Ginny, they go straight at the question nearly everyone’s asking but few will admit out loud: How do I make friends—real ones—right now? Jennie unpacks why today’s parents are living through a “fast loneliness” era how mixed-age friendships grow resilient kids, and why neediness isn’t a flaw but instead, it’s the doorway to community. From her Find Your People research to simple rules like “five friends within five miles,” Jennie offers repeatable steps that work: initiate even when it’s awkward, gather around a fire when you can, and stop waiting to be chosen. We talk about conflict and why you can’t build depth without it) the mental-health crisis for kids and adults, and how shared purpose, outdoor time, and everyday togetherness (walks, Costco runs, carpool rides) builds strong bonds. If you’ve ever thought, I’m too busy, too late, too new in town, this conversation hands you a plan you can use tonight. Tap in, take notes, and then text someone to come over. Friends are made, not found. Links: Jennie Allen — Find Your People Jennie Allen — Get Out of Your Head (for grown-ups): Jennie Allen — What to Do with Your Whirly-Swirly Thoughts (for kids): IF:Gathering: https://www.ifgathering.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
0:05.0	So we started the business two years ago.
0:07.0	We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.
0:12.0	But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.
0:18.0	Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash
0:23.6	HelloVet.
0:26.1	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:28.5	My name is Jenny Erich, I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:31.5	And Jenny Allen is here today.
0:33.1	Welcome, Jenny.
0:34.3	It's great to be here.
0:35.4	Thanks for having me.
0:36.5	So the last Christmas that I was at, people were giving your book for Christmas gifts.
0:40.8	No. This feels like a really big moment for me. Like a pinch me moment. Yeah. So it's so sweet. Isn't that great? I was like, oh, that's fantastic. So I have two of your books. You have so many books, but I have Find Your People, which is so important, building deep community in a lonely world,
0:55.4	and also get out of your head stopping the spiral of toxic thoughts. New York Times bestseller,
1:00.1	over a million copies sold. Jenny, that's such a big deal. I had a book that sold like 10,000
1:05.9	copies. You know what? I've been there too, girl. Just keep plugging away. You never know.
1:10.8	One million copies. Honestly. You never know.
1:15.0	One million copies. Honestly, you never know when COVID's going to hit because that's what happened.
1:25.5	That book came out two weeks or a month or a few weeks before COVID hit. And so the timing of it with the subject matter was pretty perfect.
1:26.6	So, you know.
1:28.7	Stopping the spiral of your toxic thoughts.
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