683. Breaking the Silence: Why Our Female Friendships Need More Conflict + Communication

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Education, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, K+L sit down with Danielle Bayard Jackson, female friendship coach and educator who speaks nationally about the science of women’s platonic connections. Together, the trio uncovers the essential elements that make for deep, meaningful female friendships. Embark on a journey through the stages of friendship, from initial infatuation to a more profound acceptance of each other’s differences. Plus, Danielle reveals the #1 way to build trust among women and reveals the unexpected reason why conflict actually strengthens bonds. Danielle also sheds light on social media's impact on friendships, and how it can perpetuate a culture of exclusion and misunderstanding. If you are striving for more vulnerability and realness in your female friendships, this episode is a must-listen for you and your girl gang! We also talk about: How to recognize and address imbalances in friendships The importance of maintaining deep connections, especially for women Strategies for improving friendship dynamics The role of platonic intimacy in allowing friends to fully be themselves The cultural shift towards low-maintenance friendships and its implications How traumatic experiences with friends can influence current friendship perceptions The impact of mother-daughter relationships on female friendship dynamics Navigating the transition of friendships during significant life changes like marriage or motherhood Resources: Instagram: @daniellebayardjackson, @friendforward TikTok: @thefriendshipexpert Website: www.betterfemalefriendships.com Fighting for Our Friendships book pre-order: Amazon and/or Target Sponsors: Seed | Go to Seed.com/ALMOST and use code 25ALMOST to get 25% off your first month. nuuly | Go to nuuly.com and get 20% off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code ALMOST30. Superhuman | Head to activations.com/almost30 to get the deal of the century on their membership. They rarely do discounts, and they’ve given our listeners an amazing deal, over 60% off memberships. The offer is only available through their website, not the App Store. That’s activations.com/almost30. Biosil | Get 30% off your first product order on Biosil’s website with code ALMOST30. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected] or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/Almost30. Learn More: almost30.com/learn almost30.com/morningmicrodose almost30.com/courses Join our community: almost30.com/membership facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer. Find more to love at almost30.com! Almost 30 is edited by Garett Symes and Isabella Vaccaro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Almost 30 Podcast. I'm Lindsay and I'm Krista and we're your hosts, guides and friends on this path.
0:07.0	Almost 30 is not about your age, it's about the feeling.
0:11.0	All of us are almost something seeking community and resources
0:14.7	to support the rumblings of transformation within us. Our conversations are deep dives
0:19.3	shepherded by our insatiable curiosity and desire for connection, enduring inspiration, and a sense of levity that we can all benefit from.
0:28.5	We're looking to find the magic in the human experience.
0:31.5	Buckle up, baby, your evolution is waiting.
0:49.6	Hello and welcome you're listening to almost 30 podcast. Hi, hi everybody. Welcome to the show it's Lindsay and Krista. Your BFF's on this journey. Your BFF's on this journey. Your BFF's on this journey your BFFs on this journey true best friends
0:55.6	talking about friendship in today's episode. It's been a hot topic amongst our community and I feel like just
1:04.4	at this stage in life there's usually a friendship reckoning whether it's in your Saturn return or right after where there is a
1:09.3	great purge where a lot of friendships become no longer aligned and you have to make some shifts
1:16.6	have hard conversations, clearing conversations. Things become toxic, it's
1:21.3	crazy. Things become toxic and she becomes a narciss.
1:24.5	Yeah, everyone's a narcissist in your 30s.
1:28.0	No, but it's it's been a journey.
1:31.1	I feel like we've both gone through different friendship shifts and purges in different seasons of our lives and at the time it kind of felt I remember ones that you were kind of moving through and I remember it feeling so
1:49.4	Intense like end of world. Yeah, and I think what we do and I relate to this too it's like we
1:57.3	we identify so much with being someone's friend and when it like crumbles or it's no longer lined or it's like time to separate you're like what does this say about me?
2:06.3	Yes, 100% I've really I had that recently with someone where I'm like I have you know and this is where being honest with yourself is so important.
2:15.6	Because I had to be honest with myself. I'm like, girl, are you holding on to this friendship
2:21.6	because you're afraid people are going to think you're a bad
2:23.4	person if you're not friends with this person. Yeah. Are you afraid people are going to
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