7 Ways to Go Deeper In Your Friendships

For The Girl

Mac Bridges & Kenz Durham

Flirt, Christianity, Ministry, Faith, Cautious, Independent, Dating, Spirituality, Women, Rescuer, Quiz, Forthegirl, Religion & Spirituality, Romantic, College

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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We're back together! And we're recording in Kenz's stomping grounds of Vero Beach. We dove into what it really looks like to build deeper, more meaningful friendships. We vulnerably shared our own struggles with loneliness, miscommunication, and seasons where friendships have felt hard. Using our own journey as a model, we outlined 7 simple yet powerful ways to pursue authentic connection. Whether you're in a season of abundance or feeling disconnected, this episode is filled with practical encouragement to go deeper with the people around you. In This Episode [00:00] Mac Visits Vero Beach & Water Bottle Drama [04:30] A Word to Our OG Listeners & Podcast Growth Ask [08:50] Why We’re Talking About Friendship [10:45] Tip #1: Pursue Them [13:15] Tip #2: Pray for Them [17:50] Tip #3: Practice Curiosity [22:40] Tip #4: Prioritize Honesty [27:30] Tip #5: Participate in Their World [32:15] Tip #6: Process the Hard Stuff [37:20] Tip #7: Push Each Other Toward Jesus [42:00] Final Encouragement to Take the First Step Thanks to Our Sponsors Brooklyn Bedding: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brooklynbedding.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use our promo code FTG at checkout to get 30% off site wide. This offer is not available anywhere else. NIV Application Study Bible - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab your copy today!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Winshape: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more or submit your application today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! If you’d like to partner with For The Girl as a sponsor, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us! 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthegirl___ https://www.instagram.com/macleighbridges/ https://www.instagram.com/kenzraedurham/ Subscribe! 🍏⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📹⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.5	Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Brother Girl podcast.
0:27.7	I'm in Viro Beach.
0:28.6	I'm in Florida.
0:29.7	She's here.
0:32.6	It's the first time she's ever come to visit me.
0:33.3	This is fun.
0:35.7	We typically do all of our podcasting in Nashville.
0:37.0	We meet in the middle. It's not really in the middle, but we meet.
0:39.5	And this time I came to you.
0:41.7	No, I was literally so determined to make this trip like the best ever for you so that you just continue to want to come back.
0:49.9	Yeah, last night actually, both Josh, Kansas husband and and Zoe, her sister were both, like, basically revealing how stressed you've been about making sure that I love it.
1:01.1	Which I'm like, what does that say about our friendship?
1:04.3	No, it just says a lot about me.
1:06.0	I just can be, like, crazy like that.
1:07.7	I love it.
1:09.2	I want you to come all the time. Yeah. No, I don't know why it's
1:12.2	taken me this long to get here, but I'm happy to be here. Yeah. Embracing the coastal vibes.
1:18.0	Yeah, we got the coastal vibes you're watching on YouTube. It's looking cool in here.
1:22.8	It's the beachy, beachy. It's maybe not like Mac's most authentic self, but she's but she's getting into it. Yeah. Yeah. You're getting into it. I'm more of a mountain girl than a beach girl. Yeah. I would, if I could have a mountain house or a beach house, I'd pick a mountain house. What is it about the mountains? I think it's nostalgic for my childhood. Yeah. Well, in fall right now, I can, like, not even get into the fall, like, at all. Like, there's been some pumpkin drinks on the menus. And you just, you don't want it. Yeah, it's because it's, like, 85 degrees outside. You're still in the banana bread face. Banana bread face? I think that was like the summer coffee flavor.
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