Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast.

This week we're joined by Danielle Bayard Jackson, a dynamic professional who's

worn many hats throughout her career.

After starting as a high school teacher,

she transitioned into public relations, helping high-achieving women elevate their brands.

It was through these experiences that Danielle recognized a common theme. At every stage of

womanhood, navigating friendships is crucial. Now as a member of the American Sociological Association, Danielle leverages

research on women's cooperation, communication, and conflict to empower others through her business,

friend forward. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,

and more. She's just released a book on female friendship dynamics entitled

Fighting for Our Friendship. We have such a great conversation with Danielle. I have to tell you,

and I say this in the episode, it is by far the most thoughtful, tangible, and useful conversation I've ever had about friendship

with someone. You could tell Danielle has done her research and it shows she has crafted a book

that I genuinely believe is going to help us evolve as women with our friendships. This episode is all about

female friendships, like the challenges are, and how we can kind of overcome them. Get ready for

a fantastic, uplifting, meaningful week as we fight for our friendships with Danielle Bayard Jackson.

Danielle, I'm so excited to have you here. I say this about all the guests, but I do mean this.

Like, I'm very genuinely excited to have you here to talk about a conversation that I think

is near and dear to the heart of black women as to who we are, which is friendship. But before

we get into that, because I want to just, like, jump in. Let me take a pause. How are you doing? Welcome.

I'm so glad to be here. And I am doing well. I'm doing well. I feel at rest. I've I've gradually

started to release the whole like hustle culture mindset, you know? I'm just like settling into just

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