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The Liz Moody Podcast

“My Friend & I Are In Different Life Stages” + Your Other Toughest Friendship Dilemmas, Solved

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.93.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Friendship coach & author Danielle Bayard Jackson provides solutions for difficult friendship problems, discusses how to make more friends, gives advice for repairing drifting friendship, and more.  In this episode of the Liz Moody Podcast, bestselling author and journalist Liz Moody welcomes Danielle Bayard Jackson, a friendship expert and coach known for her work on complex friendship dynamics and her book 'Fighting for Our Friendships.' The conversation provides practical advice on forging deep connections, navigating friendships through life changes, addressing financial disparities, and recognizing when it's time for a friendship breakup. The episode also emphasizes the importance of maintaining emotionally safe environments, fostering diverse social circles, and balancing mutual support.  00:52 Navigating Tricky Friendship Situations 02:44 Making Deep Connections and Avoiding Common Mistakes 05:57 The Three Affinities of Female Friendship 07:11 Creating Safe Spaces for Vulnerability 13:18 Supporting Friends Through Life Changes 16:44 Balancing Friendships with Different Life Milestones 24:17 Addressing Jealousy and Feeling Forgotten 28:50 Signs of One-Sided Friendships 29:56 Understanding Reciprocal Friendships 35:17 Navigating Financial Differences in Friendships 39:57 When to End a Friendship 44:55 Handling Group Dynamics and Friend Breakups 50:43 Making Couples Friends and Socializing Tips For more from Danielle, you can find her on Instagram @daniellebayardjackson or online at www.daniellebayardjackson.com. You can find her new book, Fighting for our Friendships: The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women's Relationships, where books are sold. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now!  Listen to The Liz Moody Podcast episode How To Have More Fun: Hidden Health Benefits, Becoming A Fun Magnet, & Phone Breakup Tips with Catherine Price. This episode is sponsored by: LMNT: go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Puori: go to puori.com/LIZMOODY and use promo code LIZMOODY for 20% sitewide. Cymbiotika: use code LIZMOODY on cymbiotika.com to get 15% off plus free shipping on subscription orders. Great Lakes Wellness: use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first purchase at greatlakeswellness.com. Listen to The Secret Foreplay Technique You Don’t Even Know About on Pillow Talks. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast.  This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 254. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello friends and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we're sharing real science, real stories and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.

0:10.5

I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a best-selling author and longtime journalist. Let's dive in.

0:17.2

Let's be real. Even the best friendship, sometimes even more of the best friendships can be

0:21.0

complicated and run into all sorts of tricky situations

0:24.2

that sometimes seem impossible to solve. Which is why today I've brought in Daniel

0:28.8

Byer Jackson, a Friendship Expert and Coach. Daniel is the author of fighting for our friendships, the science and

0:34.8

art of conflict and connection in women's relationships. She is a go-to expert of friendship for the New York Times,

0:40.9

the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Psychology Today, Good Morning America,

0:45.2

NBC News and more.

0:47.7

And she leads talks all across the country, including for the NFL, the NBA, and

0:51.6

ETSI.

0:52.8

For this episode, I basically took the friendship questions

0:55.7

that I hear from you over and over,

0:58.0

the ones that are basically the hardest to find solutions for,

1:00.7

but that we all face on a regular basis and I asked Danielle for her expert wisdom and

1:06.3

she delivered we get into how to actually make deep connections with people and

1:11.8

the big mistake that most of us are making when it comes

1:14.3

to finding best friends.

1:16.6

What to do when your best friend has a baby or you have a baby and how to weather those

1:21.2

big changes. How to deal when you and your friends make

1:25.0

different amounts of money and as a result want to do different things for fun or

1:29.2

you have group vacation issues or dinner out issues or

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