Simple Habits To Make Best Friends As An Adult When You Have No Time

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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If you’ve ever felt like adult friendships are hard (spoiler: they are for everyone!), this episode is for you. I sit down with Lindsey Simcik and Krista Williams, founders, authors, and co-hosts of the wildly popular Almost 30 podcast, who have built a community that’s all about navigating the transitions of adulthood. In this episode, you’ll learn the art of maintaining friendships through life’s many twists and turns, how to honor the different phases of friendships, how to stay connected to friends despite living across the country or world, and why embracing vulnerability is the key to deeper connections. You will also hear specific strategies for maintaining and building friendships, like the clearing conversation. Plus, we tackle the tricky feelings of envy and comparison and offer up how to reframe those emotions into something surprisingly positive. In this episode, we get into: How to make new friends How to maintain a friendship at different stages of life How to navigate conflict with a friend How to have the clearing conversation How to make time for friends when life is busy And so much more! For more from Lindsey Simcik and Krista Williams, find them on Instagram @almost30podcast or online at https://almost30.com. Check out their new book A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love for the Next Decade and Beyond, and their podcast, Almost 30, wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to Liz interviewed on The Almost 30 Podcast here: The Anxiety Reset: Microhabits That Actually Work. Check out the previous episode of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: This Celeb-Beloved Therapy Offers A Radical New Way To Heal With Dr. Richard Schwartz Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: AG1: visit DrinkAG1.com/LizMoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. LMNT: go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. OSEA: get 10% off your first order at oseamalibu.com with code LIZMOODY or LIZMOODY10. Evlo: head to EvloFitness.com and use code LIZMOODY to get 6 full weeks completely FREE. Wildgrain: visit Wildgrain.com/LizMoody for $30 off the first box – PLUS a free item in every box. 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 355. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you want your life to be like that and you want to never be seen in your truth and you never want to have deep intimate relationships, then sure.
0:06.3	Intimate relationships are sort of created and sculpted in the hard times.
0:10.1	When we think about how to make friends as an adult, it's also important to think about why is that so important.
0:14.6	Have you had friendships where the person stays with like a shitty person?
0:19.2	I do think that it's important to have new friendships, but I don't
0:22.3	want people to ever negate how beautiful some of the relationships are in their life and to invest
0:27.5	in those. I thought I was going to be married by 27, have kids by 30. And now I'm like, dang,
0:32.5	let me sit back for the movie of my life that I have no idea what the timing is for most things, and it's
0:38.1	always worked out for the best.
0:40.0	Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast.
0:43.4	Today, we're diving into a topic I know so many of you care deeply about, friendship,
0:48.8	and specifically how to navigate the complexities of adult friendships in a world where
0:52.9	staying connected feels harder than
0:54.9	ever. Our guests today are Lindsay SimSik and Krista Williams, the founders, authors, and co-hosts of
1:00.0	the wildly popular Almost 30 podcast. Fun bonus episode for you. I was also on their podcast,
1:06.0	so make sure you go check that out. You can search almost 30 wherever you get your pods and that
1:10.2	episode should come
1:11.1	right up. I absolutely adore these two. Lindsay is a new mom. She's a lifestyle creator. She's
1:17.1	known for her holistic approach to life, while Krista inspires their audiences with her vibrant
1:22.2	takes on dating and travel and self-care. Together, they've built a community that's all about navigating the
1:29.2	transitions of adulthood with grace, humor, and a whole lot of honesty. So obviously, we are
1:35.3	a match made in heaven. In this episode, you're going to learn the art of maintaining
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