Welcome to the Girl on Top Shallin X-O podcast.

I'm your host Shallin Lester, and you might know me from my YouTube channel,

where I analyze celebrity relationships and scandals for the lessons we can take into our own lives.

But here on the podcast, I answer the best questions you submitted over the past week.

Welcome back to the podcast, Shaligators. This week, we're going to talk about new beginnings.

Now, the world is finally emerging from the pandemic. I mean, maybe because World War III

is looming in Ukraine, maybe because the Democrats' poll numbers aren't great.

But whatever the case, mask mandates are lifting, vaccine passport bullshit is dropping away.

I, as someone who moved to Montana in 2020, have been long past this pandemic.

But look, I understand that not everyone has been so fortunate where they live, but it does seem like the fog is finally lifting.

So I want to talk about stepping into the next phase of our life.

And we're going to hear from one shaligator today who's facing a very concrete, specific fork in the road, about whether or not to take a job in a totally different city where she doesn't know anyone.

And we're

going to talk about starting over in general and how to make more friends. Because this is truly

the number one question that I get. How do I make friends as an adult? And I've done a lot of videos

on my YouTube channel about this. And I'm sure some podcasts here. I mean, honestly, I make so much

content, it kind of all runs together. But we're going to talk about it more today. And I'm sure some podcasts here. I mean, honestly, I make so much content,

it kind of all runs together. But we're going to talk about it more today and not just making

friends, but friends post-pandemic. Because the game's a little bit different in a good way,

though, because now we really have the opportunity to kind of go back to the friendship

drawing board and ask ourselves,

perhaps for the first time in our lives, what do I need from a friend?

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