When Friendships Change
Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
Ashlee Gadd
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Many of us have experienced a significant shift in a friendship that we thought would last a lifetime. It's painful and can be hard to talk about, which is why we have C+C writer Sonya Spillmann on the podcast today to share about the vulnerable essay she wrote for YIGC called "When Friendships Change." You'll hear about the role food played in one specific friendship, and Sonya tells us what she knows now that she didn't know then. This conversation invites you to see your friendships, both past and present, as the gifts they truly are.
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We loved hearing Sonya's unfiltered take on past and present friendships; listen to this bonus episode to hear another Unscripted Gab Sesh.
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| 0:00.0 | We believe motherhood is a gift, an art, not a science. |
| 0:07.2 | We believe it takes a village to raise our kids and that motherhood is better when we stick together. |
| 0:12.7 | Most of all, we believe motherhood is holy work. |
| 0:16.9 | At the core of our show, we want you to feel safe, known, encouraged, and loved. |
| 0:22.4 | This is the Coffee and Crumbs podcast. |
| 0:28.6 | Hey, friends. |
| 0:29.7 | Welcome back to the Coffee and Crumbs podcast. |
| 0:31.7 | I am here as usual with my friend Katie. |
| 0:34.6 | Hello, Katie. |
| 0:35.5 | Hi. |
| 0:36.6 | And today we are thrilled to be joined by our dear, |
| 0:41.3 | dear, dear friend, Sonia Spillman. You have heard us talk about her on the podcast several times, |
| 0:46.6 | I think. We've just made mention of little things. Katie and I talk to Sonia frequently. So you've |
| 0:51.4 | probably heard her name around these parts. And we are just so excited |
| 0:55.2 | to talk to her today about all things, food, friendship, hospitality. And before we jump into our |
| 1:01.2 | conversation, I'm going to just tell you a little bit about Sonia. Sonia Spillman is a freelance writer, |
| 1:07.1 | editor, and nurse living outside of the D.C. area with her husband and four kids. Sonia's writing is |
| 1:13.8 | shaped by her faith, being the daughter of an immigrant, and the loss of her mom when she was 18. |
| 1:19.8 | She's been a part of the Coffing Crumbs team for a decade now and is currently finishing up her memoir. |
| 1:25.6 | Yeah, she is. You can connect with Sonia through Substack and Instagram. |
| 1:29.4 | We'll talk about that a little bit later. |
| 1:30.7 | But Sonia, welcome to the show, friend. |
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