Why Are Friendships After Becoming a Mom So Hard To Make and Maintain?

The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parenting

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Have you felt yourself drift from your friends pre-motherhood? Or have you found making new and meaningful friendships hard after becoming a mom? I welcome Danielle Bayard Jackson, a relational health educator who has made a career out of studying what the research has to say about creating quality platonic relationships. She also has a new book coming out called, Fighting for Our Friendships: The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women's Relationships. She joins me to discuss: The three reasons why friendships after motherhood are so hard to make and maintain Why having meaningful and strong female connections is important for our mental health How to handle “passive” friendships Practical ways to find meaningful connections with peers amidst the mental load and business of our lives Connect with Danielle on Instagram @daniellebayardjackson. Check out her book! We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsors page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.7	But one thing I'll say for the person who's struggling to find new friends in the season is, you know, I focus on friendship, but, so it might sound strange to hear me say this, but I always say try to find ways that you can
1:13.4	prioritize connection over friendship because one mindset I have heard from a
1:18.9	lot of women is you're carrying around this big lofty goal day to day of I need new friends I need new friends and that can put a lot of pressure maybe you don't realize and you might be overlooking these small moments of connection with others.
1:32.6	And in terms of like your relational health
1:35.0	and social health, if you just have one meaningful
1:37.4	social interaction per day.
1:39.2	If you can find a way to position yourself for that,
1:41.4	I strongly believe that cultivating friendships would be a natural
1:44.5	byproduct of that. So how can I do a lot of the things I've been doing alone? How can I
1:49.5	socialize them by one degree? Hello, Peed's Stock Talk Podcast listeners.
1:54.2	Thank you for being here.
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