Creating Intentional Friendships

07/27/23 • 45 min

In this episode Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss being intentional as a friend and look at both the giving and receiving end of being a good friend.
Topics in this episode:

What are the important relationships in our lives?
Ideas about being an intentional friend.
Elizabeth and Suzanne are both introverts, and the challenges that brings to developing friendships.
How our own friendship has evolved over time.
Habitual patterns and when to set boundaries with a friend.
Trying new things creates fresh memories.

Link to Suzanne's Intentional Friendships blog post.

Link to Suzanne's blog about Date-A-Month ideas mentioned in this episode.

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Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

In this episode Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss being intentional as a friend and look at both the giving and receiving end of being a good friend.
Topics in this episode:

What are the important relationships in our lives?
Ideas about being an intentional friend.
Elizabeth and Suzanne are both introverts, and the challenges that brings to developing friendships.
How our own friendship has evolved over time.
Habitual patterns and when to set boundaries with a friend.
Trying new things creates fresh memories.

Link to Suzanne's Intentional Friendships blog post.

Link to Suzanne's blog about Date-A-Month ideas mentioned in this episode.

Previous Episode

Challenging Our Routines

In this episode we discuss challenging our routines. Using a personal essay from Suzanne’s email community newsletter as a launch point for their discussion, Suzanne talks about making her morning routine work for her even though it may go against the grain of societies expectations. This episode is all about making your routines work for you, regardless of what others think.

Topics covered:

· Procrastination can be a result of poor routine.
· How to identify what areas of your life may need some constructive thought.
· Listening to your needs.
· What to do in the immediate moment when you’re flustered, stressed, overwhelmed.
· Kids are also affected by stressful chaotic routines.
· Recognizing outside pressures that we perceive are expectations on us and how to overcome them.

Self-care blog mentioned by Elizabeth.

Next Episode

When Highs Trigger Lows

This episode is based on a personal essay written by Suzanne for her newsletter community. In this newsletter Suzanne explores a recent low point she experienced after a particular exhilarating high she’d been on while in the early development of this podcast.

· Getting permission to reflect on your life.

· How watching a sad moment on TV triggered a necessary emotional release.

· Exploring guidance from Suzanne’s performance coach: *few* *significant* *thorough*

· Creating a simple life is work.

· How Suzanne dealt with the overwhelm of planning Christmas dinner this past year.

· There are always options. It’s okay to venture outside the box.

· You don’t have to and you don’t have to explain yourself.

· Suzanne’s a crafter at heart. How she fits in crafting while being a minimalist home.

· Exploring collaboration with and support from others.

· What’s an energetic hangover?

· How to be in the moment.

· Elizabeth talks about rage weeding her garden.