The Friendship Tour | How to Make Friends, Adult Friendships, Healthy Relationships, Friendship Tips and Advice

Let's be honest. It can be tough to hear that your best friend has another best friend. Why is that even necessary? She already has YOU! Still, it happens, and it can honestly be a great thing if you know what to do and what not to do...so you're not just keeping the peace, but thriving as a friend group.

Join Lauren Gray, Tolibah Davis, and me as we navigate the friend-in-law experience. We talk about the potential for jealousy, remembering whose turf you're on, and so much more...because it can be difficult to bring different friends together! We promise you it can be done, though.

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Ready for Another Episode? Related Episodes:
1. Episode 1 - What is a True Friend? - featuring Lauren Gray
2. Episode 15 | MOMS! Want Your Kids to Have Friends? Show Them How! - featuring Lauren Gray

Hi Friends!

Let's read a book together! Why? So we can connect with other amazing women. And, because I personally want to read more and scroll less. I'm just being honest.

If you want to join me for a virtual book club, please send a message to [email protected]. Don't wait too long, though! I want to make sure the groups are small enough for women to engage with one another, so we only have room for a small group of women.

Registration will remain open until Wednesday, April 16th or until all spots have been filled, whichever comes first.

A few more details...

1. We're reading Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.

2. The group will meet once or twice between now and the end of May.

3. I'll ask all ladies to keep their cameras on for the Book Club since we want to get to know one another.

I look forward to reading with you soon!

Do you find yourself keeping score in friendship? It goes something like this... “I went to her kid’s birthday party, but she didn’t come to my kid's party!” “I scheduled the last brunch meetup, so it’s HER turn to plan something!” Or, perhaps you catch yourself saying, “After all I’ve done for her?!”

Are you laser focused on reciprocity in your relationship? If so, it sounds like you have a transactional friendship.

While it’s reasonable to expect our friends to celebrate important days and milestones with us and to give as much as we give, reciprocity shouldn’t really be the goal in friendship. Instead, let’s aim for transformational friendships.

Transformational friendships help us grow and evolve as individuals. In these relationships, we dig a bit deeper - beyond the give and take - to offer a bit more of ourselves. Perhaps we offer a skill that only we have, a favor that a friend really needs, a word of encouragement so a friend can keep going, maybe a prayer. Perhaps we lovingly offer constructive feedback or carefully worded advice - all designed to help a friend grow. Will we get what we offered back? Maybe, maybe not. Still, we do it out of love.

Join Stewanna Dasari and me for a conversation about transformational vs. transactional relationships.

After the show, head to the Women, Friendship, and Community Facebook group to share your thoughts.

*BE A GOOD FRIEND!*

Would you like to hear more from Stewanna Dasari? Check out the episode below.

40 | Too Busy for Friends? 10 Tips to Help You Stay Connected When Life Gets Hectic - featuring Stewanna Dasari

Would you like to hear examples of transformational friendships? Listen to these episodes:

37 | GIRL! You Tripping! How a Friend’s Honesty Helped My Marriage - featuring Alicia Matthews

13 | Somebody Prayed for Me - And Those Prayers Got Through! - featuring Ashley Smith

9 | Faith-Building Friends - featuring Theresa Johnson

Let’s Be Friends!

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Hey Friends!

This is the final call for the Galentine's Day giveaway!

REMINDER: I'm giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card as my small way of HAPPY GALENTINE'S DAY.

To make the gift card yours, you'll need to do just a few things:

1. Listen to an episode of The Friendship Tour podcast.

2. Leave a written review.

3. Take a screenshot of your review.

4. Post the screenshot in the Women, Friendship, and Community Facebook group OR send an email with your screenshot to [email protected].

You must enter the contest no later than Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 11:59pm PST.

Good luck!

Cecelia

I keep seeing the same joke about introverts on social media...”How do introverts make friends? They wait for extroverts to find them, like them, and adopt them.” Funny, but not funny.

If you’re an introvert who struggles with making friends, this episode is for you. In this episode, you’ll hear 4 ideas for making friends as an introvert. The first idea is the biggest one - change your mindset. Being an introvert is not a disadvantage or a problem. It’s just who you are. It’s what makes you YOU! So, embrace it!

If you want to hear the other 3 tips for making friends as an introvert, check out the full episode.

After the episode, share your thoughts in the Women, Friendship, and Community Facebook group.

Want More Episodes About Making New Friends? Check out any one of my episodes with a guest! We almost always share how we met and a favorite friendship moment. Don’t feel like scrolling through the episode list? No problem. See the list below for a few episodes about making friends.

34 | 5 Tips for Making New Friends

45 | 5 MORE Tips for Making Friends

30 | How to Start and Nurture a New Friend as an Adult - featuring Jenai Eustache
11 | How to Make New Friends - Airport Edition - featuring Kinnari Patel
*BE A GOOD FRIEND*