Friendship

A few years ago, I was visiting my best friend from college and she took me to Grace Place – a mom’s group she had recently started. But it wasn’t your typical mom’s group – it met on the weekends, it included moms of all ages, and it was truly one of the most welcoming […]

What does it really take to feel better in friendship? Often, we imagine it will require a ginormous effort on our part. But the truth is that it’s often simpler than we think. In this episode, I’ll be sharing the 3 things that can quickly take you from feeling meh about your friendship life, to […]

Do we really need a boatload of besties? Laura Tremaine doesn’t think so. And this week, she’s joining me on the podcast to share her philosophy on why creating a Life Council is a better focus for us to pursue when it comes to friendship. In this episode, we discuss the concept of a Life […]

Here we go again. After moving 4 months ago, I’m finally in a headspace where I can think about building our new village. But life doesn’t look the same as the last time I attempted to do this, so I’m approaching it differently too. In this episode, I’m sharing 3 rules I’ve set for myself […]

Now that Mom Friends is officially open and welcoming new members, I wanted to introduce you to one of our moms, Gwen. After moving “back home” last summer, she wanted to re-establish a new circle of friends – and did she ever! In this episode she’s sharing the biggest perspective shifts that made all the […]

We literally only have so much time for close relationships. So in this episode, we’ll take a deeper look at what the research says about exactly how much space we have for meaningful connections, how romantic relationships and size of our extended families impact the size of our friendship circles, and what this all actually […]

As a brand new mom living in a state with no friends or family, I had to build my circle from scratch (and stat!). So in this episode, I’m looking back on what it actually took to build the circle of support I have today. Including, the one thing I did that I think made […]

Today I’m all about making friends on the internet. But this wasn’t always the case. I had to sort through all sorts of feelings before I could wrap my head around reaching out to a stranger online. So in this episode, I’m sharing how I got here and what it has looked like to go […]

If something is feeling “off” about your friendships these days, it could be because something is missing. In this episode, we’ll dig into the 4 things every friendship needs. Because when you know what truly defines a friendship, it can serve as a roadmap to help you make new friendships, intentionally grow friendships more easily, […]

In just a few short weeks I’m going to be opening the doors to a brand new community of built-in support for busy moms who are pursuing the local circle of friends they crave! And in today’s episode, I’m sharing more of my heart behind it, how your DMs, emails, and conversations over the last […]