Episode Summary:

In our first-ever episode, we Cool Ladies - Heather, Tandi, Ashley, and Annie - discuss how friendships have impacted our lives, and how friendships in general positively impact physical health to include longevity. We also give our listeners their first-ever Hot Seat experience! Listen to some good banter as we get comfy in front of our microphones!

Episode Chapters

00:00 Welcome to CLIK: Let’s Talk Friendship!

01:52 Friendship Is Good for Your Health

05:38 Friends Help Us Heal

07:04 Why Women Tend and Befriend

09:09 What We Need from Our Girlfriends

12:52 Do You Want Advice—or Just Empathy?

14:19 Why Do We Put Friendship Last?

16:37 Connection Is a Two-Way Street

18:37 How to Stay Connected When Life Gets Busy

21:22 Small Ways to Keep Friendships Alive

24:16 Making Friends Isn’t Always Easy

26:14 Put Yourself Where Connection Can Happen

28:40 Hot Seat: Our Guilty Pleasures

36:03 The Takeaway: Make Space for Your People

36:52 Coming Up Next on CLIK

Mentioned in this episode:

The Science of Why Friendships Keep Us Healthy, American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/06/cover-story-science-friendship

Friendships, subjective age, and life satisfaction of women in midlife" by Suzanne Degges-White and Mark Kepic

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