Welcome to “Frientimacy: Finding Our Way to More Fulfilling Friendships” —the show that reminds us through shared stories and research-backed teaching that friendships, while they may not always be easy, that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth it.

My name is Shasta Nelson and I’ve been researching, coaching, speaking, and writing books about our friendships for 15 years. With over 60% of us feeling lonely, and even more of us dissatisfied with our current friendships– the approach we’re taking to our friendships clearly isn’t working.

Starting on June 4th, and every Tuesday through the summer, I’m going to release a new episode where we’re going to journey through some of the biggest obstacles to our friendships– busy-ness, jealousy, neglect, hurt feelings, feeling like we don’t have anything in common anymore. But I’m not just going to teach us how to navigate it, I’m going to invite one of my real-life friends to come talk about one of those issues we’ve had to deal with in our own friendship. Yes, we’re going there. We’re bringing up hard conversations and hurt feelings we’ve experienced– first so you know you’re not alone in realizing that friendships are sometimes disappointing or exhausting, but second, so we can learn from each other as I’m going to be asking questions like “What did it feel like to be you in that situation? What was the hardest part of that? What do you wish I had done differently?”

No one wants to hear that friendships can be hard work… and yet, much like how physical health is on the other side of physical exertion, so, too is our social health on the other side of some relationship sweat.

If you’re ready for deeper, closer, and more supportive relationships in your life, if you want relationships that feel intimate, safe, and fulfilling– Frientimacy is for you.

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