Danielle Bayard Jackson is one of the world's leading experts on female friendship. She's a friendship coach, researcher, and the bestselling author of Fighting for Our Friendships. Today will forever change the way you think about friendship. Danielle shares:

• The two questions every friend wants answered
• How to handle conflict in friendships as adults
• How to make friends as an adult
• Why female friendships are essential to our mental, emotional, and physical health
• How to navigate conflict without ending the friendship
• Friendship jealousy, envy, gossip, and why they're more nuanced than we think
• The hidden reason adult friendships change during different seasons of life
• Danielle Robay shares the friendship betrayal story that went viral on TikTok and Instagram
• Why desire is important even in platonic relationship
• Friendship burnout and how to handle it
• How to know when it’s time to let a friendship go (and how to handle it)
• Gossip! Why it’s not ALL bad (and how to differentiate the two)
• Wedding drama, bachelorette parties, birthdays, and mismatched expectations
• Friendship burnout and how to show up when life feels overwhelming
• The difference between being a nice friend and a good friend
• Simple ways to become a better friend starting today

Book Recommendation: Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends by Marisa G. Franco PhD

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