I am so excited to be sharing this episode with you because we are going to talk about something that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough, but it something that I truly believe makes us RICH in real life - and that’s female friendships. And there’s no better guest I can think of to talk about this with than female friendship coach & educator and host of the Friend Forward podcast, Danielle Bayard Jackson.

In this episode, we talk about how to have better female friendships, why we’re so damn judgmental all the time with other women, how to experience true joy & intimacy with your female friends, and how to navigate conflict in your female friendships. Danielle also reveals the number one predictor of how satisfied you'll be in your romantic relationships in adulthood, and gets real about taking her own advice when it comes to the friendships in her life.

Danielle and I also investigate why we glorify romantic partnerships so much more than our platonic friendships, why we place so many unrealistic expectations on our friends, and how we have been conditioned to operate in dysfunctional friendships.

If you are ready to expand your vision around friendships then believe me, this is an episode you do not want to miss!

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KEY POINTS
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• Why do we tend to neglect our friendships when we get into relationships?
• The research behind friendship cycles and how to find friends that align with you and affirm what you want  
• The Acceptance Prophecy: Why women tend to be judgmental when meeting new women
• The number one predictor of how satisfied you will be in your romantic relationships
• Why platonic intimacy in friendships can be as fulfilling as intimacy in romantic relationships
• Why communication is just as vital in your friendships
• Normalizing conflict in female friendships
• Fundamental Attribution Theory: How to give more grace to our friends
• How your friendships are a reflection of the healing you’ve done and have yet to do
• How we have been conditioned to operate in dysfunctional friendships
• Signs that you need to break up with your friend
• Operating from your heart and not your head for fulfilling female friendships
• Danielle’s upcoming book “Fighting For Our Friendships” in May 2024!

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QUOTABLES ‍

“The things that you think you want that will bring you life, but you need a partner to do, you can do in your female friendships, and that shit will set you free.” - Jessica Hurley

“You're never going to get to a place where you're so close that it just transcends the need to communicate.” - Danielle Jackson

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GUEST RESOURCES‍

Danielle Bayard Jackson
IG | @daniellebayardjackson - https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson/
www.betterfemalefriendships.com
Tune in to the Friend Forward podcast, hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friend-forward/id1500460079
Join the waitlist for Danielle’s upcoming book “Fighting For Our Friendships” - https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64595d8c0043a12e2bfac8b1 ‍

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Love what you’re hearing? Follow Jessica Hurley and share the love!
IG | @jessicahurley__ - www.instagram.com/jessicahurley__ ‍

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Rich In Real Life is produced by EPYC Media Network