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!
KEY POINTS
• 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!
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
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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IG | @jessicahurley__ - www.instagram.com/jessicahurley__
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I appreciate Jessica’s authenticity. I just started listening to her podcast and follow her on IG. I don’t have friends that are like minded that I feel I can talk to or seek advice, so listening is so refreshing. I like how she shares her own experiences and the advice that she’s learning along the way. I’m excited to where your journey takes her. I will definitely going back to listen to her previous podcasts.
There is so much value on this podcast! Jessica shows up and brings it on every episode. You can literally learn from this podcast and if you ever have the opportunity to go to one of her events you should totally show up because it is the best thing you will ever do for yourself!
I absolutely love your Podcast! Every chance I get I listen to your advice and roll with it. I am 25 years old and all I can ever do moving forward is find ways to achieve each idea or goal I think of. Your Podcast helps me follow my heart and helps me to be the best I can possibly be as a person. You are great and I hope you never stop inspiring others. Thank you Jessica 💛💚💙
I am so thankful for these podcasts. Weather I am driving, in the gym, ending my day, or getting my day started these podcasts motivate me. They tell stories of real people with real stories. It is not only inspiring but hopeful. I am 21 and currently a college/ working student. The last year for me has been very rough in making decisions I thought I never would have. But, even with life’s obstacles I know there is a light at the end of this tunnel. And thanks to Jessica Hurley’s podcasts I can see I am not alone and my light will come.
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