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Outgrowing Friendships, Self-Care, How to Stick to Your Goals and More (WWYBD?!) Feb 24, 2023

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We are halfway through our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness’ series so we are taking this week to reflect on how much we’ve learned over the past six weeks. WWYBD is our ‘What Would Your Bestie Do?’ segment where we anonymously answer questions our community submitted via our website.

In today’s episode, we talk about our favorite ways to take care of ourselves, how we stick to healthy habits when life gets busy, how to navigate friendships when you no longer live the same lifestyle, our thoughts on non-hallucinogenic mushroom extracts, how to balance alone time when you live with a roommate or partner and how to hold yourself accountable.

If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you might have seen that our first group trip is on the calendar for October 15-21, 2023! Our sign-up link is live as of today. Space is limited. If you’re wanting to come on the trip, we definitely recommend booking sooner than later! We can’t wait to meet everyone.

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Costa Rica Booking Link

Costa Rica Trip Information

Allison’s Bamboo Bedding Ettitude (Code allisonwetig)

Allison’s Mushrooms

3 Levels of Consciousness TikTok

ADHD Dopamine Relationship Article

WWYBD Questions Submit Here

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How To Start A Podcast: Everything We’ve Learned After 100+ Episodes Feb 17, 2023

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In celebration of our two-year anniversary, we are launching our “podcast bible” which is our 35-page PDF guide of everything we’ve learned from equipment to software to growing your audience to monetization to building a community. It’s everything we wish we would have known before we started. It’s available for $25 on our website alreadyfriendspodcast.com/shop

In this episode, we transparently share some of the hardest parts about having a podcast, as well as some of the most rewarding parts! All around, we would definitely say it’s worth it to start one but definitely take some time to listen to the episode all the way through if this is something you’ve been thinking about doing. We want to help shorten your learning curve and spare you the many headaches we went through.

As always, a huge thank you to our listeners for being a part of our growing community. We are so honored you choose our show week after week. Cheers to two years of the already friends podcast! Here’s to many more.

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How to Develop Deep, Authentic Friendships, Red Flags in Community and The Five Friends You Need with Dr. Chelsea Shields (Part 2) Feb 10, 2023

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This is Part 2 of our conversation with award-winning anthropologist and TEDx Speaker Dr. Chelsea Shields. After working with clients all over the world to help them better understand how humans have evolved and what they’re socially influenced by, she has developed a theory about the five friends you need in life to contribute to your social safety net.

Ideas we discuss in this episode:

Finding a third place outside of social media
Code-switching and its impact on how we portray ourselves online
Why we struggle to be fully authentic online
Why you should utilize social media primarily for marketing
Red flags to look out for in unhealthy communities
Greens flags to look for in a strong, healthy, reciprocal community
What is social capital and being on the peripheral means.
Why you need to improve your social intelligence
How your own mental health affects long-term relationships
How to develop deep, authentic friendships
Why isolating after breakups isn’t the best solution
The importance of intergenerational friendships
The five friends you need in life

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Social Wellness, Belonging and Building A Social Safety Net with Dr. Chelsea Shields (Part 1) Feb 03, 2023

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In continuation of our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series,’ we are honored to bring on Dr. Chelsea Shields who is an award-winning anthropologist, founder of Brandthropologie, a research and strategy consulting business, and multi-time TED fellow, speaker, and speaking coach.

Dr. Shields thinks about social wellness in terms of a safety net. An intricate weaving of people in our community who we depend on. As people start making more money and as technology becomes more prevalent, people start hiring out social roles that they used to have to accommodate for. It’s crucial to our well-being to foster relationships on a very real intimate level. She suggests having 5-6 close quality friends that you can lean on in times of need, as well about 15-25 close acquaintances. She explains that if you don’t have this quality safety net then events like divorce, death and bad accidents can cause more suffering than they would have otherwise.

“Invest in the people that give you reciprocity.”

“I think our generation is missing multigenerational relationships.”

“People understand emotions before they understand logic.”

“Social pain is pain. It’s the same neural pathways as physical pain.”

“Routines are what keeps things the same. Rituals are what makes things different.”

MENTIONS:

Plant-Based McDonalds - Mr. Charlie’s

A Fave LA/NYC Restaurant - The Butcher’s Daughter

Funny TikToker - @TK.California

BOOK RECS:

Sociobiology: The New Synthesis by E.O. Wilson

Behave by Robert Sapolsky

Rat Park TedTalk - Johann Hari: Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong

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Spirituality, Manifestation, and Intuition with Dheandra of Manifest Daily Jan 27, 2023

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In continuation of our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series,’ we are diving into spiritual wellness with Dheandra Nicolette. She is the host of Manifest Daily - a spiritual and lifestyle podcast that provides positive energy and support that listener’s need to return to their highest self and live your best life. Dheandra also shares life lessons, personal experiences, self-care, self-love, navigating relationships, finances, faith, and so much more.

We were prepped and ready with bunch of questions to ask, such as:

How did you begin your spiritual journey?
What does spiritual wellness mean to you?
Why is maintaining your spiritual well-being important?
What do you incorporate into your gratitude practice?
In layman's terms, what is manifestation?
What is your favorite form of manifestation?
What does creating a life you love look like?
What advice do you have to tap into your intuition?
What does aligned action mean to you?
What is following your Dharma?

Be sure to check out the previous episodes in our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series’ to hear about emotional and occupational wellness. Coming soon - social, physical, nutrition, intellectual, financial and environmental wellness.

MENTIONS:

Palm Springs Hotel - Korakia

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Listen to the Manifest Daily Podcast hosted by our guest Dheandra!

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Career Advice: How To Change Careers, Networking, and Burnout with Ashley Stahl Jan 20, 2023

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In continuation of our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series,’ we are delighted to bring on Ashley Stahl. She is a counterterrorism professional turned career coach, spokesperson, and author of the bestselling book, You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream Career. Through her two viral TEDx speeches, her online courses, her email list, and her show, the You Turn Podcast, she’s been able to support clients in 31 countries in discovering their best career path, upgrading their confidence, and landing more job offers.

In this episode, we dive into why people feel stuck in their professional careers, thoughts on entrepreneurship, building a community of people who can help propel you forward, what ‘finding your purpose’ even means and how to overcome burnout.

As an introvert, Ashley shares networking and career tips for how to navigate an extrovert-dominated world. She talks about ways to brand yourself outside of social media.

Of course, we wrap up with our signature question, “what makes a good friend?”

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MENTIONS:

Hi-Desert Film Lab

Book Recs:

Loving What Is by Byron Katie

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

Conscious Loving by Hendricks

Guest Ashley Stahl Resources:

Ashley’s Book: You Turn

Ashley’s Podcast: You Turn

You Turn Podcast Recs:

#283 Investing with Timothy Sykes

#221 Career Planning

#220 Science of Being Stuck

#214 Intrapreneurial with Hala Taha

#194 Why You Get Stuck with Sarah Baldwin

#188 Work Life Balance with Kelsey Murphy

#171 Work Relationships with Mark Shapiro

#162 Finding Your Calling

#154 Money Magnet with David Neagle

#137 Ask for What You Want with Annie Lalla

#116 Recognize Burnout with Margaret Price

#96 Self-Sabotage with Judy Ho

#76 How To Change Your Life with Tatyana Rae

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Emotional Wellness, Balance, and Harmony with Tiana Gidley Jan 13, 2023

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We are thrilled to bring on a friend of ours, Tiana Gidley, who is the owner of a design agency and proud creator of a self-reflection journal to help guide you to find answers within.

This is episode #1 of 8 in our Eight Dimensions of Wellness Series, where we break down the 8 different areas of our life that make us a whole, balanced person. When we decided to do this series, Tiana immediately came to mind as someone who we’d love to hear from in the areas of emotional and mental wellness.

Tiana is the founder of Tiana Gidley Creative, a full-service design studio in Nashville, TN. She is also the founder and creator of WITHIN, a self-reflection journal that helps you find your inner light and helps you tap into your intuition.

She shares her journey as a business owner and how she’s discovered healthy coping mechanisms and routines that allow her to be her best self. We do a deep dive into the importance of journaling, meditation, finding friends who allow you to be your authentic self, taking time in solitude to explore your inner dialogue, therapy and doing things simply because you enjoy them.

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MENTIONS:

Tiana Gidley - Instagram

TGC - Design Studio Website

WITHIN Self-Reflection Journal - Our Link

Code “leadfromintuition” for 20% off in January

Book Rec - All About Love by Belle Hooks

Meditation Rec - Joe Dispenza

Podcast Rec - Almost 30 Feminine Episode # 533: Exploring the Feminine Experience and Its Relationship to Capitalism, Feminism and Burnout

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Self-Care Series: The 8 Dimensions of Wellness Jan 06, 2023

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This is the introductory episode to a series that will cover the 8 dimensions of wellness over the next few months.

The 8 dimensions (according to Dr. Peggy Swarbrick) are emotional & mental, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, social, physical, and spiritual.

In this series, each episode will dive deep into one of the dimensions. Our goal is that by providing conversations from various friends and experts - we can all continue further on our paths of personal wellness.

We think 2023 should be about listening to yourself and what works for YOU - a holistic approach to health - to discover a lifestyle that is balanced, sustainable and realistic based off your wants and needs.

There can be a lot of societal pressure to get an immediate start on your goals in January but we wanted to reassure you that if you’re still in hibernation season that is absolutely okay too. Take what information resonates and leave the rest.

MENTIONS:

Free Online Mental Health Screening

Loneliness Epidemic Article

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Hobbies: Why They’re Important, Our Favorite Hobbies, and Ideas to Try Dec 30, 2022

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Ep 102: In today’s day and age, it has become more and more common to spend our free time digitally: scrolling social media, binging shows on our computers, playing video games, etc. Traditional hobbies seem to be disappearing, and it seems like the art of having a hobby is becoming lost.

In today’s episode, Allison and Ceara talk candidly about the importance of doing tasks and activities purely for fun. They talk about why they think hobbies are disappearing, hobbies they’ve participated in, their current hobbies, and what they hope to participate in in the coming months. Before that, they catch up on the holidays, chat about some life updates, share some stories about mice, and more.

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Jessie Young - Instagram

GIVEAWAY:

If you enjoyed this episode, we would really appreciate it if you left a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcast/Spotify. This helps us grow the show so that we can keep doing what we are doing! You’ll be entered into our giveaway as a thank-you. You could win a box of PR goodies (a full-sized YSL perfume, full-sized skincare/beauty products, and more) Reminder to enter before December 31st!

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How To Reflect On Your Year Dec 23, 2022

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It seems like society puts a lot of emphasis and excitement on New Year’s resolutions, but we rarely talk about following up with the previous year’s accomplishments. All the conversations we’re seeing online and IRL about 2023 and making resolutions got us thinking about how important it is to reflect on your previous year before jumping in to set more goals.

We talk about our reflection process which includes getting into a grateful state of mind, setting the atmosphere, creating a snapshot of your year, analyzing goals, reflecting on the eight pillars of wellness, and noting your biggest accomplishments.

We share tips and ideas that might inspire you to set more aligned and well-balanced goals for 2023! You can see all of the journaling and reflection prompts discussed in today’s episode on our Instagram page @alreadyfriendspodcast.

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NYC Restaurants/Recommendations:

Hawksmoor

Clinton St. Baking

The Stand NYC Comedy Club

The Grayson Hotel

New York ranked second dirtiest city in the world, according to poll

Martin Riese - Water Sommelier

@Morgsvtheworld - Reflect End of Year/Plan 2023 Party

Stutz Documentary

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