The Common Nomad

On this episode, Edward and Scylla invite Leslie Frelow, owner of The Wine Concierge. The Wine Concierge is a platform that displays craft wines produced by individuals (women and minority brands) who have been historically disenfranchised in the wine industry. The Wine Concierge is a love child of the Vine 301 Wine Concierge, Maryland's Wine Tours Expert. This episode discusses the nuances of being an entrepreneur while balancing friendships. As always, thanks for listening! Connect with Leslie Frelow Website: www.thewineconcierge.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vino301/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/thewineconciergeclub Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-frelow

In this episode of The Common Nomad Podcast, hosts Scylla and Edward dive into the importance of checking in on friends, especially in our fast-paced, digital world. They share relatable experiences on how to maintain meaningful connections, no matter the distance. Join them for a discussion that inspires listeners to reach out, reconnect, and nurture the friendships that enrich our lives.

In this season, we anticipate adding guests from various professional backgrounds. This episode features our first guest Mason P. Ashe. Mason is a Sports, Entertainment & Business attorney with experience in athlete/celebrity management and talen/content monetization. We discuss his ideas of friendships as he progressed through his successful career. As always, thanks for listening!

Welcome to Season 4! We're starting off this season discussing conflict resolution and avoidance in friendships. When an issue arises  sometimes it can cause a separation between friends. People can be uncomfortable with resolving a disagreement for many reasons we discuss in today's episode. This may influence someone to avoid conflicts by trying to make peace quickly so that it never happens again. Disagreements are healthy in relationships, but most importantly how you handle them. It also may be worth considering how you communicate during the disagreement or conflict. What is your communication style and how does it impact your friendships? Of course, you know we had to include definitions and links to what we discussed. We got you, guys! As always, thank you for listening!

We are extremely thankful for all of your support. As we end the Season 3 finale of The Common Nomad podcast! We hope you enjoyed the conversations and perspectives we offered. Don't forget to visit our website at thecommonnomad.co to stay tuned for updates on upcoming episodes and exciting new content. Also, we appreciate if you could leave us ratings, reviews, and comments. As always, thank for your listening.

On this week's episode of the Common Nomad podcast, Edward & Scylla discuss friends who aren't quite reliable. We might even refer to them as flaky. These are the types of friends that say they'll do something, but in reality they won't. There comes a point in time where you start to seem them for who they are. Are these friendships worth it in the end? To stay updated, visit our website: www.thecommonnomad.co As always, thanks for listening!

This week's episode, Edward & Scylla discuss the hierarchy of friendship, specifically the difference between good, close and best friends. Links: 1. https://www.theodysseyonline.com/best-friend-good-friends 2. https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-close-friend-and-vs-best-friend/

This episode, we talk about being a highly sensitive person and the difference of emotional capabilities between friends. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is a term coined by psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron. What does it mean when the tolerance to handle emotions can cause potential issues/conflicts in friendships? Links: 1. https://hsperson.com 2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/highly-sensitive-person

This week's episode on The Common Nomad Podcast, we revisit an old episode from an earlier season. On part one, we discussed what it means when you treat your accomplishments as a checklist item. This episode discusses when the goal becomes a bit blurry or the illusion that accomplishing your goals will make you happy. Link: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-arrival-fallacy-6561079

Hey Listeners! Disclaimer: The use of pandemic and epidemic are not interchangeable. Dr. Vivek Murphy described this as the loneliness epidemic. A note of error on Scylla's behalf as this could be easily conflated by our listeners. On this episode of The Common Nomad Podcast, Edward & Scylla discuss the loneliness epidemic that was introduced by Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murphy. On June 29, 2023, Dr. Vivek Murphy spoke about the plaguing mental health crisis: loneliness. It is unfortunate to hear that this has been an issue before the COVID-19 pandemic. If Americans are as lonely as Dr. Murphy claims, what does that say about the state of friendships? As always, thank you for listening. Link: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/column-us-surgeon-general-loneliness-heart-growing-mental#:~:text=More%20than%20just%20a%20bad,heart%20disease%2C%20stroke%20and%20dementia.

This episode, Edward & Scylla explore friendships with mentors. Mentorship is a great asset when done right. Depending on that experience, it can even evolve beyond the initial encounter. When the time period of mentoring is over, should it transition to friendship? Links/Articles Mentioned in this episode: 1. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/friendtor-can-should-we-both-friend-mentor-edward-bartone-pe/ 2. https://www.micromentor.org/blog/en/can-a-mentor-also-be-a-friend-why-not/#:~:text=The%20key%20to%20remember%20here,turn%20into%20life%2Dlong%20friendships.  3. https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2019/08/06/on-the-importance-of-mentors-and-mentors-who-become-friends/  As always, thank you for listening!

On this episode of the Common Nomad podcast, Edward and Scylla discuss strengthening current friendship through shared interests or activity better known as volunteerism. Article mentioned in this episode: https://venture2impact.org/friendship-and-volunteering-part-2/ App mentioned in this episode: Meetup.com

This week on the Common Nomad podcast, we discuss shifting our friendship to becoming business partners. Starting a podcast has been an interesting experience. Doing a podcast may seem fun, but it is actually business once you start to receive compensation and opportunities arise. We also discuss the reasons we chose to do this together and what has sustained this podcast thus far! As always, thanks for listening!

Welcome to Season 3 of the Common Nomad Podcast! According to podcast statistics, most podcasts fail and less than 20% of podcasts started may not make it in the following year. We are definitely grateful for having season three and our listeners. This episode, we have Brittney Mengistu (a friend of Priscilla's) who has done research in the Eritrean and Ethiopian populations looking at migration, self-care, and mental health. This was a great collaboration to discuss self-care (when living abroad) and friendships. If you are interested in Brittney's research and work, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittneymengistu/ or Brittney S. Mengistu, PhD, MPH. As always, thanks for listening!.

Hey listeners! We invited Kadar, one of Edward's best friends, to talk about their friendship from childhood and how it has evolved into their adulthood. A listener recommended we delve into becoming a man and discussing personal development when it comes to male friendships. This also wraps up Season 2 of The Common Nomad podcast! As always, thank you so much for listening.

On this episode, Edward & Scylla discuss impostor syndrome and what it's like to have impostor syndrome. Sometimes, it feels like you don't belong in the room when in fact you actually do. This is the link I referenced on the episode: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/imposter-syndrome.

On this week's episode of the Common Nomad podcast, Scylla & Edward discuss how certain social connections can not be labeled as friendships. Sometimes, they are not people that are against you either. Also, sometimes being around people can breed an unspoken competition when you are not too familiar with them. Check out this episode. As always, thanks for listening!

Happy Friday, listeners! We're back again with another episode. This episode, Edward & Scylla have a special guest on the discussion of female friendships. Scylla & Nsiki ( IG: @lanelelo) have been friends for nearly ten years and they discuss the evolution of their friendships. It is unfortunate that female friendships can be depicted to be catty, filled with jealousy or envy, but thankfully this friendship doesn't exhibit any of those traits! Check out this episode and let us know what you think! As always, thanks for listening!

In this episode of the Common Nomad podcast, Edward & Scylla discuss whether platonic friendships are valued equally important as romantic relationships. Do friends strive to be better friends the same way they strive to be  better lovers. Romantic relationships have always seemed to be a topic of social commodity. With relationship coaches and dating platforms, romance is an attention grabbing topic. Are friendships regarded with the same attention? It's possible to be a great lover and a great friend..

Hey Listeners! This episode, Edward & Scylla catch up and reflect on the meaning of friendships as the new year closely approaches.  The end of the year and the beginning of a new one usually calls for some introspection. Out with the old, and in with the new right? What did 2022 teach you about friendships? Let us know in the comments  (of the platform you are using to listen to our podcast) or email us at thecommonnomad@gmail.com!  As always, thank you for listening.