Friendshipable

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on traveling and buiding a network of friends with writer Betsy McMillan.Join us as we discuss how to start a friendship with someone you just met (hint: it's all about being willing to start a conversation). For some of us, aging can lead to isolation and being able to have conversations and build connections is a vital skill to keep us healthy.Betsy is a writer, who can and will write anything, whether it’s a scientific research article, a humorous children’s book, a harlequin romance, or a thriller. She is a renaissance creative and multitasker, will try any artistic project that appeals to her, and sings at the drop of a hat, with or without accompaniment. And she loves interacting with new people.You can find Betsy on Substack or Facebook.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with author Leia Johnson about friendships she has built with fostering families who are raising biologically related children. We talked about the power of the foster care community, the math of friendship, and how to look for people who when they talk, it matters.Leia first picture book is Sister, a book about a young girl experiencing both the joy and grief of building a family through fostering and adoption. She believes in the power of storytelling as a healing agent. When she is not auditioning for American Idol or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Leia spends her time reading, eating cheese, and being the most enthusiastic cheerleader at all her kids' activities. As an Air Force spouse and parent through birth, fostering, and adoption, Leia spends most of her days arranging the family calendar, packing snacks, and helping everyone figure out what to do when things don't go as planned. Sister is her first picture book. Visit Leia's website to learn more about her and her book:  www.leiamjohnson.com or find her on Instagram or Facebook.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on talking with friends and other tips about strengthening these relationships with renowned relationship expert Dr. Heather Browne. We discussed how important it is for our friendships that we work on ourselves--and bring a better version of ourselves to our relationships. We also learned that a conversation starts before you've even said the first words. And how important it is that before we speak we consider how we are feeling.Dr. Heather Browne is a psychotherapist and a mother who is excellent at helping people change sticky thought processes and see the other side of challenging situations. Her specialties are couples communication and intimacy, grief and loss, spirituality and faith, and transforming lives into expressions of beauty and joy. She uses metaphor, storytelling, imagery, and humor in her work. Her greatest desire is to support you in drawing closer to your true self, your inner wisdom, and your purpose. Our lives are an amazing adventure and blessing, given freely to us to explore and to share love, our uniqueness, and our stories. You can find Dr. Browne on her website, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with Peter Bombaci, the founder of the GenWell Project, about the power of human connection for health, happiness, longevity, and improving society.We talked about several studies that show how bad loneliness is for us as humans, including the Harvard Study on Adult  Development, which looks at human happiness.  And we discussed how we can make connections a priority in our lives. Pete Bombaci is a business and social change leader who believes that doing the right thing every day creates exceptional results. He believes that building a more connected world will lead to happier and healthier people and society for all. He is the founder of the GenWell Project to educate, empower, and catalyze people around face-to-face social connections, with the goal of building a more Connected Canada and world.Learn more about the GenWell Project on their website, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya are joined by Juli Shulem to talk about what productivity has to do with friendships. Listen in as we talk about the importance of scheduling time with friends--it helps us stay connected with each other and also helps reduce feelings of being overwhelmed. And, we also learn about Juli's pen pal, who she has written letters to for the past 43 yeras. Quite a friendship!Juli is a speaker and productivity coach who helps her clients organize their lives, using one-on-one coaching, group coaching, workshops, and seminars.  She sometimes calls upon her previous career as a business consultant and her degree in industrial organizational psychology to teach the skills that will help her clients level up.  She moves people out of the messy place they are in so they can get out of their own way. You can learn more about Juli on her website Coach Juli, on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. You can email her at: Balance@CoachJuli.com.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya speak with Cindy Burns a widow who found a new purpose in life as a grief doula, a certified life purpose life coach, and a happiness coach. Listen in as we talk about the fact that life doesn't stop when we lose a spouse, how to manage grief, and how to help a friend who is grieving (spoiler alert: the key is to just show up and be there as support).Widows and widowers can join Cindy's private Facebook group: Widows & Widowers Support Group, Finding Purpose or learn about her work on her website CindyJBurns.com.  You can find Cindy on Instagram or email Cindy at: cindy@cindyjburns.com #BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya speak with Craig Colby, an award winning television producer, storyteller, coach, advisor, and author of ALL CAPS: Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection.Listen in as we talk about the stories in the book and his friend Dave and how that relationship changed both their lives in high school and how his death didn't end their friendship. We also discussed what qualities make a good friend--including really listening and appreciating your friend and seeing the best in them, no matter that you may also know the worst.You can reach Craig on his website: ColbyVision.net, on Twitter, and Instagram. Or email him at: craig@colbyvision.net #BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya answer a few questions from this article on PyschCentral: 45+ Deep Conversation Starters to Bond with Friends and Family.This week we answer: What is a quote that inspires you?Are your priorities different from what they were 10 years ago?What is your greatest achievement so far?We hope this inspires you to have some deep conversations with your friends and loved ones.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ Terri + Manya answer a few questions from this article on PyschCentral: 45+ Deep Conversation Starters to Bond with Friends and Family.This week we answer: Who is your role model? What do you like most about being you?What is your #1 goal right now?We hope this inspires you to have some deep conversations with your friends and loved ones.BTW...Manya's number one goal right now is building her keynote speaking business, so check her out at ManyaChylinski.com. #BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ Terri and Manya riff on what kinds of activities we can do with the rest of summer.That is something those of us who live in the northeast, with our cold and snowy winters and rather short summers, think about a lot.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about traveling with friends and what they did on their summer vacations (even though we know that summer is not over!).#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From a street corner not far from Fenway Park, Terri + Manya riff on friendships and the kinds of activities we do together, and get excited about seeing each other in person, five months since the last time we were together in person.And we wish the Red Sox well in their game. We had a great time at the game (hot dogs were eaten and beer was drunk). The Miami Marlins won 2-0.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chat with Kyla Cofer, coach, speaker, and host of the Leadership School podcast about self-compassion as a first step in building friendships, how people in leadership positions need to be willing to be vulnerable, and how to build connections as an adult--because friendship is available in all shapes and sizes once you start looking for it.Kyla is a dynamic keynote speaker, storyteller, and workshop presenter whose work focuses on burnout, embracing failure, and stepping into being the great leaders her clients were born to be. She is also a podcaster: she's the creator of the Leadership School Podcast and Podcaster School, teaching others to be expert podcasters.You can reach Kyla on her website: KylaCofer.com or on LinkedIn. You also contact her can via email at: kyla@lifecoachkyla.com.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya speak with Shari Leid a life coach, friendship expert, author, speaker, attorney, and the force behind the 50 States Project. We talked with her about halfway through this amazing project in which Shari sits down with one woman in each of the fifty states to have meaningful conversations and learn more about each woman, her family, and community. We had a fabulous conversation and we also discussed some of the things Shari has learned through the project including the importance of casual friendships in our lives, how to make the first move when you want to start a friendship, and how to find the common threads we share with others.Learn more about Shari on her website: An Imperfectly Perfect Life and learn more about the 50 States Project. You can also find Shari on Instagram.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chat with Amy Behimer, a certified health coach, pharmacist,  autoimmune warrior, and founder of the Autoimmune Academy.  We discussed using our empathy muscle, how humans are wired to belong, and minimizing decision fatigue about friend relationships by scheduling time for joy and connection.We also talked about setting boundaries and saying no; or saying no for now, but not forever. And also find out how Amy sometimes sets up a Plan B for activities with friends, and when they won't let her get away with it.Amy is committed to helping her clients increase the quality of time spent on their health so you can increase the quantity of time spent enjoying it. She helps her clients  gain energy, clarity, and confidence to create physical and emotional health to enable people to feel better and love their life, even with autoimmune disease.Check out her podcast: The Habit Hub for Autoimmune Health and her website: Amy Behimer Coaching #BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Johanna Paulston and Bethel Wagner, co-owners of the Sage Wellness Center.  We talked about what it's like working with a friend and how working together can strengthen a friendship (we know a little bit about that ourselves!); building a community of friends; and valuing the quality of our friendship over quantity.Bethel is a certified health coach helping people increase their energy, boost their mood, and release weight. Johanna is a certified crystal healer and holistic health coach helping facilitate healing and transformation and giving people the tools to understand and work with their physical and energetic bodies.You can reach Bethel and Johanna via the Sage Wellness Center, or via Instagram: Sage Wellness, Bethel, Johanna.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Dan Garbati, a coach, mentor, and creator of the “Happiness Comes in Threes” journaling method. We talk about social media and the illusion of friendship and how half of Americans were feeling lonely even before the pandemic.We are made of stories and according to Dan journaling is an extremely powerful tool and as close to magic as it gets. Grab a pen and paper and listen for the journaling exercise he walked us through.Dan Garbati is the creator of the “Happiness Comes in Threes” journaling method, which helps individuals reframe a self-defeating story into a self-empowering one. He is a professional coach and mentor, dedicated to helping people reach their fullest potential. Dan sometimes moves his coaching sessions beyond the traditional office or videoconference (with permission of course)--to include exciting adventures such as skydiving, trapeze flying, improv acting, hang gliding, rock climbing, and hot-air ballooning, or with volunteering that helps people in need and the elderly to highlight an important life lesson.You can learn more about Dan and find his book on his website: Happiness Comes in Threes, and reach Dan on Facebook.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Chaz Coggins, RN, Airbnb SuperHost and To Be Known game creator.  We talk about how life doesn't happen to us, it happens through us, how to appreciate the beauty we create in our lives, and the game he created during the pandemic to provide a means to find deep intimacy, friendship, and connection.Chaz brings to this conversation the love, care, and curiosity to get to know people that we know he exhibits his patients. Aware that most people wear an emotional mask, he created a game that allows people to remove that mask, show and experience the beauty of finally being Known. We had the best time talking with Chaz!If you want to be known or get to know your friends on a deeper level, check out his game: To Be Known, and follow the game on Instagram.#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with James Averamenko, poet, performer, and  host of Friendless podcast, about mindfulness and friendship, and how to be a good enough friend--to others and yourself. We had the best time talking with James and we know you will love listening in on this conversation.On his podcast James invites guests from his Facebook friend list to discuss their past, what friendship means in the world of social media, how to be a better friend, and whatever else might come up in the conversation. Friendless is an engaging and honest look at connection in the digital age. Listen to Friendless, follow the podcast on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook. You can reach James via: friendlesspod@gmail.com .#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya talk with Crista Tharp about the superwoman complex, and how women need to spend more time together. We also talk about the importance of find our way back to female friendships and connecting on a heart level, a spiritual level, and a soulful level.As a Mompreneur with a super-sized family, Crista wrote the book: Ditch the F**king Cape, in which she answers the question of “How do I do it?” with raw and transparent honesty with the goal of shaking her fellow females out of their zombie-like states and showing them they can live their Blyss unapologetically. Crista is all about helping women wake up from sleepwalking in life and to find their blyss. She is an award-winning event planner, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and the founder of Blyss Chick. She is on a mission to show every woman that they can live their blyss right now by loving themselves, living consciously, and being fearlessly authentic.You can learn more about her on her website: Blyss Chick, or on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. Or contact her via email: crista@blysschick.com#BeAFriend  Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app +  tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we  love it. They make it so easy!Support the show