Girls Night #194: What to Look for in a Best Friend (and How to Stay Close Once You’ve Found Her!)
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
How to maintain a long-lasting friendship
What qualities you should look for in a best friend
Whether or not it’s possible to have more than one best friend
Why pursuing your friendships is so important and worth the effort it takes
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about what to look for in a best friend and how to stay close to your best friends once you’ve found them. And there’s no better person for me to talk about this with than my very best friend in the whole world, Michelle Windhausen.
I cannot believe this, but Michelle and I have been friends for over 25 years! We’ve been through so much together, middle school, high school, college, figuring out what we want to do with our lives, meeting and marrying our husbands, and now we have five beautiful daughters between the two of us — including two sets of identical twins. (Which… we’re going to tell that full story in this episode. It’s WILD.)
In this episode, we’re chatting about what it is about our friendship that’s made it last so long, how to maintain a friendship, what qualities we should be looking for in a best friend, whether or not it’s possible to have more than one best friend, and that’s just the beginning.
I loved this conversation and I love Michelle – I can’t wait for you to hear from her again!
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places
See Stephanie’s guide for How to Make Friends in a New City
Past episodes with Michelle:
Girls Night #7: How to Survive a Breakup (and Even Thrive!)
Girls Night #88: How to Stay Close to your Friends When you’re in Different Stages of Life
Quotes to highlight:
"If you have an issue, tell me. And if you don't tell me, it's not my problem...We're not mind readers." - Michelle
"There has to be a give and take of energies" - Michelle
"The reason that someone isn't being a good friend to you is not because you are unworthy" - Stephanie
"If you don't make time for it, it doesn't happen" - Stephanie
"One of the best ways to maintain a friendship is to show up" -Michelle
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