Best Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
Have you lost contact with a friend and you want to reconnect? If so, this episode is for you! Alysa discusses why reconnecting is a good idea, what keeps us from reconnecting, and what to do to reconnect. Check it out! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Theme Music by Trevor Wilson Sources
info_outline Stranger Things Season 1 - Pt. 2Best Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
info_outline Stranger Things Season One Pt. 1Best Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
In the first episode back from hiatus, Alysa dives into one of her favorite TV shows, Stranger Things, to discuss all things friendship. Her friend, Maya, joins her to analyze and chat about the “Core Four” friendship of Dustin, Lucas, Mike, and Will and what it’s like when El joins the group when Will goes missing. There’s so much to discuss that this is Part One with another episode coming out about the other friendships! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Theme Music by Trevor...
info_outline We're Coming Back!Best Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
The podcast will return next week! Follow BestForeversPod on Instagram and Facebook, and Friends with Alysa on Tik Tok!
info_outline Friends Do Cool Things - Read TarotBest Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
Our friends do really cool things so why not learn about all these cool things? In a new series of episodes, Alysa interviews those friends doing the coolest of things. In the first episode, Alysa’s friend and fellow podcaster, Amy, joins her to talk about reading Tarot. Follow Amy on Instagram! Check out Amy’s web page! Check out Amy’s podcast! Tarot 101 Book Amy Recommends! Check out the Tarot Cards Amy Uses! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646710096/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_7N6FDBPM611PKF8N62K0_0?fbclid=IwAR0ZcwlZsqpBC359StyES8ACW40Gq2lSw7fqXIZvdubecg7C60pmQd-lp8E Share Your Friendship...
info_outline Singlehood with Dr. Alex FisherBest Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
Alysa has been waiting for years to have this very important conversation and it happens in this episode! She welcomes social psychologist, Dr. Alex Fisher, to the podcast to discuss her research on singlehood and friendship. So come single folks and attached folks…everyone could learn more about the diversity of singlehood! Check out Dr. Fisher’s web page! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Theme Music by Trevor Wilson Sources (Research Discussed) Fisher, A.N. (2020). All the lonely people?...
info_outline Venturesome FriendshipsBest Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
All-around badass, Venturesome Podcast host, and friend, Rachel Esterline Perkins, visits the podcast to talk about supporting others through their work journey, how to build relationships, and workplace friends. Given that we spend most of our time in the workplace, finding your supportive work people or personal Board of Directors (as Rachel discusses) is particularly important! Check out Venturesome Podcast with Rachel! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Theme Music by Trevor Wilson
info_outline Pocket FriendsBest Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
Many of us have friends right there in our pockets! That’s right, we connect with people via social media, like Twitter, and have all sorts of friends on our phones. Alysa’s pocket friend, Dr. Liz Faber, joins the podcast to chat about the meaning, the joy, the fun (and sometimes the blocks) of having friends in our back pockets. Follow Liz Faber on Twitter! Follow Liz Faber on Instagram! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Theme Music by Trevor Wilson
info_outline Harry Potter & the Order of the PhoenixBest Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
In book five of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, things are getting serious - the danger, the control, and the angst. In this episode, Alysa’s friend, Haley, joins her to talk about how the friendships are changing as the Wizard World is also changing. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Theme Music by Trevor Wilson
info_outline ChosenBest Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits
At a certain point in our lives, we begin to choose our friends. Sometimes it’s an easy choice, and sometimes we may wish we had more options. And, when we’re lucky, we choose our friends who are our family. In this episode, Alysa explores friendships and the idea of choice. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = Special Promo Art Work for this Episode by Kate Cosgrove Theme Music by Trevor Wilson Sources
info_outlineIn the second episode of this multi-episode series on friendship break ups, Alysa explores the reasons why we may call it quits on a friendship. Specifically, she talks about three assessments we can do for ourselves, our friendship, and dealbreakers to help us make decisions about ending a friendship.
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Sources
“Understanding Aversiveness: The Journey of Friendship” Lauren’s Dark Side paper
https://bigthink.com/videos/the-typical-lifespan-of-a-friendship-10-years-heres-why
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/when-to-end-a-friendship-and-break-up-with-a-friend
https://www.bustle.com/p/7-reasons-to-end-a-friendship-according-to-experts-18216427
https://www.happiness.com/magazine/relationships/when-to-end-a-friendship-how/
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/signs-time-to-end-friendship-toxic-negativity/