On making and maintaining friendships

Featuring Pete Davis, Anne Helen Peterson, Mariam Ella Arcilla & more

If you haven’t had a chance to dive in, in the latest episode I asked: how can we make new connections and maintain friendships?

Before launching this podcast, I put out a survey with my newsletter readers and asked: When was the last time you made a friend and how did you make them?

I recently collected the responses in the article, 101 ways to make and maintain friendships.

What I found interesting when compiling the responses was that three common themes continued to come up again and again.

If you haven’t already listened to the latest episode, it explores these three themes: being in the world, joining things, and deepening existing connections.

In the episode, you’ll hear reflections from

• Friendship expert Kat Vellos

• Writer and civic advocate Pete Davis

• Psychologist Chris Cheers

• Journalist Anne Helen Peterson

• Arts and culture worker Mariam Ella Arcilla

From the archive

On bringing people together

On reframing people-pleasing

On improving your social life

101 ways to make and maintain friendships

Three common themes for friendship making