In this episode, we explore what it looks like to make friends in adulthood as an ambitious woman—from getting past the beliefs that make putting yourself out there feel harder than it needs to, to finding people who are actually OPEN to connection. We also chat why ambitious women need ambitious friends, beginning again after friendship loss, and a few things I learned from my experience at the Create & Cultivate Festival.

• The two beliefs that quietly make adult friendship HARDER than it needs to be: that putting yourself out there is a humiliation ritual (it's not!), and that everyone is on a no new friends vibe (they're not)
• Tangible ways to meet and genuinely connect with people—even if you're introverted (i've got 7 for ya!)
• How to dust yourself off and try again when a potential friendship fizzles and you feel discouraged about trying again.

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In this episode, we explore the boundaries people can FEEL—the kind that indirectly let people know how to treat you without you having to bark instructions at them. This conversation is especially for the girl who already knows when someone has made her uncomfortable but feels squirmy and uncomfy about calling it out bluntly or directly.

• The difference between traditional "vocal" boundaries and the boundaries people pick up on without being explicitly told—the kind that make someone think, "For some reason, I better not speak like that around her. Let me adjust myself."

• The three subtle cues we all give that people pick up on when determining how carefully and thoughtfully to treat us.

• What it can look like to respond to an insult when directness doesn't come naturally to you—no more giggling to make things less awkward, by the way!

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