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On this week's episode of the Common Nomad podcast, Edward & Scylla discuss friends who aren't quite reliable. We might even refer to them as flaky. These are the types of friends that say they'll do something, but in reality they won't. There comes a point in time where you start to seem them for who they are. Are these friendships worth it in the end?

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This week's episode, Edward & Scylla discuss the hierarchy of friendship, specifically the difference between good, close and best friends.

Links:

1. https://www.theodysseyonline.com/best-friend-good-friends

2. https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-close-friend-and-vs-best-friend/

This episode, we talk about being a highly sensitive person and the difference of emotional capabilities between friends. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is a term coined by psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron. What does it mean when the tolerance to handle emotions can cause potential issues/conflicts in friendships?

Links:

1. https://hsperson.com

2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/highly-sensitive-person

This week's episode on The Common Nomad Podcast, we revisit an old episode from an earlier season. On part one, we discussed what it means when you treat your accomplishments as a checklist item. This episode discusses when the goal becomes a bit blurry or the illusion that accomplishing your goals will make you happy.

Link: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-arrival-fallacy-6561079

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Disclaimer: The use of pandemic and epidemic are not interchangeable. Dr. Vivek Murphy described this as the loneliness epidemic. A note of error on Scylla's behalf as this could be easily conflated by our listeners.

On this episode of The Common Nomad Podcast, Edward & Scylla discuss the loneliness epidemic that was introduced by Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murphy. On June 29, 2023, Dr. Vivek Murphy spoke about the plaguing mental health crisis: loneliness. It is unfortunate to hear that this has been an issue before the COVID-19 pandemic. If Americans are as lonely as Dr. Murphy claims, what does that say about the state of friendships?

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Link: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/column-us-surgeon-general-loneliness-heart-growing-mental#:~:text=More%20than%20just%20a%20bad,heart%20disease%2C%20stroke%20and%20dementia.

This episode, Edward & Scylla explore friendships with mentors. Mentorship is a great asset when done right. Depending on that experience, it can even evolve beyond the initial encounter. When the time period of mentoring is over, should it transition to friendship?

Links/Articles Mentioned in this episode:

1. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/friendtor-can-should-we-both-friend-mentor-edward-bartone-pe/

2. https://www.micromentor.org/blog/en/can-a-mentor-also-be-a-friend-why-not/#:~:text=The%20key%20to%20remember%20here,turn%20into%20life%2Dlong%20friendships. 

3. https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2019/08/06/on-the-importance-of-mentors-and-mentors-who-become-friends/ 

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On this episode of the Common Nomad podcast, Edward and Scylla discuss strengthening current friendship through shared interests or activity better known as volunteerism.

Article mentioned in this episode: https://venture2impact.org/friendship-and-volunteering-part-2/

App mentioned in this episode: Meetup.com