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S4E1 S4 EP1: 6 Friendship Lies that must Die in 2026
Grief and pain have a way of shifting your perspective. The irony isn’t lost on me that I came to you in 2025 with hard truths, only to realise in 2026 that I had been living with quiet lies, beliefs…
S3E10 S3 EP10: I HATE my Friend's Boyfriend
I hate my friend’s boyfriend! He’s a liar/cheater/loser/user/toad and she’s a beautiful angel baby princess who deserves so much better. But no matter what I say, she loves that man and keeps going…
S3E9 S3 EP9: Stop trying to shove Humble Pie down my throat, I don't want a slice of your Humble Pie!
Humble pie is best served hot—with a side of audacity—and often laced with jealousy or moral superiority. Frankly, I do not want a slice!! The truth? To the insecure, confidence looks like pride, and…
S3E8 S3 EP8: Why You Weren't Invited?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever not been invited to something. More than once? By your friends?! Not being invited sucks, but l think it’s a universal experience!It’s easy to label the person who…
S3E7 S3 EP7: Why Your Birthday Parties are Cursed...
You might not like what I have to say in this episode, but I have to keep it real with you. If people keep cancelling last minute or not showing up to your birthday parties, I fear you might be doing…
S3E6 S3 EP6: A letter on the Mischaracterisation of Love (Valentine's Special)
I love Valentine’s Day, and I love LOVE! Yet, I feel so many of us have misunderstood it. Last year, I wrote a love letter to my friends. This year, I’m penning a letter to you.The culture has warped…
S3E5 S3 EP5: Now I'm in my 20s How do I make friends?! (A reflection on building community and friendship)
The school playground is gone, and third spaces are disappearing. Now that I’m in my 20s, how do I make friends? Scrolling through TikTok, one thing is alarmingly clear: a lot of young women are…
S3E5 S3 EP4: 5 Hard Friendship Truths for 2025
Last year, I shared 24 friendship rules for 2024. This year, we’re stripping it back—five hard truths, five difficult pills to swallow, but ones I am embracing and carrying into 2025 with…
S3E3 S3 EP3: How to Friend like The Servant King
The way Jesus was a friend is CRAZY! CEO of ride-or-die AND “I’ go die love” literally! Imagine coming back from a long, exhausting trip, and instead of resting, you say, “Relax, I’ll wash your…
S3E1 S3 EP2: Why I no longer believe in "Matching Energy" in Friendships
Imagine giving someone a gift for free, then charging them for it later—and getting upset when they don’t pay. Sounds crazy, right? Yet that’s exactly what I was doing —and I know I’m not alone. At…
S3E1 S3 EP1: The Need to be Needed Club
"She doesn’t need me—she’s got her other friends…" But hold up, when did being needed become the golden ticket to friendship? In this episode, let’s enter the ‘Need to Be Needed Club,’ where…
S2E10 S2 EP10: I Don't Want to be a Perfect Friend
Friends, gather 'round, for I have an important declaration to make. Today, I renounce the title of 'perfect friend'—a title I never asked for and one I am no longer willing to bear. In this season…
S2E9 S2 EP9: Besties Don't Only Catch Up Quarterly
A friend is involved in your life, while a catch-up friend just hears about it later... Can you really call someone your best friend if you only connect every three months, and all you do is catch…
S2E8 S2 EP8: Confessions of a Lonely Drama Queen
Imagine my absolute horror as I scrolled on TikTok and realised that so many girlies are feeling lonely?! This earth-shattering realisation made my heart yearn for my soul sisters plagued by this…
S2E7 S2 EP7: The Matchmaker's Curse
Raise your hand if you've ever introduced two friends, only to watch them become closer and start to drift away from you. You've experienced the Matchmaker's Curse. It sucks, and we know it all too…
S2E6 S2 E6: How to be a Good Friend for Dummies
Friendship advice is trending. Yet the conversation seems to be heavily focused on the failings of others to be good friends to us. Red flags in friendship, beware of this type of person and don’t…
S2E5 S2 EP5: The Superficial Appeal of People Pleasers
Dear Friend of the People Pleaser, Warning: it is simple to assume people pleasers make great friends because they will go out of their way to make you happy even at the expense of themselves. For…
S2E4 S2 EP4: Why I don't tell my Friends Everything...
Some people are pro not telling your friends everything because you never know who you can trust. But I’m not here to deliver that message or tell you to watch your back. Frankly, we’ve all heard…
S2E3 S2 EP3: How to Lose a Friend in 10 days
wikiHow will tell you to invite your friend out for coffee to end the friendship... don't do that! We present to you How to Lose a Friend in 10 Days... We are not giving you a list of…
S2E2 S2 EP2: A Love Letter to my Friends... (Valentine's Day Special)
It's quite the task to pen a love letter to my friends. So, I sat down and reminisced about every friend I've had throughout my life, endeavoring to encapsulate the love I've experienced in each…
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