In this episode I am joined by Jewel Hohman and we are diving into how to make and maintain friendships when you are going through the emotional ups and downs of a breakup. 

How to build relationships when you are struggling emotionally with a breakup. Practical ways to cultivate friendship after a breakup. How to know when a friendship is worth investing more into or whether it would be better for you to walk away. How society and social media are isolating us and the effect that has on ourselves and our relationships.

Time Stamps:

00:00 intro

02:00 How to make friends when you’re struggling emotionally

04:50 Avoiding other people when you’re going through a hard time

07:30 Numbing out emotions through tech

09:30 You don’t have to show up perfectly

12:30 How we’re undermining the value of friendship

14:50 Were not meant to be alone

16:00 What can I do to connect today?

17:00 What you can do to make friends when it feels intimidating and hard

17:40 You are offering someone a gift

19:50 What you can do if you’re not feeling a lot of confidence right now

23:00 The importance of going to a consistent meet up

25:00 Creating a life counsel

28:00 How to decide what relationships to invest in and what relationships to let go of

32:00 Diversifying investments in friendship

35:00 Where you can connect with Jewel

37:00 Outro

Podcast Host: Lucy Price

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About: Jewel Hohman is a future therapist, an overly certified coach, and a human-connection obsessed, imperfect human. With a degree in psychology and sociology, a pending master’s, and over 4000 hours coaching on connection, Jewel combines Evidence-Based Self Help and the latest connection research to help people feel delightfully authentic in social settings and make their friendships more meaningful. In a post-pandemic world where millions are lonelier and more disconnected than ever, this conversation is urgent but mostly ignored, and Jewel is on a mission to change that!

IG: @connectionwithjewel Website: Jewelhohman.com

Podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TpCuBcQW0xomixY4eR9KI?si=16b0497144c8492d