Hi everyone! I'm back with a follow up to the "Coworkers Aren't Your Friends" episode. So many of you all resonated with that topic, so I created an episode that is a practical guide to making friends outside of work.

I talk about specific places to go that create healthier and longer-lasting connections and recapping why workplaces are harder today to create strong friendships.

In this episode I go into topics about:

• choosing recurring hobbies over one-off events

• dance, writing workshops, group fitness, improv, choir, martial arts as perfect environments for building friendships

• skill-based learning like languages, book clubs, pottery, welding, acting and music production

• faith and spiritual communities for consistent connection

• volunteering as a filter for kind, empathetic peo ...