Hi everyone! 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 people

• animal shelters, community gardens, mutual aid groups and how to find them

• playing the long game and avoiding instant ov ...