Join The Friendship Thing, The Coffee Date Thing or The Bestie Thing on Patreon.com/livingeasy! Finding (and keeping) friendships as an adult isn't as easy as it used to be. But we heal when we have people. Loneliness has the same effect on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes in a day.

On today's episode, Rebekah Lyons discusses the causes and effects that loneliness has on us as individuals and the power that friendship has on our emotional development and stability.

She discusses the importance of being vulnerable with one another (and how to open up when you aren't used to it) and the importance of being a friend who reciprocates feelings, conversation and intentionality.

Find Rebekah Lyons on Instagram @rebekahlyons

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Lindsey Maestas is the host of The Living Easy Podcast and discusses faith, truth and relationships while never shying away from the hard and uncomfortable topics.

Lindsey has two mottos: 'You Are More Than Your Mess' and 'Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes' and she speaks to moms, wives and girls about how to pursue righteousness and true joy while making real, lasting changes.

Go to Patreon.com/livingeasy to be a part of Lindsey's monthly Coffee Dates via Zoom where she and other girls in the Living Easy community get together to talk about faith, relationships and real life.