Adulthood Made Easy

Sam brings one of her close friends into the studio, as well as friendship expert Shasta Nelson, whose new book is available now on Amazon. Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Frientimacy-Deepen-Friendships-Lifelong-Happiness/dp/1580056075

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Sam talks to Lisa Bonos (@lisabonos), writer and editor for Washington Post’s blog, Solo-ish, about digital dating, finding “the one,” and what changes when you hit 30. You can find the Solo-ish blog here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/

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Sam talks to Michelle Kennedy, who has walked down the aisle for friends a dozen times, as well as Jen Glantz, professional bridesmaid and founder of Bridesmaid for Hire, about budgeting as a bridesmaid and avoiding Bridezilla.

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Sam talks to Amber Madison, about what young people can do when they encounter damaging gender biases in the workplace. Learn more about Amber’s company at: http://www.genderrebrand.com/

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Sam talks to Olivia June Poole, co-founder of Hey! VINA, a new Tinder-like app for finding your new BFF. 

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Sam drags her friend into the studio to discuss her online dating life, and consults an expert as to WHY people get “ghosted” in the first place.

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Two editors from the Huffington Post embarked on bold challenges to reduce tech disturbances: turning off notifications and only speaking to people “IRL.” Sam finds out how well these challenges went, and what the rest of us can learn.

 

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/turn-off-notifications_us_56787937e4b014efe0d67702 

 

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Sam talks to Lindsey Stanberry, of Refinery29, to find out how she was able to unplug from her email for an entire week.

 

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Sam talks to writer Caroline Beaton about why traveling didn't solve all of her problems - and what she learned.

 

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Sam talks to the co-founders of Cropped, a new essay and photo project that will make you revisit your relationship with social media.

 

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