Today, I want to simplify something that I feel in my own life as a parent… UGH, how to make friends with other parents! You guys, I know, I know… it feels like dating all over again. Some of you guys have messaged me on Instagram recently, asking me to simplify this topic on the podcast. So, here we go...

Keeping the names and identities 100% confidential… you've shared that this is "painful, awkward" and one person even said, "Mary, I'm more inclined to have a root canal than have to talk to other parents at the morning school run."

GIRL, I feel ya.

But how do we make friends with other parents in our community, so that we can build our village and support network? I mean, an article in the the Independent newspaper recently states "loneliness is on its way to becoming Britain's most lethal condition". The Office for National Statistics published that 2.4 million adult British residents (of all ages) suffer from chronic loneliness.

Bottomline… isolation is killing us. And I'm willing to bet, it's having an affect on you right now. First and foremost, it all starts with you.

Listen in for my 5 simple things you can do today to make a change and to build a parent community.

To gain a friend, you've got to be a friend first.

But don't be afraid to ask for help.

Just take the leap and see who smiles back on the school run today.

You can do this, I believe in you.

It's time to SIMPLIFY.

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