Are you enjoying your friendships? Are you able to be present with your people and soak up your time together?

So often, people focus on what’s missing in their friendships. They have this idea of what “peak” friendship might look like, which gets in the way of being grateful for what is there. 

I’m here to remind you that there is a stark contrast between HAVING connections and ENJOYING them. And this isn’t just regarding our closest friends: how grateful are you for the acquaintance at the coffee shop? For your child’s teacher, your hair stylist, or the people you work with?

Today I talk about what might be getting in the way of your enjoyment, and I offer tips on how to be more present and happy while with friends.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Mental chatter and the fear of being “too much” or “not worthy,” and how this limits enjoyment in our friendships
• Friendship baggage, anxiety about the future, and working on receiving connection, even just small gestures from community members
• The present distractions that get in the way of enjoying friendships (mostly, it’s the phones)
• The idea of “storing up connection for later” and multitasking during friend time – and why this doesn’t always work

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