Friendshipable

From Project BFF HQ, Terri and Manya riff about how to have hard conversations with friends, with coach and blogger Midori Doumani.  We discuss how to engage in difficult conversations with friends holistically and leaning into discomfort.

Midori Doumani is a wife, mom, employee, blogger, friend, wife and so much more. She teaches adults how to have successful relationships and helps people understand how past trauma makes it harder for us to connect with others. She loves meeting new people, diving deep into relationships, having life's hard conversations and exploring how to live life to the fullest to have the biggest impact.

 SimplyMidori offers a lifeline to others just like she and her husband—through marriage counseling, seminars, and retreats tailored for the everyday couple grappling with life’s demands. You can learn more about Midori on her website SimplyMidori.com, or on Facebook or Instagram.

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Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on what happens to friendships when one of you gets divorced, with divorce and life coach Joy Bartholomew. Friend and family relationships change through divorce, so it's more than just losing a spouse.

• How can you decide who has your best interest at heart? And who is in your corner?
• How can you grow those true friendships to an even deeper level?
• Part of divorce is creating your new life. How can you find and create new friendships?

Joy is a divorce and life coach for women who are in the midst of divorce. She helps them through the divorce process as part of the divorce team, helping them manage emotions and expectations, helping them effectively co-parent, and helping them make the transition into single mom life.As a yoga teacher and meditation facilitator, Joy brings in a holistic approach with breathwork and movement to help her clients reduce stress and find the clarity they need.

You can read Joy on her website, The Divorce Confidante ,and on Instagram.

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*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on what it's like to work with your best friend, with Abigail Griebelbauer and Cecilia Edwards. We had a fabulous conversation about how they met and built their friendship and what it is like to work together and be friends. Abigail and Cecilia believe in the power of inclusion and representation, which is what underlies the founding of their business, Passage Press and their books: A is for Anthony, Not ADHD and D is for Darcy, Not Dyslexia, both part of the Empower Empathy Early series, and their newest book: Winter Break at the Beach.

Cecilia illustrates the books, Abigail writes them, and they both publish them. These fabulous friends met while studying abroad during college. Little did they know that less than a decade later, they would be publishing their third book together. They started The Passage Press, which currently publishes their children's books. However, this is only the beginning for them, and they have many ideas for the future.

Find more about Passage Press on the website or via Instagram.  And check out Abigail and Cecilia on Instagram.

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on how to be our best selves with coach and author Kimberly Spencer. In addition to how friendships help us be our best selves, we discussed the value of community, friends being of service to each other, and why it is important to remember that you are worthy, just because you are.

Kimberly Spencer is an award-winning high-performance, trauma-informed coach and trainer, Amazon best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and the founder of CrownYourself.com, helping visionary leaders transform their self-limiting stories,  build their empire, stand out fearlessly, and make the income and the impact they deserve.

You can learn more about Kimberly on her website: CrownYourself.com, on Facebook, and Instagram.  Visit her website for links to more social media for Kimberly and Crown Yourself.

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about how to deal with a friend who has hurt you, or when you have been hurt by a friend, with counselor Keith Wilson.

We discussed the concept of constructive conflict, apologizing and taking responsibility for one's role in the difficulties, and finding personal peace amid conflict with a friend.

Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice in Rochester, NY. He’s had more than thirty-five years’ experience with as diverse populations as: troubled youth, troubled marriages, domestic violence victims and perpetrators; addicts and alcoholics; sexual abuse offenders, survivors, and non-offending spouses; the seriously mentally ill, the worried well, and the people who love all the above. He is the author of three self-help books, three novels, and innumerable articles on mental health and relationships.

You can learn more about him on his website.

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on traveling and buiding a network of friends with writer Betsy McMillan.

Join us as we discuss how to start a friendship with someone you just met (hint: it's all about being willing to start a conversation). For some of us, aging can lead to isolation and being able to have conversations and build connections is a vital skill to keep us healthy.

Betsy is a writer, who can and will write anything, whether it’s a scientific research article, a humorous children’s book, a harlequin romance, or a thriller. She is a renaissance creative and multitasker, will try any artistic project that appeals to her, and sings at the drop of a hat, with or without accompaniment. And she loves interacting with new people.

You can find Betsy on Substack or Facebook.

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with Paul Wrightson, founder of Live Fully Now, about how the death of his good friend changed his life and how we shouldn't wait until something drastic happens in our lives to make positive changes. We also discussed the importance of making friends with yourself and to do something every day that lifts us up

You can reach Paul on his website Live Fully Now, Instagram or Facebook, or via email at [email protected].

Paul is the founder of Live Fully Now, The Complete Man, and Yoga Anywhere, different offerings and services, that guide and support men and women to break down barriers and past beliefs and to connect them to their true selves, to live their ultimate lives. He is passionate about sharing the simple ways in which connecting oir breath and body can change how we function, how we think, how we process emotions, and even how we age.

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya chat with author and mindset coach Sharon Hefetz about connections between women, soul-led conversations, and how our friends are holders of our stories and keepers of our secrets.

Sharon is a coach, mother of 3, entrepreneur, and published author who has dedicated her life to empowering women to reach their full potential. She focuses on creating balance and self-confidence to encourage her clients to embrace authenticity, live guilt-free, and invite abundance into their lives. A believer in the law of attraction, intrigued by quantum physics, Sharon's mission is to serve as a catalyst for women, helping them build productive, harmonious lives by reconnecting and rediscovering their true selves and desires.

Find Sharon on her website Sharon Hefetz Consulting, Facebook, Instagram, Facebook, and also check out the Happy Balanced Mom Facebook group: 

Or send her an email: [email protected]

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff on social fitness with coach and marketing executive Katie Jesionowski.

We discussed relationships as journeys, the role friendships have played in her life,  thoughtful ways to contribute to social fitness, and the Harvard Study on Adult Relationships.

Katie Jesionowski is the Chief Marketing Officer at Total Family Management. She spent the first 7 years of her professional career in advertising where she specialized in media planning for brands like JP Morgan Chase and Verizon. From there, she took 2 years off after the birth of her twin daughters before co-founding an organic kids snack food company that she ran for 10 years with her best friend. During nine months off from work, Total Family Management crossed Katie’s path and she was immediately drawn to its why “to show up and help families”. Personally drawn to self-development work and connecting with people, Katie joined the leadership team in the fall of 2022.

You can reach Katie via email: [email protected]

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff with author Leia Johnson about friendships she has built with fostering families who are raising biologically related children. We talked about the power of the foster care community, the math of friendship, and how to look for people who when they talk, it matters.

Leia first picture book is Sister, a book about a young girl experiencing both the joy and grief of building a family through fostering and adoption. She believes in the power of storytelling as a healing agent. When she is not auditioning for American Idol or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Leia spends her time reading, eating cheese, and being the most enthusiastic cheerleader at all her kids' activities. As an Air Force spouse and parent through birth, fostering, and adoption, Leia spends most of her days arranging the family calendar, packing snacks, and helping everyone figure out what to do when things don't go as planned. Sister is her first picture book.

Visit Leia's website to learn more about her and her book:  www.leiamjohnson.com or find her on Instagram or Facebook.

#BeAFriend  

*****
Thank you for listening.

After much reflection, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Project BFF and the podcast. Our last podcast episode aired on August 23, 2024. We are leaving the podcast live on Buzzsprout through the end of 2024.

We are proud of this podcast and honored to have hosted such amazing and engaging guests.

Our hope is that Project BFF and Friendshipable have inspired you to form new friendships, strengthen existing ones, and encourage others to do the same

Thank you for being a part of our story. The two of us have truly deepened our friendship during this time, and we look forward to new and memorable adventures together in and around New England, which serves as the adopted home for both of us.

With gratitude and friendship,
Manya and Terri

To contact us, you can email Manya at [email protected]