After a tough bachelor’s degree, Aïssa was ready to embrace friendship, freedom, and a fuller social life during her master’s. What began as casual connections through a student group slowly evolved into a tight-knit friend group that defined her “best summer ever.” But as school pressures grew, distance set in, and unspoken feelings piled up, the friendship’s highs started to feel more like emotional lows.

In this episode, Aïssa reflects on conflict avoidance, emotional misalignment, and the moment she chose peace over proximity. From passive digs and drunken confrontations to the slow fade of unanswered messages, she unpacks how losing a friendship forced her to rebuild her identity, redefine boundaries, and learn that you can care deeply without carrying everyone else’s emotional weight.

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Credits

This episode was made possible by:

Creator/Host: Josie Fomé - ⁠⁠heyitsjozee⁠⁠

Producer: Khadijah Banfield - ⁠⁠khadybxoxo⁠⁠

Sound design, mixing, music & editing: Jourdain Joseph - ⁠⁠mocha_soulja