Diana sits down with her friend Sydney Sill Smidt to chat about vulnerability. Diana and Sydney met during their overlapping military assignments living in Italy. Sydney's courage to be vulnerable in friendships is not unseen, and quite an admirable characteristic to have. They chat about the importance of being vulnerable especially in adult friendships, how Sydney's experience in pageants during her teen and adult years including a handful of title wins shaped that vulnerability, and more. For a more detailed peak into the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown of the show:

1 - 3 Welcome to the pod.
3 - 22 The peaks and pits of the week.
22 - 37 Vulnerability in friendships.
37 - 44 Giving people the benefit of the doubt, not judging based off of first impressions.
44 - 57 How being in pageants has influenced Sydney’s ability to be vulnerable.
57 - 1:08 Putting your own needs as a priority along with wanting to make others happy.
1:08 - 1:18 Values of the week.

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