Will You Sit With Me Podcast

This week we're keeping it short and sweet with an episode inspired by our favorite reality series (we're looking at you Real Housewives franchises, Vanderpump Rules and Selling Sunset!) that explores loyalty in friendships. Specifically we're looking at the classic reality TV series set up: How deep should loyalty go? If one friend doesn't like another, are you a bad friend for having a different opinion? Listen along to hear our take on if this drama exists IRL and how we're approaching loyalty in our own friendships.

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This week, we're covering a very pressing topic: To gift or not to gift? We both believe that friendships don't necessitate gift-giving, but we do love finding a thoughtful gift to show you care from time to time. For this episode we rounded up some of our favorite gifts to give and ones that we loved receiving in the past that we wouldn't have thought to give. Listen along as we talk through what we're giving this year, and be sure to check out our gift guide on Instagram for some stoppable links. At the end of the day, we believe in conscious gifting, and recommend putting money towards BIPOC, local, women-owned and brands whose values resonate. 

LULU'S RECOMMENDATIONS 

Hand-Picked Ornament: What I love most about ornaments is that they always tell a story. And that you can choose one based on an experience that you’ve had together. Check out Food52 and Picnic SF for some fun ones!

The Laundress Le Labo Santal 33 Detergent: This was given to me by a friend and I always think of her when I use it! It's something I normally wouldn't splurge on, I love the idea of indulging in a product that elevates a mundane task like laundry into something special. Shop through The Laundress or stores like Nordstrom. 

Crystals: I've been super into crystals lately and I love how personalized they can be as a gift. Try searching for ones that connect to something that your friend might need in their life – like clarity of balance. We have an amazing store called District Mineral here in DC, which you can shop online, or see if you can support a local business instead!

LYDIA'S RECOMMENDATIONS

Cookbooks: I believe that cookbooks can greatly expand your world, and I love cooking and sharing delicious food with my friends. A few of my favorite cookbooks are Cook Beautiful or anything by Ottolenghi (Plenty, Jerusalem, Simple, they're all great!). They can be a great way to support your local restaurants and chefs and try new cuisines.

Nice Liquor or Olive Oil: I'm a sucker for good packaging, and I love stocking by bar cart with unique brands to expand my palette. If alcohol isn't your thing, one of my favorite hostess gifts is a nice bottle of olive oil. It's something we all use, and having one that looks beautiful in your kitchen is such a nice bonus. 

Self Care Products: Okay, so I realize candles might seem like a cop out, but I do love a unique candle. There are so many amazing black-owned candle companies that you can support too! I also love little gifts like a body wash or a lip product, since they're something most people use and can be a fun way to elevate the everyday if you have a product you love. Check our Cupcake and Cashmere's Black-Owned Brands edit for a great range of products.

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Happy Thanksgiving, friends! This week we're focusing on something that feels very fitting for this time of year and for the pandemic in general: Burn Out. Lydia and Lulu are sharing their experiences around burn out, exploring how it can impact your relationships, and some strategies to mitigate it. Listen along as we share some articles that helped us better contextualize this concept and talk through how we're working to maintain balance in our hectic lives.

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If you are like us and speed through life, we're here with an episode to remind you to slow down and take a minute to reflect on the friendships you're grateful for. This week, we were inspired by a question from Lulu's boyfriend that made us really think about the friendships in our lives and how to let our friends know that we appreciate them. In the episode we cover mantras (s/o to @amberfillerup for her insightful thoughts into the value of mantras) to refocus friendship, how to connect with our friends best (love languages we're looking at you!), thoughtful ways to show you care and have some recovered memories along the way. 

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We're back after a much needed week off! And hitting the ground running with an episode that has been top of mind for us lately: Finding Time for Friendships. In this episode we cover a lot (some things more relevant than others): Strategies for keeping your friends close in your busy life, the best Thanksgiving side, DuoLingo's TikTok account content, and our ideal forms of communication. Listen along as we dive deep into our musings about friendships as we get older and busier, and how to keep the friendships that matter nurtured and thriving through it all.

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Since we love "naming the feeling," this week we were inspired by this Refinery29 article that introduced us to something we'd felt before but never had the terminology to describe: Weaponized Incompetence. In this episode we explore how this might be manifesting in your friendships and talk through how you can make sure your relationships are balanced.

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We've talked about making friends in a new city, but what about a new country??? This week we're saying hello to Jonette Engelbrecht (@jonette.engelbrecht), a South Africa native with unparalleled joie de vivre and aesthetic. In this episode, Jonette shares her perspective on taking the leap and making friends in a new country. From sharing her approach to finding new friends, what surprised her most, how you can better support your international friends, and how she's building a new community in Austin, listen along to learn how to build a beautiful life wherever you go.

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Inspired by this post from @therapyforwomen (and also Aristotle), we dive into the supposed three types of friendships and how they take shape in our lives. We're curious to know if you agree that there are three types of friendships or more? Or maybe friendships aren't able to be put into a category so simply. 

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Mercury is in a MAJOR retrograde and so this week we are taking it back to basics with a solo episode about protecting your energy, thinking through when to share heavy things with friends and making actionable plans to follow through. Plus, Lulu has a breakthrough this episode thanks to the actions of a highly evolved friend. It's short. It's sweet. It's filled with banter. We hope you love it. Happy Thursday, y'all! 

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This week we're talking with none other than Lydia's husband, Stephen Jordan. In this episode, Stephen talks about why most of his close friends are women, explores if the stereotypes around male friendships are true, and talks about his tips for taking your friendships deeper. We're talking about boundaries, being your authentic self and knowing when it's time to end a friendship in a brand new light. Check out Stephen on Instagram @designxus

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