Will You Sit With Me Podcast

This week we're talking to Lulu's mom and reiki healer, Maryliz Burns. She is bringing her mom energy to cover how to show up as your authentic self in your friendships and relationships. Her extensive work with 20-somehings (including Lydia) has prepared her for the crises that, let's be honest, we're all experiencing. She's giving us her tips for showing up as your authentic self, lessons she's learned along the way, and the golden rule that you probably learned but also might have forgotten (or maybe that's just Lulu). You can find Maryliz on Instagram at @maryliz_burns and learn more about her practice here. 

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In this week's episode we're sitting down with lawyer, film devotee, cocktail connoisseur and podcaster Sara Shaw to analyze a fight that almost ended her and Lydia's friendship. This episode has everything: Cringey chance run-ins, toxic traits, intense self-reflection, great story arcs, and fairy-tale friendship endings. Lydia and Sara are dropping some sage advice on navigating conflict and how sometimes fights can lead to the biggest personal breakthroughs. Find Sara on Instagram at @_sarashaw_ and listen to Hitchcock Happy Hour here.

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This week, we are covering feeling left out and FOMO in friend groups. We're talking about that awful, stomach-sinking feeling of seeing your friend's story on Instagram and realizing all your other friends are there too, but you weren't even invited??? You know the one. We're analyzing times where we were excluded or were the excluders and posit our ideas on why exclusion happens in the first place. And the big takeaway? It's probably not even about you!

Question of the week: How have you dealt with being left out of a friendship or group of friends?

The Tweet that inspired it: fuck a breakup have you ever been the excluded friend (thanks @wintqrsbarnes)

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This week, we were inspired by a post we saw from Nedra Tawwab speaking to noticing how you’re feeling in your friendships and when it might be time to walk away. This episode had us thinking, rethinking and finding new outlooks and we hope it does the same for you. 

Question of the week: We ditched it this week to talk at length about the tips inspired by and added to from Nedra Tawwab's post HERE

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This week we dive into a topic covered by our queen and idol, Brené Brown. We explore trust and distrust through the lens of BRAVING, an acronym, which defines about the fundamental qualities needed for trust in a relationship. And our minds. Were. Blown. Listen along as we discuss  how these manifest in friendship, sharing some personal stories and getting vulnerable about which ones we're still working on. 

Definition of Trust and Distrust:

Trust is choosing to make something important to you vulnerable to the actions of someone else

Distrust is what I have shared with you that is important to me is not safe with you

What Braving Stands for:

B boundaries

R reliability

A accountability

V vault

I integrity

N non-judgement

G generosity

Question of the week: Which of the seven letters resonates most with you?

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This week, after we both saw two friends who we hadn’t seen in… years, we were sparked to unpack how those friendships are different than friends you see more often. Since this episode is a short and sweet one we’ll leave it at that. But we’re curious to know what you all think!

Question of the week: How often do you need to talk to your friends to feel close? Is it a one size fits all approach?

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This week, we were *surprise surprise* inspired by an amazing quote (with a fun backstory!) that left us thinking about how our friendships shape us into the people we are. We discuss how our friendships help us set new standards for ourselves and explore how the truly elite friendships allow us to grow into our best selves. We cover a lot this week: Letting go of friendships with a lot of history, acknowledging that two truths can exist at the same time, and how we want to make the most of our friendships (and life!).

Quote from today's episode:

“The people who we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us become the best version of ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great. We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the best versions of ourselves.” - Matthew Kelly

Question of the week: How do we manage friendships to maximize our growth?

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Inspired by a Light Watkins quote this week, we dive into our experience with friends who we wish were *just a little different*. From "deprioritizing" friends to setting boundaries and even just learning to let go, we tackle a lot in a quick 28 minutes. 

Topic: Your friends don’t have to change for you

Question of the Week: How do you balance your boundaries and expectations with your friends' qualities that you struggle with?

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