Episode 2: The Power and Importance of Female Friendships

How do you make new friends as an adult? How do you handle a friendship breakup? Valeria attempts to tackle these questions with help from female friendship coach and educator Danielle Bayard Jackson and her best friend, Mary B. Sharon.

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How do you make new friends as an adult? Who can you be your full authentic self around? How do you handle a friendship breakup? And how much work do you have to put into your friendships as an adult? Valeria attempts to tackle these questions with help from female friendship coach and educator Danielle Bayard Jackson and her best friend of fourteen years, Mary B. Sharon. While romantic relationships often take priority in our culture, this episode turns the spotlight on the people who help you get through life: your friends!

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ABOUT THE GUESTS

Danielle Bayard Jackson

Danielle is a publicist and friendship coach who specializes in female friendships and communication. As a certified friendship coach, Danielle helps women navigate their friendships, make new friends, and make sense of their platonic relationships. She uses research based methodologies to educate clients on the impact of friendships on our health, ways to create healthy friendships, and how to resolve common issues. Danielle is the host of the podcast Friend Forward and gave a TedTalk called How to get over a friendship breakup. She is currently writing a book about conflict in female friendships. Her videos on TikTok are very popular.

Mary B. Sharon

Mary is a wife, mother of two, real estate agent, and the founder of a Mary Bee Image, a one stop shop for everything design. She helps clients with buying, selling and designing, as well as their personal style. She is passionate about helping people to look and feel their best, and loves designing spaces that do the same. Mary has built a career in creative areas and is truly passionate about, and excited to share a bit of her journey with you.

Credits

Not Alone is produced in partnership with FRQNCY Media.
Producer: Lizzie Stewart 
Associate Producer: Emily Krumberger
Supervising Producer: Enna Garkusha 
Executive Producer: Michelle Khouri
Script written by: William Cagle, Ellie Katz, and Sara Naz Jadbabaie 
Script editors: Isabel Moncloa Daly and Jessica Olivier
Mixer and sound designer: Claire Bidigare-Curtis
Dialogue editing: Sidney Evans 
Session engineering: DonTaé Hodge. 

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