Wellness for Real Life Podcast
Welcome to the Wellness for Real Life podcast!
Here we empower high achieving women to reach their goals in all areas by providing practical and straightforward advice that takes the overwhelm out of wellness.
Juggling work, family, and personal time can often feel like too much to manage, so we’ll provide simple tools and teach you how to set up routines that can seamlessly integrate into even the busiest season of life.
Tune in to hear us chat about everything from fitness, nutrition, mindset, time management, relationships, stress relief and self care, authentic communication, and more.
While sharing relatable lessons and takeaways from our own real life. You deserve to be and feel like the best version of yourself, and we’re here to help make that a reality.
Wellness for Real Life Podcast
Making & Keeping Friends as an Adult
In this week’s episode, Lauren and Marci reflect on friendship—the messy, beautiful, and sometimes complicated role it plays in overall health and happiness. From their own recent adventures together on Cape Cod to navigating shifting dynamics with mom friends, childhood friends, and online connections, they share candid stories and lessons learned. Expect real talk about making new friends as an adult, being the one to initiate connection, letting go of relationships that no longer align, and why quality matters more than quantity when it comes to your circle.
Key Timestamps
- 0:02 – Lauren and Marci kick things off reminiscing about their Cape Cod trip and ice cream adventures
- 6:18 – Today’s topic: how friendship impacts health and why adult friendships can be tricky
- 8:02 – Lauren shares how most of her “real life” friends are mom connections from daycare, school, and sports
- 10:49 – Marci admits the challenge of friends moving away and how dynamics shift once kids enter the picture
- 12:09 – Discussion on being the one to initiate and how small actions (like chatting at the gym) can spark lasting friendships
- 15:55 – Lauren shares how a mom friend reached out during a tough time, showing the power of simple, intentional gestures
- 20:13 – Mel Robbins’ reminder: stop waiting, be the one to invite people in
- 23:59 – Marci reflects on friendships that fade and how to release them without guilt
- 25:55 – Lauren emphasizes being clear and direct: sometimes you need to ask for what you want in a friendship
- 28:20 – How to evaluate friendships by energy: do you leave feeling drained or uplifted?
- 30:27 – The big takeaway: the quality of your relationships directly impacts your overall health
Friendship isn’t just nice to have—it’s essential to your health, happiness, and consistency. If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend (it might just be the nudge they need to reach out). And if you’re craving more real-life conversations on fitness, wellness, and finding support that actually sticks, make sure you’re subscribed so you never miss an episode!
🎧 Listen now and text it to your bestie—because quality friendships really are the ultimate health hack.
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