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Edit Your Life Ep. 139: Nurturing Your Friendships

in: Life & Relationships

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Our friendships are precious, but they can also be crowded out by the intensity of work, family, and stress. The good news? The first step toward reversing that dynamic is simply to notice it, and friendships can be nurtured through small doses of time and attention. In Episode 139 of Edit Your Life, Christine and I reflect upon friendship, how it has changed as our kids have gotten older, and share 8 crowdsourced ways to treasure and celebrate your friends.

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Resources mentioned in this episode

  • Minimalist Parenting (our book)
  • How to Nurture Adult Friendships (Boston Mamas post that inspired this episode)
  • Christine’s crowdsourced list of 45 Must-Read Books (Boston Mamas)
  • Quiana Agbai of Harlem Lovebirds
  • Elan Morgan
  • Nicole Feliciano of MomTrends
  • Danielle Slaughter of Mamademics
  • Denene Millner of My Brown Baby
  • Paige Lewin of Tess & Ted Interiors
  • Laura Fuentes
  • Related episode: Episode 73: Handling Friendship Changes
  • Related episode: Episode 124: How To Create Your Village
  • Related Episode: Episode 59: Relaxed Entertaining
  • Related Episode: Episode 57: Becoming A Mom Boss [guest interview with Nicole Feliciano]
  • Related episode: Episode 7: Juggling Social Commitments

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What’s your favorite way to nurture your friendships? Join the discussion on the Edit Your Life Facebook page (look for the Question Of The Week post pinned to the top of the page).

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About Asha Dornfest

Asha Dornfest is a writer, parent, and insistent optimist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of PARENT HACKS, co-author of MINIMALIST PARENTING, and co-host of the Edit Your Life podcast.

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