Have you ever felt like it’s much harder to make new friends and keep them the older you get? Between work and family obligations–and the time dedicated to pursuing your creativity or art–life can suddenly start to feel a bit less joyful or expansive with fewer friends around.
In the Season 2 finale episode of Art You Crazy?, Tessie and Erin get vulnerable about how we might inadvertently be hurting our chances at having deep friendships, and what we can do to foster them instead.
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Topics in this episode:
Conditional friendships
Circumstantial friendships
Relying on your romantic partner to fulfill every relationship role
The 5 closest people in your life
Ways to stay connected to your most important friends
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