29. If You Don’t Have a Friend Group for Friendsgiving or New Year’s This Year…

Feeling left out during Friendsgiving or New Year’s celebrations? You’re not alone. In this episode of The Socially Delightful Podcast, Jewel delves into the challenges of navigating friendships in a world where many feel isolated. She shares why not having a large friend group is completely normal and offers practical advice for building meaningful connections, celebrating special occasions, and fostering a sense of belonging.

Through personal insights and actionable tips, Jewel explores how cultural pressures, long work hours, and social media contribute to loneliness—and how intentional efforts like one-on-one time or volunteering can help you create a fulfilling social life. She also touches on the dynamics of introversion and extroversion, showing how understanding your social energy can empower you to connect more deeply while avoiding burnout.

This episode is a heartfelt reminder that meaningful relationships take time and self-compassion is key to navigating loneliness. Whether you’re longing for a Friendsgiving gathering or planning a quiet New Year’s celebration, Jewel’s advice will inspire you to take small, intentional steps toward building a community that feels just right for you.

What You'll Learn:

Celebrations don’t need to be extravagant; small, intentional gatherings are just as meaningful.

It’s common for adults to feel disconnected or lack a central friend group.

Introverts and extroverts both experience fluctuations in their social energy; learning to manage it can prevent burnout.

Activities like volunteering, sending gratitude notes, or investing in new connections can help foster belonging.

Gradually expanding your social capacity through intentional exposure to social situations can lead to lasting friendships.

Taking breaks during social events is crucial for emotional restoration.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Navigating Friendships in Modern Times

04:20 Creating Meaningful Connections

08:05 Celebrating New Year’s with Intent

10:29 The Importance of Self-Compassion

12:51 Closing Thoughts and Future Connections

If you are new here, WELCOME! The Socially Delight-full Podcast is an edu-tainment podcast created for the big-hearted girlies who want to not just feel more confident but DELIGHT in themselves, delight in socializing and other people, and create delightful friendships and relationships. We are on a mission to create a culture of connection in our modern world, and to more DAMSELS LIVING IN SOCIAL DELIGHT.

Your host Jewel (from @ConnectionWithJewel) is a future therapist, overly certified coach, and human-connection obsessed, imperfect human. Jewel has helped 65+ people through her one-on-one program, and is now going to be helping YOU through her podcast! If you want Jewel’s help becoming your most socially delighted self, check out her one-on-one program, group program, retreats and MORE at www.connectionwithjewel.com!

This ain’t your average self-help podcast. Each week, through stories and shenanigans and laughs and modern philosophy, Jewel will be LIGHTING YOU THE F UP so you can enjoy being yourself and fill up your cup through connecting to the other people around you. And help create a culture of connection and SOCIAL DELIGHT. 

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