Have you lost contact with a friend and you want to reconnect? If so, this episode is for you! Alysa discusses why reconnecting is a good idea, what keeps us from reconnecting, and what to do to reconnect. Check it out!

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Theme Music by Trevor Wilson 

Sources

https://www.bustle.com/wellness/ways-to-reconnect-with-a-friend-you-lost-touch-with 

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/reconnecting-with-old-friends-may-boost-your-mental-health-and-theirs

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-reconnect-with-an-old-friend-without-making-it-awkward-5225930

https://www.wikihow.com/Reconnect-With-Old-Friends 

In the first episode back from hiatus, Alysa dives into one of her favorite TV shows, Stranger Things, to discuss all things friendship. Her friend, Maya, joins her to analyze and chat about the “Core Four” friendship of Dustin, Lucas, Mike, and Will and what it’s like when El joins the group when Will goes missing. There’s so much to discuss that this is Part One with another episode coming out about the other friendships!

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Theme Music by Trevor Wilson 

Sources

Stranger Things Season 1 recap - what you need to know (readysteadycut.com)

Stranger Things (season 1) - Wikipedia

Stranger Things - Rotten Tomatoes

The podcast will return next week! 

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Our friends do really cool things so why not learn about all these cool things? In a new series of episodes, Alysa interviews those friends doing the coolest of things. In the first episode, Alysa’s friend and fellow podcaster, Amy, joins her to talk about reading Tarot. 

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Starling Art Studios

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Tarot 101 Book Amy Recommends!

Tarot 101: Mastering the Art of Reading the Cards: Huggens, Kim: 9780738719047: Amazon.com: Books

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646710096/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_7N6FDBPM611PKF8N62K0_0?fbclid=IwAR0ZcwlZsqpBC359StyES8ACW40Gq2lSw7fqXIZvdubecg7C60pmQd-lp8E

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Alysa has been waiting for years to have this very important conversation and it happens in this episode! She welcomes social psychologist, Dr. Alex Fisher, to the podcast to discuss her research on singlehood and friendship. So come single folks and attached folks…everyone could learn more about the diversity of singlehood!

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Alexandra N. Fisher, Ph.D. (alexnfisher.com)

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Sources (Research Discussed)

Fisher, A.N. (2020). All the lonely people? A belongingness perspective on the stigmatization and well-being of single people. Fisher Dissertation Final July.10 (uvic.ca)

Fisher, A.N., Stinson, Wood, Holmes, and Cameron (2021). Singlehood and attunement of self-esteem to friendship. Singlehood and Attunement of Self-Esteem to Friendships (sagepub.com)

Research on Husbands Leaving Wives (as an example): Men Leave: Separation And Divorce Far More Common When The Wife Is The Patient -- ScienceDaily

All-around badass, Venturesome Podcast host, and friend, Rachel Esterline Perkins, visits the podcast to talk about supporting others through their work journey, how to build relationships, and workplace friends. Given that we spend most of our time in the workplace, finding your supportive work people or personal Board of Directors (as Rachel discusses) is particularly important!

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Home | Venturesome (venturesomepod.com)

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Many of us have friends right there in our pockets! That’s right, we connect with people via social media, like Twitter, and have all sorts of friends on our phones. Alysa’s pocket friend, Dr. Liz Faber, joins the podcast to chat about the meaning, the joy, the fun (and sometimes the blocks) of having friends in our back pockets.

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What Professors Wear (@whatprofessorswear) • Instagram photos and videos

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In book five of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, things are getting serious - the danger, the control, and the angst. In this episode, Alysa’s friend, Haley, joins her to talk about how the friendships are changing as the Wizard World is also changing.  

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At a certain point in our lives, we begin to choose our friends. Sometimes it’s an easy choice, and sometimes we may wish we had more options. And, when we’re lucky, we choose our friends who are our family. In this episode, Alysa explores friendships and the idea of choice.

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Special Promo Art Work for this Episode by Kate Cosgrove

Theme Music by Trevor Wilson 

Sources

11 Secrets to Choosing the Right Friends | HuffPost Communities 

Social Media Study Shows Proximity Is Strongest Predictor of Friendship | Science at Rensselaer (rpi.edu)

Friends and secrets go together like peanut butter and jelly. In this part one episode, Alysa talks about what secrets are, the types of secrets we experience, and how secrets can help and hurt our friendships.

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Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = http://k8cosgrove.blogspot.com

Special Promo Art Work for this Episode by Kate Cosgrove

Theme Music by Trevor Wilson

Sources

Afifi, T., Caughlin, J., & Afifi, W. (2007). The dark side (and light side) of avoidance and secrets. In B.H. Spitzberg and W.R. Cupach (Eds.), The dark side of interpersonal communication (pp. 61-92); 2nd edition). New York: Routledge.

Miller, R. (1997). We always hurt the ones we love. In R.M. Kowalski (Ed.), Aversive interpersonal behaviors(pp. 11-29). New York: Springer Science + Business Media.

Vangelisti, A.L. (1994). Family secrets: Forms, functions, and correlates. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 11(1), 113-135.