Give It a Rest Podcast
by Danielle Bayard Jackson -- Female Friendship Expert
July 12, 2025 4:00 am
This is a podcast for modern women looking to understand the complexities of female friendship. Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson –female friendship coach and educator– Friend Forward provides research, strategies, and tough-love truth to answer your questions about how to navigate relationships with other women. Tune in every week for new insights about how to create and maintain better female friendships. (And in between episodes, follow along on TikTok at @thefriendshipexpert or IG @daniellebayardjackson)
Recent Episodes
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2 weeks agoWomen feel more "interpersonal guilt" than men. Here's how that's impacting our female friendships.
3 weeks agoIs ChatGPT impacting your friendships? These 7 questions will help you to know for sure.
4 weeks agoNo, she's not (always) "gaslighting" you // a conversation about "therapy speak" during friendship conflict with Dr. Isabelle Morley
1 month agoWhen life transitions impact your friendships: A conversation with Almost 30 hosts Lindsey Simcik and Krista Williams
1 month agoTrees, cars, and sidewalks: How poor urban planning hurts your social life // a conversation with Fatima Elkott, urban planner
2 months ago"It's just easier to be friends with guys" -- a sentiment we need to unpack.
2 months agoSurprising ways that the "mother wound" shows up in female friendships // with Dr. Dylesia, mother-daughter trauma recovery expert
2 months agoTHIS is the reason you have "friend fatigue": A reflection on the power of "friend-life integration"
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