Our Mom Friendships Are Different Now

Published: May 10, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

b'Have you lost touch with mom friends since the pandemic? Do you feel that after so much isolation you don\'t even know how to make friends anymore? \\nIn this episode, we talk about how the last few years have changed our friendships, what\'s gotten harder, and why we\'re motivated to deepen those relationships again.\\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\\n\\nThe "decreased social stamina" many of us feel\\n\\nWhy spontaneity seems to have gone out the window\\n\\nHow knowing that just about everyone feels this way can really help\\n\\n\\nLINKS:\\n\\nFresh Take: Mara Glatzel on Being "Needy"\\n\\n\\nFresh Take: Kat Vellos On Friendship and Connection\\n\\n\\nVanessa Dueck for Medium: Post-Pandemic Mom Friends\\n\\n\\nCatherine Pearson for HuffPost: Moms Have Held Everything Together This Past Year, Except Their Friendships\\n\\n\\nMorgan Hill for Raising Teens Today: Raising Teens Can Be Lonely\\n\\n\\nAmil Niazi for The Cut: Does Anyone Want to Hear About Burned-Out Moms Anymore?\\n\\n\\nCheck out our bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/whatfreshhellcast\\n\\n\\n"The Mind" game\\n\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'