Therapist Reveals: Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard (And How to Fix Them)

If your friendships have started to feel more distant, more confusing, or more draining than they used to, you're not imagining it. Tamsen sits down with leading therapist and author Minaa B. to talk about the emotional side of adult friendships: the breakups, the boundaries, the loneliness, and why building connections can feel so hard, especially in midlife. Drawing from her clinical work, Minaa shares a powerful framework for understanding the different roles people play in our lives and how to build the kind of support system we actually need.

What you’ll get:
Why friendship starts to feel more complicated in your 30s, 40s, and beyond
The 4 types of support we all need and how to find them
What to do if you feel like you have no real friends right now
How to stop shrinking yourself to stay connected
The difference between healthy boundaries and shutting people out
A new way to think about connection that doesn’t feel like a chore

Friendship isn't just nice to have. It’s essential and it’s okay to want more from it.

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0:00 Intro
3:07 The Growing Awareness of Friendships and Community
4:29 The 4 Domains of Friendship You Need to Know
8:41 How to Actually Make Friends as an Adult
16:45 What to Do When You Feel Like You Have No Friends
19:15 The #1 Belief Blocking You From Real Connection
25:21 How to Heal From a Friendship Breakup
33:21 The Right Way to End a Friendship (Without Ghosting)
34:50 What a Healthy Friendship Really Looks Like (and What Makes It Toxic)
43:46 The Truth About the Loneliness Epidemic in Men and Women
49:27 What Men Can Learn From Women About Friendship
52:32 The Friendship Rule Everyone Should Know

About Tamsen Fadal:
Tamsen is a journalist, NYT best-selling author, and menopause advocate with over 4M followers. As host of The Tamsen Show Podcast, she’s become a powerful voice in the menopause conversation. She is the creator and producer of The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause, a groundbreaking documentary calling for change in how we approach women’s health.

Tamsen is also the author of the New York Times Bestsseller How To Menopause, the ultimate guide to navigating midlife with confidence. From SXSW to Capitol Hill, Tamsen champions policies that break the stigma around menopause and empower women at work and beyond. After 30 years as a TV anchor, she now leads the charge in midlife health advocacy. Featured in Oprah Daily, The Today Show, NYT, and more.

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