The Friendship Desert + Navigating Loneliness with Author Kat Vellos
Do you struggle with making or holding onto friendships as an adult and small business owner?
Kat Vellos, author of We Should Get Together, joins Making Good to discuss the challenges and solutions around making and keeping friendships in adulthood. From her own experience with the "mid-thirties friendship desert" to research on the loneliness epidemic, Kat sheds light on how adults can approach friendship with curiosity, intentionality, and courage. Kat talks us through common obstacles and offers practical advice for overcoming them to build deeper, more meaningful connections.
In this episode, we discussed:
Why adult friendships can be more difficult to maintain
The four main obstacles to adult friendship
Actionable tips to overcome loneliness and develop meaningful friendships
How busy entrepreneurs can make space for friendship
And much more
Links & resources mentioned:
Kat’s Tedx talk The Transformative Power Of A Single Invitation
Kat’s Must Reads:
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
How to Not Always Be Working: A Toolkit for Creativity and Radical Self-Care by Cody Cook-Parrott (published under the name Marlee Grace)
Connect with Kat:
Kat’s book: We Should Get Together
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