Friend Forward

4 "friendship mindsets" we're leaving in 2022

Dec 22, 2022

You know that you want better female friendships next year, but it's not enough to proclaim it-- you need to reassess the mindsets that are holding you back. In this episode, resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson uses research from the most respected leaders in the fields of communication, connection, and...

Can you use technology to make a friendship trio?

Dec 22, 2022

In this episode of the Friend Forward podcast, we're introducing you to three women who met using Bumble BFF. They'll share their tips for safely leveraging technology for friendship, and how to transfer the relationship from the digital to in-real-life world. We encourage you to look at the women's pictures to really...

Will NOT having kids impact my friendships? A conversation with Jordan Davidson, author of “So when are you having kids?”

Dec 9, 2022

On this week’s episode of the Friend Forward episode, journalist Jordan Davidson sheds some light on the (surprising!) ways that choosing to have/ not have kids inevitably impacts our friendships. In this discussion, we talk about:

“Fertility contagion”
Reasons more women are choosing not to have children...

The Social Consequences of Oversharing with New Friends

Nov 26, 2022

If you have a tendency to overshare with new friends, this episode is for you. We'll discuss the real definition of oversharing, three reasons why you're compelled to do it, and what the (inevitable) social consequences are of such a habit.

If oversharing is impacting your ability to make (and keep) friends, you...

Girl Problems: "I just downloaded Bumble BFF... and I am PANICKING."

Nov 15, 2022

"Girl Problems" is a new series from the Friend Forward podcast that attemps to answer your friendship questions in five minutes or less. Today, a listener asks about Bumble BFF. She's downloaded the app, but how does she navigate the platform? Since host Danielle Bayard Jackson is the OFFICIAL spokesperson for Bumble...