Friendship Project
Loneliness, belonging & finding your people
Hosted by Cherith Avila · New episodes daily
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Leaving Home: How Rural Roots Shape Urban Loneliness | Friendship Project
In this episode of Friendship Project, host Cherith Avila explores the profound emotional landscape of rural-to-urban migration and the resulting experience of urban loneliness. This narrative is essential for anyone who has left their…
When Love Becomes Heavy: Navigating Boundaries with Clingy Friends | Friendship Project
This episode of Friendship Project explores the exhausting reality of loving a clingy friend and why it is not selfish to reclaim your peace. Host Cherith Avila addresses the specific type of fatigue that comes from feeling like your phone…
How to Be the Quiet One When a Friend Dominates the Room | Friendship Project
This episode of Friendship Project explores the emotional toll of being the 'quiet one' in friendships where a friend dominates the conversation. Host Cherith Avila addresses the feeling of invisibility and self-betrayal that occurs when…
When Money Breaks Friendship: How to Stop the Cycle Without Losing Them | Friendship Project
This episode of Friendship Project explores the complex and often unspoken tension that arises when money enters a close friendship. Host Cherith Avila addresses the specific anxiety and emotional knot that forms when a friend repeatedly…
The Family We Chose: Siblings by Choice in Foster Care | Friendship Project
In this deeply personal episode of Friendship Project, host Cherith Avila explores the profound concept of 'chosen family' through the lens of her own experiences growing up in the foster care system. This narrative is essential listening…
When Your Friend Dates Someone You Secretly Dislike: The Lonely Truth | Friendship Project
In this episode of Friendship Project, host Cherith Avila explores the deeply isolating and complex emotional landscape of disliking a friend’s new romantic partner. This conversation is essential for anyone who has ever felt like a…
Why I Stay Friends With My Ex’s New Girlfriend | Friendship Project
In this episode of Friendship Project, host Cherith Avila explores the unconventional and often taboo topic of maintaining a friendship with an ex-partner’s new girlfriend. This conversation is designed for anyone navigating the complex…
Co-Parenting as Friendship: Finding Belonging After Divorce | Friendship Project
In this deeply reflective episode of Friendship Project, host Cherith Avila explores the complex emotional landscape of co-parenting after divorce, challenging the societal pressure to maintain a 'friendly ex' relationship. This episode is…