How to Be Better Friends

Join us for a new episode of How to Be Better Friends. Episode 4 is stuck in technical difficulty purgatory, so we are pressing on and hope to post it at a later time. In this episode, Delisa and Olivia discuss the fourth key to being a better friends - 'assuming best intentions'. They discuss how the importance of taking a beat and giving grace is for nurturing a connection. They also discussed the parameters for giving best intentions and when it's smart to take things at face value. And we want to hear from you! How do you choose between grace or offense? When do you assume the best and when do you draw the line?Think we missed something? Drop us a comment below and we will shout you out in our next episode.

Join us for a new episode of How to Be Better Friends. In this episode, Delisa and Olivia discuss the second key to being a better friends - quality time. They discuss how quarantining together at the beginning of the 2020 pandemic provided lots of opportunity to spend time together and get to know each other. They also answer the question how we can all work in more quality time in our busy lives without it feeling like a burden. And we want to hear from you! How do you and your friends intentionally spend time together outside of brunches and dinners?Want to jump around? Use these timestampsIntro  0:30 Definition & Hottake 1:08Learning the  importance of undivided attention 3:12How do you make sure to have quality time? 5:00Making in Quality time easy/ practical 13:15How does spending quality time with someone make you a better friend? 22:04Bids for attention  27:00Benefits of quality time and being social 28:38 Closing and reflections 41:10Think we missed something? Drop us a comment below and we will shout you out in our next episode.The article mentioned in the episode is linked here: • https://verilymag.com/.amp/2015/05/how-to-spend-quality-time-with-friends-and-also-get-stuff-done• https://time.com/5609508/social-support-health-benefits/?amp=true • https://daydesigner.com/a/blog/why-its-important-to-spend-more-time-with-friends-and-family/• https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/What more behind the scenes footage? Follow us on social mediahttps://linktr.ee/bebetterfriendspodcast

Join Delisa and Olivia as we dive into the topic of Honesty, the first of our five keys in a healthy and intentional friends. We will talk about what it is and what it isn't, if it is necessary to have different levels of honesty for different relationships, and how to come back after a someone has been dishonest.Think we missed something? Drop us a comment below and we will shout you out in our next episode.The article mentioned in the episode is linked here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...What more behind the scenes footage? Follow us on social mediaWant to jump ahead? Check the timestamps below: The Sauce 0:45 The First Key is Honesty:  -  4:50What does being honest not mean?   -  6:30Levels of honesty   -  15:30What does honesty look like?   -  22:07DTR & the value of friendship. -  27:55Be Better Friends Tips   -  32:11 Q&A   -  39:45Take aways and closing   -  50:45

Join Delisa and Olivia as we explore our 5 keys to a healthy and intentional friendship. We will discuss why honesty, quarantining, getting to know someone, assuming the best intentions, and laughter are all the essentials you need to have better friendships and to be a better friend. Think we missed something? Drop us a comment below and we will shout you out in our next episode.

 Sneak peak at our upcoming podcast How To Be Better Friends and a quick introduction of your hosts Delisa and Olivia