This is a podcast for modern women looking to understand the complexities of female friendship. Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson --female friendship coach and educator-- Friend Forward provides research, strategies, and tough-love truth to answer your questions about how to navigate relationships with other women. Tune in every week for new insights about how to create and maintain better female friendships. (And in between episodes, follow along on TikTok at @thefriendshipexpert or IG @daniellebayardjackson)
Friend Forward
Claim This Podcastby Danielle Bayard Jackson | Female Friendship Expert & Relational Health Educator
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This is a podcast for modern women looking to understand the complexities of female friendship. Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson --female friendship coach and educator-- Friend Forward provides research, strategies, and tough-love truth to answer your questions about how to navigate relationships with other women. Tune in every week for new insights about how to create and maintain better female friendships. (And in between episodes, follow along on TikTok at @thefriendshipexpert or IG @daniellebayardjackson)
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Recent Episodes
May 28, 2026
When female friendships get complicated in the workplace (and what to do about it), with Brooke Taylor, author of "Healing the Success Wound"
Host Danielle Bayard Jackson interviews executive career coach Brooke Taylor about navigating complicated workplace friendships and setting healthy boundaries.
May 21, 2026
Why “going analog” isn’t enough to make new friends: the rise of curated socializing
Host Danielle Bayard Jackson explores why simply going analog isn't enough for modern friendships and reveals how curated socializing offers a path to genuine connection.
May 14, 2026
When his lack of friends becomes your problem: how the male loneliness epidemic affects women’s friendships
<p>Everyone's talking about the male loneliness epidemic. But after six years of hosting this show and seven years of coaching women through their friendship issues, Danielle has noticed something that doesn't get nearly enough attention: men's friendship struggles don't stay contained. They spill over: into your energy, your guilt, your decisions about who you spend time with, and how much of yourself you actually have left to give your own friends.</p><p>When men are disconnected from one another, women bear the burden. In this episode, Danielle walks through three specific ways she's seen this play out, both in the research and across hundreds of coaching sessions. You'll also hear directly from 4 different listeners who submitted voice notes about what they're experiencing. She also shares clips from her conversation with researcher Sherrie Xue, whose study on men avoiding "date-like" activities with their male friends went viral for a reason.</p><p>🎧 <strong>BUT WAIT… THERE'S MORE.</strong></p><p>This week in Office Hours, Danielle shares 2 additional observations backed by the research.</p><p>Members of Office Hours get supplementary material like this with every episode to deepen their friendships. Join anytime (and get your first two weeks free) at: <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/office-hours" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/office-hours</a></u>.</p><p><strong>TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p><ul><li>Where his emotions actually go when he can't bring them to his male friends</li><li>Sherrie Xue's viral study on why men won't go to a museum with their boys</li><li>The guilt that makes you choose friends based on whether your husband can come</li><li>Why some women stay in friendships that drain them… and it's not about the friendship</li><li>The demographic group with the largest gender friendship gap (it's not who you'd guess)</li><li>Voice notes from listeners living this right now</li></ul><br/><p>📚 <strong>EPISODE RESOURCES & REFERENCES:</strong></p><ul><li>Previous episode about men’s friendships: <u><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-mens-friendships-in-crisis-part-1-examining-the-problem/id1500460079?i=1000617147557" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-mens-friendships-in-crisis-part-1-examining-the-problem/id1500460079?i=1000617147557</a></u></li><li>Danielle’s viral reel discussing men’s friendships: <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU1CXX6DhHG/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU1CXX6DhHG/</a></u></li><li>Sherrie Y. Xue, Stephanie C. Lin, and Christilene du Plessis, "The Persistence of Homophobia in Men's Friendship Norms" (published in Psychological Science, 2025): <u><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976251396084" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976251396084</a></u></li><li>Emily C. Fox, "Are White Men Missing Out?: Differences in Friendship Closeness by Gender and Ethnoracial Identity" (published in Sex Roles, 2026): <u><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-025-01638-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-025-01638-7</a></u></li><li>"The State of American Friendship: Change, Challenges, and Loss," Survey Center on American Life (May 2021): <u><a href="https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/</a></u></li><li>Liz Plank, For the Love of Men: From Toxic to a More Mindful Masculinity: <u><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250757203/fortheloveofmen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250757203/fortheloveofmen/</a></u></li><li>bell hooks, The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love: <u><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-to-Change/bell-hooks/9780743456081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-to-Change/bell-hooks/9780743456081</a></u></li></ul><br/><p>🎙️ <strong>GET FEATURED ON THE PODCAST</strong></p><p>Have a friendship question, hot take, or personal story you want featured? Send a voice note via Instagram DMs <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/pod-instagram" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@friendforward</a></u> or email a voice note or video to hello@betterfemalefriendships.com.</p><p><strong>WORK WITH DANIELLE BAYARD JACKSON:</strong></p><ul><li>Join Office Hours for bonus content and community → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/office-hours" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/office-hours</a></u></li><li>Join the Friendship Elevated Fall 2026 Waitlist → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/friendship-elevated-waitlist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/friendship-elevated-waitlist</a></u></li><li>Check out more connection resources → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/resources" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/resources</a></u></li></ul><br/><p><strong>FOLLOW DANIELLE BAYARD JACKSON:</strong></p><ul><li>Get the book "Fighting for our Friendships" → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/book</a></u></li><li>Follow on Instagram → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/instagram" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/instagram</a></u></li><li>Follow on TikTok → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/tiktok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/tiktok</a></u></li><li>Learn more about Danielle → <u><a href="https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/website" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://friend-forward.captivate.fm/website</a></u></li></ul><br/><p><strong>🗣️ BOOK DANIELLE TO SPEAK</strong></p><p>Looking for a speaker on women's cooperation, communication, and conflict? Send your inquiry to <u><a href="mailto:info@tellpublicrelations.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@tellpublicrelations.com</a></u>.</p>
267 total episodes available with 40 transcripts
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