Friend Forward
Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson and Danielle · Danielle Bayard Jackson | Female Friendship Expert & Relational Health Educator
4.8from 533 ratings
- 281
- Episodes
- 100
- Transcribed
- 533
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Friend Forward
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)
- Publisher
- Danielle Bayard Jackson | Female Friendship Expert & Relational Health Educator
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
100 of 281 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Father Wound & Friendship: People-Pleasing and Hyperindependence with Terri Cole
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
[Gathering series] These 3 things make guests ACTUALLY show up to your gathering
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
[Gathering series] The Hosting Gap: What Friends Actually Want (The Hosting Paradox)
Inside a recent episode
The Father Wound & Friendship: People-Pleasing and Hyperindependence with Terri Cole
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I want you to start by making sure that we have a shared definition and understanding of what that is before we unpack it. What is a father wound? All right, a father wound is the imprint left when a daughter doesn't receive protection, presence or emotional attunement from a father or father figure. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Friend Forward
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Terri Cole
- Amber Mayfield Hewett
- Dr Marisa G Franco
- Dr Anne Welsh
- JoJo Venant
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 287 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 246 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Questions about Friend Forward
Who hosts Friend Forward?
Danielle Bayard Jackson and Danielle host the show. Published by Danielle Bayard Jackson | Female Friendship Expert & Relational Health Educator.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Friend Forward take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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