Friendless: Friendship, Love, and Loneliness in the Modern Age

About Friendless: Friendship, Love, and Loneliness in the Modern Age

Why is making friends so hard? Why does modern love feel lonelier than ever? In Friendless: Love, Friendship & Loneliness in the Modern Age, attachment therapist Stephanie Cox unpacks the struggles of connection—friendship breakups, ghosting, dating and everything in between—so you can build the deep, meaningful relationships you deserve.

Publisher

Stephanie Cox

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Mar 2025

Latest episode

28 May 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 May 2026

   Insecurity is out, and Sturdiness is in for adult friendships.

   In this Episode of Friendless I have on my returning guest and fan favorite, Natalie Walker. Natalie, myself, and (my infant daughter) chat in my living room about the sturdiness of friendship, the pitfalls of mom groups, how insecurity leads to comparisons (and how to call it out?!) and the importance of knowing what we want out of friendships. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend who gets it. Stay tuned for my upcoming book Friendless: Why ...

2. 

   2 Nov 2025

   What Do We Owe Our Friends? (A Family Chat.)

   The host engages family members in a casual lunch conversation, exploring multi-generational perspectives on friendship experiences, obligations, and the role of faith in relationships in this interview episode.

3. 

   1 Oct 2025

   To Have a Friend You Have to Be a Friend: A Review of the Research of Desired Friendship Qualities

   Stephanie, a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, analyzes research on desired friendship qualities, emphasizing trust, honesty, and dependability as the foundation for building close connections in this solo episode.

4. 

   30 Aug 2025

   Can Curiosity and Clear Expectations Save Your Friendships?

   Host Danielle Bean interviews biblical counselor Natalie Walker about how curiosity and clear expectations strengthen adult friendships.

5. 

   9 Jul 2025

   What Makes a Good Friend?

   Host discusses the qualities of good friends with James Cox, exploring the differences between superficial and deep connections and highlighting the importance of active listening in fostering strong friendships in this interview episode.

6. 

   23 Mar 2025

   Why Are We All So Lonely?

   Welcome to the very first episode of Friendless: Love, Friendship & Loneliness in the Modern Age. I’m Stephanie Cox — therapist, writer, and fellow human figuring out relationships — and today, we’re diving into a question so many of us are quietly asking: Why do we feel so lonely, even when we’re surrounded by people? In this episode, I break down why friendship feels harder in adulthood, why connection in the digital age isn’t cutting it, and why loneliness has become an actual public ...

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• family members
• Natalie Walker
• James Cox

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5.0 / 5

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Podcast Authority Score: 1 / 100

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