Navigating adult friendships can be messy, complicated, and confusing for many. But whether you are Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen X and beyond, friendship is an essential relationship for your wellbeing.
Join former BuzzFeed personality, Daysha Veronica, each week as she tackles everything from friendship red flags and setting boundaries to making new friends, maintaining long-distance friendships, dealing with friendship breakups, and handling tough conversations. Whether you're struggling with ghosting, social anxiety, or toxic friendships, this is the place for practical tips and real talk!
EP 45: Is My Friend Toxic Or Am I Overreacting? –Three Assessment Points To Consider
Continuing on in our series around friendship and conflict, this week Daysha explores what it means to be in a toxic friendship since “toxic” has become the new social media buzzword of the moment and is often being used improperly. She continues to lean on more wisdom from burnout coach, Amina AlTai, to give you three critical assessment points to consider when figuring out if your friendship has become toxic.
So, if you’ve always wondered:
Is my friend toxic or is our friendship just going through a rough patch?
How do you know if a friendship is no longer healthy?
Can a toxic friendship be fixed?
Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session!
REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases):
EP 38: Where In The World Has Daysha Been Ft. Becky Harris (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4baPleLQwiblaMzssCKQLv?si=cd2099fa03934335)
Amina AlTai (https://www.aminaaltai.com/)
RESOURCES:
The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey (https://forms.gle/XsTghXmbD6sbW8J47)
Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/811422574359543)!
Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/dayshas-queendom/2025/2/14/the-real-talk-friend-therapy-season-1-therapist-resources-list)!
Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@yesqueenlife)!
For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica).
CONNECT:
Daysha Veronica
IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica (https://www.instagram.com/dayshaveronica/)
TikTok: @DayshaVeronica (https://www.tiktok.com/@dayshaveronica?lang=en)
BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica (https://bsky.app/profile/dayshaveronica.bsky.social)
Yes Queen
IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife (https://www.instagram.com/yesqueenlife/)
TikTok: @YesQueenLife (https://www.tiktok.com/@yesqueenlife?lang=en)
BlueSky:@YesQueenLife (https://bsky.app/profile/yesqueenlife.bsky.social)
CREDITS:
Producer: Becky Harris
Executive Producer: Daysha Veronica
If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!
24 Sept 2026
EP 44: Is My Friendship Burning Me Out?: Why You're Tired of Your Friends (Even When You Love Them)
Friendships are just like any other relationship, in that, their wins can feel like our wins. But that also means their bad days or their stress can also feel like ours, too. And sharing each other’s load is healthy, when it’s in balance. So if you’ve ever felt the urge to ghost a friendship, or if you’re like Daysha, and have actually done so, there’s a good chance there’s dynamics in your relationship that are out of balance. So, this week Daysha is going to explore:
What is burnout (especially what it looks like within our friendships)
And how to approach getting your relationship back in balance
So, if you’ve always wondered:
Why do I feel drained after hanging out with friends?
Why am I losing interest in my friendships?
Am I outgrowing my friends or am I just burned out?
Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session!
REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases):
EP 21: Your Relationship BATNA (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica/2025/2/14/ep-21-your-relationship-batna)
EP 37: Attachment Styles and Friendship (https://open.spotify.com/episode/37AsJdsW9gV4aKQmG2rEH1?si=Wz20Ll1UTDmdFd2Azayifg)
Amina AlTai (https://www.aminaaltai.com/)
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (https://amzn.to/4kfMLYM) by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Psychology Today Burnout Article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/burnout)
The Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Family: Physiology of the Stress Response (https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physrev.00042.2017)
SBI Framework (https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/closing-the-gap-between-intent-vs-impact-sbii/)
RESOURCES:
The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey (https://forms.gle/XsTghXmbD6sbW8J47)
Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/811422574359543)!
Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/dayshas-queendom/2025/2/14/the-real-talk-friend-therapy-season-1-therapist-resources-list)!
Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@yesqueenlife)!
For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica).
CONNECT:
Daysha Veronica
IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica (https://www.instagram.com/dayshaveronica/)
TikTok: @DayshaVeronica (https://www.tiktok.com/@dayshaveronica?lang=en)
BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica (https://bsky.app/profile/dayshaveronica.bsky.social)
Yes Queen
IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife (https://www.instagram.com/yesqueenlife/)
TikTok: @YesQueenLife (https://www.tiktok.com/@yesqueenlife?lang=en)
BlueSky:@YesQueenLife (https://bsky.app/profile/yesqueenlife.bsky.social)
CREDITS:
Producer: Becky Harris
Executive Producer: Daysha Veronica
If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!
14 Aug 2026
EP 41: Nolan Wells, Shanquella Robinson and Discernment In Friendship
Daysha is taking a slight departure from regularly scheduled programming to discuss the currently developing tragic story of Nolan Wells, the Black Mississippi teen who mysteriously died during an outing with “friends.” She examines what his story as well as the heartbreaking story of Shanquella Robinson reveals about the intricacies of race, friendship and discernment and discusses how we can and should always be thoughtful about the friendships we keep.
In this week’s episode, Daysha specifically:
Discusses the underlying tension that exists within White and Black friendships
Explores how advice her mom gave her on race and friendship in her youth kept her from rooting out some problematic friendships
And makes the case for why a strong sense discernment is a crucial part of the friendship making process
So, I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session!
REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases):
EP 3: What Is Friendship? (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica/2024/9/7/ep-3-what-is-friendship)
EP: 21 Your Relationship BATNA (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica/2025/2/14/ep-21-your-relationship-batna)
EP 24: What If I Don’t Have Friends Of My Race? (Part 1) (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica/2025/3/19/ep-24-what-if-i-dont-have-friends-of-my-race-part-1)
EP 28: What If I Don’t Have Friends Of My Race (Part 2) FT. Dannyell Rasco (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica/2025/4/15/ep-28-what-if-i-dont-have-friends-of-my-race-part-2-ft-dannyell-rasco)
EP 38: Where In The World Has Daysha Been? FT. Becky Harris (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4baPleLQwiblaMzssCKQLv?si=xziZqJA6QQ2lvyJHECqHbA)
RESOURCES:
The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey (https://forms.gle/XsTghXmbD6sbW8J47)
Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/811422574359543)!
Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/dayshas-queendom/2025/2/14/the-real-talk-friend-therapy-season-1-therapist-resources-list)!
Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@yesqueenlife)!
For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list (https://www.yesqueenlife.com/real-talk-friend-therapy-daysha-veronica).
CONNECT:
Daysha Veronica
IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica (https://www.instagram.com/dayshaveronica/)
TikTok: @DayshaVeronica (https://www.tiktok.com/@dayshaveronica?lang=en)
BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica (https://bsky.app/profile/dayshaveronica.bsky.social)
Yes Queen
IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife (https://www.instagram.com/yesqueenlife/)
TikTok: @YesQueenLife (https://www.tiktok.com/@yesqueenlife?lang=en)
BlueSky:@YesQueenLife (https://bsky.app/profile/yesqueenlife.bsky.social)
CREDITS:
Producer: Becky Harris
Executive Producer: Daysha Veronica
If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.3 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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Engagement
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