The Third Thing

About The Third Thing

A podcast Hosted by Michelle & Danyelle: a coach and a therapist, an interracial and queer best friend pair of 26 years. The Third Thing is where we are naming and confronting the topics that challenge us in platonic relationships. On friendship and race, money, sobriety, politics, when we drift or breakup, and the jealousy nobody admits to. Each week we spill the tea from our hurdles, and offer up the tools we’ve learned along the way.

Publisher

Michelle Koffler & Danyelle Caruthers

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2026

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   S2E21: Astrology & Friendship Compatibility (pt 1): Reading Your Natal Chart

   Ever wonder why you and your best friend are perfectly in sync in person, but somehow every text thread turns into a small fire? There might be a cosmic reason. In Part 1 of our astrology episode, Danyelle (therapist, tarot reader, resident witch) walks Michelle through the natal chart as a tool for friendship. This isn’t a 101, officially. It’s the two of us pulling out our charts, breaking down the Big Six, and getting honest about where our placements make us a dream team and where they ma...

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   S2E20: Weddings Make People Weird - Navigating Traditions, Money, & Drama

   You got the invite to be in the wedding party, and you said yes before you knew what you were signing up for: the matching robes, the bachelorette weekend, the speech, and a group chat with people you’ve never met who all love the bride as much as you do. Or you didn’t get asked to be maid of honor, and you’re finding a way to smile through it. Weddings are love days. They are also full of drama. In this episode, Michelle and Danyelle look back on their years as maids of honor, bridesmaids, a...

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   S2E19: It's Not If, It's When: Mental Health in Friendship

   Your friend cancels again. They go quiet for a week. Or you're the one who has to text "I can't make it today" for the third time this month. Mental health is already living in your friendships, whether anyone has named it or not. This week, Danyelle leads a conversation about what happens when we stop trying to fix each other and start learning to sit with it. We talk about the "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" mindset, why the urge to give advice is often about our own comfort, and how ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

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