"Life is going to life... the question is, how will you respond?"

In this lecture, Christan and Tarrah explore why "people-control" often masquerades as a lack of self-control and how to start "untrashing" your emotional habits.

In this lecture:

• Friendship Court: Is a new relationship a valid excuse for blowing off your friends?

• The Artist Corner: Why Atomic Habits by James Clear is a life-changer for building intentional connections.

• The 4 Pillars of EQ: A masterclass

Featured Resource:

• Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

• Watch the Visual Lecture: See the Friendship Court drama in HD on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/9BhDjMjBAyM

Weekly Homework: Complete your Strengths & Triggers Map to start building a system that works with your brain, not against it.

Class Dismissed! If this lecture helped you, leave us a 5-star review and share it with a friend. Peace!

School is back in session for Season 5!

Christan and Tarrah explore why so many of our modern connections are suffering from a "system problem" rather than a "you problem." We’re breaking down why R&B music changed, how to handle the "left on read" anxiety, and the biblical blueprint for handling conflict without losing your peace (or your friends).

This week’s homework: We challenge you to name your emotions this week instead of just "feeling some type of way." Listen in for the full 5-day breakdown!

Join the University:If this episode helped you, please leave us a 5-star review and share it with a friend who needs a "system upgrade."

#FriendshipUniversity #FRNDSU #EmotionalIntelligence #Season5 #RelationshipGoals #SelfGrowth

As the year comes to a close, Christan and Tarrah reflect on what it truly means to protect your peace... beyond the buzzwords.

The episode closes with a faith-based reflection on leaving to heal:

• seasonal separation

• obedience over familiarity

• choosing long-term purpose over short-term comfort

Perfect for anyone navigating family dynamics, friendship shifts, or personal growth during the holidays.

• Setting boundaries during the holidays

• Recognizing manipulation and control

• Why protecting your peace isn’t selfish

• Self-preservation in creativity and purpose

• Letting go of people, habits, or environments

• Faith, obedience, and future-focused thinking

• Why memories matter more than material things

🎄 No homework this week — just permission to rest, reflect, and choose yourself.

Thank you for listening all year. Friendship University Podcast is on winter break and will return in the new year.

Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.
We’ll see you next season. Peace!

If you’ve ever felt awkward, disconnected, or unsure how to build deeper relationships, this episode is for you.

Christan and Tarrah unpack why conversation feels difficult for so many people today and how curiosity, listening, and emotional awareness can transform the way you connect with others.

In Artist Corner, they discuss happy accidents; how mistakes in art often become defining moments, and why releasing perfection can unlock creativity.

• Why conversation is the foundation of friendship

• How to stop over-talking and start connecting

• The role of curiosity in building community

• Navigating friendships when you don’t support a partner choice

• Why listening is more powerful than advice

• Letting go of perfection in creativity and relationships

Think about your most recent conversation:

• Who talked more?

• Who asked questions?

• Who listened?

Honest reflection builds stronger connections.

New episodes drop every Friendship Friday. #FRNDSU

Friendship isn’t effortless and this week, Christan and Tarrah unpack why showing up for your friends is one of the biggest acts of love, sacrifice, and community-building you can practice.

We break down the myth that wanting depth makes you clingy, and explore how seasons of life can shift our desire for connection.

We also move into a real conversation about disappointment in friendships, what to do when support doesn’t show up the way you hoped, and how to rebuild trust, grace, and expectations on both sides.

In Artist Corner, we dive into the unique frustration artists feel when support doesn’t come from the people closest to them and why your calling is never determined by who claps.

• Naming your desire for deeper friendship

• How life transitions reshape our relational needs

• Why “convenience” and community rarely coexist

• Understanding support through effort, sacrifice, and presence

• What to do when you feel overlooked or let down

• How to support friends when you’re tired, distracted, or busy

• Why artists often find their early supporters outside their inner circle

Homework:

Reflect on two questions:

1. How did you last support a friend?

2. When did a friend last support you, and what did it mean?

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This week on the Friendship University Podcast, Christan and Tarrah talk about what it really looks like to find gratitude in the middle of transition, disappointment, and healing.

In Artist Corner, we shift to creativity and discuss how sharing your work can invite both support and unwanted opinion. Explore when to:

• Protect your art and ideas

• Hold projects close while they’re still forming

• Invite only the right voices into your creative process

Finally, we reflect on gratitude in this current season... from rest and resilience to scenery, faith, and seeing how hard seasons can actually build something beautiful in you.

This episode is for you if:

• You’re rebuilding your community
• You’ve lost a friend and feel behind socially
• You’re a creative trying to protect your work
• You’re looking for small ways to practice gratitude right where you are

Write down 3 things you’re genuinely grateful for in this season , big or small.

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Are you showing up as yourself in your friendships or as the version you think people will like the most?
This week on the Friendship University Podcast, Christan and Tarrah dive deep into the masks we wear, the boundaries we avoid, and the people-pleasing habits that quietly damage our relationships.

We’re talking honesty, vulnerability, artistic authenticity, and the courage it takes to be loved for who you truly are, not who you pretend to be.

In this episode:

• Friendship Advice: How to handle a friend who constantly needs emotional support

• People-pleasing vs. real connection: why saying “yes” all the time weakens friendships

• Artist Corner: The beauty of honesty in creativity - The song, the story, or the moment you were scared to share often becomes the one that touches people most

• Unmasking yourself: showing up with honesty, discernment, and alignment

• The difference between healthy compromise and losing yourself to be accepted

Homework Assignment:
Write out the behaviors you use as a mask — and decide which ones are helping you grow, and which ones are protecting your dysfunction.

#FriendshipFridays #FRNDSU

Jealousy isn’t always loud... sometimes it hides behind “I’m happy for you.”
In this Friendship Friday episode, Christan and Tarrah unpack how envy begins subtly, why it can grow unchecked, and how to confront those feelings before they ruin a good friendship.

💬 In this episode:

• “Destination Weddings & Secret Competition”: When it’s not about money, it’s about ego

• “Originality Is Your Superpower”: Using what makes you different as your divine advantage

• Jealousy vs. Envy: How unchecked emotions evolve into resentment and betrayal

• Faith Talk: Why Cain and Abel’s story still applies to friendship today

• Discernment, maturity, and why God’s timing isn’t competition

✏️ Homework Assignment:
Write about a moment you’ve felt jealous, even slightly.
What triggered it? Did it stop you from celebrating your friend?
How did you handle it, and what would you do differently next time?

#FriendshipFridays #FRNDSUPOD