Part 2 of our friendship series. Last week we talked about losing friends — this week, we talk about finding them. Because making friends after 40 is nothing like it was in school, and nobody gave us a playbook for this.

Marci and I break down the real, practical steps to building new friendships — from showing up at the yoga class to making the bold move of asking someone to coffee. We talk about what to look for, what to watch out for, when to go deep, and when to keep it light. Plus the micro traditions that turn acquaintances into ride-or-dies.

If you're sitting at home wondering why it's so hard to find your people — it's not you. It's just harder now. But it's not impossible. Your people are out there. You just have to go find them.

📓 JOURNAL PROMPTS:

1. Where do you already show up regularly that could become a friendship incubator? Gym, class, church, work?
2. When's the last time you made the first move with a potential friend? What held you back — and what would happen if you did it this week?
3. Think about your closest friendship. How did it start? What made it deepen? Can you recreate those conditions?
4. Are you oversharing too fast or holding back too much? Where's your natural tendency and is it serving you?
5. What micro tradition could you start with someone this week? A daily Marco Polo, a weekly coffee, a monthly dinner?
6. What group, class, or club have you been wanting to join but haven't? What if you went this week?

💛 How did you meet your best friend? Tell us in the comments — we want to hear the story.

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Because if you can't laugh about it — you probably still need to shift it. 💛

Loneliness is as dangerous as smoking. Half of us are sitting at home thinking we're the only ones who feel disconnected — while the woman next door feels exactly the same way. I

n this episode, Marci and I get real about friendship breakups — the gossip that showed someone's true colors, the friend who couldn't handle your growth, the grief of losing someone who's still walking around in the world.

We talk about the Susanna/Pam triangle (you know the one), why you might be the common denominator, the chameleon pattern that attracts the wrong people, and why going back to an old friendship just because it's familiar isn't always the answer. Plus — a practical tool for when that ex-friend keeps popping into your head and you can't let it go.

This is Part 1. Part 2 — how to actually MAKE friends — drops Thursday.

📓 JOURNAL PROMPTS:

Think about a friendship that ended. Looking back, was it truly about you — or about what you represented to them? Have you been a chameleon in your friendships?

What "color" have you been hiding to keep people comfortable?

Write a gratitude letter to a friend you've lost. Thank them for what they brought into your life. You don't have to send it.

Who in your current circle makes you feel like you have to perform? Who makes you feel like you can just be?

If you showed up fully as yourself tomorrow — no mask, no filter — who would stay and who would go?

💛 Have you gone through a friendship breakup? How did you cope? Tell us in the comments.

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Because if you can't laugh about it — you probably still need to shift it. 💛

You don't have to white-knuckle your way to your goals. There's another way — and it actually works better.

In this episode, Marci and I break down the difference between pushing toward your goals until you burn out and being pulled toward them because you're obsessed with the vision. Same goal. Same work. Completely different experience — and completely different results.

We talk about why people who muscle their way to success often don't enjoy it when they get there, how your brain is literally wired to solve for whatever you feed it (good or bad), and why the woman who visualizes the Canary Islands every morning ends up on the plane while the woman who just thinks "that would be nice" scrolls past the ad.

This isn't about sitting on your couch and waiting for the universe to deliver. Action still has to happen. But there's a massive difference between 90 hours of drudgery and 80 hours that feel like breathing because you're in love with where you're going.

📓 JOURNAL PROMPTS:

1. What goal are you currently white-knuckling? What would it feel like to loosen your grip and fall in love with the vision instead?
2. Close your eyes and visualize your goal as already achieved. What do you see, smell, taste, feel? Write it down in as much detail as possible — make it so real your brain can't tell the difference.
3. Where in your life is your brain proving a negative belief true? "I don't have enough time." "I'll never lose this weight." "I'm too old for this." What if you replaced that thought with the opposite and let your brain prove THAT true instead?
4. Think about something amazing that "fell into your lap." Looking back — did it really? Or had you been thinking about it, talking about it, and noticing opportunities you would have missed before?
5. What would your dream life look like one year from now if everything you're working toward right now came together? Describe it like you're already living it.

💛 What are you obsessed with right now? What goal has you daydreaming? Drop it in the comments — let your brain start proving it true.

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🎙️ For the deep dive on weight loss and body beliefs, check out Peggy's solo show Shift The Weight on The Eden Shift channel.