A social life, with friends

Madeleine Dore•www.asociallifewithfriends.com

Madeleine Dore returns with a brand new podcast, "A social life, with friends" Conversations with experts, authors, and friends explore how we can better navigate the joy and the heartbreak of being a person in the world, with other people. Find episode updates and bonus material in the a companion newsletter at www.asociallifewithfriends.com Created, produced and hosted by Madeleine Dore Looking for my other podcast, Routines & Ruts? You can visit the full archive of episodes at www.extraordinaryroutines.com/podcast or find on Apple iTunes, Spotify or wherever you like to listen by searching "Routines & Ruts"

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On making and maintaining friendships

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks: how can we make new connections and maintain friendships? Read the full list of 101 ways to make and maintain friendships at www.asociallifewithfriends.com Guests include: Friendship expert Kat Vellos Writer and civic advocate Pete Davis Psychologist Chris Cheers Journalist Anne Helen Peterson Arts and culture worker Mariam Ella Arcilla Stay in the loop: Sign up here for the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends" Support the podcast and find...

Apr 01, 2024•17 min

On navigating the friendship dip

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks: how do we navigate the various dips in our friendships throughout our lives? To read an episode summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.com and sign up to the companion newsletter. Guests include: Friendship expert Kat Vellos Psychologist Chris Cheers Journalist Anne Helen Peterson Professor Michelle Lim Stay in the loop: Sign up here for the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends" Support the podcast and fin...

Mar 13, 2024•25 min

On retreating and re-emerging

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks: how can we better understand the ebbs and flows we experience in our social lives? There are times we might feel open to connections and new friendships, and other times where we feel more closed or our social battery runs low. Taking lessons from lobsters and seasons, to a year of living as an extrovert, this episode explores how we can honour both sides in ourselves and be there for others. To read a summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www....

Feb 22, 2024•26 min

On living well with other people

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks how can we live well with other people? With a global affordable housing crisis, there might not be easy solutions, but there are creative ones. For inspiration, this episode features a group of people in their 60s, 70s and now 80s who bought a house and retired together; the ins and outs of coliving in a warehouse in London; and a story of a 30-year-old moving in with a 90-year-old. To read a summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.asociallif...

Feb 07, 2024•27 min

On reframing people-pleasing

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks how can we reframe people-pleasing and be okay with disappointing others? To read a summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.com and become a paid supporter of the podcast. Guests include: Author and artist Natalie Lue Author and writer Holly Whitaker Stay in the loop: Sign up here for the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends" Support the podcast and find bonus materials at www.asociallifewithfriends.com If y...

Jan 15, 2024•28 min

On making resolutions for your social life

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks what if instead of making resolutions tethered to an ideal, we made resolutions that prioritised deeper connections? To read all twelve resolutions along with episode notes, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.com and become a paid supporter of the podcast and receive bonus material. Guests include: Author and journalist Anne Helen Peterson Host of The Healthy Hustlers podcast Madelyn Carafa Author and writer Jess Pan Friendship expert Kat Vellos Author and...

Jan 01, 2024•26 min

On bringing people together

In this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks how can we get better at bringing people together—both over the holiday period, and everyday? Guests include: Designer and human gatherer Tina Roth Eisenberg Author and journalist Anne Helen Peterson Food writer and supper club host Rosie Kellett Opening quote credit: "The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love—whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light." — Maria Popova as rea...

Dec 15, 2023•18 min

On improving your social life

In this debut episode host Madeleine Dore asks, how do we start improving our social lives? Guests include: Writer and civic advocate Pete Davis Journalist and editor Nikki Osman of Mate Expectations Psychologist, educator and author of The New Rulebook , Chris Cheers . Author of We Should Get Together Kat Vellos Stay in the loop: Sign up to the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends" on Substack Find bonus materials and support the podcast at www.asociallifewithfriends.com Be sure to...

Dec 01, 2023•25 min

Introducing: A social life, with friends

Madeleine Dore returns with a brand new podcast, A SOCIAL LIFE, WITH FRIENDS. Conversations will explore what it’s like being a person in the world with other people—all the joys, all the tensions, all the misunderstandings and the miracles. Stay in the loop: Sign up to the companion newsletter Find bonus materials and support the podcast at www.asociallifewithfriends.com Be sure to subscribe to the podcast wherever you like to listen This podcast is created, produced and hosted by Madeleine Dor...

Nov 15, 2023•2 min

Coming soon: A social life, with friends

Nov 01, 2023•5 min

Looking for Routines & Ruts?

Are you looking for my previous podcast, Routines & Ruts? You can visit the full archive of episodes at extraordinaryroutines.com/podcast or find on Apple iTunes , Spotify , Pocket Casts or wherever you like to listen by searching "Routines & Ruts" The best place to stay in the loop with my latest writing, projects, and more, is to sign up to my newsletter at madeleinedore.substack.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. This is a public episode. If you would like to dis...

Oct 15, 2023•40 sec

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