For some of us, making friends as kids was challenging. The same can be true now, as adults. But you can turn a sour situation into something downright sweet when you show up as your whole self. Today, we're talking with YIGC contributor Neidy (naydee) Hess who shares about the good, bad, ugly, and beautiful of finding your people. We hope this conversation gives you permission to embrace the awkward, grieve the losses, but also delight in your community.

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Neidy says home-cooked meals and debriefing TV shows helps build friendships; listen to this bonus episode to hear more ways to Take Your Friendships Out of the Group Chat.

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Show notes:

• Order You're In Good Company

• Neidy on Substack

• Neidy on Instagram

• Coffee + Crumbs on Substack

• 300 Violin Orchestra

• Let's Talk About Friendship with Laura Tremaine

• The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

Many of us have experienced a significant shift in a friendship that we thought would last a lifetime. It's painful and can be hard to talk about, which is why we have C+C writer Sonya Spillmann on the podcast today to share about the vulnerable essay she wrote for YIGC called "When Friendships Change." You'll hear about the role food played in one specific friendship, and Sonya tells us what she knows now that she didn't know then. This conversation invites you to see your friendships, both past and present, as the gifts they truly are.

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We loved hearing Sonya's unfiltered take on past and present friendships; listen to this bonus episode to hear another Unscripted Gab Sesh.

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Show notes:

• Order You're In Good Company

• Sonya on Substack

• Sonya on Instagram

• Sonya's Coffee + Crumbs essays

• Sonya's website

• Coffee + Crumbs on Substack

In today's episode, we're taking a slight detour from friendship and hospitality to dive into the writing process with our resident "Writing Yoda" — Callie Feyen. How does doubt fuel our writing? How do we keep a posture of curiosity while witnessing to the world? What might happen to our art if we viewed creativity as part of our inheritance? We hope this conversation gives you a peek into the behind-the-scenes writing process of You're In Good Company, and perhaps even inspires you to write a story yourself (no happy ending required).

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Callie's wisdom influences our writing; listen to this bonus episode to hear how else we're Influenced.

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Show notes:

• Pre-order You're In Good Company

• Callie's latest book: When We Swung from Church Bells

• Callie on Substack

• Callie on Instagram

• Callie's Coffee + Crumbs essays

• Callie's website

• Coffee + Crumbs on Substack