With or without the desire for future partnership, a community is necessary for living. If you're in a season of singleness, who you befriend is just as important, if not more important, than who you date. God taught me that every relationship begins with being a good friend. In this episode, I share simple steps to finding quality friends in this world of chaotic adult friendships.

00:00 Introduction

01:58 Flow of Every Podcast

02:23 Prayer

03:30 Meat and Potatoes Introduction

06:50 Key Points Break Down

07:50 1. We all need friends

11:46 Friendship between Jesus and Peter

12:07 2. How to find friends

12:21 a. Find people with common interests

17:33 b. Be Open

18:32 3 Keys to being open

20:15 c. Do unto others

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Thriving in wellness requires a solid foundation, so you can continue growing even in the worst of times. While we've discussed things that can hinder wellness in recent episodes, we discuss how to remember the fundamentals in today's episode.

The importance of wellness has become mainstream, providing much-needed space for conversations of acceptance and development. It has also created a widely popular narcissistic space that boasts "wellness" as diets and fads rooted in cutting calories, people, and relationships. In this "new-year, new-me, no-new-friends" environment, how can we take the narcissism out of wellness while prioritizing our health and needs and being mindful of how our growth affects our relationships with others around us?

In today's episode we explore how to grow in our wellness when others, even those closest to us don't agree with our wellness. Often times, people will deem us as "changed" or "disrespectful" for choosing to pursue wellness because being well includes breaking dysfunctional and harmful habits within our lives. Just because our choices affect others, doesn't mean that they are the wrong choice for us. Similarly, just because something is the right choice for you, doesn't mean it'll be accepted by those it affects. So, how do we move forward in our wellness when those choices aren't accepted? More specifically, how do we navigate the changing landscape of our relationships while prioritizing our wellness when the players at stake are life partners, parents, family members, or close friends?

This episode is dedicated to those in seasons of transition. We all feel we should be someone when going to the next level of our lives. While we all grow, we are still who we are. So how do we grapple with the differences between who we are and who we think we should be when navigating new seasons of life?

All of us at some time in life experience crises. Whether expected or unexpected, a crisis has a way of knocking out three or more areas of our wellness and leaving us feeling powerless. Thankfully, we can walk ourselves through even the most challenging times in life. In this first episode of the podcast, I talk about practical skills that we can use to go from broken to brave after living through times of crisis.

After listening to the episode, tell me, what do you like to do to build yourself back up after dealing with some of life's hardest challenges?

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Hello and Welcome to the Kandid Car Konversations Podcast,

This is a pre-curser episode of the podcast. It provides context to the first few episodes of the podcast. You can see all of our previous videos here. Our website is here.

I hope you all enjoy it!