When Friendships Change

About this episode

The episode discusses the painful shifts in friendships and the insights gained from them, featuring guest Sonya Spillmann.

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. This show is brought to you ad-free by our generous Substack community. If you'd like to support the work we do for as little as $3/month, head to coffeeandcrumbs.substack.com to join us (and get bonus episodes!). For show notes, go to coffeeandcrumbs.net/podcast . We loved hearing Sonya's unfiltered take on past and present friendships; listen to this bonus episode to hear another Unscripted Gab Sesh . For more encouragement in your motherhood journey, check out the stories at Coffee + Crumbs. 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Blackburn, Ashlee Gadd

Guest: Sonya Spillmann

Topics covered

• friendship
• personal growth
• vulnerability
• motherhood
• food

Keywords

• friendships
• change
• vulnerability
• motherhood
• food

Sponsors

Substack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coffee + Crumbs, YIGC, Substack, Instagram

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