Why does it feel so hard to keep up with our friends?!

Why does it feel so hard to keep up with our friends?!

From KICPod by LiSTNR

April 5, 2026 · 41 min · Season 1 · Episode 551

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of maintaining friendships in a digital age and shares coping strategies.

If you also have hundreds of unread texts, WhatsApps, voice memos, Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger messages, Snapchats, EVERYTHING, you’ll know what we’re talking about. This week we want to talk about how overwhelming it feels to keep in touch with our friends right now. We asked you guys how you’re coping with the overwhelm, as well as your ideas for how to maintain friendships in the real world and away from screens. Plus! We posted a video about Josh (Steph’s husband) having a sex dream about Laura and the comments were HILARIOUS. SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/hannah-montana/umc.cmc.8m997jrdn9d87kq5g1991xrd   Laura: taking a colour walk (picking a colour, going for a walk, and noticing different things in that colour)  KIC UPDATE KICStudio bookings are now open! Start building your weekly ritual with us now before our doors officially open on the 18th of April.  Memberships are from $65/week for unlimited classes + free access to the KICApp. Class packs are from  $25/class. Or you can trial our Studio with 14 days of unlimited classes + access to the KICApp for…

People in this episode

Host: Steph Claire Smith

Topics covered

  • friendship
  • communication
  • mental health
  • social media
  • overwhelm

Keywords

  • friendship
  • communication
  • social media
  • overwhelm
  • mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KIC, KICBump, KICApp, KICStudio, LiSTNR

Books & works: Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special

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