

Rarely as celebrated as other filial or romantic relationships adult platonic relationships form a huge part of our well-being. It has given me the opportunity and time to reinvest relationships that had fallen by the wayside in the business of living.

Whether one is living with a family or alone, a conversation with a friend has often provided much-needed relief. But things would have been gloomier were it not the presence of some good friends. This program aired on September 29, 2020.I will not claim the pandemic cloud we are all collectively suffering under has a silver lining. Marketplace: " Money advice with 'Call Your Girlfriend'" - "On their podcast 'Call Your Girlfriend,' long-distance besties Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman hash out all kinds of issues around politics, feminism, pop culture and friendship." Once a week, Sow and Friedman hop on the phone for a conversation not unlike one you’d have with your smartest, most insightful friend, discussing everything from Love Is Blind to the worst bosses they’ve ever had." Though they live on separate coasts, the pair co-host Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast dedicated to long-distance besties everywhere. The Atlantic: " How the Hosts of ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ Saved Their Friendship" - "This week she talks with two friends who are also professional observers of friendship."īustle: " The ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ Co-Hosts On Maintaining Big Friendships In Hard Times" - "Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are the patron saints of friendship. Nothing forces us to resuscitate faltering friendships, where talk of the weather and office politics replaces deep intimate sharing." They nag at the back of our minds, like taxes undone and laundry unfolded. New York Times: " Keep Your Friends Close, and Keep Holding Them Closer" - "We all have problem friendships. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster.

Copyright © 2020 by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman. Excerpt from BIG FRIENDSHIP by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman.
