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Explore the essential communication strategies and intentional efforts required to maintain meaningful long-distance friendships in this 18-minute podcast episode featuring journalist and author Aminatou Sow. Discover why society expects people to have good friendships without teaching how to cultivate them, and learn practical approaches to staying connected across distances. Examine Sow's rejection of Western culture's self-improvement obsession and understand how reading obituaries provided unique insights into human relationships. Gain perspective on the act of grace involved in sharing personal aspects of yourself with friends and the deliberate work necessary to sustain deep connections over time and geography. Learn from the co-host of Call Your Girlfriend podcast and co-author of Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close as she discusses the communication frameworks that help friendships thrive despite physical separation.
