Good news: You don't have to work so hard to make friends

📢📢📢ANNOUNCEMENT: With the next episode, I'll turn on the paid subscription feature on Substack, but everything stays FREE. No tiers, no paywalled posts. If you'd like to contribute and hold the door open for someone else, come visit at https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com 📢📢📢Making friends as an adult feels harder than it should — but it doesn't have to. In this episode, we explore four circumstances that build closeness without all the logistical labor: repetition, immersion, high obligation, and getting adopted by a connector. Turns out, the right situation can do more for a friendship than any amount of planning. Get full access to How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself at ellenhendriksen.substack.com/subscribe