EPISODE · Oct 24, 2025 · 44 MIN
How Important are Adult Friendships?
from Not Us Podcast · host Angela Samantha Kaaber Kilian
In this candid episode of Not Us, sisters Angela and Samantha unpack the beautiful, annoying puzzle of adult friendships: how to make them, how to keep them, and when to let them go. From moving countries and starting over to navigating energy exchange, nervous system safety, boundaries, jealousy, and outgrowing people, this conversation gets real about what friendship looks like after the tequila years.What we coverWhy adult friendships feel harder than childhood ones“Does my nervous system relax around them?” Safety as a friendship filterEnergy exchange: give, receive, and when it’s one-wayReason–Season–Lifetime: releasing the pressure for “forever”Family vs friends: building a sisterhood on purposeWorkmates vs true friends (and how to tell the difference)Letting go with maturity… or, you know, tryingBuilding community in new cities (London, Netherlands)If you’re redefining who your people are, this one’s for you.Tags: #AdultFriendships #WomensVoices #Sisterhood #Boundaries #Vulnerability #ExpatLife #Community #MentalWellbeing #ReasonSeasonLifetime #NotUsPodcast
What this episode covers
In this candid episode of Not Us, sisters Angela and Samantha unpack the beautiful, annoying puzzle of adult friendships: how to make them, how to keep them, and when to let them go. From moving countries and starting over to navigating energy exchange, nervous system safety, boundaries, jealousy, and outgrowing people, this conversation gets real about what friendship looks like after the tequila years.What we coverWhy adult friendships feel harder than childhood ones“Does my nervous system relax around them?” Safety as a friendship filterEnergy exchange: give, receive, and when it’s one-wayReason–Season–Lifetime: releasing the pressure for “forever”Family vs friends: building a sisterhood on purposeWorkmates vs true friends (and how to tell the difference)Letting go with maturity… or, you know, tryingBuilding community in new cities (London, Netherlands)If you’re redefining who your people are, this one’s for you.Tags: #AdultFriendships #WomensVoices #Sisterhood #Boundaries #Vulnerability #ExpatLife #Community #MentalWellbeing #ReasonSeasonLifetime #NotUsPodcast
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How Important are Adult Friendships?
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