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Fluent in Friendship
by Kara
Whether you're looking for your first real friend, trying to save one that's fading, or figuring out what keeps going wrong in conversations- friendship can feel harder than it should.Fluent in Friendship breaks friendship down into skills you can actually learn, with clear guidance instead of vague advice. Each episode teaches one skill in about 15 minutes.I'm Kara. I built these skills the hard way, and I made this podcast so you don't have to.Every episode is free. Full exercises, worksheets, and member tools at fluentinfriendship.com
Episodes
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T0E7 - "Everyone Says 'Stop Masking'—But It's the Only Thing That Works": Strategic Adaptation
You've heard it: "Stop masking. Be yourself." But masking got you the job. It got you through the party. It works—and that's the hard part. This episode breaks down the three modes of social adaptation, why they're not the same thing, and how to make actual choices about where your energy goes.…
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T0E6 - Why It Feels Like Everyone Got a Manual: The Translation Reframe
You're not imagining that feeling that everyone else got a manual you never received. The social rules you've been trying to learn weren't designed for how neurodivergent brains work. They were designed by neurotypical people, for neurotypical people. This episode reframes the struggle from "I'm...
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T0E5 - "Make Eye Contact" Doesn't Work for Everyone: Function Over Form
Every social skill has a purpose (what you're trying to communicate) and a delivery method (the specific behavior). If the standard delivery method doesn't work for your body, you can serve the same purpose through a different channel. Fluent in Friendship breaks friendship down into skills you…
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T0E4 - When Your Brain Won't Stop Replaying: The 24-Hour Rule
When you replay a social moment while stress hormones are still running, you're rewriting it worse each time. One useful move is to wait until the physical stress clears before you decide how it went. Then, you can evaluate it with evidence-based questions.You'll learn:• Why your immediate...
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T0E3 - Social Events Leave You Wrecked: The Recovery Formula
This episode teaches a simple three-question framework for predicting how much energy a social event will cost *before* you go, so you can plan real recovery time afterward instead of discovering you need it when you're already wrecked. Most advice tells you to "take a break if you need one" —...
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T0E2 - "Practice With a Friend", But What If You Don't Have One?: The AI Practice Partner
AI Prompt: Be my practice partner. ROLE-PLAY: When I ask, play someone I might talk to—coworker, acquaintance, someone at an event. Respond naturally, not perfectly. Include realistic awkward moments, unexpected topic changes, and the kinds of responses real people give—not ideal responses....
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T0E1 - My Brain Goes Blank at Social Events: The Reset Breath
In this episode, I walk through the Reset Breath: a simple 4 seconds in, 6 seconds out breathing technique that signals your nervous system back to baseline so you can think, decide, and respond like yourself again. I also touch on what to do when your environment is the real problem, how to buy...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Whether you're looking for your first real friend, trying to save one that's fading, or figuring out what keeps going wrong in conversations- friendship can feel harder than it should.Fluent in Friendship breaks friendship down into skills you can actually learn, with clear guidance instead of vague advice. Each episode teaches one skill in about 15 minutes.I'm Kara. I built these skills the hard way, and I made this podcast so you don't have to.Every episode is free. Full exercises, worksheets, and member tools at fluentinfriendship.com
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