The Friend Lab

Text us to be featured on the show! Liz gets told to "calm down" mid-livestream — and it cracks open a lifelong wound about being "too much." Bryce and Liz talk being a lot, not being enough, and why that combo makes you exactly who your people need. 🩵Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Bryce receives a mysterious "Best Buddy Ever" shirt in the mail... and has absolutely no idea who sent it.What starts as a hilarious detective story turns into something much deeper.Bryce and Liz explore what it means to let people know they've changed your life while you still have the chance. From moving away and saying "see you later," to teaching in jail, parenting teenagers, surprise birthday parties, and learning to risk vulnerability, this conversation is about choosing connection over self-protection.Because maybe the greatest gift isn't receiving love—it's telling someone they mattered before it's too late.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Birthdays are supposed to be exciting. So why do they feel so complicated? Bryce and Liz get into time, identity, expectations, and why the best birthday Bryce ever had may have been the one where nobody even knew it was happening.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Liz is moving. Again. What does packing up your life and starting over teach you about the relationships that actually last? Bryce and Liz get into identity, geography, and why the real ones stay tapped in no matter the zip code.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! How do you show up fully for the people you love without losing yourself in the process? In this episode of The Friend Lab, Bryce and Liz get into one of the most honest conversations the pod has had yet — the real tension between being a considerate person and being a self-advocate.Liz opens up about how recovery literally forced her to break through a lifelong pattern of people-pleasing, and how "life or death" became the threshold that finally gave her permission to choose herself. Bryce reflects on what it means to move through the world rooted in self-inventory — and why staying too long in spaces where you're seen as inconsiderate can quietly erode how you see yourself.They also get into the difference between guilt and shame (thanks, Brené), what it looks like to repair a relationship without abandoning your own truth, and why the messiest, most honest version of growth happens in the brackish water — that murky in-between where the people who challenge you and the people who know you end up in the same place.This one is for anyone who's ever apologized when they didn't need to, stayed silent when they should've spoken, or wondered if caring about others and caring about yourself can actually coexist. Spoiler: they can. But it takes work.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Sometimes friendship looks like family counseling. Sometimes it looks like catching a stranger in a mosh pit. This week on The Friend Lab, Bryce and Liz unpack a Baby Keem concert that went sideways (in the best and worst ways), talk about the "scrolling season" ( are you a SCROLLy Polly??) we all fall into, and remind us that real conversation is still the best antidote for feeling stuck. Welcome to the buddy hood.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Bryce walked out of the movie Obsession and immediately needed to talk about it — so naturally, he hit record. The premise: one wish, and someone is magically compelled to love you. Sounds like a fantasy. Turns out it's kind of a horror story.In this episode, Bryce and Liz use that as a jumping-off point to dig into what real connection actually requires — and what gets lost when you try to skip straight to the good part. They get into consent and autonomy in relationships, the difference between being loved and being truly known, and why the weird, awkward, unpredictable in-between is not just part of the process — it is the process.They also get into the full spectrum of connection — from your ride-or-dies to the gym friend who noticed you were gone, to the neighbor you only ever wave at — and why demanding everything from one person might be the thing standing between you and a real community. Plus: parasocial relationships, the highlight reel self vs. the actual self, Liz's third-grade best friend ranking system, and a brand new segment: Buddy Questions.You can't snap a stick. But you can do the work. Welcome to the lab.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Bryce hit record mid-conversation — and this is what came out. In this episode, he and Liz dig into something we've all felt but rarely talk about: why the same information hits completely differently depending on who's delivering it. When it's someone you trust, someone who knows your heart and your history, even the scary stuff feels manageable. When it's not? You're out. Turkey leg dropped. Gone.They talk about what it actually takes to be a person someone lets past their defenses — the kind of trust that makes hard conversations possible, what it means to do the work on both sides of a friendship, and how knowing yourself is the whole foundation. Plus: protecting your peace without disappearing from the world entirely, what season you might be in right now, and why the buddy hood might just be saving lives one honest conversation at a time.Welcome to the Buddyhood. Pull up a chair.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Ok ya dirty birdy, we're not talking about THOSE benefits! BUT all friendship has benefits - and some are more... material than others. But when does a friendship cross the line from beneficial to... transactional? Well, that's what we're discussing today. Let us know what you think! We love ya.-Liz & BryceFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Bryce and Liz have a convo that starts as a catch up and delves into EVERYTHING going on in their lives currently, which begs the question...can we really show up anywhere without ALL of us present in some way??Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! The Friend Lab was LIVE on Substack a few weeks ago, and this is the convo we had! If you haven't already, join us over on Substack for the chance to join us on an upcoming live. If you like it, we'll do more of these!Ironically -or is it serendipidously? - we talk a lot in this episode about being IN THE MOMENT and how that can be challenging when you are always trying to recreate a feeling or an experience or even a routine that worked one time. Bryce & I are in recovery and have ADHD... and that becomes wildly apparent in this convo!But even though impermanence is a gift, and being in the present moment is a beautiful way to live... we didn't want you to miss this fun conversation. We hope you enjoy, and would love to have you join us for the next live recording! Be sure to subscribe on Substack so you don't miss the announcement. Or not, either way we're super glad you're here. :)Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Did you know there is a loneliness epidemic among men? Bryce did NOT want to have this conversation, so of course we had to have it. And we're so glad we did, because you a deserve a positive, action-oriented perspective, and that's what we have for you today. Ways to connect if you're feeling disconnected. The positive impact of connection for everyone- but in this conversation, particularly for men. And essentially a message of hope for anyone feeling lonely. You are not just a number in some faceless epidemic, you are a person who needs people. So let's get connected- and remember what it actually takes to form meaningful relationships with other humans.We're so glad you're part of our community, and would love to hear from you! Call in with questions or comments, and use the links below to connect with us on social media.We love ya!Liz & BryceFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! We are tackling the big topics on the Friend Lab! AI- friend or foe to connection, to mental health, to... society? We don't know. But we sure do have opinions! From ChatGPT whispering sweet nothings in our ears, to ours and others' conflicting feelings about whether AI in mental health is a good or bad thing (or somewhere in between), to questions about WHERE THIS IS ALL GOING.... we come to the conclusion that, again, we don't know. But we will continue to have opinions, and we always want to hear yours! Be sure you've used the links below to connect with us on various platforms (substack, IG, etc), and call in with your thoughts and questions.We love ya! (in the human way, not the weird chatgpt love-bombing way)Liz & BryceFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! The bad news is, Fruity Pebbles are just colorful rice bits now, and pizza rolls have lost their spark.The good news is, we think we can we retrain our adult brains to center joy, to be in the moment with grace & compassion, and to live more like we did as kids, while we're still here.We chat about reasons joy can feel harder to find as an adult:is it western/achievement cultureis it our "life is supposed to be this way" mindset?maybe using our imagination to prepare for the worst?because we hold too tightly to the things and people we love, ruining the experience?or is it because we all heard about how hard life will be when we were kids?Whatever it is, we're ready to embrace our inner Mr. Rogers, to use our imaginations to center the good stuff, and we hope you will too.(And if this feels impossible so you are interested in diving deeper into a hypnosis convo with Liz, use the links below!)Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Friend Lab fam, did you catch us live on Substack? It won't be the last time so subscribe over there if you haven't yet- we can't wait to connect!On today's episode, we talk about intellectual partnerships, what supportive love for friends looks and feels like, and what it means to be experimenting & growing in our relationships. We also discuss some really ANGRY internet trolls that popped up recently, and how Bryce showed up for Liz in a way that was both protective and empowering. We go into details on all of these topics, including some conversation about what it looks like to be a man who shows up for women, and being a woman who can feel safe advocating for herself in the world. As always, every bit has a thru-line of deep love and respect for one another (despite a major disagreement about pickle kombucha).See you in the lab!Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! How the evolution of our stories and the way that we tell them change who we are and how we relate to the world...also Kool aid man babyyyyFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Friends don't make friends feel bad about tummy trouble. In this episode, we relive some IBS childhood trauma and find a way to make it about friendship!We also celebrate March 4th, a.k.a. "March Forth!," we're talking gratitude, spiritual practices, and how both of those evolve over time. (Shout out to Stinky Jeff, who inspired the masses by doing his thing, and didn't care.)Shop AG1 drinks for regular poops!  https://shop.drinkag1.com/BRYCETHETHIRDWe love ya!-Liz & BryceFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! As they all are, this episode is my fave. Bryce and I are friends on and off this show, so we talk often. And amidst all that talking, we disagree sometimes. And by sometimes, I mean a LOT. We actually disagree at the very start of this conversation! (and I'm writing the description this week so I get to say that I'm right. This is Liz btw) We talk about the difference between truth, fact, and belief, and how that impacts relationships. Also, Bryce is pretty sure he's a warlock. He might be right! In all seriousness, this episode is a cool example of how friends can disagree with a lot of love, so if you can't even imagine disagreement existing without conflict- this one is for you. We love ya, and we mean it. (THAT we definitely agree on)xoxo LizFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! This is a special one. To start, I tell not only THE Starfish Story, but the story behind my connection to the story, and why I believe we are all starfish in this sea of humanity. We all need love and connection- and each other.Did you know I used to be a nurse? And did you know it's uncool to say "homie-g?" Some things I have to learn along with you. I love this episode, and not just because Bryce calls me a best friend. I'm still smiling about that... but I promised I wouldn't make it weird so just take a listen. We love ya,LizP.S. Be sure you've subscribed on Substack, we'll be announcing some go-lives and other ways to connect in the next couple weeks!Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Maybe we'll chill with the hyperbole in the show titles one day but that day ain't today :) -Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Friendship and connection are, often at the same time, amazing experiences AND challenging. We doubled back on this episode to dive deeper for each other and for you all and we encourage you to do the same for the people that you care about! -Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Tbh, Liz and I are both married so wth do we know about dating…but love? Now there’s something we’re both qualified to yap about. This is a good one. Press play you love birds ;)- Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Comparing our actual friendships to what we see on "Friends" and "Sex and The City" will probably leave us sad AF. Good thing we can stop that comparison...like right this very moment. Let's talk about it. Also, wtf was up with that "Stranger Things" finale?? - Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! I'm literally up the night before this is due to go out to you, our wonderful friends, putting this description together. If you HATE the term "networking", always wondered what it'd be like to randomly join an improv class and/or have absolutely no idea what Internal Family Systems therapy is.. there's some REALLY good stuff in here. So stop reading this and listen already! -Bryce :)Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Check in on your friends today! I will too. Even if it moves my cheese. (Listen in for too many cheese puns.)We love ya.-LizFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! It's not as bad as the title suggests. Just listen to the damn episode lol- Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! We grown.. Can we really trip if our best friends don't call us back immediately?Maybe lol Listen to this episode to hear what we think-Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Hey friend lab fam, in this conversation Bryce & I reflect on the past year- the seeds planted, soil tended, and growth that we couldn't have predicted. We’re talking about the (slightly unsettling) mix of hope, pressure, reflection, and impatience that shows up around New Year’s, and how we plan to approach goals for 2026 with a ton of grace. We wanted you to have this episode today as a reminder that growth doesn’t care about deadlines, and self-compassion is part of maturation, not a detour from it. Here's to a new year and new Friend Lab connections to come.Love, LizP.S. Happy F**kin' New Year!Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! It's the holidays, be merry blah blah blah. Liz I and I chat about whatever we want in this episode to remind you that it's ok to be whoever you are, HOWever you are this season.Happy Holidays! - Bryce Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! Find The Friend Lab on Instagram, and (coming soon), join the community on Substack!In this episode of The Friend Lab, Liz and Bryce dig into what real friendship actually requires, beyond motivational soundbites and surface-level support.  Inspired by a recent Jay Shetty instagram post, they explore how personal growth, honest communication, and self-reflection shape the way we show up for our friends (and ourselves), and why meaningful connection requires us to get a little uncomfortable. Liz & Bryce are great at diving into the seas of discomfort btw... so buckle up!In this episode, we explore:Why Bryce feels that “frothy” motivation and quick fixes fall short in real relationships (and sometimes in Instagram posts)What true friendship looks like during both wins and lossesThe role of self-reflection in personal growth and emotional well-being. This shows up in the conversation about relationships generally and, on a meta level, it shows up in the way Liz & Bryce communicate!Why expectations can quietly undermine connection if left unexaminedThe behind-the-scenes reality of building something meaningful with ADHD (be it friendships or websites)Updates on Liz: building her website, offering hypnotherapy, and getting all of her dishes done- literally and metaphorically!Updates on Bryce: finding the balance between leaning on self, reaching out to friends, and turning to a spiritual practice during moments of challenge. Discussing how good friends are a side effect of personal growth, and not meant to meet our ever need and provide the perfect answers.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! In this episode, Liz McKean and Bryce The Third take listeners behind the scenes of how The Friend Lab came to be, from early awkward misunderstandings to an airport meet-cute, from the “do we even know what we’re doing?” moments to the sparks of chemistry that kept pulling them back into creative collaboration.This conversation is equal parts heartfelt and hilarious. Liz and Bryce talk about the excitement of creating something together with an experimental mindset (we are in the lab, after all). They explore how connection gets built not in perfection, but in the willingness to show up exactly as you are- messy edges, evolving identities, and all.As the episode unfolds, they dig into the deeper threads of friendship: vulnerability, authenticity, miscommunication, self-awareness, and the way shared experiences carve out a bond that becomes richer over time. What started as two people trying to figure each other out has grown into a partnership rooted in trust, humor, creative tension, and genuine care.This is an origin story episode… but it’s also a reminder that great friendships (and great podcasts) aren’t built from perfection… they’re built from connection.Follow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird

Text us to be featured on the show! In this FIRST episode of The Friend Lab Liz McKean and Bryce The Third take listeners behind the scenes of how The Friend Lab came to be, from early awkward misunderstandings to an airport meet-cute, from the “do we even know what we’re doing?” moments to the sparks of chemistry that kept pulling them back into creative collaboration.This conversation is equal parts heartfelt and hilarious. Liz and Bryce talk about the excitement of creating something together with an experimental mindset (we are in the lab, after all). They explore how connection gets built not in perfection, but in the willingness to show up exactly as you are- messy edges, evolving identities, and all.As the episode unfolds, they dig into the deeper threads of friendship: vulnerability, authenticity, miscommunication, self-awareness, and the way shared experiences carve out a bond that becomes richer over time. What started as two people trying to figure each other out has grown into a partnership rooted in trust, humor, creative tension, and genuine care.This is an origin story episode… but it’s also a reminder that great friendships (and great podcasts) aren’t built on perfection… they’re built on connection.⸻What we explore in this episode•How The Friend Lab was born out of chaos, curiosity, and a “let’s just dive in” energy•Why intentionally “messing it up” might be the best way to start anything•How misunderstandings helped shape a stronger friendship•The airport moment that created an unexpected bond•Why creativity + connection = chemistry•The role of vulnerability and honesty in making friendships sustainable•How self-awareness deepens relationships•The beauty of letting friendships evolve as you grow•What it means to stay authentic in every version of yourselfFollow The Friend Lab on InstagramAbout Liz McKean: Liz is a hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, and creator of spaces where people can unshame their coping tools and finally feel better.About Bryce The Third: When it comes to the most authentic and impactful voices rising out of Detroit, Michigan, Bryce The Third is a name you can’t afford to leave out. Not just an artist, he’s an emotional engineer with a live show that a mix of performance art, storytelling, high level lyricism and community building. Not only does Bryce have a story to tell, when you witness it, you’ll wanna tell yours Join The FriendLab Community! → https://substack.com/@friendlabpodcastCall into the show to be featured → https://www.speakpipe.com/TheFriendLabPodcastMore about Liz → lizmckean.comFollow Liz on Instagram → @liz.mckeanMore about Bryce → BryceTheThird.comFollow Bryce on Instagram → @brycethethird