Best Forevers: A Podcast for Kindred Spirits

In the second episode of this multi-episode series on friendship break ups, Alysa explores the reasons why we may call it quits on a friendship. Specifically, she talks about three assessments we can do for ourselves, our friendship, and dealbreakers to help us make decisions about ending a friendship. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com   Listen to &...

Freeform's popular TV show, Cruel Summer , demonstrates what happens when friendships change, when friends betray you, when one is desperate for a certain friendship, and what happens when just a little friendship is all one needs during dark times. Alysa's friend, Amanda, stops by the podcast to talk about the twists and turns of friendship of the characters, Jeanette Turner and Kate Wallis. Shar...

Friendship break ups are not widely acknowledged or talked about but are often much more painful than romantic break ups. Understanding the process of a friendship break up is important in being able to lead a happy and healthy life with supportive friends by your side. In the first episode of this multi-episode series, Alysa takes a deep dive into romantic relationship development and how it appl...

After being inspired by an article in The Atlantic , Alysa explores the idea of what life would be like if friends, instead of romantic relationships, were our focus. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friendswithalysa Art Work by Kate Cosgrove =  http://k8cosgrove.blogspot.com Theme Music by...

Alysa explores the idea that sometimes we need a break from our friends, not a break-up. She discusses why we might need a break and how we can go about making that break happen successfully and with kindness. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Follow Best Forevers Pod! Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/groups/bestforeverspod/ Instagram = https://w...

In this episode, Alysa's Honor student, Kayla, guests to talk about her final thesis project focusing on connections during the global pandemic. We talk about how she developed her project, what she found and what it means, and concludes with recommendations for us navigating our friendships differently because COVID-19. Need Help?   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline = https://suicideprevention...

As we experience the one-year anniversary of the nation shutting down due to the pandemic, there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel, but there are still new experiences, feelings, and differences to navigate when it comes to vaccinations and friendship. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Find the Web Page here = www.alysalucas.com Follow B...

Alysa's good friend, Rachel, from Hallmarkies Podcast and Rachel's Reviews joins her to chat about the 1991 movie, Fried Green Tomatoes, and the friendship themes present. Follow Rachel at Rachel's Reviews on Twitter = https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews Check out Rachel's Reviews on YouTube = https://www.youtube.com/user/smilingldsgirl Check out Rachel's Reviews Web Page = https://rachelsreviews.n...

In this episode, Alysa chats about taking on a Kindness Challenge and what that can mean for us and our friendships. HATS (Animal Shelter in Mount Pleasant) = https://www.hatsweb.org/giving Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Find the Web Page here = www.alysalucas.com Follow Best Forevers Pod! Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/groups/bestforeverspod...

In this episode, Alysa discusses toxic positivity and what can happen to ourselves and our friendships if we ignore negative emotions and experiences, and only live by the "good vibes" mindset. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Find the Web Page here = www.alysalucas.com Follow Best Forevers Pod! Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/groups/bestforever...

The podcast returns after a long pandemic break to dig into some heavy issues from 2020 and now 2021. The last year has put a spotlight on how we may truly differ from our friends in beliefs related to COVID-19. So, what do we do when we don't agree? In this episode, Alysa details how "The COVIDD Divide" is impacting friendships. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforevers...

In the third episode of the special "Friends to the End" October series, Alysa chats with friend of the podcast, Nate Woo, about the spooky friendship behavior of unfriending. He details the research he and colleagues have conducted on the topic and they explore examples and difficulties with unfriending. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa!   Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Find the...

In the second episode of the special "Friends to the End" October series, Alysa chats about intentional embarrassment and the light and dark side of pranking our friends! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Find the Web Page here = www.alysalucas.com Follow Best Forevers Pod! Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/groups/bestforeverspod/ Instagram = https...

In the first episode of the special "Friends to the End" October series, Alysa chats with best ghoul friends, Jessica and Tara, who host the popular paranormal and true crime podcast, 3 Spooked Girls . We talk about how they met, came to podcast together, and how they've created their own little weird family. You Find 3 Spooked Girls Here: https://www.3spookedgirls.com   Share Your Friendship Stor...

We're celebrating three years of the Best Forevers Podcast! In this episode, I talk to my parents, Jim and Nancy, about friendship and when parents become friends with their children. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Share Your Personal Idioms Stories Here = https://forms.gle/tfgvP2SKWkjQhCU49 Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Find the Web Page here = www.alysalucas.com The Legend o...

Do you and your best friends have nicknames for each other? Is there a line from a TV show you both use all the time? Or, maybe even a funny word or phrase from a conversation you laugh about during tough times? If so, you and your friend are using personal idioms. In this episode, Alysa talks about they are and how they can help build friendships and closeness. Share Your Friendship Stories with...

In this episode, Alysa talks about little things she has done to stay connected with others. Alysa Watches TV = https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L4j1RmaNgYh5-PAKzLkHa3FAy9MdJDk4-SPPXHhBBQs/edit?usp=sharing Hallmarkies Podcast = https://www.hallmarkiespodcast.com Episode on Parasocial Relationships = https://bestforeverspod.libsyn.com/parasocial-relationships Share Your Friendship Stories wi...

Making friends is hard and that's pre-COVID so what are we supposed to do now? Alysa talks about making friends during quarantine in a second episode of this series. Related Episodes Making Friends Pt. 1 = https://bestforeverspod.libsyn.com/making-friends-pt-1 Celebrating Friends in Quarantine = https://bestforeverspod.libsyn.com/celebrating-friends-in-quarantine Staying Connected = https://bestfo...

Making friends can be hard so, in this episode, Alysa starts with the question, "Are you ready for friendship?" She talks about steps one can take to prepare to make friends. Related Episodes Can You Hear Me Now? (about listening) = https://bestforeverspod.libsyn.com/can-you-hear-me-now Friendship Matters = https://bestforeverspod.libsyn.com/friendship-matters Hello, My Name Is (about conversation...

In the second installment of understanding loneliness, Alysa explores the ways we can recognize our feelings of loneliness including a deeper dive into factors that we may need to consider like FOMO, social comparison, social insecurity, and more. Need Help?   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline = https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org SAMHSA = https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline Ep...

Alysa and her friend, Courtney, from the Spoop Hour podcast talk about their favorite friendship, Shawn and Gus, from the TV series, Psych . In this second of two episodes, they discuss the five reasons why the friendship has some problems, but, overall, why it works nonetheless. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@gmail.com Follow Best Forevers Pod! Facebook =...

Alysa and her friend, Courtney, from the Spoop Hour podcast talk about a favorite friendship, Shawn and Gus, from the TV series, Psych . In this first of two episodes, they talk about the show, some of their favorite moments, if we would be friends with Shawn and Gus, and the five reasons why they have an amazing friendship. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = bestforeverspod@g...

In honor of Cheer Up the Lonely Day, Alysa begins the discussion of loneliness – what it is, evidence of it as an epidemic, and why we should care about understanding loneliness to help ourselves and others. Need Help? National Suicide Prevention Lifeline = https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org SAMHSA = https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! As...

In this episode of the Best Forevers Book Club series, Alysa and Claire read the book, 1st to Die , from the series that got Alysa through college, the Women's Murder Club by James Patterson. We discuss friendships in the workplace, the dangers of crossing boundaries, and the joy of women supporting women. Note: This episode focuses on friends who have jobs that help solve murders. Topics and lang...

Many of us our perfectionists or we have friends who are perfectionists, but do we understand the impact perfectionism can have on our friendships? In this episode, Alysa explores what perfectionism is, what it might do to friendships, and what we can do to manage our perfectionist friends (or, coping with being the perfectionist friend). Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Visit the podcast...