The Friendship Paradox

Happy New Year! Learn what's in store for The Friendship Paradox in 2024. Steph and Bri are shaking things up - changing the format, removing seasonal themes, and bringing in more guests! Plus, they're giving listeners a little behind-the-scenes look into the makings of this podcast. In this episode: Bonefish Grill Airtable Recording equipment Voicemeeter Audacity Descript Epidemic Sound S...

What do you do when you're stressed to feel better? How do you overcome a depressive episode? Steph and Bri hash out their coping mechanisms and strategies for hacking their mental health in this season finale episode. In this episode: Dollywood The Pomodoro Technique Quarterback

Do you have healthy boundary-setting? Your favorite besties discuss how they set boundaries (some more defined than others...) in different relationships. In this episode: Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical Updegraff LASIK Beetlejuice the Musical Taylor Tomlinson 1989 (taylor's version) Berkley resource on personal boundary types The Enneagram in Business article Mirabelle Creations blog on boundary setti...

Steph and Bri hash out the different ways they fill up their cup and recharge! Spoiler alert: powering back up looks REALLY different for these polar-opposite besties. In this Episode: Gutenberg the Musical TheEveryGirl Blog Sally Hansen's Miracle Gel Top Coat Casetify

You goal, girl! This week, Steph and Bri discuss goal-setting: personal, professional, short-term and long-term! Who do you think is more organized and thoughtful about setting goals? In this episode: The Container Store The Home Edit Hack My Home Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown Stratejoy's Holiday Council Disney 100 Lego Set Bath and Body Work...

Stephany and Bri kick off Season 7 by getting really personal and vulnerable: they're talking about their mental health. How are they feeling? What's in their mental health toolkits? Find out in this episode! In this episode: Suicide Prevention Hotline - 988 National Alliance on Mental Illness Open Path Psychotherapy Collective National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Better Hel...

We're back, baby! We're getting personal (and vulnerable) this season, discussing personal growth! We'll cover mental health and taking care of ourselves, setting boundaries and goals, and more!

To do justice to Steph's favorite personality framework, we dive a little bit deeper into the Enneagram. Strap on your fairy wings, we're going all in! In this episode: Beetlejuice the Musical Enneagram Gift (link to Wing Types) Bri's Rug Duolingo

In their most superficial of superficial deep dives, Stephanie and Briana walk through CliftonStregths (fka StrengthsFinder) to find out their most positive attributes! Learn what traits they share and which they don't - and take a test to find out for yourself! In this episode: Exit Games Clearwater Gallop CliftonStrengths High5 Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Ke...

Steph and Bri take a superficial deep dive into a personality framework that was NOT developed by a psychologist, but rather by a notable speaker and writer who has spent a lot of her time researching and observing the human condition. Will Steph and Bri share a personality tendency, or will their polar opposite trend remain? In this episode: MCS Clay Studios The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin...

Join Bri and Steph as they find their quadrant of the DiSC assessment. Do you think they're well-suited to their careers based on their results? Drive on over, and let us Influence and Support you, and perhaps give you Clarity on the very popular personality framework focused on work! MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE: Rainbow Springs State Park Truity Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Red...

On their return back to their roots, Steph and Bri kick off this season with The Big Five personality framework. It's an OCEAN of fun and score reveals! SOURCES: https://www.verywellmind.com/the-big-five-personality-dimensions-2795422 https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-big-five-personality-traits Take the Big 5 Personality test here! Follow us on Instagram! We're @TheFriendshipParadox .

Welcome back to The Friendship Paradox. In season 6, Steph and Bri are going back to their roots and sharing superficial deep dives on some more personality frameworks. Will these two besties remain polar opposites?!

Bri and Steph share how they've taken planes, trains, and automobiles across the United States seeing many of America's greatest places. How to these two polar opposites choose to travel? As you'll see: fairly differently, of course! In this episode: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Booked Travel Planners The Ledge - SkyDeck Chicago EPIC Museum Angel's Landing Good Ch...

In this episode, Bri and Steph talk about their favorite way to vacation: cruising! Find out how many we've been on, where they've gone to, and how it is the perfect vacation for introverts AND extroverts!

While Steph and Bri are not going on vacation with Clark Griswald & company, they do take vacations with their families! Joins us as we talk about the highs and lows of traversing time off with our relatives. MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Fort Sumter CDC Shingles Guidelines Jonathan Dickinson State Park Great Smoky Mountain Railroad Waynesville, NC We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez Jeanett...

Bri has to travel for her job: client visits, conferences, and to attend work events as she's a remote employee. Steph, on the other hand, has not had to travel for work. To get the introverted perspective on work travel, the girls invite their book-loving BFF Amber, who knows more about work travel (and booking travel in general) than anyone we know. Join as as we talk with our special guest...

Steph and Bri dive into their international (beyond US soil) travels! See what each of these women do differently (and what's shockingly similar) when they enjoy vacations that are overseas. Grab your passports for this one! In this episide: Hinge Tombolo Bookstore Cliffs of Moher Blarney Stone Dublin Niagara Falls Toronto Maid of the Mist Fortnum and Mason Afternoon Tea Westminster Abbey Kens...

On our opening episode of the season, Steph and Bri talk about girls' trips! They've been on several together and on a few with other friend groups, so they break down how the planning and execution of girls' trips differs for them. MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Crossroads The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Taylor Swift Eras Tour AJR Ed Sheeran Mathematics Tour Phoebe the Flamingo Phase 10 Bilt...

Welcome to a milestone season of The Friendship Paradox! Join Steph and Bri on their 5th season as they traverse the many topics of travel - from domestic to international vacations and family trips vs work trips, we're setting sail aboard this fun season together. Grab your passports, we'll sea you soon!

In the season finale, Steph and Bri discuss the ever-popular topic of work/life balance. Does it exist? Is it realistically achievable? Get their hot takes on the topic of balance as they wrap up this final project on work. In this episode: Everlywell Food Sensitivity Comprehensive Test Cambridge Dictionary definition The Bucket Theory Forbes article - What does work life balance even mean? Happy...

Did you know that in addition to the Five Love Languages for personal partnerships, there are five love languages in the workplace too? Join Steph and Bri as they take a superficial deep dive into the 5 Work Love Languages. Rule #1: Don't touch your coworkers. In this Episode: Career Contessa Ina Garten (The Barefoot Contessa) Cruise With Ben and David Sur La Table Knife Skills Class The Dearl...

Work functions - from holiday parties to massive conferences, Bri and Steph discuss the formalities and the effort it takes for each of them to engage meaningfully in all different types of work functions. In this episode: My Favorite Murder The Last of Us The White Lotus Brooklyn 99 Bear Brook Season 2 Gold Coast Greyhound Adoptions Eric Wolfgang Art

Giving and receiving feedback - both tasks are often difficult no matter who you are and what your personality type is! See how Steph and Bri deal with feedback in the workplace. In this episode: Steph's Workout Challenge Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas La Colombe Coffee One Line A Day Journal

The pandemic may have been how Stephany and Bri began working from home, but now both our hosts have fully-remote corporate jobs. Learn their takes on working from home and how their personalities require them to hack their work-from-home lives in different ways. Portable Monitor Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon Brooks Adrenaline 22