<p>#245</p><p>🍿 watch on<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/53JGhfgwgD92PjNTpBukzH"> <u>⁠spotify⁠</u></a> &amp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ShePersistedPodcast"> <u>⁠youtube⁠</u></a></p><p>💌<a href="https://shepersistedpodcast.com/ask-a-question"> <u>⁠ask me a question⁠</u></a> or leave feedback on the podcast!</p><p>if you’re struggling with finding new friends as a postgrad, this episode is for YOU. in this solo episode,<strong> </strong>i’m sharing <strong>my favorite ways to make friends, stay connected, and avoid feeling lonely after graduating college</strong>! from making time to be social despite your new 9-to-5 to keeping in touch with long-distance friends, this episode covers every friendship topic for your post-college era. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>i talk about:</strong></p><p>• the mindset shift i made to avoid feeling lonely as a postgrad </p><p>• how college social dynamics are so different from postgrad ones </p><p>• catering your professional life to your social needs </p><p>• finding motivation to be social even when you’re super busy </p><p>• what everyone needs to know about loneliness </p><p>• common habits we often overlook that are making you lonely  </p><p>• why so many postgrads are more likely to feel lonely</p><p>• my life hacks for preventing loneliness in the first place as a postgrad</p><p>• creative ways to keep in touch with long distance friends + family</p><p>• and so much more!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>mentioned:</strong></p><p>•<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JCI1bFztLWEe6fg8Wv6mr?si=bw7ZPmc5RRuZH75UB4pTxA"> last week&#39;s ep</a><u></u></p><p>•<a href="https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/Interpersonal%20Effectiveness%20DBT%20Skills%20ADA_04302020_tcm75-1599002.pdf"> </a><a href="https://shepersistedpodcast.com/episodes/ep211?rq=angela%20duckworth"><u>grit lab recap</u></a><u></u></p><p>• <a href="https://shepersistedpodcast.com/episodes/228?rq=angela%20duckworth"><u>angela duckworth ep</u></a></p><p>•<a href="https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/Interpersonal%20Effectiveness%20DBT%20Skills%20ADA_04302020_tcm75-1599002.pdf"> </a><a href="https://shepersistedpodcast.com/episodes/ep113?rq=marisa%20franco"><u>marisa franco ep</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>☕giveaway! want coffee on me? every month, i gift one listener a <strong>starbucks gift card</strong> <strong>to enter</strong>:</p><p>1. leave a review on apple or spotify</p><p>2. dm me a screenshot on instagram</p><p>📲 bonus entries for story or tiktok tags!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shepersistedpodcast"><u>⁠@shepersistedpodcast⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://shepersistedpodcast.com"><u>⁠shepersistedpodcast.com⁠</u></a></p><p>⁠[email protected]⁠ </p><p>© 2025 SHE PERSISTED LLC. all rights reserved.</p>