The pain of friendship break-ups

You've found your person, but you can't stand their politics. Awks! It's a phenomenon that's been on the rise in the last 30 years. Around the world, women are increasingly leaning left and men right. In 2022, 50% of Australians voted for a different political party than their pa ...  Show more

In December 2023, Antoinette Lattouf was asked to leave ABC Sydney. Since that day, her life has never been the same.A seasoned broadcaster, she was part way through a week-long stint hosting local radio. Behind the scenes however, a coordinated lobbying effort was underway to ha ...  Show more

This week on Pretty Lonesome, Madeline dives into her notes app archives and stumbles upon an unexpected find—a friendship breakup text. But why do friendship breakups often hit harder than romantic ones? Madeline unpacks her belief that friendships should last a lifetime, while ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailFriendship breakups are some of the hardest experiences we go through in life. In this transformational period of life (aka all of us the twentysomething year olds navigating life), we will go through our fair share of bestie heartbreaks. In this episode, we will ...  Show more

In the aftermath of heartbreak, we share our experiences with breakups and how to move through relationship grief (spoiler alert: Lucy is still happily married!)If you’re able to and our content means something to you, you can support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ❤️ 

Today on the podcast I'm joined by Erin Falconer, author of the book How to Breakup With Your Friends and we're discussing all things friendship breakups. In this episode we talk about why it's so important to take a regular inventory of your friendships and how they are serving ...  Show more