{"podcast":{"title":"Friend Forward","slug":"friend-forward-1023895","podcast_index_feed_id":1023895,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/friend-forward/","website_url":"https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/67b8eeb7-d903-4bbf-8719-65975e6c45c3/Untitled-1400-x-1400-px.png","author":"Danielle Bayard Jackson | Female Friendship Expert","episode_count":265,"summary":"This is a podcast for modern women looking to understand the complexities of female friendship. Hosted by Danielle Bayard Jackson --female friendship coach and educator-- Friend Forward provides research, strategies, and tough-love truth to answer your questions about how to navigate relationships with other women. Tune in every week for new insights about how to create and maintain better female friendships. (And in between episodes, follow along on TikTok at @thefriendshipexpert or IG @daniellebayardjackson)","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friend-forward-1023895"},"episode":{"title":"THIS is the scientific reason why you're getting bored with friend \"catch-ups\"// a conversation with Creative Health Scientist Katina Bajaj","slug":"this-is-the-scientific-reason-why-you-re-getting-bored-with-friend-catch-ups-a-conversation-with-creative-health-scientist-katina-bajaj","published_at":"2025-11-07T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friend-forward-1023895/this-is-the-scientific-reason-why-you-re-getting-bored-with-friend-catch-ups-a-conversation-with-creative-health-scientist-katina-bajaj","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friend-forward-1023895","url":"https://www.betterfemalefriendships.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/788d9677-b757-48e8-8be0-213dea085206.mp3","summary":"In this conversation, Danielle Bayard Jackson and Katina Bajaj explore the intersection of creativity, health, and social connections. Katina shares her insights on how creativity is essential for mental and emotional well-being, and how it can enhance our relationships. They discuss the importance of play and leisure in a productivity-driven culture, and how redefining our understanding of creativity can lead to deeper connections with ourselves and others. The conversation also touches on the challenges of perfectionism and the need to prioritize leisure time for a fulfilling life. For the full episode, you've got to be a member of \"Office Hours\"! Join anytime at betterfemalefriendships.com/podcast Read Katina's Substack (it's actually so good!): Creative Health with Daydreamers | Substack ------------------------------------- Book Danielle to speak about the science of women's conflict and connection at your next event: daniellebayardjackson.com Follow us on Instagram ( @friendforward )","meta_description":"In this conversation, Danielle Bayard Jackson and Katina Bajaj explore the intersection of creativity, health, and social connections. Katina shares her i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1985,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/friend-forward-1023895/episodes/this-is-the-scientific-reason-why-you-re-getting-bored-with-friend-catch-ups-a-conversation-with-creative-health-scientist-katina-bajaj/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friend-forward-1023895/this-is-the-scientific-reason-why-you-re-getting-bored-with-friend-catch-ups-a-conversation-with-creative-health-scientist-katina-bajaj.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}