{"podcast":{"title":"Get Mom Ready Podcast","slug":"get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224","podcast_index_feed_id":7501224,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/5620416.rss","website_url":"https://www.getmomready.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/5620416/e412bfb8b29862fa486bbc13e2929be4.jpg","author":"The Ready Network","episode_count":35,"summary":"Four moms. Four stages. One mission: help you stay grounded in who you are while raising kids. Expect real talk, expert insight, and zero judgement.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224"},"episode":{"title":"Can We Talk About Friendship After Kids?","slug":"can-we-talk-about-friendship-after-kids","published_at":"2026-02-16T02:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224/can-we-talk-about-friendship-after-kids","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224","url":"https://www.getmomready.com/p/can-we-talk-about-friendship-after","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187786113/043d291d634b14681c51c2a73306838d.mp3","summary":"Holly’s onsite with a client today, so it’s just Anna + Hannah + Meredith on the mic, talking about something that quietly shapes your whole motherhood experience: Friendship. Not “how to make more mom friends.”But how to know who’s safe… and how to be safe when someone hands you something tender. Because motherhood has a way of turning friendship into both: * lifeline * and landmine And a lot of us are carrying a low-grade question in the background of our lives: Who can I really bring my real life to? The word we’re side-eyeing: “loyalty” We started with a spicy-ish take from Anna: “Loyalty” feels like a weird expectation to place on friendship. Not because commitment isn’t beautiful, but because friendship isn’t a contract. When people say “I value loyalty,” sometimes what they mean is: * “I need you to prove you’re on my side.” * “I need you to show up the same way forever.” * “I need you to be available when I’m not.” * “Don’t change. Don’t drift. Don’t evolve.” And motherhood will absolutely test that. We talked about the difference between: * desire (“I miss you. I wish we had more time.”) * expectation (“If you cared, you would.”) That line matters. Thanks for reading Get Mom Ready! This post is public so feel free to share it. A safe friend doesn’t demand your nervous system One of the most freeing ideas in the episode: A safe friend understands that availability can’t be “drop everything, always.” Instead of “prove you’re loyal,” a safe friendship sounds like: * “Do you have it to give right now?” * “Can I put something here?” * “Do you want validation or feedback?” * “No pressure to respond fast, I just needed to say it.” That’s not distance. That’s respect. The most practical tool we shared Hannah brought in something we wish every adult friendship had lang…","meta_description":"Holly’s onsite with a client today, so it’s just Anna + Hannah + Meredith on the mic, talking about something that quietly shapes your whole motherhood ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224/episodes/can-we-talk-about-friendship-after-kids/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224/can-we-talk-about-friendship-after-kids.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}