All-around badass, Venturesome Podcast host, and friend, Rachel Esterline Perkins, visits the podcast to talk about supporting others through their work journey, how to build relationships, and workplace friends. Given that we spend most of our time in the workplace, finding your supportive work people or personal Board of Directors (as Rachel discusses) is particularly important! Check out Venturesome Podcast with Rachel! Home | Venturesome (venturesomepod.com) Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https ..read more

Many of us have friends right there in our pockets! That’s right, we connect with people via social media, like Twitter, and have all sorts of friends on our phones. Alysa’s pocket friend, Dr. Liz Faber, joins the podcast to chat about the meaning, the joy, the fun (and sometimes the blocks) of having friends in our back pockets. Follow Liz Faber on Twitter! https://twitter.com/LizWFab?s=20&t=WqcQDym6rJabMAmd2FQZUw Follow Liz Faber on Instagram! What Professors Wear (@whatprofessorswear) • Instagram photos and videos Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa ..read more

Elaborate plans to bring Voldemort back and to end Harry Potter take hold in the fourth book in the series, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire! Podcast favorite friend, Claire, returns to talk to Alysa about how the golden friendship of Harry, Hermoine, and Ron is not so sunshine-y, but that friends and connections will be critical to fight Lord Voldemort when he returns to his full power! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friendswithalysa Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = http://k8cosgr ..read more

A new year often brings hopes to what we might be able achieve with a fresh start, and having an accountability buddy can help you achieve more than you could imagine. But, here’s the things, friends, a new year doesn’t need to be the only time to help and support your friends! In this episode, Alysa talks about what friends can do for each other anytime they’re hoping to focus and be more productive ..read more

In the third installment of episodes analyzing Harry Potter books through a friendship, new Harry Potter fan and friend, Rachel, talks with Alysa about the third book, Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban. With this book, some of the friendship examples are similar to the first two books and some are different, with a need to talk about conflict, secrets, mischief, and pranks! Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friendswithalysa Follow Rachel and Knight Bus Lost & Found on Ins ..read more

Happy Halloween! Alysa drops a bonus episode, Alysa Watches TV, usually only available for patrons. Alysa talks about the movie Teen Witch (1989) with her friend, Sarah, and this may be the deepest dive on this cult movie ever. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friendswithalysa Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = http://k8cosgrove.blogspot.com Special Promo Art Work for this Episode by Kate Cosgrove Theme Music by Trevor Wilson  Sources https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098453/ https://en.wi ..read more

Two years ago for Halloween, Alysa covered ghosting in friendships and it certainly feels like the hauntings of relationships, when we just want closure, may be even worse now as continue to experience a global pandemic. So, gather around the campfire yet again to hear a spooky tale about ghosting.   Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friendswithalysa Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = http://k8cosgrove.blogspot.com Special Promo Art Work for this Episode by Kate Cosgrove Theme Music by ..read more

Halloween season got Alysa thinking about all we do to dress up for the big day – elaborate outfits, make-up, and masks. And wouldn’t you know we wear masks on days that don’t have to do with ghosts and goblins! In this episode, Alysa discusses the “face” work of Erving Goffman, which helps us understand how we present our public self with “face,” wear “masks” to hide some aspects of ourselves, and how friends can help support our “face.” Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa!  Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friend ..read more

Best Forevers Podcast has reached 150 episodes and, to celebrate, Alysa talks about the four lessons she’s learned about friendship since starting a podcast about friendships. Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Friends with Alysa = https://linktr.ee/friendswithalysa Art Work by Kate Cosgrove = http://k8cosgrove.blogspot.com Theme Music by Trevor Wilson  ..read more

How important is friendship to Harry Potter when he’s told not to go back to Hogwarts because of the danger ahead? Critical. Alysa’s friend, Crystal, joins her to talk about the book, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, through the lens of friendship. In this epsiode, they discuss whether or not Harry still has friends and enemies, how the fame continues to impact Harry’s life, the role of animals and creatures as friends, and the true start to mentorship with Dumbledore.  Share Your Friendship Stories with Alysa! Email Alysa = friendswithalysa@gmail.com Listen to & Follow Frie ..read more