Real Talk Friend Therapy: Honest Conversations, Advice + Tips For Stronger Adult Friendships

Daysha Veronica, Yes Queen
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Navigating adult friendships can be messy, complicated, and confusing for many. But whether you are Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen X and beyond, friendship is an essential relationship for your wellbeing. Join former BuzzFeed personality, Daysha Veronica, each week as she tackles everything from friendship red flags and setting boundaries to making new friends, maintaining long-distance friendships, dealing with friendship breakups, and handling tough conversations. Whether you're struggling with ghosting, social anxiety, or toxic friendships, this is the place for practical tips and real talk!

  1. 10/23/2025

    EP 37: Attachment Styles and Friendship

    When people talk about attachment styles in popular culture, it’s usually within the context of a romantic relationship. But understanding your attachment style can actually be super beneficial for your friendships as well. In this week’s episode, Daysha goes over: What the three major attachment styles are How we, as a culture, have been thinking about independence all wrong And how she learned how to manage her anxiety in her friendships So, if you’ve always wondered: What does a secure friendship look like? How do I recognize when my attachment style is sabotaging my friendships? How to become a more secure friend? Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session! REFERENCES (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases): What Attachment Styles Teach Us About Our Friendships; Lane Moore  Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–and Keep–Friends by Marisa G. Franco Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find–and Keep–Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller  EP 17: WTF is Vulnerability? EP 20: Why is Vulnerability SO Hard? FT. Sharmishtha Gupta RESOURCES: The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    45 min

  2. 10/02/2025

    EP 36: How To Say No—Especially When It Comes To Financial Situations with Friends (#BetterYouBetterFriend)

    For our last episode in the friendship and money series, Daysha has a mini coaching session for y’all this week that dives into ways you can turn down group outings in a clear and kind manner when you don’t have the funds. In this episode she: Offers strategies on how to define your financial boundaries Walks you through a step-by-step example on how to say no and what to do when faced with push back And reveals personal tactics that she uses when telling people no So if you’ve always wondered: What do I say when I can’t afford to go out? How do I handle friends who pressure me to spend money? How do I set money boundaries with my friends? Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session! REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases): The Book of Boundaries: Set The Limits That Will Set You Free by Melissa Urban The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga EP 3: What is Friendship? EP 10: To Communicate or Not Communicate Our Boundaries FT. Calix Vu-Bui EP 11: How To Deal with Boundary Crossers FT. Calix Vu-BuiEP 33: Making Time For Friendship RESOURCES: The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    33 min

  3. 09/19/2025

    Episode 35: How To Exist In Mixed Earning Friendships FT. Aja Evans

    Do your friends make more money than you? Or are you the friend who outearns their friend group? Regardless of where you fall, talking about money and budgets and limitations is already extremely stressful, but when you add friendship on top of it — it can really make or break some relationships. So, this week, Daysha sits down with licensed financial therapist, Aja Evans, to discuss: How to create community when there are income differences among friends How to deal with conflict around money with friends How to ease into conversations around money with friends As well as how to deal with allllllll the complicated emotions that money can bring up in us So, if you’ve always wondered: Can friendships survive income differences? How do I talk about money struggles with my friends honestly? How do I set financial boundaries with friends? Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session! Aja Evans is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, speaker, and author specializing in Financial Therapy. With over a decade of experience, Aja is determined to help more people break the taboo of keeping money and emotions secret. In addition to her practice, Aja is the president-elect on the board of the Financial Therapy Association, consults with FinTech companies, and is the author of Feel Good Finance accepted this December. Aja has been featured in a variety of major news outlets including The New York Times, Business Insider, NerdWallet, Time, and Teen Vogue. Aja is on a mission to get more people engaged in living their best lives while attuning to their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around money. Outside of work, you can find Aja chasing after her two young children as they hunt down the next delicious place to eat.  To connect with Aja: Website: http://ajaevanscounseling.com/ IG: @AjaETherapy REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases): Feel Good Finance by Aja Evans The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel The Overcoming Overspending Podcast (formerly The Money Love Podcast) EP 3: What is Friendship? EP 17: WTF is Vulnerability? EP 20: Why is Vulnerability SO Hard? FT. Sharmishtha Gupta RESOURCES: The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    1h 3m

  4. 09/11/2025

    EP 34: Being the “Broke Friend”

    Welcome back to the second half of season 2, besties! For our first episode back, Daysha wanted to talk about her journey of being the “broke friend” for the last 11 months as she dealt with a long period of unemployment. Specifically, she’ll be discussing: The emotions that came up for her this time around How her conversations changed with her friends  And why being the “broke friend” is not as awful as we think it is So, if you have always wondered: Why do I feel ashamed of being the broke friend? Can friendships survive income differences? How do I talk about money struggles with my friends honestly? Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session! REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases): How The Mighty Fall by Jim Collins EP 3: What is Friendship? EP 17: WTF is Vulnerability? EP 20: Why is Vulnerability SO Hard? FT. Sharmishtha Gupta EP 21: Your Relationship BATNA RESOURCES: The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    47 min

  5. 08/08/2025

    A Special Update + Friendship Pain Point Survey

    Hi y’all! I know it’s been a minute but Daysha has a quick life update and the Friendship Pain Point survey is now OPEN! Please fill out the survey so Daysha can learn more about you and how to best tailor future episodes to meet your needs. REFERENCES: Friendship Pain Point Survey RESOURCES: Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    5 min

  6. 05/22/2025

    EP 33: Making Time For Friendship

    The time has come for our mid-season break! But before heading off into summer, Daysha wanted to offer up some coaching this week on how to make time for friendship since it is one of the biggest challenges for people when trying to make friends in adulthood. We’re always saying we’re too busy to hang out. But are we really, tho? Or are there other underlying emotions blocking us from finding the time to connect? In this episode Daysha discusses: What are time boundaries and how to set them How to identify your time boundary violation triggers Inspiration for how to make more time for connection And why spontaneity is the secret sauce when it comes to connecting with friends So, if you have always wondered: How do I make time for friends as an adult? Why is it so hard to maintain friendships when you're busy? How can I balance work, life, and friendships? Can you have meaningful friendships without seeing each other often? Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session!    REFERENCES (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases): We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships by Kat Vellos Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits by Nedra Glover Tawwab The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga EP 3: What is Friendship? EP 5: Lonely vs Being Alone EP 8: Why Friendship Matters FT. Bri Angele EP 9: WTF Are Boundaries? EP 10: To Communicate or Not Communicate Our Boundaries FT. Calix Vu-Bui EP 11: How To Deal with Boundary Crossers FT. Calix Vu-Bui EP 30: Why Do YOU Want Friends? RESOURCES: Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    52 min

  7. 05/15/2025

    EP 32: I Asked My Mom If We Could Ever Be Best Friends FT. Angela and Erika

    Over the last several years, there has been a cultural push in America for mothers and daughters to become best friends. For last week’s episode, Daysha sat down with a licensed therapist to get her take. So, this week she decided it only made sense to reach out to her mom to see if she ever had a desire to be best friends with her or her siblings. In addition to her mother, Angela, her sister, Erika, who is a new mom, joins them to have the realest conversation on motherhood, parenting and grace. REFERENCES: EP 31: Can My Mom Be My Best Friend? Should She Be? FT. Aaliyah Nurideen RESOURCES: Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

    53 min

  8. 05/08/2025

    EP 31: Can My Mom Be My Best Friend? Should She Be? FT. Aaliyah Nurideen

    Happy almost Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there! With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend in the US, Daysha decided to use the next two episodes to explore this cultural trend she’s noticed over the years: mothers and daughters being “best friends.” This week, she sits down with licensed therapist Aaliyah Nurideen to discuss: Can mothers and daughters actually be best friends?  Is it healthy for mothers and daughters to be best friends given the inherent power differential between them? What do we gain or risk by becoming best friends with our mom? And how can we approach building a relationship with our moms in adulthood. Aaliyah Nurideen, LCSW, LCSW-C is a multi-passionate licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, healing justice advocate, and owner of Ashé Mental Health & Wellness Space. With 10 years of experience in community mental health, psychotherapy, and organizational leadership, Aaliyah brings a dynamic and compassionate approach to creating spaces where mental health and creativity intersect. Her career has been dedicated to fostering environments of care, safety, and authenticity, particularly for Black and Indigenous communities. Aaliyah’s expertise lies in building systems that prioritize mental wellness and empower individuals to thrive. She is also the creator of Connections Cards™ and the brand Therapy is Not a Bad Word™, both of which reflect her commitment to making mental health accessible, engaging, and culturally grounded. To connect with Aaliyah: Personal IG: @aaliyahnurideen  Private Practice:@ashemhspace (IG) @ashemhspace (TikTok) Connection Cards IG: @connectioncardsdeck  REFERENCES: Mean Girls (2004)  EP 17: WTF is Vulnerability? EP 20: Why is Vulnerability SO Hard FT. Sharmishtha Gupta RESOURCES: Want to hear new episodes 2 days early? Subscribe to our Patreon! Looking for someone to talk to about this week’s episode? Join our exclusive Facebook group! Looking for a new therapist? Or are you interested in starting therapy for the first time? Check out the Real Talk Friend Therapy Therapist Resources List! Level up yourself + your adult friendships through more tips, explanations, advice and strategies on the Yes Queen YouTube Channel! For news, updates and more insights on how to create stronger adult friendships, join the Yes Queen email list. CONNECT: Daysha Veronica IG/Threads: @DayshaVeronica TikTok: @DayshaVeronica BlueSky: @DayshaVeronica Yes Queen IG/Threads: @YesQueenLife TikTok: @YesQueenLife BlueSky:@YesQueenLife CREDITS: Producer: Becky Harris  Executive Producers: Daysha Veronica, Bailey Murphy If you like what you hear, don’t forget to subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Navigating adult friendships can be messy, complicated, and confusing for many. But whether you are Gen-Z, Millennials, Gen X and beyond, friendship is an essential relationship for your wellbeing. Join former BuzzFeed personality, Daysha Veronica, each week as she tackles everything from friendship red flags and setting boundaries to making new friends, maintaining long-distance friendships, dealing with friendship breakups, and handling tough conversations. Whether you're struggling with ghosting, social anxiety, or toxic friendships, this is the place for practical tips and real talk!

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