Episode 59

Finding Strength in Your Female Friendships | POW59

Summary:

This week, we’re re-sharing a personal favorite. This episode is all about building your community of women and why it’s important for the mind, body, and soul. Friendships come and go, but the bond created with your best girlfriends is unlike any other. We are thankful to Leigh Anne Garcia, Laura Fidler, and Lisa Jungemann for joining us and sharing their stories and perspective.

Key Takeaways:

  • 03:13 - Meet Cristie and DeAnna’s closest girlfriends
  • 05:14 - How their relationships with friends have developed over the years and what they prioritize now
  • 08:09 - The value of perspective now vs. in their 20s 
  • 10:49 - Why it’s important to build friendships with people who align with your values 
  • 12:53 - The #1 way to teach your daughters how to value friendships 
  • 14:32 - Gut instincts and the role it plays when developing true friendships 
  • 17:40 - Advice that Cristie has shared with her daughters about choosing their friends
  • 18:33 - The most memorable moments spent with your best girlfriends
  • 21:59 - The different ways girlfriends have saved us 

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Cristie & DeAnna

DeAnna Robbins is a lover of learning and connecting with REAL people. A Grandma of 4, mom of 4 and wife of one. Her role of being "middle aged" is the current Life Lesson. How to take care of aging parents, be a mom, step mom, wife and professional woman, oh the fun. DeAnna has seen the dark and ugly side of abuse, alcoholism and suffering but believes you are either a victim or a player. She chose to be a player.

Cristie North is a wife, mother of 6 and grandmother of 2. She just turned 50 and is learning to navigate the reality of empty nesting. She has endured trials of divorce, alcohol abuse, blended family and grief. She celebrates every part of her journey as her belief is that each challenge makes us the remarkable, complicated beautiful souls we are today. She has been in the mortgage industry for over 28 years and currently manages a top producing mortgage company in Salt Lake City, Utah.