Polarization & Pandemic: Friendship in a Crazy Life

Leigh and Kristin sit down with Giffney Nagel, a close friend who is also an aspiring author.  Giffney discusses the impact of a spontaneous move back to her hometown on her friendships.  Friends back "home" related to her as the person she used to be as a young adult.  After a short stint living back in her hometown, she returned to Atlanta.  The return to Atlanta showed Giffney the importance of understanding who your true friends are.  Giffney discusses the friends she was pursuing before leaving the city, and how when she returned to Atlanta she was surprised at who reached out to her and rebuilt friendships--newsflash-- they weren't the same ones she thought were so important to her before.  Leigh, Kristin, and Giffney discuss how the shit we’ve faced in 2020 has affected our friendships.  The Real Ones will be there for us no matter what.  The political climate and the pandemic have had untold effects on midlife friendships.  It is up to us to keep those that matter close.