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title: "Exploring the Dynamics of Female Friendships"
url: https://liveimprfct.com/podcast/exploring-the-dynamics-of-female-friendships
description: "Join Kattie as she welcomes Laura Tyler as her new co-host. Together with their friend Maureen Gegan they dive into a candid conversation about female…"
published: 2026-09-06
updated: 2026-09-06
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# Exploring the Dynamics of Female Friendships

Published 2026-09-06

Podcast

Join Kattie as she welcomes Laura Tyler as her new co-host. Together with their friend Maureen Gegan they dive into a candid conversation about female friendships – how they take work and many times don’t work out or fade away…but when they do they’re so important and create both physical and mental health benefits.

**Shared on this episode:**

- [Healthline: Benefits of a Girl Squad and Female Friendships](https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/benefits-of-a-girlsquad-and-female-friendships#Is-there-a-science-behind-female-friendships?)
- [“Tend and Befriend Theory”](https://taylorlab.psych.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/11/2011_Tend-and-Befriend-Theory.pdf)
- [Rachel Vorona Cote: The Art of Loving and Losing Female Friends](https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-art-of-loving-and-losing-female-friends)
- [Vox: How to Handle a Lopsided Friendship](https://www.vox.com/23026672/how-to-handle-a-lopsided-friendship?position=8&sponsored=0&SMARTASSET-2022_04_18)

**Compelling Question:** [W Magazine: The 45 Best Female Friendship Movies](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/female-friendships-movie-history)
**Did You Know:** [Time: Why Ending a Friendship Can Be Worse Than a Breakup](https://time.com/5402304/friendship-breakups-worse-romantic/)
**It Doesn’t All Suck:** [BBC: Long Lost Friends United After a Twist of Fate](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/6BYBnRdsjsKQnBzmwqzvVm/long-lost-friends-reunited-by-an-incredible-twist-of-fate#:~:text=School%20pals%20Isa%20and%20Margaret,dating%20Isa%27s%20great%2Dgrandson%20Declan)