Isn’t it Lovely To Know the Power of Friendship? Special Guests: Courtney Collen Sebesta and Katrina Yde
“In the grand scheme of life, isn’t it better to have a 5-minute, maybe tension-filled, awkward conversation with your girlfriend than go the rest of your life not talking because there was a misunderstanding?”
It’s a BFF extravaganza in the studio as Tracy and Rachel welcome Courtney Collen Sebesta and Katrina Yde to the podcast for a conversation about all things friendship! Courtney and Katrina share their Meet Cute as inspiration for how to pursue friendship past the college years, while Tracy and Rachel delight in the ways these women serve as one another’s biggest cheerleaders. Katrina graciously provides complimentary therapy as she and Tracy consider the importance of making peace with conflict or tension in relationships as well as how to nurture a safe place for vulnerability even when it feels awkward. Courtney and Katrina express how the pain of feeling left out in childhood inspires a desire to be inclusive and welcoming in adult friendships, while illustrating intentional and empowering ways to engage in the types of behaviors that can change up less healthy norms and rules. Tracy suggests Katrina draft a Friendship Manifesto for all to sign, while Rachel and Courtney rhapsodize over office supplies. Obligatory mentions of Goodreads ensue as well.
Episode Mentions:
Courtney Collen’s Instagram: @courtneycollen; @courtneymcollen
Katrina Yde’s Instagram: @katrinayde
Forward Counseling’s Website: https://www.forwardcounselingllc.com/
Forward Counseling’s Instagram: @forwardcounselingllc
JY6 Foundation Website: https://www.jy6foundation.org/
JY6 Foundation Instagram: @jy6foundation
What Are You Loving?
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Courtney Collen Sebesta is a host and storyteller for Sanford Health which is a newer role that follows a nearly decade-long journalism career in local television as an anchor, producer and multimedia reporter for KSFY News. She is a Sioux Falls transplant via St. Louis, Missouri…and Scottsdale and Tucson, Arizona. And she is a lover of all things food, fitness, travel, patios and conversation – currently enjoying life with her husband Jeff and two girl pups.
Katrina Yde was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD. Katrina is a licensed mental health and addictions therapist and works at her own private practice. When she's not counseling, you can find her working with her family's non profit - the JY6 Foundation - to raise money for pediatric and leukemia research. Outside of work you can normally find Katrina on the bike trails, at the gym, strolling through DTSF with her gal friends, or hanging out with her cat named Toast.