Keys to Healthy Friendships S3E3

God created us for[ community](https://brendayoder.com/the-power-of-engaging-in-your-community-s3e2/) and the smaller space of friendship. This week On The Front Porch, Brenda and Ingrid talk about friendship. Their own friendship began in their [local community](https://brendayoder.com/the-power-of-engaging-in-your-community-s3e2/) almost ten years ago!

In this episode, Ingrid and Brenda talk about important qualities of friendship. These include:

- Healthy, nurturing friendships
- Honesty
- Trust
- The importance of reciprocity
- Boundaries in friendship
- And more!

In addition, Ingrid and Brenda each share a unique friendship from a specific season of life. They also agree there is one key ingredient in sustaining a healthy, mutually satisfying friendship.

Listen in to discover that ingredient!

"The people who influence us the most are those who have the slightest notion that they did." Oswald Chambers, paraphrase"
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In the next episode, [Brenda](https://www.instagram.com/brendayoderspeaks/) and [Ingrid](https://www.instagram.com/ingridlochamire/) deepen the friendship conversation by sharing about women who have invested in them , even when they didn't know they needed the investment.

Pull up a chair and enjoy these front-porch conversations. Subscribe to the podcast on[ iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-beyond-the-picket-fence-podcast/id1454422863) or [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brenda-yoder/life-beyond-the-picket-fence) or Google podcasts so that you won't miss an episode!