Mel Robbins

to lean in the reason why you feel sad about it or concerned about it because you miss this person and you don't know what's going on.

So just being a good friend means asking if everything's okay.

What actually does make you a good friend?

Now, based on the research, what are the fastest and most effective ways to deepen a friendship?

Okay.

But is there a way?

If you had to distill everything that you've taught us today and all this research around the importance of social health, connection, friendship, being proactive, confronting your excuses, why this matters so much.

If you had to distill this down into the single most important takeaway for the person who's listening, what would that be?

Wow.

one phone call can start to turn around the loneliness and the lack of friendship that you have?

You know, I have a quick story to tell you because I think this is really important.

Cameron, one of our amazing producers, produced this episode with a bunch of colleagues.

And because of your work,

She started reflecting on the fact that she lives in this building and there was a couple that lives a couple floors down and they'd always hung out, she said, kind of more with the guys because she lives with her boyfriend and I guess this person lives with their significant other and there's a bunch of guys in the building.

And it occurred to her because of your work, I should reach out to this person.

And just go have dinner.

And so she pushed through the cringe and that awkward feeling and the anxiousness that people have about, you know, putting themselves in a new situation socially.

And she went and had dinner with this woman.

And at the end of the dinner, the woman said to Cameron, I am so happy you did this.

Thank you for doing this.