Lazy Aizada and Lazy Dinara dive into a deep chat on female friendships and alternative ways of belonging outside of traditional nuclear family structures. They explore why we are taught, or expected, to give less value to female friendships than finding a partner, and how the pandemic challenged the notions of who we are and can be really close to - both physically and emotionally. The conversation considers the unique support that female friends provide for each other and how we can nurture such relationships, despite long distances, external pressures, and other challenges. Tune in for this insightful, engaging and thought-provoking chat with two of your Lazy gal pals! Music Credits: Sophie M’ (Dorottya Ács and Pál Zwickl)
Image Credits: Eszter Zwickl & Dinara Satbayeva ---

Episode notes

Books:

Abolish The Family: a Manifesto for Care and Liberation by Sophie Lewis
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care by M.E. O’brien
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
The Lonely Stories by Natalie Eve Garrett (editor)

Articles:

WHAT IF FRIENDSHIP, NOT MARRIAGE, WAS AT THE CENTER OF LIFE? https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/people-who-prioritize-friendship-over-romance/616779/
The Romance of Women's Friendships https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/05/the-romance-of-womens-friendships/525453/
Darling buds: how best friends keep us healthy and happy https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/22/darling-buds-how-best-friends-keep-us-healthy-and-happy
The radical political power of friendship
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23191518/book-excerpt-salty-friendship-cooking-social-society

Movies:

Frances Ha (2013)
Girls Trip (2017)
Booksmart (2019)
Tangerine (2015)

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Are we truly becoming more gender equal?

The Lazy Women PodcastBy Lazy WomenMar 25, 2023