[Gathering series] The Hosting Gap: What Friends Actually Want (The Hosting Paradox)

What is the "hosting gap" (hosting paradox)? In this episode, host and friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson studies fresh data from the new "Hosting and Gathering Among American Women: Trends and Barriers" Survey from the Women's Relational Health Institute.

There were multiple sections of the report, but today we'll focus on the section about hosting, including: the gap between what we prioritize when we host and what we want most as an attendee the two barriers for American women who gather two things we can do to increase our motivation to gather our friends DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE . 🎧 BUT WAIT… THERE'S MORE. Members of Office Hours get supplementary material with every episode to deepen their friendships.

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