After a tough bachelor’s degree, Aïssa was ready to embrace friendship, freedom, and a fuller social life during her master’s. What began as casual connections through a student group slowly evolved into a tight-knit friend group that defined her “best summer ever.” But as school pressures grew, distance set in, and unspoken feelings piled up, the friendship’s highs started to feel more like emotional lows.
In this episode, Aïssa reflects on conflict avoidance, emotional misalignment, and the moment she chose peace over proximity. From passive digs and drunken confrontations to the slow fade of unanswered messages, she unpacks how losing a friendship forced her to rebuild her identity, redefine boundaries, and learn that you can care deeply without carrying everyone else’s emotional weight.
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In this episode, Mina walks us through her rollercoaster friendship with Marvin. With her family abroad, Marvin filled that gap, emergency contact and all.
But the friendship had a sharp edge. Any time Mina tried to talk about her feelings, Marvin would blow up and hit below the belt.
Mina gets honest about the parental dynamic they slipped into, the grief of losing someone who once felt like home, and the surprising freedom she felt once she stepped back. It’s a story about outgrowing people, reclaiming yourself, and finally asking, “Who am I without Marvin?”
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In this episode, Roy opens up about a friendship that took a sharp left turn. After reconnecting with his old friend Bob in CEGEP, things were great until they suddenly were not. Roy walks us through how their trio formed, how the vibe slowly shifted, and how Bob went from close friend to full ghost mode without warning.
He reflects on the subtle signs and explores the possible reasons behind it all, including his own choice not to reach out directly. Roy also digs into the differences he sees between maintaining male friendships and female friendships, and how those dynamics played into the situation.
It is an honest look at how friendships evolve, dissolve, and sometimes leave us with more questions than answers.
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In this episode, Kim opens up about a defining friendship from her university years and what that taught her about reciprocity, maturity, and the "love languages" of friendship.
She reflects on a once-close friendship where effort slowly became one-sided, leading to missed signals, small gestures that went unnoticed, and a legendary long message sent during their final blowout. Kim shares how we give and get the love we need as our friendships evolve.
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What happens when a friendship built on shared roots starts to unravel?
In this episode, Chika opens up about her once-easy connection with Poppy, a friendship grounded in culture, laughter, and the comfort of speaking their native tongue.
But as life shifted during COVID, their bond began to change. Catch-ups turned rare, and one-on-one time felt more like an obligation than joy. Chika found herself emotionally carrying the friendship while receiving less in return.
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This episode dives into what happens when distance doesn’t cause the drift, silence does.
We speak with Ava (not her real name), who opens up about her friendship breakup with Bea (also not her real name). Once inseparable, their bond survived group chats, time zones, and even an earthquake…until it didn’t.
Ava takes us through what it’s like to lose the person who once felt like her anchor and what it means to rebuild yourself when “forever friends” turn into strangers.
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In the very first episode of The Friendship Gap, host Josie turns the mic on herself to share the story of her first-ever friendship breakup.
Josie tells the story of Shay (not her real name), another young creative with big dreams, whom she bonded with at uni. Josie was spontaneous and expressive, whereas Shay was measured and guarded. Despite their differences, they quickly bonded over their shared love of creating.
But somewhere between the rooftop photoshoots, playful pranks, and creative tension, the cracks started to show.
Josie reflects on the pain, the lessons, insecurities, and the quiet realizations that come with growing apart.
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Welcome to The Friendship Gap podcast. I'm Josie, and I'm happy to have you here. 🤎
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Special thanks to the team:
Creator/Host: Josie Fomé - heyitsjozee
Producer: Khadijah Banfield - khadybxoxo
Sound design, mixing, music & editing by: Jourdain Joseph - mocha_soulja