A Listener Whine: How to Grow a Friendship
A Listener Whine: How to Grow a Friendship  
Podcast: Whine Down with Jana Kramer
Published On: Wed Sep 02 2026
Description: Jana connects with Whine Down listener Gretchen, who is trying to navigate evolving friendships as her kids grow older. Jana helps Gretchen process the difficulty of maintaining pre-kid friendships, balancing limited free time with shallow versus deep connections, and managing different parenting styles without needing to make formal "friendship breakups". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.