Leveled Up Friendships
Leveled Up Friendships is a show for adults who want richer, more meaningful friendships — but sense that something about their relationships isn’t quite working the way they hoped.
Maybe conversations feel surface-level. Maybe you’re always the one reaching out. Maybe a friendship feels tense, draining, or confusing and you’re not sure why. Or maybe you simply want friendships that are deeper, more honest, and more supportive than the ones you currently have.
On this show, host Zoe Asher explores the real dynamics behind adult friendships — the unspoken expectations, awkward conversations, misunderstandings, emotional blind spots, and growth moments that shape our relationships.
Through honest reflection, practical questions, and real-life examples, Zoe helps listeners become more self-aware and intentional in how they show up as a friend. Because the fastest way to improve your friendships isn’t trying to change everyone around you — it’s learning how to level up the kind of friend you are.
Episodes explore topics like navigating difficult conversations, repairing strained friendships, recognizing one-sided dynamics, reconnecting with old friends, setting healthy expectations, and building friendships that can handle honesty and growth.
If you’ve ever wondered:
-Why do some friendships fade while others grow stronger?
-Why do certain relationship patterns keep repeating?
-How do you build friendships that actually last?
You’re in the right place.
Because great friendships don’t happen accidentally. They level up when we do.
www.accidentallyintentional.com . To contact the podcast and/or request a booking for Zoe to be on your show or speak at your event, please email: contact@leveledupfriendships.com
Episodes
138 episodes
1 Trick You Can Use To Build Relationships In A Group Setting! (This Has Helped My Social Anxiety!)
Do you get overwhelmed and feel that you nearly have social anxiety in group settings? ME TOO. I had so much trouble with it that I had to create a system and technique to help me navigate building relationships in a group setting. Now, I am ab...
Our Relationship With Imposter Syndrome (And Launching The Business You’ve Been Dreaming Of) with Christy Wright
"Any day now...someone is going to figure it out. They'll discover I'm not who they thought I was. I'm a total fraud." This is your imposter syndrome talking, and you're certainly not alone. In this episode, we are talking with National Best-Se...
Special Episode: A Letter To High School Me...What I WISH I Knew Sooner (Share With All High School Students!)
High school is NO JOKE. If you are in or about to enter high school this year, this video is for YOU. (And if not, please share this with a high schooler!) This is a virtual letter to high school me (sharing EVERYTHING I wish I knew, or had bee...
11 Relationship Tips That 22 Million People Wished They Learned Earlier In Life
Crowdsourced from over 22 million people, we are discussing some really profound life tips of sort. The sooner we learn and apply these pieces of relationship advice in our own lives, the richer and deeper we will find all of our relationships ...
My Friend Started Dating Someone - I Feel Abandoned & Forgotten. What Do I Do? | (HELP! Series)
You may find yourself in this exact situation right now. Feeling ignored, abandoned, forgotten, and more. You're frustrated because you didn't do anything wrong, and want to know why its happening and what you can do next. In this episode, we c...
7 Thoughts That Are Holding Us Back From Incredible Relationships (And The Mindset Shifts Needed To Change This)
I think it's safe to say that we honestly ALL want amazing relationships. The problem is, so often, we are the ones standing in our own way. So in this episode, speaking from personal experience and SO so many conversations with others in my li...
How AI Will Impact All Our Relationships (What You NEED To Know + How To Prepare) | Special Episode: Relational Wealth State Of The Union Adddress
No matter how much or how little you know about AI, and regardless of how you feel about it...AI is here to stay. Will it take over our lives? What will it replace? Is the state of humanity and all of our relationships and connections doomed fo...
Our Relationship With Boldness & Being Misunderstood, with Social Media Influencer + Cultural Commentator, Chris Durso
As a cultural commentator and social media influencer, Chris Durso often takes to social platforms to not just share his mind, but share what he believes are important truths with the masses, in effort to challenge and provoke thought in a new ...
Our Relationship With Grief: How To Heal & "Graduate" The Grieving Process (PLUS Walk Alongside A Grieving Friend), with Grief Coach Sherrie Dunlevy
Grief is a hard topic, but unfortunately a necessary topic as well, since we will all experience grief in our lifetime, and probably can think of someone who currently is grieving as well. Our relationship with grief impacts how we show up in a...
10 Ways & Activities To Meet New People And Make New Friends In 2023! | What It Takes Series (Bonus)
In this short episode, Zoe discusses 10 of the best ways to meet new people and make new friends this. year, in a list curated by...you, the listeners!
How LONG Does It Take To Make Friends? (Amount of Hours Revealed + What Type of Interactions Need to Happen) | What It Takes Series
Did you know that scientific research has actually proven the amount of hours it takes to make friends? But that's not the entire story. Separate research shows 3 types of interactions that are necessary to create meaningful relationships, and ...
What Types of Friendships Do I Need? (These 4 Types Maximize Happiness) | What It Takes Series
According to an 80 year study (the longest study in recorded history), we now have scientific data to point towards what 4 types of friendships one needs in order to be happiest in life! So in this podcast episode, we outline what the 4 types a...
How Many Friends Should I Have & Do I Actually Need? (Science Reveals The Answer) | What It Takes Series
Maybe you're seeing all of the recent studies on loneliness and thinking to yourself: "this is me, and dang, I need to make some friends." If this IS you, you're not alone. Not even close. But it begs the question...what will it take to make ge...
Our Relationship With Our Bodies: How Malnutrition, Body Shame, Pregnancy, & Postpartum Body Image Issues Compelled Mackenzie Te'o To Do Something Radical | Relational HEALTH Series
When is the last time you did a check-up on your relational health? As in, your relationship WITH your health? How we treat our bodies (and health) has a direct impact on all of our other relationships, so in this series, we are focusing on how...
The Relational Wealth Starter Kit! What You'll NEED To Build & Keep Healthy Relationships (Do This FIRST!)
Nobody seems to be talking about this...and I think it's time we stop sweeping it under the rug. In this episode, we discuss what separates healthy relationships for all the rest, and how you are capable from building and keeping these healthy ...
What On Earth Is Accidentally Intentional?...Are You Ready?
A new era is upon us, and the future is here. This 2 minute trailer shares exactly what this podcast is all about, the troubling statistic we are on a mission to reverse, and exactly how we are going to do it. Subscribe to get every new episode...
WE'RE BACK! How To Build Meaningful Relationships in 2023 | Podcast Rebirth (The New Mission Begins)
The mission has to start right now. We can't sit back and watch this any longer. It's time to do something. Something drastic. Something risky. Something that will take massive amounts of investment...of time, heart, emotions, and putting it AL...
How To Be Less Awkward When Meeting Someone (HELP! Series)
In this episode, Zoe discusses trends and data she is seeing around "community" (and the lack thereof), and also 7 body language cues that can change the game for you when it comes to feeling more confidence meeting new people!Check out...
HELP! My Family Member Is An Energy Vampire (SO MUCH TENSION!) - What Can I Do?
I had a phone call with a friend a couple weeks ago that was QUITE tricky to navigate. It was tricky because this friend feels as though they walk on eggshells around this certain family member all the time, and the family member seemingl...
Warning: This May Offend You 😅 (Minisode)
I'm offended. Maybe you're offended too. What can we learn from it? Why do we feel this way? Let's discuss, in today's episode.Did you know we also have a YouTube channel?! It's all true, for all of you lovers of visual formats! For the...
How Do I Determine If A Friendship Is Still Worth Fighting For? Part 2 (HELP! Series)
Building on last week's topic "Help, I Feel Like A Friendship Is Growing Apart", today's conversation centers around how to determine what makes a friendship worth fighting for, and whether it should continue, pause, or end altogether. Sharing ...
I Feel Like A Friendship Is Growing Apart - What Do I Do? Part 1 (HELP! Series)
In this new "HELP!" Series, we are going to take a look at nuanced friendship issues that seem to not get much airtime in our day-to-day conversations, though this issue is prevalent enough that it deserves a discussion! Today's topic is "What ...
How and Why I Changed My Mind About Generosity + Life Update
Generosity...it's an awkward topic to talk about. Everyone has thoughts on it, and I've found it to be incredibly touchy for most of us. And then, to throw another wrench into things is the whole concept of tithing. In today's episode, I speak ...
How To Have A Healthier Relationship With The News & Media We Consume | Convo With Former News Anchor & Ramsey Personality, Courtney Dyksterhouse
As a former news anchor, journalist, and now a Ramsey Personality at Ramsey Solutions, Courtney Dyksterhouse is by all means an expert on this subject! In this conversation, Courtney first shares about her experience working as a news anchor, a...
How to Achieve Olympic-Sized Dreams, Make A Comeback + Stay Rooted In Your True Identity | Convo with Olympic Silver Medalist: Diver, Steele Johnson
We "dive" into A LOT in this conversation with Olympic Silver Medalist, Steele Johnson! After winning at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, he was poised to return in 2020...except things didn't go according to plan. In this episode, Ste...