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
How To Become Friends With Your Parents (As An Adult) | Convo with Child Psychologist, Dr. Andrea Mata
Adulting is hard. Old news. But this specific topic is one I've heard many people (millennials) discuss...yet no one seems to have the answer! I decided to ask the best person I could think of! My friend and also a clinical child psychologist D...
How To Be More Present In All Of Your Relationships (Even In This Distracted World) | Convo with Performance Coach, James Quandahl
Friendships are hard to begin with. Friendships in 2022 are even harder, with approximately 7135879724 distractions that can pull us away from what is most important-the people in our lives! In today's episode, I sit down with my friend James Q...
3 Seriously Simple (And Effective) Steps to Help You Build Your Confidence
Name one thing we don't need more of...another conversation about being more confident. Yes, we seem to know everyone has struggled with self-esteem at some point or another, but it clearly isn't as simple as just "believing in yourself". (Cue ...
How to Help A Friend Struggling with Anxiety or Depression | Conversation with Dr. John Delony, Mental Health Expert + Ramsey Personality
Whether you personally are struggling with anxiety or depression, or happen to be a friend/family member to someone else that is anxious or depressed....this episode is for you. How can we be the greatest type of friends to those struggling wit...
How To Build Relational Wealth & Become A Different Type of Rich! (Bonus Episode)
My biggest passion in life is relationship building - finding meaningful connection with others...which I describe as the term "relational wealth". In this bonus episode, I share about how one audition went wrong for me earlier this year and ho...
How My Roommate Completely Changed Her Mind About Faith | Convo with My Roomie, Audrey
This conversation got real deep, real quick. You see, my roommate and I were in the middle of a heart-to-heart, and brought to tears reflecting on our own faith journeys. At that moment, I realized that we wanted to let YOU in on this conversat...
1 Year Podaversary + Life Update: I'm Going THROUGH It
It's our 1 year Podcast Anniversary! And I just want to gush about how much I love YOU. But also, it's time for me to let you in on what's been going on in my life behind the scenes the past couple months. You guys have been with me for a whole...
How to Be FEARLESS | Conversation with Professional Stunt Double, Meredith Richardson
What an absolute treat to have the badass Meredith Richardson on the pod! She is the stunt double for Amy Schumer, Rebel Wilson, Kate McKinnon and Jillian Bell...and let me tell you...this girl is fearless.We have an awesome conversatio...
How to Know If I'm Hearing From God, or Just My Own Thoughts | Convo with Pastor Kels Johnson
The struggle IS real. How am I supposed to understand if I’m hearing from God, or if it’s my own brain making it up and my thoughts getting in the way? I brought in the best person I know to discuss this topic of understanding how to hear from ...
A Non-Intimidating Way to Learn How To Read The Bible + Actually Enjoy It! | Special Episode
If you’ve ever felt intimidated, burdened, frustrated or just straight up avoided reading the bible because it was boring or felt like a chore...you are not alone. I have felt all of those things for a long time in life before I found something...
Summer Stories with Zoe | How I Became A Stuntwoman
I started working on film sets in 2010...but in 2016, my career in the Hollywood film industry took a very unexpected twist, when I became a professional stuntwoman. Though an extremely unconventional approach - chasing my actual dream of worki...
Summer Stories with Zoe | How I Broke Into the Hollywood Film Industry with ZERO Connections
I can't even lie...this story is WI. LD. So wild I needed to split the word in two. 2010 became a pivotal year for me, and today I'm recanting the very unconventional path I took to becoming part of the film industry...and how the proximity pri...
Summer Stories With Zoe | One of the Most Influential People in My Life - The Friend Who Left a Permanent Mark On My Heart
On episode 2 of the Summer Stories with Zoe series, I share about the man who became one of the most influential people in my life, James Guy - how our bond began, and how his life has transformed my life and heart. For the video versio...
Summer Stories with Zoe | That Time I Was Bullied in High School for 1.5 Years Straight
Decided to switch things up for the summer, with a new series called "Summer Stories with Zoe!" Per the request of some listeners who wanted to know more about ME, I [Zoe, the podcast host] am getting really candid and sharing about some of the...
How to Become More Focused & Disciplined | Convo with Leadership + Personal Finance Coach, Jay Ly
To be honest...this episode was for me LOL. I am having the hardest time focusing and being disciplined lately, but maybe you're in the same boat! I invite my friend Jay Ly onto the pod and we have a conversation that goes from focus, to discip...
How to Turn Your Physical Limitations Into A Surprising Strength | Conversation with Fitness Instructor, Deanna Dicesere
Surely I'm not the only person who has ever counted myself out due to a physical limitation I'm experiencing. Whether it's an injury, not feeling capable, needing to modify an exercise etc, we ALL let some sort of physical limitation stop us fr...
How to Build Wealth at Any Age | Conversation with Author, Jordan Hall
Most millennials I've talked to have said they feel like they had zero education on how to handle finances, and especially no direction when it comes to understanding wealth building. Today, I'm here to help us solve that problem so we can LEAR...
How to Support the Friends You're Competing Against | Conversation with Writer + Speaker, Candace Collins
Have you ever watched a friend get something that you so badly wanted yourself? Worse yet, have you competed against a friend, and end up being put in the awkward position of wanting to celebrate their success and achievement, while grieving th...
How to Become More Self-Aware + Know Yourself Better | Convo with Licensed Professional Counselor, Shannon Golden
Did you know that 95% of people believe that they are self-aware, but studies have revealed that only 10-15% of people ACTUALLY are self-aware?! What on Earth happened? How did we get here? How do we fix it!?In today's episode, Shannon ...
How To Find And Build Genuine Community In Your Life | Conversation with Matt Leach
The whole "find your tribe and community" part of adulting is hard. We know! In fact, in today's episode, I brought in one of my good pals Matt Leach to join me, as we share our own personal and collective experiences! From finding friends in c...
This Brain HACK Helped Me Reach My Goals 50% Faster! Will It Help You Do The Same?
This brain hack is NO JOKE! I can't believe it continues to work! I'm here to share how the results of this one collegiate study gave me what feels like a Jedi mind trick...that continues to help me reach and achieve my goals faster than ever b...
How to Move Forward When the Door Slams Shut on Your Dream | Amy Maggio's Untold Story
If you were a fan of youtube music covers back in 2008, then this name will surely ring a bell. The artist formerly known as Amy Colalella, (now her married name is Amy Maggio), joins me today to share her absolutely wild story about how her li...
How to Battle Cancer with a Victorious Mindset | Conversation with Angie Good
*UPDATE: Angie Good passed away on December 8, 2021. It is all the more reason that you should listen to this podcast as a result. The life she lived, the tenacity and bravery that she fought with, will impact my life forever. I love her so muc...
How to Handle Being Ghosted, and What YOU Can Do About It! | Conversation with Kristen Clary
It's a spooky time to be alive folks! Oh, wrong ghosting pun...my bad. But honestly, ghosting culture is pretty much the NORM nowadays...and it isn't just reserved for people who are on dating apps. This happens in all forms of relationships! T...
How To Completely Transform Your Life | Conversation with Former Addict Turned National Speaker & Artist, Spencer Te'o
How does one go from being a drug addict, to a national speaker and mentor for high school students on a counter-cultural national tour? Well, something massive had to happen. Spencer Te'o decided that he needed to take action, actively fight t...