The Friendship Issue: Hannah Waddingham, Teen-ternity & Bad Friends

What does it really take to maintain friendships as an adult, and why do we feel like failures when they fade?

In this special Friendship Issue episode of You're Gonna Want To Hear This, Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt and Deputy Editor Mel Gaudron go inside the pages of the new issue, from the small joys of catching up to the bigger, messier questions we're all asking:

They unpack the emotional labor of adult friendship, whether venting is a form of emotional misconduct or essential intimacy, the seven-year friendship statistic, what to do when you don't like a friend's partner, and the guilt of being the "bad friend." They also discuss "teen-ternity leave" — the phenomenon of mothers stepping back from careers when their kids become teenagers — and the very real cost to women's income, superannuation, and career progression.

They also cover Marie Claire's cover star Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso season four, her four-octave vocal range, perimenopause journey and why women's careers getting better in their 50s is something to celebrate.

This episode covers:

• Marie Claire Australia's Friendship Issue Hannah Waddingham cover story
• Ted Lasso season four
• The emotional labor of adult friendship
• Do friendships have to last forever?
• Am I a bad friend?
• When love takes over and friendships fall by the wayside
• In defense of venting
• Teen-ternity leave and the cost to women's careers
• Perimenopause, body image, and women in their 50s
• Why friendship is oxygen for the soul

The August issue of Marie Claire Australia, starring Hannah Waddingham, is on sale now.

Further reading from the August Issue:

Hannah Waddingham On Ted Lasso’s New Season, Fame & Friendship

Would You Take Time Off From Your Career To Go On Teen-ternity Leave?

If you want to read more of the featured stories, including In Defence of Venting by Bek Day and Best Friends Forever? By Alexandra English grab yourself a copy of the issue!

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Credits:
Hosts: Georgie McCourt and Mel Gaudron
Edited by Helen Smith

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