{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/654d775bfd344d00132db875/6a16774fc92816b544056426?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Ultimate Guide to Long Distance Friendships","description":"<p>What actually keeps a long distance friendship alive for over two decades? Kelly is joined by her absolute ride-or-die, her best friend Aggie, who flew in from Chicago for this one, and they are getting into all of it.</p><p>These two met in the early 2000s on the Chicago club scene and have now survived a coast-to-coast move, heartbreaks, a loss, cancer scares, and somewhere along the way, a whole lot of matching tattoos. In this episode, they share the real, practical things that have kept their friendship not just intact but genuinely thriving for 23 years, including nine of them with 2,000 miles in between.</p><p>You'll hear about the importance of stating your intention out loud, why it doesn't have to be 50/50 (just mutual), the power of a FaceTime hit over morning coffee, always having something on the calendar, showing up for the big moments whether they're happy or devastating, and creating your own little rituals that make the friendship feel like home no matter the distance.</p><p>This one is warm, funny, and honestly a little emotional. Aggie flew out here and she delivered.</p><p>Follow Kelly on Instagram: @KellyRizzo</p><p>A special thank you to Home Run Inn Pizza for sponsoring this episode.  You can learn more about Home Run Inn (the greatest frozen pizza on Earth) here: https://www.homeruninnpizza.com/</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Kelly Rizzo"}