{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/665fd5eae177f1001266fb81/66cae7f508e8ded3cb779464?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gyan Yankovich: on building a shared future with friends, and why friendship should be treated with the same respect as marriage","description":"<p><br></p><p>Our friends are some of the most important people in our lives. They’re the people we can be 100% ourselves with.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And for many single people, they are our family.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So why are friendships seen as lesser than romantic or blood family relationships?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This week, Jill talks to journalist and author, Gyan Yankovich, about her book, <em>Just Friends</em>, and what would happen if society treated friendship with the same reverence and respect as marriage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Can a friend be more than just a friend – can they be someone to build a shared future with?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This conversation explores the power of modern friendship – what it means to be, to make, and sometimes to lose a friend, and why these pivotal relationships are so often undervalued.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can follow Gyan on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gyanyankovich/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @gyanyankovich</a> learn more about her book <em>Just Friends</em><a href=\"https://ultimopress.com.au/products/just-friends\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To stay in touch with Well Enough Alone, you can follow us on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wellenoughalonepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @wellenoughalonepod</a> or<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jillstark__/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @jillstark__</a> or support the show and get subscriber-only early access to episodes on<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/jillstark\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Patreon</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Well Enough Alone</em> is a Spare Room production. Our producers are Kieran Simpson and Trent Bartlett.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Spare Room"}