E95: The Emotional Domain of Friendships

Friendship is one of the most powerful regulators of emotion—shaping how we love, grieve, connect, and heal. Strong social ties can reduce anxiety, strengthen emotional resilience, and even increase life expectancy. Yet the ways we express and sustain those bonds often differ across gender, life stage, and circumstance.

Scot Singpiel and Mitch Sears—co-hosts of Who Cares About Men’s Health—join Kirtly Jones, MD, and Katie Ward, PhD, in the emotional domain of friendships for a conversation about the emotional layers of human connection. They explore how emotional openness and the courage to be vulnerable shape the friendships that sustain us.