This week, Gabrielle is joined by Florence Ann Romano to dive into the complexities of friendship and community building and how to focus your energy on the people that truly f%cking matter. She is the author of "Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life” and today she’s sharing the six essential people you absolutely need in your community to help it thrive. Whether it’s advice on how to part ways with toxic pals or how to set boundaries in your friendships, we’re covering it all! Florence dishes out practical advice on recognizing when friendships have run their course and the importance of making room for new, more vibrant connections. It's all about creating space to be your best self. You don’t want to miss this episode!    Be sure to follow Florence Ann on Instagram and order her book Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life  Huge thank you to these incredible sponsors for supporting our show:    Factor — Head to factormeals.com/fmltalk50 and use code fmltalk50 to get 50% off.  Little Spoon — Go to littlespoon.com/fmltalk and enter our code FMLTALK at checkout to get 30% OFF your first Little Spoon order.  Liquid IV — Grab your Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Sugar-Free in bulk nationwide at Costco or get 20% off when you go to liquidiv.com and use code FMLTALK at checkout.   Babbel —For a limited time, FML listeners can get 55% off your Babbel subscription when you go to Babbel.com/FML   Osea —This summer, take your glow to go with clean, vegan skincare and body care from OSEA. Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code FMLTALKS at OSEAMalibu.com.  ZocDoc —Go to Zocdoc.com/gabrielle and download the Zocdoc app for FREE to find and  book a top-rated doctor today.     Follow your host!     TikTok: @gabrielle_stone    Instagram: @gabriellestone & @fmltalkpodcast    YouTube: FML TALK    Website: www.eatprayfml.com        Plus, if you want to submit an FML story, email it to [email protected]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices