When women own businesses, they frequently find themselves feeling isolated and alone.

Female bonding is so important, especially when building a business. Friendships are key in general, but especially when it comes to owning and running a business. It’s important to have people in your life who understand what you’re going through, and who will support you as you grow your business. Friendships are essential for keeping you motivated and inspired, and they can make the tough times a little bit easier to get through.

Surrounding yourself and creating friendships with strong like-minded women, provides emotional support at a level that can be difficult to explain. This level of emotional support is usually unexpected because most girls grow up experiencing drama. Female friendships are important because associating with other strong women makes us stronger. As entrepreneurs, we are living in a world of vulnerability and transparency, friendships allow us to support each other at a deeper level than ever before. This deep emotional support provides a much easier mechanism for creating mutual bonding. Isolation has no purpose for a woman because of the normal range of emotional needs.

Research from a UCLA study shows that when women maintain connections, it increases serotonin and oxytocin allowing us to feel nurtured and validated through bonding. Your girl squad might be more patient and empathetic than family members creating a safe unique connections. These connections eliminate the perception of loneliness and not being understood.

It’s no surprise that coffee shops and breakfast bars have created healthy relationships. Breaking down the barriers of a professional front, strengthens connections at a warm casual level. Some may see this as unprofessional, however, a deeper trust level is created when you’re allowed to see how one another reacts to distractions at many levels. Unpredictability brings out the best in an informal neutral setting.

It’s entirely possible women are genetically hard-wired for friendship.

When life becomes challenging, women seek out friendships with other women as a means of regulating stress levels. It can be quite healing to bear our soul when the burdens of business needs an emotional ear. During the busy days, weeks, and years of entrepreneurship, we need to build and maintain these important bonds to protect our physical and emotional well-being. Women have now found the perfect excuse to go out with the “girls”. Women have very stressful lives and feel sometimes guilty about leaving the family at home. Most of the time we know it shouldn’t feel that way. But the reality is, we should have time for our close friends and meet face to face.

The beauty of female friendship is that it lasts a lifetime. The depth, strength, and passion that exist in female friendships is something to be treasured. If you’re interested in finding like-minded women to connect with and form lasting friendships, apply to the next EPIK Mastermind. Our groups are intimate and limited in size so that each member can get the most out of the experience. This is a female entrepreneur group where we come together to share ideas, support each other, and share common goals. These business relationships can be invaluable to you in helping to achieve success both professionally and personally.

If you’re looking for a supportive group of entrepreneurs that can help to move your business forward, this mastermind is the perfect opportunity. The relationships you build in this mastermind will be invaluable as you work together to achieve success.  Click on “Join Epik Mastermind Now” to apply and join this amazing group of women entrepreneurs, mompreneurs, and aspiring influencers!

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