Why are female friendships so important?  Turns out, research says those girls nights are actually good for you. We take a closer look at the power of female friendships, why they can feel so challenging to maintain them after we have kids, and ways we can all make them more of a priority without feeling overwhelmed by everything else we have on our plate. Is having online friends the same as seeing them IRL? We chat about all this, along with our cool picks of the week. Make sure to visit our podcast page at CoolMomPicks.com,  and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Got a show idea? Drop us an email at spawned@coolmompicks.com. And be sure to join our new Spawned Facebook Community. We'd love to have you.