New Year, New Chapter – Who’s Coming with You?

A Friendship Audit: Choosing Relationships That Feel Supportive, Energising, and Emotionally Safe

📅 22nd January 2026 (Thursday), 7 – 8 pm SGT
🖥️ Zoom (Link sent upon registration)
⏱️ 60 minutes
💝 Complimentary for Prime Midlife members

You know that nudge?

The one that whispers: Some friendships have grown with me, while others feel… out of place.

You’re not imagining it. Midlife often brings this gentle recalibration. The friendships that once felt effortless may now feel heavy or out of sync. And after years of busyness, many of us find our social world has become smaller than we expected.

If you’ve felt this, you’re not alone.

This session is for anyone who wants their relationships to feel more aligned, supportive, energising, and emotionally safe as we step into a new year.

What We’ll Explore Together

In this interactive session, we’ll dive into:

• How identity shifts in midlife reshape what we look for in friendship – and why that’s completely normal
• Simple ways to recognise which relationships energise us, and which drain us – without guilt
• How to reconnect with intention, rebuild trust, or let go with grace – practical approaches for real situations
• A hands-on Friendship Audit to help you see where to focus your limited social energy

This isn’t theory. It’s reflection, conversation, and practical steps you can use right away.

What You’ll Walk Away With

• Greater clarity on who feels right for your next chapter
• A framework to audit your current relationships
• Permission to honour who you’ve become
• Practical tools to navigate friendship transitions with grace

Who This Is For

• Anyone feeling their friendships need recalibration
• Midlifers navigating shifting social circles
• Those wanting to be more intentional about where they invest their energy
• Anyone ready to honour who they’ve become and choose the right companions for the road ahead

About Your Guest Speaker

Desieree Makalew is a psychologist and psychotherapist, certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II), ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP), and trained in Gottman Method couples therapy. With over a decade of experience across corporate, clinical, and academic settings, she integrates evidence-based psychology with a neurodivergent-affirming and performance-focused approach. She is a member of the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) and an associate member of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP).

Currently pursuing her PhD in Applied Psychology, she explores emotion regulation and learning through digital media to bring therapy out of the therapy room. What drives her work is journeying alongside people as they make sense of how their inner world shapes how they show up at work, in relationships, and in life, while providing practical tools to move forward with clarity, resilience, and purpose.

A Personal Note from Desieree

“This topic sits close to home for me. Three of my close friends will relocate soon, and while I know change brings both loss and new possibilities, it’s still hard to face.

I also met many new people this past year through attended events, exchanged contacts and yet something still felt missing. Authentic connection is harder to build at this stage of life, and that realisation is what inspired this session.

My hope is that this space can be a safe place for us to pause and look at what connection means now, and how we can enter the year feeling aligned, supported, and surrounded by the people who truly matter.”

How to Join

Registration is required. Please register here.