Friendship as an adult is a whole different ball game. In this Q+A style episode, we’re talking about friendship. Questions include…
- What tips do you have about friends who have lots of toxic/negative/judgy energy?
- How has the fear of being “too much” shown up for you when it comes to friendship? And how are you moving past it? @clarityonfire
- How do you deal with growing apart from friends? @astride86
I also talk about…
- how I want to do friendship
- the desire to reach out to a friend but not because of the feeling you’d be bothering them
- my rules for the phone
Links:
- Episode 17 – Boundaries and Needs with Dr. Lauren Appio
- Episode 75 – The Frequency of Love and Wrong
- Episode 11 – Finding Your Zen-go with Alli Luchey
Journal Prompts:
- How do your inner critic and inner protector show up in friendship?
- If you weren’t afraid to bother her, who would you call right now?
Quotes:
- You have agency to change the topic or walk away from a conversation
- It’s okay to be the one to go there in the friendship
- Your inner protector just wants to keep your younger self safe in a box so they don’t feel any pain
- The only way to have no-BS relationships is to be 100% who you are
- Relationships ebb and flow, and that’s okay
- Growing apart from friends isn’t a finite state
- The things that connect us are not our differences, it’s what the same
- The phone still works
- Pick up the phone and leave the inner critic at the door
Announcements:
- Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with a life coach? I’m now offering one-time coaching sessions called Coffee + Coaching. These sessions are perfect if you’re going around and around on a problem, can’t seem to get unstuck, and want help figuring it out. One client said, “this is the best 60 minutes I’ve spent on myself in the last year.” You can book your session at https://joanna-platt.com/coffee. There are only 8 of these sessions available each month and when they’re gone they’re gone so book your session now.
- Have a topic you want to hear covered in the future or questions for an upcoming episode, visit joanna-platt.com/hearttoheart to submit your question or topic.
- May – Money
- June – Sex
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