Podcasts Education Confident Collective 78. How to Break Up with Your Friends

78. How to Break Up with Your Friends

Published: March 29, 2022, 7 a.m.

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Have you ever needed to have a difficult conversation with a friend but didn\\u2019t know how or where to start? Do you want to improve your relationship with your bestie or low-key have some things to work through?\\xa0 If you want to know more about evaluating friendships and how to be a good friend, today\\u2019s episode is for you! We also talk a lot about being in different phases of life, which is common in our age group, and super hard to navigate. We are very excited for you to hear this episode and hope it helps strengthen or salvage the important friendships in your life.

\\u201cFRIENDSHIPS DON\'T TYPICALLY END IN A BIG DRAMA, IT\\u2019S OFTEN NOT LIKE ONE BIG STAB WOUND IT\\u2019S DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS.\\u201d - ERIN FALCONER

What we talk about:

  • Rae spills some tea about an old flame

  • Why you need to prioritize time with friends\\xa0

  • Tips for balancing work life, social life and home life

  • Navigating relationships with friends who have kids

  • Normalizing having different friends for different types of connections and interests

  • Work friends don\\u2019t have to be transactional

  • The importance of a diverse friend group with people who are different from you

  • What to do if you feel like a friendship has run its course

  • How to support healthy friendship dynamics

\\u201cYOU WANT TO HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME CORE VALUES BUT THAT HAVE A DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCE. THEY\'RE BRINGING SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE OR CURIOUS\\u2026 BECAUSE FRIENDSHIPS HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOURSELF.\\u201d - ERIN FALCONER

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