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When Is A Friendship Worth Saving?

When Is A Friendship Worth Saving?

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When do you fight for a friendship and when do you walk away? For the finale of our series on social health, Liz Bohannon and I are putting on our Dear Abby hats and tackling the friendship questions you sent us: conflict, exclusion, betrayal, gossip, growing apart, toxic friendships, and the heartbreak of losing someone you've loved for years. What if you've simply outgrown your friend group? What if one misunderstanding threatens to end a friendship? What do you do when you feel left out—or when a friend seems to be pulling other people into side conversations without you? And what happens when you're caught in the middle of two friends who aren't speaking? We also hear from a woman whose 17-year friendship ended after a relationship became toxic, and she says she's never let anyone that close again. How do you protect yourself without closing yourself off? Liz and I get into the messy, uncomfortable reality of friendship: when to have the hard conversation, when to give someone another chance, and when it's time to let go. And maybe the biggest question of all: What does a healthy friendship actually require of us? Because friendship is one of the most important investments we can make in our health and our lives. So let's talk about which relationships are worth fighting for and which ones aren't. Listen in to learn more: 0:05:01 — It’s Never Too Late to Invest in Friendship 0:07:27 — Gossip Destroys Trust and Relational Safety 0:10:31 — Name the Unmet Longing Instead of Outgrowing the Friendship 0:15:18 — Healthy Friendships Can Handle Conflict 0:20:00 — Make Generous Assumptions Before Assuming the Worst 0:24:01 — Use “I” Statements to Create Space for Repair 0:27:30 — A Friendship After Conflict Won’t Be the Same, But It Can Be Better 0:28:53 — When Repair Keeps Failing, It May Be Time to Walk Away 0:31:12 — Friendship Breakups Are Real Heartbreak 0:32:17 — Don’t Let One Toxic Friendship Cost You Future Connection In this episode, we are diving into when a friendship is worth saving, how to set a zero-tolerance policy for gossip in friendship, working through conflict and the importance of repair in healthy relationships, healthy communication in naming your needs and unmet longings with your friends, the heartbreak of ending a long-term friendship, what makes a friendship toxic, and when it’s time to walk away. Download Liz’s 4-step process: how to have the hard conversations. SEEDS: Download the free SEEDS app and take one small step today: plant your first seed and see what God can grow. Connect with Paula on Instagram Paula’s Newsletter is on Substack!! THE CARRY ALL weekly newsletter is on Substack!! Paula’s Book: You Don’t Have To Carry It All Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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