When did telling a friend about a tough time become "trauma dumping"? In this episode, we dissect how misusing therapy concepts is creating barriers to authentic friendship.
In conversation, we tackle:
- The viral text where someone got accused of "trauma dumping" for simply mentioning their grandmother died
- What trauma dumping ACTUALLY is vs. how it's being misused to shut down normal conversations
- Why you CAN'T trauma dump on your therapist (that's literally what they're there for!)
- How "annoyance is the price you pay for community" might be the most important relationship concept we've forgotten
- How Amanda and Sam balance their friendship in different life stages, and our real thoughts on how if single women and moms can be friends
- Amanda's strategy for overcoming chronic flakiness when you don't feel like showing up
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