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Themes: Friendships, Boundaries, Toxic Relationships, Trauma, Childhood Patterns, Healing, Mental Health, Authenticity, Belonging, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Codependency
Summary:
Today I’m welcoming back my friend Violet Benson, comedian, motivational speaker, creator of Daddy Issues, and podcast host of the largest self-love podcast and movement for women, Almost Adulting. Tune into this episode to learn how to navigate toxic friendships, set healthy boundaries, stop giving others power over you, and reframe your past traumas to stop repeating patterns. Violet offers valuable advice for anyone looking to improve their relationships, and friendships, and prioritize self-love.
Discover:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Friendships aren’t always easy
05:19 Handling negative comments online
07:16 Letting go of toxic friendships
10:36 How the pandemic changed our identities
13:17 Posting for likes vs business
19:02 Prioritizing yourself over social media popularity
27:47 Creating the “Daddy Issues” Identity
32:29 The problem with idolization
35:54 Reinventing yourself and cutting ties with people who hold you back
39:57 Stop giving others power over you
46:07 The “I can change him/her” mindset
49:26 Repeating a pattern with friends
52:20 Childhood patterns shape our lives
57:48 Not everyone is a villain
1:00:47 Stop crossing your own boundaries
1:02:47 The reason we choose emotionally unavailable people
1:08:13 Children are our teachers
1:13:43 Generational traumas are passed down
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