78. How to Break Up with Your Friends

Have you ever needed to have a difficult conversation with a friend but didn’t 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?  If you want to know more about evaluating friendships and how to be a good friend, today’s 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.

“FRIENDSHIPS DON'T TYPICALLY END IN A BIG DRAMA, IT’S OFTEN NOT LIKE ONE BIG STAB WOUND IT’S DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS.” - ERIN FALCONER

What we talk about:

• Rae spills some tea about an old flame

• Why you need to prioritize time with friends 

• 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’t 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

“YOU 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… BECAUSE FRIENDSHIPS HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOURSELF.” - ERIN FALCONER

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Resources:

• Follow Erin on Instagram: @erinfalconer

• Check out Erin’s book: “How to Break Up with Your Friends”

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