In response to so many of your questions and comments, I made a series on how we might better repair some friendships that might be feeling strained! Or, even decide if they can be repaired!
May these videos hold some hope for you as we all inevitably go through disappointments and and hurt in our friendships at different times. xoxo
Four Steps to Repairing a Friendship
Have you upset or hurt a friend?
Are you in a fight or potentially going through a break-up?
Most importantly, are you willing to make an effort to mend or repair this friendship? If so, this video is for you!
It’s completely common that we will mess up, not live up to the expectations of our friends, or even do something that hurts them. Whether we say things we regret, act out of our insecurities, or aren’t even sure what we did that made them mad— it’s important that we begin to build a bridge for our friendship that allows us to both feel empathy for the other and open up conversation that allows us to hear each other.
Is the Friendship Worth Saving?
Are you tired of all the frustration and pain of a friendship and you’re not sure it’s worth the effort to fix it?
Are you getting ready to walk away from someone you once loved because you don’t believe it can feel better?
Are you at someone and ready to call it quits?
If there’s even the tiniest piece of you wondering if you’ll regret breaking up without trying to repair it: this video is for you!
None of us likes conflict. And, none of us wants to have a tough conversation that would probably feel awkward. Even worse, what if we go through the effort of trying to ask about it with them and we lose the friendship anyway? Or what if we are having a hard time even believing we won’t one day still be mad at them? Are they worth the effort?
Three Ways to Discuss Your Friendship Frustrations
Wish you could change your friend?
Wish they’d stop doing that thing that bothers you, or start doing more of what you want?
Wish they just automatically could read your mind and know what to do differently?
If you’re ready to be courageous and consider sharing what you’re feeling with a friend, this video is for you!
There’s nothing scarier than trying to figure out how to have a hard conversation with a friend. Most of us just choose to keep swallowing our feelings and ignoring it while getting more passive-aggressive OR we just want to walk away because we are convinced it’s not worth it. But the truth is that every emotionally healthy person will have to learn how to talk about their friendship at some point if they want a deeper, safer, and more meaningful relationship.
My Friend Won’t Talk To Me!
Is your friend ignoring you?
Did they just disappear and stop responding? Or did they tell you point blank that they don’t want to talk with you anymore?
Are you left unsure whether you should keep reaching out or walk away?
If so, this video is for you!
The Alternative to Breaking Up
Are you so mad or so hurt that you wish you never had to see your friend again?
Are you tempted to lash out at them and tell them it’s over?
Are you thinking about ghosting them and simply letting this friendship die a slow death?
Before you walk away, this video is for you!
We often fall for the belief that we have to either be best friends or break-up. But there is another option!