What is possible when you feel deeply seen in your relationships? In this episode, I talk with Laura Deneen, LPC-MHSP and Lauren Jackson, LPC-MHSP about the benefits of supportive friendships and: 

• The different roles friendships play in your life as an adult and identifying who is safe to bring into your inner world 

• How to nurture friendships when you have limited bandwidth as an HSP

• Giving yourself permission to allow friendships, your needs, and your boundaries to change 

• Checking in with yourself before, during and after socializing to ensure your relationships are supportive 

Laura is the owner of Anchored Counseling Company in Brentwood, TN and Becoming Anchored Co. She loves being a therapist and supporting other therapists. Outside of the office, Laura enjoys spending time with her husband and baby girl, gardening, and playing with her dog Louie.  Lauren is a licensed mental health therapist in Tennessee specializing in treating eating disorders at the outpatient level and the clinical director of Anchored Counseling Company supervising their staff and intern therapists. She loves working with life transitions, grief, developmental trauma and anxiety/OCD. When not working, Lauren loves spending time with her husband and almost 3 year old son, reading a good book and walking around Downtown Franklin on the weekends. 

Keep in touch with Laura + Lauren:
• Website: https://becominganchoredco.com 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becominganchoredco and https://www.instagram.com/anchoredcounselingco 

Resources Mentioned:
• Anchored Counseling in Tennessee: https://anchoredcounselingco.com
• Becoming Anchored Podcast: https://becominganchoredco.com/pages/podcast
• Free Safe + Connected Masterclass: https://becominganchoredco.com/pages/connected 
• Navigating Friendships Course: https://becominganchoredco.com/pages/friendship   
• Highly Sensitive Person book by Dr. Elaine Aron: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9780553062182 HSP Self-Test:

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