The Zainab Kanu Show

EP 16: Difficulty maintaining friendships with other females!!!

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Information is from Bustle and Better-help. 

Growing up with a toxic or emotionally absent mother affected how I loved and the type of friend I was to others. 

Some of the things motherless daughters experience in a friendship are:

  1. lack of boundaries
  2. people pleasing
  3. lack of validation
  4. feeling like you are not good enough
  5. guilt for wanting more
  6. co-dependency
  7. withholding affection
  8. passive aggressive behaviors
  9. hypersensitivity
  10. high tolerance for poor treatment from others
  11. emotional care taking
  12. feeling competitive with other women
  13. self-sabotage
  14. being overly rigid and dominating


    15. Tips for being a good friend:

    1. be real
    2. be honest
    3. take an interest in the details of your friends life by being a good listener
    4. make time for your friend
    5. keep their secrets
    6. encourage your friend
    7. be loyal
    8. be willing to work through conflict
    9. look out for them. 
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