A lot of us avoid talking about this and acknowledging this. Friendship breakups can be traumatic, self-care is self-preservation, and the approval you are waiting for can only come from yourself.

Not only was this episode inspired by real life conversations, but The Friendzone Podcast's “The Grief Episode” was posted the week before this episode dropped; perfect timing. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jJnRTu7cq3KeptEPxim36?si=72077454ca854002

Dr. Carolyne Leaf’s podcast https://anchor.fm/cleaningupthementalmess

The Neurocycle app https://www.neurocycle.app/

and this video by Tiffany Ferg that I think about a lot https://youtu.be/YcaD980oYJQ