Tendrils of Grief

How to Grieve Dysfunctional Relationships with Amanda Kirkland


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Susan, your host, welcomes Amanda Kirkland to today’s episode. Amanda is a personal growth coach, and her journey to becoming a personal growth coach started with her own struggles throughout her teenage and adult years; she went through multiple toxic and dysfunctional relationships. Now she’s a self-professed practitioner of self-care! A BABE — Balanced, Authentic, Babe, Extraordinaire. Today her life is like 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream.

 

Key Takeaways:

  • Amanda shares that losing her mother, whom she wasn’t in contact with for the past ten years, leaves her confused about how she should feel regarding this loss.

  • Amanda and Susan talk about dysfunctional relationships and how they set boundaries to protect themselves and their mental health.

  • Holding space in your life for someone who has hurt you in the past is possible under certain conditions that avoid falling into old patterns.

  • Let people know that you need to be trusted.

  • Take time to learn how to set boundaries and care for yourself.

  • Feel your emotions, don’t let them sit inside your soul.

 

Resources

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Meet Amanda Kirkland

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Email Amanda at [email protected].

 

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