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Today I'm answering two letters from our community about feeling excluded: one takes place in a wedding (bridesmaid stuff), another in a group chat. I also give the full backstory on the Reese Witherspoon story I shared on my Instagram (@afhayes) last week, and why that moment feels so important for me.

Listen to my conversation on The Bright Side here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tlanMiHjaYTFMk6bktrRj

Timestamps:

:00 - Introducing episode theme

1:12 - Why this episode is a little different

2:40 - The Bright Side podcast interview

3:28 - My fear of interviews

5:57 - The advice I gave myself before the interview

10:27 - Eating too much of a gummy

11:20 - REESE WITHERSPOON!!!!

13:10 - My break from TikTok

14:29 - The takeaway for all of us

16:49 - Bemused Bridesmaid: "My Friend Isn't a Bridesmaid and Feels Left Out" (Letter 1)

19:00 - My response to Bemused Bridesmaid

31:37 - Ousted: "My Friends Don't Respond to Me in the Group Chat"

33:33 - My response to Ousted

47:40 - Lonely: "My OG Besties Went on Vacation Without Me"

49:40 - Questions for YOU to answer in the YouTube comments!

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