When a friend lets you down, ticks you off or hurts your feelings, how do you respond to that situation?

Research shows that people who lack the skill of emotional regulation have less relational satisfaction (you can read the study here) They also tend to group with people who also don't know how to manage their emotions, and are more inclined to receive feedback from others as hostile.

This is a topic that our resident friendship expert Danielle Bayard Jackson recently discussed on her weekly 30-minute Tiktok Live workshop, where her community shared how they initially respond when a friend disappoints them. All relationships take some kind of emotional toll, but it’s how you respond to those situations that makes all the difference, and has the power to make or break your friendships. 

So today, in this more technical episode of The Friend Forward Podcast, Danielle breaks down what emotional regulation is, how you can improve your skills in this area, and what the consequences can be if you get it wrong. She also provides four tangible things that you can do in that moment before you react to something a friend might have said or done, to help you on your way to better emotional regulation, which will in turn lead to healthier female friendships. 

And, as always, stay tuned for this week’s homework.

Danielle will be beginning weekly ‘Lives” on Instagram every Monday at 12:30pm EST, starting from late July, so don’t miss this opportunity to connect with her and her community.

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