The Table Podcast

You're Not Lonely, You're Unavailable | Ep. 51


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Let's talk about adult friendships — and the conversation nobody actually wants to have with themselves.

In this solo episode, Haley gets honest about the friendships she's held onto too long, the reason she's probably been kept around by others for the wrong reasons, and the thing that helpers and givers almost never see coming: being needed and being loved are not the same thing.

This one is a lot of mirror. And it might be the most important conversation you have with yourself this week.

In this episode, we get into:

  • Why "I don't have time for deep friendships" is not a time problem — it's a priority problem
  • How convenience and proximity-based friendships are fueling the loneliness epidemic without us realizing it
  • The helper trap: why the people who show up for everyone are often the last to realize when a relationship isn't mutual
  • The difference between being needed and being known — and why that distinction changes everything
  • What radical responsibility actually looks like in your relationships
  • The one question worth sitting with this week before you grieve the friendships you don't have

CONNECT WITH HALEY

Instagram: @thehaleywestfall

Website: www.haleywestfall.com

LinkedIn: Haley Westfall

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The Table PodcastBy Haley Westfall