281. Friendship Breakups: The Grief No One Talks About

The Anxiety Chicks

Cloud10

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.7 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Friendship breakups hit differently… and yet, we rarely talk about them. In this episode, The Chicks are opening up an honest, compassionate conversation about what it really feels like when a friendship ends. The grief, the confusion, the “what did I do wrong?” thoughts… and the quiet loneliness that can follow. If you’ve ever found yourself outgrowing a friendship, questioning your worth after a disconnection, or struggling to make sense of a shift in a once-close relationship...this episode is for you. Want deeper support?Alison’s Anxiety Healing Coaching Program is now open for new clients 🤍If you’re a woman 40+ navigating anxiety, identity shifts, or changes in your relationships—and you’re ready for a more holistic, integrative way to heal—this may be a really supportive next step for you. Click ⁠HERE⁠ to apply. 💫 Single Ladies in your 40s, 50s, 60s+ wondering, “Where do I find women who truly understand this phase of life?” The Single Sisters Circle is for you! Inside The Circle: real sisterhood, shared experiences, LIVE sessions on midlife dating, friendships, anxiety, grief, identity shifts, and nervous system tools — all in a space where you don’t have to explain or defend your life. Click here to learn more: ⁠https://www.singlesisterscircle.com/learnmore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Hi, I'm Allison. And I'm Taylor. And we're the host of the Anxiety Chicks podcast where we dive deep into the reality of anxiety, nutrition,
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1:04.1	Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the Anxiety Chicks podcast. I'm Alison Sepanara. And I'm Taylor. And we're excited to be back here again today for this episode. So we're going to be talking about something very interesting that I'm sure a lot of you can talk about because I just had a whole discussion about this, one on my Instagram live and the other one in my single sister circle.
1:32.4	And I cannot believe every single woman has experienced this in their life.
1:37.7	And the women that I'm talking to are like in their 40s and 50s.
1:40.8	And I talk to some other women that are like even like your age and younger and they go
1:46.8	through these friendship breakups. And a lot of women and a lot of clients I've had too always kind of
1:55.5	say the same thing. They're like, I didn't, I didn't know what to do. It kind of like there was a slow fade of it.
2:03.5	It wasn't like a breakup like you see with a significant other.
2:07.9	And I thought to myself, okay, this is going to be a really good topic because I think that everyone's been through.
2:13.9	A lot of women have been through it.
2:15.8	And also I think friendship breakups look different for everybody. And sometimes it's not like by never talking to you again.
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