297. Erin Falconer: How to Break Up With Your Friends & How to Navigate Adult Friendships

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🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Ahhh, I have been so excited to share this episode with you guys! Ever since I read Erin Falconer’s book How to Break Up With Your Friends, I knew she was a dream guest to have on the show. She is a therapist, best-selling author, a mother, and a wise human when it comes to all things boundaries and navigating friendships as an adult.

This episode isn’t just about how to break up with your friends, it is also about how to be a better friend. I learned such valuable information in Erin’s book about the science of friendship (and how important it is to our livelihood and wellbeing!), how long it takes to truly become someone’s friend, the difference between a friend and a best friend, and how many best friends we can successfully have without spreading ourselves way too thin — or just lying to ourselves!

Erin is the queen of navigating hard conversations, instilling boundaries, standing up for yourself in relationships and also auditing relationships to make sure they are still a good fit in the different ever-evolving stages of our lives. I have to say, this conversation is an absolute favorite of mine and one that I learned a TON from. I will be going back to this convo many times over… and taking notes!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a DR Media Production.
0:08.4	Hey guys, it's Jordyn Younger, your host of the Balance Plod, Solon Fire Podcast.
0:13.1	Here we go deep on all things, astrology, awakening, wellness, motherhood,
0:18.0	channeling, aliens, and so much more. We have deep conversations, we go to other realms.
0:23.9	It's a lot of fun, so stick around, let's dive on in, I cannot wait to connect.
0:38.5	Hello and welcome back to the Balance Plod Podcast, Solon Fire. I'm your host and I am so happy
0:44.2	that you're here. Last week we kicked off the new year talking about intention setting in a solo
0:49.4	episode. We also talked about setting boundaries and cleansing our space, as well as cleansing our
0:55.7	circle because we are heading into 2023 with clear boundaries, clear energy, and all good vibes.
1:03.1	We've got no time for anything but that. So of course I had to follow up that episode with
1:08.4	this conversation with the amazing Aaron Falconer. She is the author of How to Break Up with Your Friends
1:14.4	as well as many other bestselling books. When I read this book, I read it sometime
1:20.1	mid last year when I was on my maternity leave. It changed my life and ever since then I set the
1:26.0	goal to have Aaron on the podcast to have this conversation. Beyond being an author, she is also
1:31.2	a therapist. So I felt like I had my own little therapy session about friendship in this episode.
1:37.0	And I know this episode is going to serve you guys as much as it served me because I'm not the only
1:42.9	highly sensitive person in this group of people in this amazing community that we have. And if
1:49.0	you're new here, welcome. We talk a lot about being highly sensitive in this world, being empathic,
1:55.5	as well as being people pleasers. And often that comes with its own set of issues with boundaries.
2:01.6	And I don't know when this was. I think it was probably when I got really into psychedelic therapy
2:07.4	a couple of years ago when I started to see that my energy boundaries were really thin. And I would
2:13.8	just let people walk all over me. But not only would I let people walk all over me, I would waste
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