You're listening to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast. I'm Dr. Jen Ridey. On this episode, I'll be talking

about beliefs about friendship that might be keeping you stuck in a place of loneliness and isolation.

Stay tuned. Hi, I'm Jen Ridey, and this podcast is for women who want to feel more vibrant,

happy, aligned, and alive.

You'll gain the emotional, physical, and spiritual tools you need to get your sparkle back

and ensure that depression, anxiety, and struggle don't rule your life.

Welcome to the Vibrins Happy Women Podcast.

Hey there, my friends.

I am honored that you're spending some time with me today to learn about friendship and how our thoughts and our beliefs about friendship impact everything in terms of our results.

You know, the way we think actually does impact how we show up, how we're perceived by others,

and ultimately how we feel about our friendships and about our connection. So if you've been

feeling lonely, isolated, misunderstood, disconnected, this episode is for you. And if you

haven't been feeling those things, I encourage you to

listen because you can kind of assess where you are in terms of your thoughts about friendship

and about your friends and the people in your life. So as you know, as I've shared on the

Vibrant Happy Women podcast many times, our thoughts determine how we feel. Now, how we feel

impacts everyone around us because our brains have mirror neurons. Our mirror neurons make mood and

emotion and feelings very contagious. This was kind of a survival mechanism that helped us in the

past, and I propose it still helps us today so we can read the emotions and the signals coming off

of people's body language, so we can socially integrate and have the friendships and the family

and the support systems that we need and crave.

Well, you know, the phrase goes that to have good friends, you need to be a good friend.

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