Kelly Needham persisted in building a friendship with an elderly neighbor. It meant she

needed to be curious and asked lots of questions.

Tell me what your life is like. What kind of appointments are you going to? And I learned about who was providing care for her

dentures and I learned about her different prescriptions and that she didn't have a

car and I drove her to, we drove places together and I learned that she

loved to be in the grocery store for far longer than me.

But I knew I learned that that was because when I was home people, little people are running around my house.

When she was home, she was totally alone and lonely.

This is a bonus episode of the Reviver Hearts Podcast for February 7th,

2023. I'm Danagrash. Over the past couple of episodes we've been enjoying a message by Kelly Needham.

Kelly authored a book on friendships and cultivating real relationships.

Her book is called Friendish.

You can find more about it linked in the transcript of this podcast episode at Revive Our Hearts.com

or on the Revive Our Hearts app.

The message we heard of the last few days was one she gave at True Woman 22 last fall.

It's on the dangers and delights of pursuing authentic friendship.

While Kelly was speaking, women attending her workshop

texted questions to her, and she then spent some time reading

and answering those questions that had been submitted.

Let's listen now.

When should you let go of a friendship and stop investing in the person when they're not reciprocating?

I'm so glad this is the first question

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