Dealing with Wounds of Friendship Betrayal

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Christianity, Talk Radio, Default, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Will called in to Talk To Me about his journey through deep betrayal by his best friend – someone he never imagined would hurt him. How do you walk through this kind of betrayal, when you’ve been completely blindsided? Today, we talk through his story of pain and friendship betrayal, and the number one thing that helped him move into healing: forgiveness. Forgiveness is an important people skill, because it untethers you from the pain that others have caused you – so that you can be free to move forward and not stay stuck. We talk through how to do that, and why it’s necessary in this important episode of Talk To Me! Dig deeper by preordering my new book People Skills anywhere books are sold. The Debra Fileta Counselors Network: Book a counseling session at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She is the bestselling author of eight books including Choosing Marriage, Are You Really OK?, RESET, and Soul Care. Debra is the host of the popular podcast and nationally syndicated radio show Talk To Me where she facilitates on-air authentic counseling-style sessions with notable pastors and leaders. You may also recognize her voice from her appearances on national television and radio, including Better Together, The Kirk Cameron Show, Focus on the Family, The 700 Club, and many others. She reaches millions of people each year with the message of mental, emotional, and relational health. Connect with her on Instagram or at DebraFileta.com.

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0:00.0	Today on the podcast, I'm excited to have Will from Tennessee joining us. It's good to have you, Will.
0:06.8	Hey, Deborah. It's great to be here. I appreciate you having me. So I always love starting by letting
0:12.0	people know how you and I got connected to begin with. What was our first contact point? Do you
0:17.7	remember? I think I actually reached out to your podcast on just some areas that we were stuck inside
0:25.9	for me and my wife.
0:27.7	And just we've kind of built a relationship with you through talking with you about
0:32.0	those different challenges that we faced.
0:33.8	And I guess as we dove deeper, we figured out that there's a lot more layers to the onions.
0:40.0	Yeah, there always is.
0:41.5	So was our first connection point that you heard about me through a podcast?
0:47.6	It was actually through a book series through, I think it's Ryan and Selena.
0:56.0	Uh-huh.
0:57.0	And they had you and Gary on about one of your books.
1:00.0	Oh, yeah.
1:01.0	I kind of went down the rabbit hole on that and touch base through your,
1:08.0	your carousel of counselors and then ended up talking to you personally.
1:13.3	That's amazing how one thing leads to the other and God allows our paths to cross.
1:19.0	And I'm grateful to be able to have you today on the podcast.
1:23.1	You know, we typically, you and I, we talk about a lot of marriage things, but today we're kind of shifting
1:28.9	gears a little bit and talking about something a little different. So why don't you start by
1:34.4	letting us know what question you have on your mind today? My question today is how do you
1:41.5	approach or deal with forgiveness when you're betrayed by a very close friend?
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