Episode 59: Overcoming Past Hurt & Deepening Friendships Through Intentional Community with Jennie Allen

The Best of You

Dr. Alison Cook

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

5 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

I loved this beautiful and honest conversation about friendship with Jennie Allen, bestselling author of Find Your People and founder of IF:Gathering. She shares candidly about a painful season where she felt alone and how she’s learned to lean into deep community, even when it's messy. If you’ve ever struggled with feeling lonely, misunderstood, or like it’s hard to trust other people, please listen to this episode. There are so many gems in it, including: 1. Our greatest fear in friendship 2. How to say “that hurt” to a friend 3. What prompted Jennie to close off to friendship for a season 4. How she found her way into trusting relationships again 5. The healing power of knowing others & being known by them Order Find Your People here. Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here. Do you have questions for Dr. Alison?⁠ Leave them here. Want to receive free bonus content? ⁠⁠Sign up for my free weekly email here. Related Episodes: Episode 58: How to Find Friends Who Bring out the Best of You, Why it Matters, and How a Good Friend Can Transform Your Life with Dr. Curt Thompson, Amy Cella, and Pepper Sweeney Episode 33: People Pleasing & Developing Your Own Inner Compass: Thoughts on Depression, Mental Health & the Church, and Finding Hope in Dark Places Episode 17: What is Church Hurt and How do I Heal? Thanks to our sponsors: Go to ⁠www.organifi.com/bestofyou⁠ today and use code BESTOFYOU for 20% off your order today. Visit hiyahealth.com/BESTOFYOU and get your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy adults. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BESTOFYOU and get on your way to being your best self. Music by Andy Luiten Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.5	Hey everyone. I'm Dr. Allison, and I'm so glad you're here to discover what brings out the best of you.
1:17.3	This podcast is all about breaking free from painful patterns, mending the past and discovering our true selves in God.
1:25.3	I can't wait to get started as we learn together how to become the best
1:29.0	version of who we are with God's help. Hey, everyone, and welcome back to this week's episode of
1:37.4	The Best of You podcast. I'm so glad you're here, and I am so excited for this new series,
1:43.9	Friends on Friendship. If you have questions about
1:49.1	friendship during this series, check out the best of your question, doc. We'll link to it in the show notes.
1:54.0	I am going to devote the last episode of this series to answering a few of your questions.
1:59.8	So I want to know what questions you have about
2:02.7	friendship, about making new friends, about drawing new boundary lines in older friendships,
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