I Love My Friend, but She’s Draining the Life Out of Me

Unsolicited Advice with Ashley and Taryne

Ashley Nichole & Taryne Renee and Studio71

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Happy almost holidays, UA! We are so grateful for each and every one of you 🤍. On today’s episode, we’re talking about what to do when a friendship starts to feel emotionally draining. You love her, you support her—but at what point do you need to protect your own energy? We unpack how to set healthy boundaries without guilt, resentment, or hurting someone you care about. Mel Robbins Podacast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6adk49D9UHlFHugFYPLB8g?si=e6d375cc5e5c4f3d Thanks to our Sponsors: Sign up as a VIP and get 80% go to Fabletics.com/ADVICE To get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. ⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/ADVICE⁠⁠ Download the free 1-800 Contacts app today or Order online at ⁠1800contacts.com⁠ Follow the Podcast on Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/UnsolicitedAdviceInsta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the Podcast on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/UnsolicitedAdviceTikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ashley: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ashnichole/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Taryne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tarynerenee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a premium subscriber today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/UAPodcastSupercast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To watch our podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/UAPodcastYouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/UnsolicitedAdvicePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/UnsolicitedAdvicePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To send us your questions/stories, email us at: AdviceUnsolicitedPod@gmail.com To check out our UA MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/unsolicitedadvicemerchandise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay, guys, if you love UA and consider yourself a UA fanatic, guess what? We have a club for that.
0:05.7	Yes, if you cannot get enough of me and Ash and can't get enough of the stories, you want a more intimate experience with me and Ash.
0:14.0	We have a club you can be a part of. And it's called Supercast.
0:24.5	If you join Supercast, not only do you get bonus episodes every single week, but you get discounts on merchandise, like the one we just dropped. You get
0:30.4	solo episodes. You get AMAs. You also get scary stories every single month. And literally,
0:36.7	it basically costs the same cost as like your morning latte.
0:40.6	So sacrifice one latte a month.
0:42.9	We're worth it.
0:43.6	And you get us.
0:44.4	We're worth it.
0:45.0	If you're interested, you can go to today's episode notes.
0:47.9	Click the link and get signed up today.
0:52.6	Merry almost Christmas.
0:57.0	Happy Monday, everyone.
0:58.3	Happy Monday.
0:59.1	Happy Monday before Christmas, everyone.
1:02.3	Me and Ash, love.
1:05.5	Love the holidays.
1:06.9	I mean, obviously, I'm wearing red.
1:08.5	She's wearing green.
1:09.2	Yeah.
1:09.9	You'd know if you watch this on YouTube, so. Yeah, if you don't know what we're talking about, that's on you. That's your fault. That's your fault. It's also almost my birthday. Yes. I'm finally turning 36. This entire year I thought I was 36, and now I'm officially turning 36. I can't believe I've been 35 this whole year.
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