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Hey friend, it's Nicole, host of the Nicole Walters podcast.

Here's where we laugh, we cry, and we grant ourselves grace as we do life together.

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Hey friends, I have got to talk to you about this.

And this is a big one because it comes up all the time.

I have had quite the week.

And I don't know if it's just that I'm an emotional person or I've just been dealing with a lot.

But I feel like I have just been churny in my relationships.

And part of it obviously is because relationships are churny.

They have highs, they have lows.

We're always trying to navigate new boundaries and figure out how to interact with people.

But the other part of it I think is I'm learning more about how I expect the people closest to me to show up in my life.

And one of the things that became really evident was after I had a conversation with a friend of mine.

And it was really clear that this friend was seeking a friendship where I'd be more present.

You know where I'd be at every party and I would travel and I would do getaways.

And this is their definition of friendship.

And what was tough for me is in the season I'm in.

And I think a lot of y'all, you know, because we're so the same can relate to this.

We have kids, we have jobs, careers, a million things we're balancing.

And you know, I do believe in the saying you make time for what matters to you.

But when we prioritize, you know, after we consider, you know, kids, personal health, God, relationships, you know,

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