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4 Things with Amy Brown

When Helping Hurts: Supporting a Friend Without Losing Yourself (Couch Talks)

4 Things with Amy Brown

Nashville Podcast Network

Relationships, Self-improvement, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.75.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What do you do when someone you love is struggling and shutting you out? Amy and Kat respond to a heartfelt email from a college student whose roommate is battling an eating disorder. She’s heartbroken, overwhelmed, and unsure how to support her friend without completely losing herself in the process. Kat shares thoughts on grief, boundaries, and “wise compassion,” while Amy offers relatable encouragement for anyone stuck in the tension between wanting to help and setting boundaries, so you can focus on your own healing. This one’s for anyone who’s ever felt helpless in the face of someone else’s pain.

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HOSTS:

Amy Brown // RadioAmy.com // @RadioAmy

Kat Van Buren // @KatVanburen

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to an I-Heart podcast.

0:05.3

This week on Dear Chelsea with me, Chelsea Handler, Connie Britton is here.

0:09.6

I think you should encourage your friend to go ahead and not be holding out for any man to have her babies.

0:15.7

She could be waiting another 10 years before she finds the right guy.

0:18.8

Connie didn't meet her right guy until you were what, 50,

0:21.6

Connie? 52. 52. I kept thinking, oh, I'm going to meet the guy. I'm going to meet the guy. I'm

0:26.7

going to meet the guy. I finally was like, what am I waiting for? And I did it. And I'm just so glad that I did.

0:32.7

Listen to Dear Chelsea on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:39.4

I found out that I was related to the guy that I was dating.

0:42.3

I don't feel emotions correctly. I collect my roommate's toenails and fingernails.

0:47.1

Those were some callers from my call-in podcast, Therapy Gecko. It's a show where I take phone calls from

0:53.4

anonymous strangers as a fake

0:55.7

gecko therapist and try to learn a little bit about their lives. I know that's a weird

1:01.2

concept, but I promise it's very interesting. Check it out for yourself by searching for

1:05.7

therapy gecko on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:12.2

Hi, it's Emily Tish Sussman, host of the podcast, She Pivots.

1:16.5

In honor of Mother's Day, we have some very special guests.

1:20.1

I'm Elaine Welteroff.

1:21.8

And I'm Caitlin Murray.

1:23.8

Both women pivoted out of their careers after having their kids,

1:31.3

proving that motherhood is just another chapter in our journey, not the end.

1:33.9

Come on over to hear their full stories.

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