Lies about friendship to unlearn in your twenties

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The rest of the #TwentiesToolKit series:    • TWENTIES with Leena  

00:00 intro
01:30 MAKING FRIENDS
08:01 KEEPING FRIENDS
15:42 LOSING FRIENDS

M&Ms on pizza justification:    • The Princess Diaries "SORRY" pizza scene  

Things mentioned:

The Joy of Being Selfish: Why you need boundaries and how to set them
Michelle Elman

A book I don't think I mention directly but I LOVE on this topic: The Friendship Cure by
Kate Leaver

Read about love languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/

Where Brené Brown talks about counter-fit connection - it’s an ‘audiobook’ that is actually a recording of a series of talks she did:
The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage By Brené Brown
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Powe...
(annoyingly this is only available on audible, but it’s MUCH BETTER than her audiobooks where she just reads what she’s written, TRUST ME)


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Welcome to the SEO paragraph. Word fruit salad, let's go. Interpersonal relationships are hard, and the terms we use to describe them can be equally confusing to navigate: toxic friendships, abusive room mates / housemate dynamics, codependent frenemies, trust deficits, self-centred behaviour... they're all flexible terms that can be applied to your own life, but only you will know if they ring true for you, or where they're most truthfully applied. These are simply tips and observations from my own experiences, there to nudge you in the direction of your own revelations, personal to you. Please be nice to yourself and when in doubt, keep reading! I've left some books above if you want to delve in further, as is tradition around here.