This week's solo episode with Janeen answers a listener question: "How can I communicate that I've had my feelings hurt without breaking the friendship?" Join us as we delve deep into the connection between emotional hurt and physical pain, and why it's so important to get quiet and let that physical pain work its way into--and more importantly--OUT of your body. We explore whether some friends' actions are patterns, whether they were insensitive jabs versus major infractions, why some hurt feelings come about merely as a friend's attempt to cheer you up but land in poor taste or with terrible timing. We ask whether you're in a toxic friendship and whether it's worth trying to mend things, what's in it for you if you do need to make sure the friend knows they've hurt you, and ways to show up compassionately and vulnerably to inform your friend you felt hurt by what they did. Even if they don't reciprocate that compassion, and even if they don't issue an apology from the heart, at least you know you did what you could to save the bond, and at least you grew from this experience. There's a lot to unpack here! Join us. Get more at www.women-friends.com, join the private Women Friends Facebook group, and follow us on IG @womenfriendsthepodcast. Send your questions about friendship to janeen@women-friends.com.
Relevant links:
The Human Design Podcast with Emma Dunwoody – 2022 March Transits episode
Psychology Today, Alan Phogel, Ph.D. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/body-sense/201204/emotional-and-physical-pain-activate-similar-brain-regions
Daniel Pink – “The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward”
