It takes courage and a sense of responsibility to be a good friend. But we don't always demonstrate those qualities as best as we can, and then we suffer, with lost friendships and loneliness. So, when was the last time you sat down and took an inventory of your actions regarding how you handle friendships? Are you taking responsibility for maintaining and grooming your connections with the care, attention and nourishment they need to keep them healthy? If your answer is, 'Yikes, maybe not!' then you do not want to miss this episode! I'm honored to be joined by author and creator of InWrittenWord.com, Isabelle Alerte, whose essay "Learning to Be A Friend" reveals the courageous inventory she took of where she fell short in maintaining friendships. In this episode, she shares the ramifications that some of her behaviors, like self-isolation, living in a bubble, avoiding friends and canceling plans last-minute, which we're all guilty of from time to time, had on her relationships. And she discusses how she made some major changes to the way she operated as a friend in order to rebuild her friend circles into the vibrant and fulfilling connections they are today. She offers some great advice and reassurance for anyone who may have lost a friendship on how to start over: with courage, compassion and vulnerability. Check out Isa's live readings of her work on Instagram at @isa.alerte, and read through some of her beautiful memoirs and interviews at https://www.inwrittenword.com/. #friendship #women #selfdevelopment #vulnerability #newfriends
