Healthy friendship requires us to accept our friends for who they are at their core as we both grow and change; to be comfortable with the silence that may be necessary as two people in conflict spend time apart in reflection; to make an effort to stay in that person's life when, deep down, we love them. In Ep. 7, Janeen speaks with Juanita; a friend who works in nonprofit, has five wonderful children and is someone who is expert at bringing people together through her quiet grace and amazing gatherings. She and Janeen discuss the potluck group they take part in that was designed intentionally, in response to social, racial and political upheaval, and what it took to keep showing up for some tough conversations. Hear how Juanita has kept friends since childhood, and what kind of olive branch she extended that brought her and a dear old friend back together after years of uncomfortable silence. Juanita touches on raising her daughters to be good friends, what it was like growing up with all brothers, and her experience moving from down South to Pittsburgh, Pa. Learn more at www.women-friends.com/blog. Share your story! Record your own brief voice memo sharing how you've extended an olive branch to repair a broken friendship in your life, by going to https://www.speakpipe.com/WomenFriends, and your message could be played on a future show!
