Deep friendship. Today's topic. What does it even mean? We go deep (pun intended) on deep friendship in Episode 5, and start with a definition of deep friendship. Rena Staub Fisher shares that
“a deep friendship is one in which we feel seen and loved for exactly who we are. It’s when we feel safe enough to talk about what’s really on our minds and in our hearts — and when we trust that the things that make us quirky, unique, and different are the qualities our friend cherishes most about us.”
We inquire how we get to that safe place with a friend, and what we each need as individuals in order to deepen friends. We explore how much consistency, communication, and bi-lateral (mutual) sharing needs to take place to get to deep friendship (hint: playing chicken might be one of the ways we get there). Ultimately, it may take upwards of 200 hours to get to close, deep friendship, so recognize this may take time!
The more we can be seen as the unique and quirky individuals we are, the easier it might be to get to the safe space that needs to exist for deep friendships to exist. We challenge our listeners to be curious and love the outside-the-norm folks in our lives.
Continue to Bask:
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Send your deep friend a small package, or a friendship e-card (more here).
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