Navigating Awareness
Kitty discusses the unsettling nature of awareness regarding societal issues and the challenge of engaging others who may not be ready to confront these realities. Emphasizing the importance of self-compassion, she encourages listeners to establish personal boundaries while recognizing the impact of privilege on relationships. Ultimately, it's about finding balance and understanding one's own limits in the face of difficult truths.In this clip
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How can I maintain friendships while experiencing personal growth and change, especially if I have a tendency to leave friendships behind or struggle with finding interesting things to talk about? This question is in relation to the episodes 209: How to Trick Your Teenager into Following Good Advice | Feedback Friday, One-Sided Friendships, What to Do When People Say No & Why You Need Friends and Where to Find Them, Attracting True Friends, and several others, including 672. Self-Acceptance, Sensitivity + Change: Finding Your Center Amidst Chaos, Navigating Healthy Relationships, 585. Toxic Positivity: How It's Holding You Back From Processing Emotions & Connecting Authentically, Evolving Friendships, 1063: Working for Kin Might Just Do You In | Feedback Friday, The Power of Listening, What I Learned In My 20's: Self Love, Boundaries, Comparison & Trusting My Intuition, 627. Meeting the Anger Within + Taking Off Your Mask with Hannah Eden, and 881: Finding Your Angle in Covert Love Triangle | Feedback Friday? Many relationships that were very good at one point faded when I moved on, started new things, or grew professionally. I feel responsible for this.
Are my friends toxic based on their behaviors, such as being passive-aggressive, screenshotting conversations, making fun of people, sharing pictures of people they consider ugly, saying awful things about others, and often talking horribly about others without addressing the problems? I'm a sensitive person, so I try to keep that in mind. I find it hard to be vulnerable, engage with them, or push back without second-guessing how to phrase things because I see how they act about others when I'm around, and I don't want to be on the receiving end of their behavior. I regret not pushing back more. I've had this limiting thought: when I've pushed back and they've acknowledged their behavior, they seem to be aware and double down on what they call being "shitty." I'm struggling to distance myself because I enjoy the good times with them, but I'm finding it hard to get to those times and make it worth it. I feel like I look too much into their behavior, trying to figure out if they're mad or whatever.