Featured Episode: When to Fight for a Friendship and When to Let it Go
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
How to know if a friendship is or isn’t worth continuing to pursue
How to end a friendship that was seasonal or has run its course
Signs of a toxic friendship and steps to end a toxic friendship
When to keep working on a friendship instead of giving up
Action steps you can take to start making new friends
(You can also listen right here!👇)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
At the moment we’re in between seasons here on the show. But while we’re waiting for our next official season to begin, we thought this would be a great time to pull some of our favorite episodes out of the Girls Night archive. This is the perfect time to catch up on episodes you might have missed, or listen again to old favorites.
Our guest for today’s episode is my amazing friend, Bianca Olthoff. Bianca is a Bible teacher, a speaker, and a writer. And speaking of writing, today, Bianca is sharing about a book she wrote called How to Have Your Life not Suck. I recently got my copy, and friends, it is so so good! We’ll actually talk more about it in today’s episode, she’ll tell us all about it.
I wanted to have Bianca on the show today to talk to us about friendship, and actually, she’s here to talk about the part of friendship that I find to be the hardest: How to end a friendship.
Every single one of us has come to a point in a friendship where things just aren’t going well — and I think every single one of us struggles to know what to do about it. We should fight for our friendships, right? And yes, we should! Sometimes. But there are other times when we’re in friendships that aren’t actually good for us, and other times when a friendship has just run its course.
This is so hard to face, and it’s even harder to know what to do with this. But that’s why I’m so glad to have Bianca here today. She’s going to teach us how to recognize when a friendship needs to end, and then she’s going to teach us how to end it in a way that is kind, loving, and healthy.
She’s also going to share with us some practical steps we can take today to start making some great new friends.
I’m so excited about this episode. I just love Bianca, and I know you will too!
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places
Stephanie’s guide for How to Make Friends in a New City
Bianca's book, How to Have Your Life not Suck
Bianca's 3 signs that a friendship needs to end:
+ You feel less than or worse about yourself
+ They need more than you can give
+ Change in season of your lives (can end naturally)
Bianca's tips for maintaining friendships:
+ To have a good friend we need to be a good friend
+ Don't give up if you've been burned
+ Make time
Quotes Mentioned:
"You don't have to be friends with people who are mean to you." - Stephanie
"If we learn how to end things well, it will make us more prone to start new relationships in the future." - Bianca
"Friendship is an honor and friendship is a gift" - Bianca
"If you have a friend in your life that's a taker or a friend that doesn't make you feel safe, they're not worth your time" - Bianca
CONNECT WITH BIANCA
Facebook // Website // Instagram
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