About this episode

The episode explores the dynamics of friendships and the patterns of overgiving and emotional labor that can lead to feelings of being drained.

What if the reason you feel drained in friendships is not that everyone else is taking, but because you learned to give in order to earn love? In this segment of Awf The Record, Jeannette Reyes and Mona Kosar Abdi sit down with friendship expert Danielle Bayard-Jackson to unpack overgiving, oversharing, one-sided friendships, and the patterns that can make women feel like they are always the one doing the work. Danielle explains why the “no one shows up for me” story deserves compassion, but ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeannette Reyes, Mona Kosar Abdi

Guest: Danielle Bayard-Jackson

Topics covered

• friendship
• overgiving
• self-awareness
• emotional labor
• women's issues

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