If You Want a Village, You Have to be a Villager

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of seeking help in relationships and the impact of societal attitudes on connection.

In this episode, we talk about how this phenomenon shows up in the therapy room. Some clients feel their asking for help is burdensome to their friends, so they keep to themselves, even when they want to develop deeper relationships. Some people are discarding friendships for seemingly innocuous mistakes. This idea that we 'don't owe anyone anything' is costing us connection. As therapists, we can support these folks to approach their relationships in alignment with the kind of relationships ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jordan Pickell, Alison McCleary

Topics covered

• therapy
• relationships
• connection
• friendship
• mental health

Keywords

• therapy
• relationships
• friendship
• mental health
• connection

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