When to call time on a killjoy friendship

About this episode

Denise Welch and Judi Love discuss ending toxic friendships and navigating different parenting styles in the new year.

It's a new year, and while Denise Welch and Judi Love aren't huge on New Year's Resolutions, they do love a fresh start and second act. They share their plans for making their years ahead amazing. And, from the dilemmas pile, how do you make a decision about whether to end a killjoy friendship? Is it ever okay to leave someone out? Plus, how do you handle your children having children... and then having VERY different parenting techniques? Get up close and personal with the Loose Women as they ponder your most confidential confessions and innermost dilemmas. Each week, two of your Loose Women favourites untangle your knottiest problems and share their takes on the issues that really matter in intimate, soul-baring chats. After all - it’s Just Between Us! Have you got a juicy dilemma you’d like Loose Women to weigh in on? Send us an email with PODCAST in the subject line to loose.women@itv.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Denise Welch, Judi Love

Topics covered

• friendship
• parenting
• new year
• personal growth
• dilemmas

Keywords

• killjoy friendship
• parenting techniques
• new year's resolutions
• fresh start
• dilemmas

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Organizations: ITV Studios

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