108. Attachment in Friendships: Why It Hurts So Bad to Be the Friend Who Always Reaches Out | Coaching Call with Cordelia (Part 4)

108. Attachment in Friendships: Why It Hurts So Bad to Be the Friend Who Always Reaches Out | Coaching Call with Cordelia (Part 4)

February 25, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 108

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The episode explores the challenges of adult friendships and the emotional pain of being the one who consistently reaches out.

Why do adult friendships feel so much harder than they used to… and why does it still sting when you’re the one who keeps reaching out? In this fourth live coaching session with Cordelia, we unpack the hidden attachment wound behind adult friendship struggles. We talk about the longing for a core group, the ache of feeling left out, and the subtle ways we dismiss our own strengths when connection doesn’t look the way we imagined it would. We explore how loneliness in adulthood can activate de...

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Host: Jennifer Noble

Guest: Cordelia

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