About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of friendship breakups and the dynamics of growing apart over time.

We’ve been friends for a decade now and we’re not at all the same people we were when we met. Luckily, we’ve grown together, but not every friendship is so lucky. Sometimes we travel in an entirely different direction from our loved ones and it makes maintaining a relationship tricky, and sometimes that growing apart leads to a friendship breakup. Whether you slowly go ghost or have “the talk” is ultimately up to you, but we always advocate for leaving things open—you’ve grown apart now, but you could always grow back together in the future. Hyrox and leaving Vegas [2:06] Outgrowing a friend [10:16] Letting the friendship fade away slowly [12:44] People change over time [15:26] Asymmetrical friendships [16:57] Be ready to let the chips fall [20:26] Let the friendship evolve [24:40] Subscribe to The Lighthouse Letters https://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/ Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to info@thebestlifepodcast.com , and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group. FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom You can also…

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny-J Johnson, Jill Coleman

Topics covered

• friendship breakups
• personal growth
• relationship dynamics
• communication
• change over time

Keywords

• friendship
• breakup
• personal growth
• communication
• relationships
• change

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