#222- Curate Your Inner Circle or It'll Curate You

About this episode

Salisha Thomas discusses her annual ritual of ranking friendships for self-preservation and clarity.

Salisha is pulling back the curtain on one of her most personal and most powerful yearly rituals. Every Christmas season, she sits down and does something most people would never admit to: she ranks her friendships. Not out of judgment, but out of self-preservation, clarity, and love. In this episode, you'll hear about: What the A-List, B-List, and Sh*t List actually mean and why having one changes everythingHow a lonely stretch on tour with Beautiful: The Carol King Musical inspired this who...

People in this episode

Host: Salisha Thomas

Topics covered

• friendship
• self-preservation
• personal growth
• yearly rituals
• ranking friendships

Keywords

• friendship ranking
• self-care
• personal rituals
• A-List
• B-List
• self-preservation
• loneliness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Beautiful: The Carol King Musical

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