64: Why You Can't Celebrate Your Friend's Success

About this episode

Minaa B. discusses the challenges of feeling envious of friends' successes and offers strategies to cope with these feelings.

In this episode, Minaa B. speaks directly to the friend who struggles with envy—the one whose chest tightens when someone shares good news, who can't quite bring themselves to celebrate a peer's success. She explores how sibling dynamics and peer relationships taught us that success is limited, and why your friend's win can feel like your failure. Minaa breaks down where envy comes from, why adult experiences reinforce scarcity thinking, and offers practical strategies for processing the feeling without letting shame ruin your friendships. If you've ever been the jealous friend and felt too ashamed to admit it, this episode is for you. Resources Work with me: Book a 1:1 therapy consultation. Website: minaab.com Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe here Order my book: Owning Our Struggles⁠⁠⁠ Stay Connected! ⁠Instagram LinkedIn⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Minaa B.

Topics covered

• envy
• friendship
• success
• scarcity thinking
• mental health

Keywords

• envy
• friend's success
• scarcity mindset
• mental health
• friendship dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: minaab.com

Books & works: Owning Our Struggles

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