Powerful read :) I’m at the stage where I’m not sharing certain aspects of my life with certain friends. my mindset has been shifting lately about friendship.
This was a great read 🙌🏾 and needed in today’s landscape where many are feeling unfulfilled in some adult friendships. Adulting sucks and one of the drawbacks is just being in different spaces and phases of life as some of the people we’ve grown to love. I guess it’s really just about adaptability at the end of the day.
Thank you for reading! Adaptability is indeed the key to any thriving relationship. No one person stays the same. We also change in our relationships, and learning to make space for those changes can lead to healthier and more satisfying relationships. Plus, grief is a natural response to change, and I wish people were taught how to manage their grief when relationships shift or fade away.
I resonate with all of these but especially 3 and 4. I think those two took me a very long time to understand and fully grasp. Thanks for this amazing piece! 💕
Oh wow, do I ever need some real friends, ouch! Well maybe some will come up (likely the closest ones won't be guys....it's....not something I'm going to get into at this time)
I love this so so much !! Especially since I just finished insecure and could deeply connect it to my real life. Especially since my friends and I have graduated college and are all on our own personal journeys going on.
Great read and food for thought. I'm going to journal to the question "Are there friendships you've outgrown that you feel guilty about? What would it look like to release that guilt?" tonight!
I've watched Insecure so many times at this point and sometimes I find it hard not to judge how some of them show up (I'm giving Molly the major side-eye right now.) But honestly, when I get over my attitude, I really can see how accurate of a reflection it is of friendships. None of us are perfect and when we've been in community with folks for years, we sometimes forget that not only do they have a life outside of the one we're included in, but they're always changing. I've lived abroad for 4.5 years now and it's caused me to think a lot more about my friendships. so many feelings about how dynamics have shifted for me and also realizing that my folks are in their own stories, with shifting dynamics. I'm trying to be more appreciative of where we are now, in this season, rather than getting upset that we're not where we were when I was in my 20s and we all lived in the same place.
this was good Minaa, I'll def be tuning in for more pieces in The Media Room!
I've watched Insecure so many times at this point and sometimes I find it hard not to judge how some of them show up (I'm giving Molly the major side-eye right now.) But honestly, when I get over my attitude, I really can see how accurate of a reflection it is of friendships. None of us are perfect and when we've been in community with folks for years, we sometimes forget that not only do they have a life outside of the one we're included in, but they're always changing. I've lived abroad for 4.5 years now and it's caused me to think a lot more about my friendships. so many feelings about how dynamics have shifted for me and also realizing that my folks are in their own stories, with shifting dynamics. I'm trying to be more appreciative of where we are now, in this season, rather than getting upset that we're not where we were when I was in my 20s and we all lived in the same place.
this was good Minaa, I'll def be tuning in for more pieces in The Media Room!
Loved this show!!! And excellent takeaways. Navigating adult friendships, much like any area of adulting, is challenging! So let’s talk about it 🗣️
Thank you! I totally agree 🙌🏾
Powerful read :) I’m at the stage where I’m not sharing certain aspects of my life with certain friends. my mindset has been shifting lately about friendship.
This was a great read 🙌🏾 and needed in today’s landscape where many are feeling unfulfilled in some adult friendships. Adulting sucks and one of the drawbacks is just being in different spaces and phases of life as some of the people we’ve grown to love. I guess it’s really just about adaptability at the end of the day.
Thank you for reading! Adaptability is indeed the key to any thriving relationship. No one person stays the same. We also change in our relationships, and learning to make space for those changes can lead to healthier and more satisfying relationships. Plus, grief is a natural response to change, and I wish people were taught how to manage their grief when relationships shift or fade away.
Love this, Minaa! Also - I really need to go back and watch Insecure. It's been on my list for too long.
Thank you, Aliza! It’s become one of my favorite comfort shows that I can’t stop rewatching.
I resonate with all of these but especially 3 and 4. I think those two took me a very long time to understand and fully grasp. Thanks for this amazing piece! 💕
I had to learn a lot of this myself as well it became so freeing when I did!
Oh wow, do I ever need some real friends, ouch! Well maybe some will come up (likely the closest ones won't be guys....it's....not something I'm going to get into at this time)
I love this so so much !! Especially since I just finished insecure and could deeply connect it to my real life. Especially since my friends and I have graduated college and are all on our own personal journeys going on.
It’s such a relatable show. I felt the same way when I first watched it and now it’s my go-to comfort show.
Great read and food for thought. I'm going to journal to the question "Are there friendships you've outgrown that you feel guilty about? What would it look like to release that guilt?" tonight!
Thank you for this piece. Needed these words right now 🙏
I've watched Insecure so many times at this point and sometimes I find it hard not to judge how some of them show up (I'm giving Molly the major side-eye right now.) But honestly, when I get over my attitude, I really can see how accurate of a reflection it is of friendships. None of us are perfect and when we've been in community with folks for years, we sometimes forget that not only do they have a life outside of the one we're included in, but they're always changing. I've lived abroad for 4.5 years now and it's caused me to think a lot more about my friendships. so many feelings about how dynamics have shifted for me and also realizing that my folks are in their own stories, with shifting dynamics. I'm trying to be more appreciative of where we are now, in this season, rather than getting upset that we're not where we were when I was in my 20s and we all lived in the same place.
this was good Minaa, I'll def be tuning in for more pieces in The Media Room!
I've watched Insecure so many times at this point and sometimes I find it hard not to judge how some of them show up (I'm giving Molly the major side-eye right now.) But honestly, when I get over my attitude, I really can see how accurate of a reflection it is of friendships. None of us are perfect and when we've been in community with folks for years, we sometimes forget that not only do they have a life outside of the one we're included in, but they're always changing. I've lived abroad for 4.5 years now and it's caused me to think a lot more about my friendships. so many feelings about how dynamics have shifted for me and also realizing that my folks are in their own stories, with shifting dynamics. I'm trying to be more appreciative of where we are now, in this season, rather than getting upset that we're not where we were when I was in my 20s and we all lived in the same place.
this was good Minaa, I'll def be tuning in for more pieces in The Media Room!