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The Heavy Lift: Finding Relief in Saying No to a Draining Friend | The Friendship Project
In this episode of The Friendship Project, host Kari Hearn explores the emotional exhaustion that comes from being the sole emotional support for a draining friend and offers practical guidance on setting healthy boundaries. If you often feel hollowed out after conversations, dread phone calls from specific friends, or struggle with saying no due to guilt, this episode provides a compassionate roadmap to reclaiming your energy. We dismantle the myth that friendship requires infinite availability, explaining why 'availability is not presence' and how ignoring your limits leads to slow-burning…
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