Friendships are so important to nurture in our lives, but whether we like it or not, sometimes friendships fade. We grow apart, we miscommunicate, and we get in fights that slowly corrode relationships with friends that used to be our whole support system, and fuck—it can get awkward. Our relationships with friends take effort, and it’s painful when that effort slowly fades away. Through it all, the people who want to keep you in their lives will make an effort, and you should too. When your friends suddenly change [4:02] Prioritizing friendships when life gets busy [5:56] Negative reactions to vulnerability [9:30] Ghosting the friendship [11:39] A Suzie White situation [15:12] Do you have a pattern of cutting people off? [16:39]  It’s okay to outgrow certain friendships [17:55] Mutual out-growing [19:33] The effort needed to maintain friendships [22:42] Missing the memories, rather than the person [24:34] Maintaining non-judgment and empathy [26:02] It’s better to over-communicate than nothing at all [29:55] Go to magicmind.com/JANBESTLIFE for one month FREE of Magic mind, and use code BESTLIFE20 for another 20% off your order! Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics! thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist  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 [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy