Relax, we aren't anti-bottoms however in this show, the hosts strongly encourage us to leave the word ‘but’ out of our apologies.  Why?!  Well listen and find out!  This episode we spotlight the amygdala, aka The Guard Dog and hear the story of a friendship that nearly didn’t survive.  It turns out the character strengths; courage, flexibility and honesty are just the thing for jumping tricky friendship hurdles.    And to get the MOST out of Series 3, download our Podcast Activity + Reflection Journal jam packed with find-a-words, secret codes, drawings, flow charts + more for only AU$5, at GrowYourMind.life To support the messaging in this episode we recommend: The Podcast Activity + Reflection Journal The Character Strength poster The Animals in your brain poster Inspiration for this episode came from the work of clinical psychologist, Dr Harriet Lerner, best selling author, lecturer AND an expert in respectful relationships, navigating conflict, anger AND the near perfect apology! Production  Script & song lyrics - Alice Peel  Production, editing & sound - Lisa Taylor  Music production, vocals & additional lyrics - Moody See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.