No. 65 Low-key resentment, unmet needs + repairing friendship
Ever catch yourself getting annoyed at the people you love — not because they’re doing anything bad, but because you’ve quietly been carrying the weight of the friendship? When you’re always the one checking in, holding space, or remembering the details, irritation can slowly harden into resentment.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why resentment builds when we don’t address small hurts in real-time
How unspoken needs lead to emotional scorekeeping
The anxiety of speaking up when past friendships didn’t respond well
Why avoidance always creates more distance than an honest conversation
How to bring things up early, before the irritation turns into a narrative
The surprising intimacy that can come from naming a hurt without blaming
What to do when someone can’t meet you where you are
Friendship doesn’t require perfection, but closeness can’t survive silence. Naming your needs isn’t dramatic — it’s how relationships grow.
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Your prescription for living well, dose for this week: Resentment builds when hurt or imbalance goes unspoken, and staying silent actually creates more distance than a hard but honest conversation. People can’t change what they don’t know, and sharing the impact — early and kindly — often dissolves tension even before behavior changes. Strong friendships can handle repair; fragile ones reveal themselves when you try. 🤍
