2.7 Relationships: Toxic Friendships

Roy Kim and Wilson Wang are joined again by Hiroko Hsieh, continuing our series on the topic of Relationships. In this episode, we talk about toxic friendships.   Some of our talking points: Being lonely can make us make poor relationship choices Narcissism, Codependency, and Insecure Attachment Is there something about us that makes us stay in toxic friendships? Are Christians called to be close with everyone out of agape love? Asian collective and loyal culture makes it extra challenging to navigate toxic friendships Empathy and differentiation Concrete ideas about dealing with toxic friendships Jesus' modeling of Tiers of Friendship Resources for us to get better at navigating friendships As always, we hope that something you hear helps you feel like you're not alone, that there are others in the same boat as you.     Drop us a line: [email protected]     Produced by Clayton Yip [@yipster_hipster] Logo by Hyeyoon Chong [@hye.img] Music by Nathan Baldwin     Hiroko Hsieh's website: www.restingsheep.com     Wilson Wang is lead pastor of Renew Church OC (www.renewchurchoc.com) and author of the "Called to Be" series and "The Adulting Journal" (www.calledtobeproject.com). You can listen to his sermons here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/renew-church-oc/id1038985827     Roy Kim can be found on social media @thisisroykim     Other podcasts:   SA Speakeasy [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sa-speakeasy/id1438434927]   New Therapist FAQ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-therapist-faq/id1514669839]