#23 Amanda Anderson [All My Friends Have Issues]

Amanda Anderson joins me to talk friendship on episode #23.  Female friendships can be challenging, but Amanda has some great thoughts on being intentional and going after the relationships we want. Amanda and I talk about authenticity in friendships and what it looks like to go deeper.  She explains what self-awareness has to do with friendship, how you can't share yourself authentically if you don't know yourself.  We also talk about finding the time for friendship and how sometimes you just have to fit it in where you can.  Amanda tells us her best friend calls her on the way to work every day and sometimes she'll do "multi-task friend dating" where she and a girlfriend will run their errands together.  In her book, Amanda quotes Jim Rohm saying "we become the average of the five people we spend the most time with." That's a big deal!  We need to be super intentional about who our friends are.  Amanda shares some differences between having flawed friends (all of us, right?) verses having foolish people in our lives. We also talk about what to do when your feelings are hurt by a friend or if you've hurt someone else.  Amanda tells us about accountability in friendships and how to invite others to hold us accountable for things we're trying to overcome or goals we've set for ourselves. I loved chatting with Amanda.  She is fun and knowledgeable and definitely someone I'd call a friend.   Mentioned in this episode All My Friends Have Issues "Walk with wise and become wise.  Associate with fools and get in trouble."  Proverbs 13:20 (NLT) Episode #18 with Tilly Dillehay Boundaries book Co-Dependents Anonymous   Amanda's Favorite 5 Camo Skinny Jeans New Girl Being Married Embroidery Her Friends!   Connect with Amanda Instagram | Facebook | Website   Connect with Girls Talking Life Show Notes for this Episode | Instagram | Facebook