9: Grieving Friendships and Cultivating Community

Welcome to episode 9 of the Hey Sis Podcast! Friendship break ups are real and hit hard.  In this episode, we chat about grieving or losing friends as an adult and cultivating a community that you really want. We explore: What the Bible says about friendships How we have navigated our own friendship journeys over the years What it looks like to grieve and part with a friend well as a Christian How we as Christians should be the community creators  One thing we should do if we crave community Show Notes: Netflix Series mentioned:  Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2oKsdI0OZI  Book mentioned: The House of My Mother by Shari Franke https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-House-of-My-Mother/Shari-Franke/9781398547841  Bible verses: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12  Proverbs 17:17  John 15:12-14  1 Samuel 18  Matthew 20:28  1 Corinthians 15:33  Episode chapters: 00:00:00  Weekly catch up  00:08:50  Bella's customer complaint  00:14:44  Intro to episode on adult friendships  00:23:36  Bella's reflection on friendships  00:26:56  Jess' reflection on friendships  00:31:30  The lie of 'toxic friendship'  00:35:41  Friendship as Discipleship  00:37:07  Ending Friendships well  00:41:45  Face to Face is better than online  00:46:18  Initiating Friendships  00:50:20  The Grief of Change and Loss  00:54:07  Friendships in Family  00:55:55  Praying for Friendships  00:57:00  Listener Responses  Make sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, where we give you a little glimpse into our lives and share our favourite things and links. If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at thewholesomemamanutrition.com.