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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 27 MIN

Are Your Friendships Lifting You Up or Holding You Back?

from inside OUT: Navigating the Mental, Emotional & Spiritual with Jojo · host Jojo Cottle

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." So who are yours?This week on Inside OUT, Jojo brings back one of the very first episodes, Friendship: Toxic or Transformative, and it hits different now that the friendship at the center of it no longer exists in her life.We get honest about the friendships that quietly shape us. The ones we outgrow. The ones that end with no explanation. And the ones worth watering for fifteen years and counting. Jojo opens up about losing a childhood best friend overnight, walking away from people she loved, and being on the receiving end of someone choosing to walk away from her.If you have a friendship right now that feels more draining than nourishing, or one you keep quietly wondering about, this one is for you.Inside this episode:Why one rotting raspberry can spoil the whole box (and what that means for your circle)The difference between a friend you have fun with and a friend who sits in the muck with youHow expectations quietly kill the relationships we care about mostThe one conversation that saved a friendship instead of ending itHow to take honest inventory of your five people without pointing fingersThis is your invitation to get real about who you let close. Press play.Let's get MESy.Thank you for listening! Don't forget to follow along on social media @_insideout.podcast, rate and review. And Join the MESy Mailing List for exclusive content, insights on what is coming up and more! 

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." So who are yours? This week on Inside OUT, Jojo brings back one of the very first episodes, Friendship: Toxic or Transformative, and it hits different now that the friendship at the center of it no longer exists in her life. We get honest about the friendships that quietly shape us. The ones we outgrow. The ones that end with no explanation. And the ones worth watering for fifteen years and counting. Jojo opens up about lo...

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