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EPISODE · Nov 16, 2023 · 46 MIN

How to Manage Family and Friends for a Peaceful Life

from Midlife Women Conversations with Jean Macdonald · host Jean Macdonald

In this Friends and Family episode, I did a short presentation and interviewed Melanie Hill who specialises in this area. We discuss how family and friends can sometimes become barriers that hold midlife women back. Relationships which were close and loving in childhood can turn sour and bitter in later life. We may keep up appearances but underneath there is an uncomfortable tension. The same applies to friendships made in childhood. The friend expects you to stay like them in adulthood and fears your desire to change and get ahead. These can then turn into ‘toxic friendships’ and do no good to either side. These are both made worse by the misuse of the word ‘love’ to create emotional blackmail. Love Jean The Midlife Midwife Are you ready to unleash your full potential and overcome the obstacles that hold you back? Visit the Midlife Butterfly Club Magazine at no cost for valuable videos, articles, and podcasts to inform, guide and inspire you if you are a woman in middle life. You can explore our online magazine via this link https://midlifebutterflyclub.org/magazine

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In this Friends and Family episode, I did a short presentation and interviewed Melanie Hill who specialises in this area. We discuss how family and friends can sometimes become barriers that hold midlife women back. Relationships which were close and loving in childhood can turn sour and bitter in later life. We may keep up appearances but underneath there is an uncomfortable tension. The same applies to friendships made in childhood. The friend expects you to stay like them in adulthood and ...

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