TC 308: Frientimacy – Envy, Jealousy, and Holding Ourselves Back

The Cafe Book Club concludes our study of Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness by Shasta Nelson. In this episode we talk about the final obstacles to intimacy: Envy and Jealousy. We also discuss the main ideas from the book and how it has affected the way we look at our friendships and ourselves.Frientimacy RecapHere are links to the previous episodes of our Cafe Book Club review of Frientimacy.Chapters 1-2 – The Intimacy GapChapters 3-5  – The Frientimacy Triangle, Identifying the 5 Intimacy Gaps and Positivity – Giving and ReceivingChapters 6 -7 –  Consistency – Building Trust and Vulnerability – Deeper MeaningChapters 8-10 – Leaning into Intimacy – Obstacles Doubting our Self Worth and Fear of RejectionChapter 11 – Obstacles – The Toxic Friend TrendChapters 12-13 -Obstacles – Jealousy and Envy and Holding Ourselves BackConclusion – What we learned and what are our next steps in friendship About Shasta:Shasta Nelson, M.Div., is the Founder of GirlFriendCircles.com, a women’s friendship matching site in 65 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Her spirited and soulful voice for strong female relationships can be found in her books Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness and Friendships Don’t Just Happen! The Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of GirlFriends. She also writes at ShastasFriendshipBlog.com and in the Huffington Post, speaks across the country, and is a friendship expert in the media appearing on such shows as Katie Couric and the Today Show.Shasta's Links:WebsitesShasta Nelsonwww.ShastaNelson.comGirlFriendCircles.comwww.GirlFriendCircles.comShasta's Friendship Blogwww.ShastasFriendshipBlog.com//