{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmanaging-painful-feelings-4-18-20.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fletting-friendships-fade-_flbwVT1","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Letting Friendships Fade","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1a1b67a1-d809-4ebf-925b-72d4f586504e/8f47c502-ee78-4377-8069-abfd80d62b29/cropped_1791862909792.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Why do friendships fade, and how do you know when it’s time to let go? In this episode, Dr. Margaret Paul explores how emotional healing, personal growth, and changing values affect friendships—and how to honor those changes without guilt or self-abandonment.\n\nLearn to recognize one-sided friendships, distinguish genuine love from fear-based obligation, and understand why loyalty doesn’t require sacrificing yourself. Discover how your loving adult can help you set healthy boundaries and stop forcing connections that no longer feel mutual.\n\nYou’ll also learn to compassionately grieve a changing friendship, recognize when an honest conversation is needed, and create space for new, more aligned relationships. Through Inner Bonding, explore what feels loving to both you and your friend while honoring the reality of your connection.\n\nEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review!\n\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Margaret Paul\n\nDr. Margaret Paul, PhD, is a bestselling author, relationship expert, and the co-creator of the Inner Bonding® self-healing process. She is the author and co-author of twelve books, including “Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You?”, “Healing Your Aloneness,” “Inner Bonding,” and \"Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by God?\n\nThrough her work, Dr. Paul teaches individuals how to take responsibility for their feelings, heal anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges, and develop a deep, loving connection with themselves and their spiritual guidance. She facilitates Inner Bonding Workshops and Intensives, administers the Inner Bonding website, and works to make the Inner Bonding® process available worldwide through the SelfQuest® online self-healing program.\n\nVisit her website for a FREE Inner Bonding course at https://innerbondinghub.com/7-lessons/ or email her at margaret@innerbonding.com.\n\n\n\n\nConnect with Dr. Margaret Paul:\nWebsite: https://innerbonding.com/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerbonding1/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretpaul/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/innerbonding\nPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/inner-bonding-margaret-paul/923777849815/"}