Dr. Erin Foster

Or do you consider the source and say, am I suffering a fool? And do I protect myself by having a boundary and walking away? So I always look at what is the longevity of the friendship? Has there been shared mutual experiences that have bonded us in trust and respect and admiration? And if I can say yes, then I say yes. You go to a friend and say yes. This is what I perceived happened.

Or do you consider the source and say, am I suffering a fool? And do I protect myself by having a boundary and walking away? So I always look at what is the longevity of the friendship? Has there been shared mutual experiences that have bonded us in trust and respect and admiration? And if I can say yes, then I say yes. You go to a friend and say yes. This is what I perceived happened.

This is how I felt about it. I'd like to discuss it. If you don't believe that will be well received and if you believe that you and you have evidence to suggest that it's only going to continue, cut your losses, walk away because that's having a boundary and boundaries are healthy.

This is how I felt about it. I'd like to discuss it. If you don't believe that will be well received and if you believe that you and you have evidence to suggest that it's only going to continue, cut your losses, walk away because that's having a boundary and boundaries are healthy.

This is how I felt about it. I'd like to discuss it. If you don't believe that will be well received and if you believe that you and you have evidence to suggest that it's only going to continue, cut your losses, walk away because that's having a boundary and boundaries are healthy.

So women friendship is really rooted in a mutual understanding. We have experiences.

So women friendship is really rooted in a mutual understanding. We have experiences.

So women friendship is really rooted in a mutual understanding. We have experiences.

that we don't have with men friends or romantic partners and there is a deep understanding it's the connectivity and the bonding comes in shared experience and things that we go through as women and there's a significant amount of trust there and so losing a deep friendship is incredibly wounding because it's destabilizing a piece of your identity and

that we don't have with men friends or romantic partners and there is a deep understanding it's the connectivity and the bonding comes in shared experience and things that we go through as women and there's a significant amount of trust there and so losing a deep friendship is incredibly wounding because it's destabilizing a piece of your identity and

that we don't have with men friends or romantic partners and there is a deep understanding it's the connectivity and the bonding comes in shared experience and things that we go through as women and there's a significant amount of trust there and so losing a deep friendship is incredibly wounding because it's destabilizing a piece of your identity and

Women have so many roles that we play that that participate in who we are and so many roles that define who we are. And when you feel like you have someone that has your back and you lose that, you're losing a sense of self.

Women have so many roles that we play that that participate in who we are and so many roles that define who we are. And when you feel like you have someone that has your back and you lose that, you're losing a sense of self.

Women have so many roles that we play that that participate in who we are and so many roles that define who we are. And when you feel like you have someone that has your back and you lose that, you're losing a sense of self.

So I see this all the time in my office. And my approach is I first ask them who they are. I ask the child, who do you know you are? And I really like to root them in a sense of their belief in their own value and worth first. And I encourage that and I support that and reinforce it. And then I ask them, what do they believe to be true about the other person?

So I see this all the time in my office. And my approach is I first ask them who they are. I ask the child, who do you know you are? And I really like to root them in a sense of their belief in their own value and worth first. And I encourage that and I support that and reinforce it. And then I ask them, what do they believe to be true about the other person?

So I see this all the time in my office. And my approach is I first ask them who they are. I ask the child, who do you know you are? And I really like to root them in a sense of their belief in their own value and worth first. And I encourage that and I support that and reinforce it. And then I ask them, what do they believe to be true about the other person?

And then the other piece that I weave into this is, what do you think is happening with them? Because their behavior is a reflection of them. And I do this because I think it's important to understand what motivates people and that there may be something bigger going on with this other person so that they have a sense of compassion for people who are hurting, but also knowing this is not safe.

And then the other piece that I weave into this is, what do you think is happening with them? Because their behavior is a reflection of them. And I do this because I think it's important to understand what motivates people and that there may be something bigger going on with this other person so that they have a sense of compassion for people who are hurting, but also knowing this is not safe.

And then the other piece that I weave into this is, what do you think is happening with them? Because their behavior is a reflection of them. And I do this because I think it's important to understand what motivates people and that there may be something bigger going on with this other person so that they have a sense of compassion for people who are hurting, but also knowing this is not safe.