Heidi

Hi, Dr. John. How are you doing?

Hi, Dr. John. How are you doing?

I'm doing well. Thank you.

I'm doing well. Thank you.

I'm doing well. Thank you.

Well, I'm looking for some advice. Okay. One of my, well, okay. My question is, how do I support my grieving best friend while celebrating my own accomplishments?

Well, I'm looking for some advice. Okay. One of my, well, okay. My question is, how do I support my grieving best friend while celebrating my own accomplishments?

Well, I'm looking for some advice. Okay. One of my, well, okay. My question is, how do I support my grieving best friend while celebrating my own accomplishments?

So a little bit of context, me and my best friend and her husband, my husband, we're more like brothers and sisters than best friends. And we had really similar short-term, long-term life goals. We were on track to reaching those goals soon, like buying a house, having kids. And then she called me one day screaming that her husband had just been killed in a car accident. Wow.

So a little bit of context, me and my best friend and her husband, my husband, we're more like brothers and sisters than best friends. And we had really similar short-term, long-term life goals. We were on track to reaching those goals soon, like buying a house, having kids. And then she called me one day screaming that her husband had just been killed in a car accident. Wow.

So a little bit of context, me and my best friend and her husband, my husband, we're more like brothers and sisters than best friends. And we had really similar short-term, long-term life goals. We were on track to reaching those goals soon, like buying a house, having kids. And then she called me one day screaming that her husband had just been killed in a car accident. Wow.

And so we went through, you know, sat in the mud with her, got through those days, those weeks, those months. And now the hard thing is she, like her life came to a screeching halt. Yeah. But me and my husband were still moving on. We're reaching those goals that we were going to reach like at the same time. And I feel stuck.

And so we went through, you know, sat in the mud with her, got through those days, those weeks, those months. And now the hard thing is she, like her life came to a screeching halt. Yeah. But me and my husband were still moving on. We're reaching those goals that we were going to reach like at the same time. And I feel stuck.

And so we went through, you know, sat in the mud with her, got through those days, those weeks, those months. And now the hard thing is she, like her life came to a screeching halt. Yeah. But me and my husband were still moving on. We're reaching those goals that we were going to reach like at the same time. And I feel stuck.

because I still sit in the mud with her and go through the hard times with her, talk on the phone whenever she needs me. And then I hang up with her and my husband's home. And then suddenly it's like, oh, hey, this is great. We just bought a house and we're reaching these goals. And I feel like I'm emotionally flip-flopping a lot. And I'm just not sure how to continue to support her long-term.

because I still sit in the mud with her and go through the hard times with her, talk on the phone whenever she needs me. And then I hang up with her and my husband's home. And then suddenly it's like, oh, hey, this is great. We just bought a house and we're reaching these goals. And I feel like I'm emotionally flip-flopping a lot. And I'm just not sure how to continue to support her long-term.

because I still sit in the mud with her and go through the hard times with her, talk on the phone whenever she needs me. And then I hang up with her and my husband's home. And then suddenly it's like, oh, hey, this is great. We just bought a house and we're reaching these goals. And I feel like I'm emotionally flip-flopping a lot. And I'm just not sure how to continue to support her long-term.

Yeah, I guess that's kind of where I'm sitting.

Yeah, I guess that's kind of where I'm sitting.

Yeah, I guess that's kind of where I'm sitting.