Have you ever had to break up with a friend? How do you know when it's time to let them go? Or what if it's not time but you're not sure how to have a conversation to find out?
This week, Alisa, Rosa, and Merary go deep into their own theories about what healthy friendship looks like and what to do when you're ready to say goodbye.
"As human beings, if we've invested a lot of time into something, we're more likely to want to continue the relationship. Just because we've invested a lot, we assume that we should continue this relationship when that's not necessarily true. And I think we need to normalize outgrowing relationships with people." – Dr. Marisa G. Franco, Friendship Expert
Topics discussed in this episode:
Creating a framework to let friends go
Ambiguous loss
Reciprocity Theory
Other theories on compartmentalizing friendships
Healthy vs. unhealthy relationships
Three factors to stay in a relationship

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More from Dr. Franco: https://drmarisagfranco.com/ (Website) | https://instagram.com/DrMarisaGFranco (Instagram) | https://twitter.com/DrMarisaGFranco (Twitter) | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/marisa-franco-phd (Psychology Today)
More from Rosa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-santos-7b6ab02/ (LinkedIn)
More from Merary: https://merarysimeon.com/ (MerarySimeon.com)
More from Alisa: https://www.thehappycact.us/ (The Happy Cactus)