#284: Breaking Free from Toxic Friendships with Violet Benson

Themes: Friendships, Boundaries, Toxic Relationships, Trauma, Childhood Patterns, Healing, Mental Health, Authenticity, Belonging, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Codependency Summary:  Today I’m welcoming back my friend Violet Benson, comedian, motivational speaker, creator of Daddy Issues, and podcast host of the largest self-love podcast and movement for women, Almost Adulting. Tune into this episode to learn how to navigate toxic friendships, set healthy boundaries, stop giving others power over you, and reframe your past traumas to stop repeating patterns. Violet offers valuable advice for anyone looking to improve their relationships, and friendships, and prioritize self-love. Discover: How to navigate toxic friendships and set healthy boundaries The importance of not giving others power over you and how to reclaim your own power in relationships How discovering your patterns and choosing to stop the cycle can help you heal and chose a new path forward 00:00 Intro  00:54 Friendships aren’t always easy 05:19 Handling negative comments online 07:16 Letting go of toxic friendships 10:36 How the pandemic changed our identities 13:17 Posting for likes vs business 19:02 Prioritizing yourself over social media popularity 27:47 Creating the “Daddy Issues” Identity 32:29 The problem with idolization 35:54 Reinventing yourself and cutting ties with people who hold you back 39:57 Stop giving others power over you 46:07 The “I can change him/her” mindset 49:26 Repeating a pattern with friends 52:20 Childhood patterns shape our lives 57:48 Not everyone is a villain 1:00:47 Stop crossing your own boundaries 1:02:47 The reason we choose emotionally unavailable people 1:08:13 Children are our teachers 1:13:43 Generational traumas are passed down Links: Podcast IG - https://www.instagram.com/almostadulting/ Personal IG - https://www.instagram.com/violetbenson/ Meme IG - https://www.instagram.com/daddyissues_/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/daddyissues  Almost Adulting on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IY1Gjc1uktmDCmNLA0HXo Sponsors: Cured Nutrition | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off all products at curednutrition.com/createthelove Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cards Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands