289. Navigating Friendship Loss with Elizabeth Laing Thompson

<p>In this episode of Radical Radiance, host Rebecca George welcomes author and friend Elizabeth Lang Thompson to discuss her new book <strong>When a Friendship Falls Apart:

Finding God’s Path for Healing, Forgiveness, and (Maybe) Help Letting Go. </strong>The conversation includes talk about friendship breakups, offering listeners wisdom, insight, and advice on navigating these difficult experiences in a Christ-like manner. Elizabeth shares her personal journey with friendship loss and emphasizes the importance of addressing emotional well-being when grappling with deep loss. </p>

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<p>Elizabeth Laing Thompson writes at LizzyLife.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, she is always seeking humor in holiness and hope in heartache. She is the author of many books for women and teens, including When God Says, &quot;Wait,&quot; All the Feels, All the Feels for Teens, When a Friendship Falls Apart, and the rest of the When God Says series. Elizabeth lives in North Carolina with her husband and children, and they were totally worth the wait.</p>

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<p>Rebecca and Elizabeth chat about:</p>

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<li>Identifying what went wrong in a friendship loss through prayer and seeking guidance from God.</li>

<li>Elizabeth's experience with a friendship falling apart due to built-up bitterness.</li>

<li>Grieving and processing friendship loss.</li>

<li>The increasing popularity of discussing friendship breakups in recent years.</li>

<li>The concept of friendship loss and the analogy of broken mugs representing broken friendships.</li>

<li>Navigating friendship loss in a wise and Christ-like manner.</li>

<li>Processing and working through emotions such as shame, regret, guilt, fear, insecurity, and resentment associated with friendship loss.</li>

<li>The role of forgiveness in healing from friendship loss.</li>

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