emotions

Friendships and Triangles: Part 2

Today, Mercy will continue to answer questions about friendships. She will review not only a listener’s dilemma and her response, but also moving along to answer about whether she should keep the friend. She will also chat about two other questions when a husband and his best friend and a friend threesome and give principles that you can use to navigate your friendships

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Should I Break Up with My Friend? – A System’s view of Friendship

Today, I answer a listener’s question about a troubling friendship. Friendships are an important part of our social network. They give us space from the close bonds of family. Sometimes they are embedded in our families and help us get along with each other. And for others, friends are their “families of choice”. Along with this, friendships can be as difficult to manage as relationships in the family. Today I talk about how dynamics born out of the family play out in our friendships. When and how to talk about difficult subjects. And how to decide when to let a friendship go.

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Wealth, Emotions, Family

“Wealth, Emotions and The Family”. Anxiety about money runs in families of all financial and social classes. How family members interact in respect to their resources is a window into the emotional maturity of the family as a group and each individual. A story about one couple and their families illustrates how a clear, calm view of anxiety at play can help families navigate financial challenges and enhance their relationships. Website: www.LeadershipWithMercy.com

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