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Some people are in your life for a reason, and some people…for a season.

How do you tell a friend you don’t feel considered? Or that your friendship feels more transactional than reciprocal? Today’s episode may give you some answers. 

Earlier this fall, Brittany hosted a LIVE call-in advice show at WNYC called Please Advise! Today on the show, you’ll get to hear Brittany and journalist Rachel Wilkerson Miller give advice to friends in need. Rachel covers wellness and friendships, and she’s the author of The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People, and the upcoming book, The Nice Life: How to Elevate the Everyday and Find Joy in What You Have.

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