Normal Friendships (Being *Normal* Series)

Show Notes:

It is always one of the fun joys of this podcasting thing that I get to invite on some of the people I love most in the world to talk with all of you. Meredith Luipasco is a pediatric nurse working in southern Alberta. She is also married to a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, and is the daughter of a paramedic and a nurse. She GETS the first responder thing. She has also been one of my best friends since the first grade. As we walk this Being *Normal* series, we wanted to dive into the ways in which front line work changes our ability to be "normal" in friendships and some of the ways both Meredith and I have learned to cultivate some normal within the not-normal of the work. Through this conversation there are some really valuable pieces that emerged, including things like:

Valuing how our experiences shape us, and that we're coming from different places that inform us differentlyManaging our own self-importance and being careful about comparative sufferingProtecting our own energyNaming our needs & "taking the cake" as Meredith so eloquently puts itHonouring that our needs change over timeIdentifying needs and looking for "close approximations" to find some fulfillment even if it's not the most ideal version all the timeCommunicating clearly, honestly and vulnerably with people in our livesBeing flexible and adaptable to evolving life circumstances, needs and abilities

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