Not all friendships are meant to last forever. There can be so much good, so much power, and so much love in female friendships. But there is also a dark side of pain and loss. And surrounding that dark side there is often silence. There is shame, the haunting feeling that the loss of a friendship is a reflection of our own worth and capacity to be loved.

Key Takeaways:

• Over the past seven years since becoming a mother, my social life has had many ups and downs.
• I’ve been a very available, supportive and a fun friend at times, and when motherhood has become hard, I’ve gone dark and have almost been non-existent.
• My days are full of figuring out what I can make for dinner that won’t be rejected, school drop-offs, reading books and wiping tears.

“I feel like I am half a person to those people outside of my inner circle. Who is in my exclusive inner circle? My four kids and my husband.”

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