Wellness Within Her with Jeri Mallow
If you've ever felt like you are taking care of everyone else but forgetting to care for you...if you long for true wellness that goes deeper than diet and a workout plan. If you are craving more of God's peace...this podcast is for you. We get real about nurturing our minds, bodies and souls with authentic, vulnerable stories that help us remember we are not the only ones feeling this way or going through this. Let's navigate life together with simple ways top pause, breathe and grow closer to God and take time to care for yourself from the inside out.
Wellness Within Her with Jeri Mallow
Who You Surround Yourself With: Taking Inventory of Your Friendships
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Who you surround yourself with matters more than you think. In this compassionate, faith-centered episode, we’re taking a gentle but honest look at friendships in midlife and how they impact your energy, growth, and emotional well-being. If you’ve ever left a lunch date, phone call, or text conversation feeling unexpectedly drained, this conversation will help you understand why — and what to do next.
This is not a “cut people off” or “burn it all down” episode. Instead, we’re talking about how to take inventory of your friendships with wisdom, grace, and self-awareness. As life changes — with marriages, adult children, aging parents, businesses, ministries, and shifting capacity — our relationships often need to shift too. That doesn’t make anyone wrong. It just means we’re growing.
In today’s episode, we explore:
- The top 5 red flags in friendships (without villainizing anyone)
- How to notice when you’re carrying the emotional weight alone
- Why your nervous system and body often tell the truth first
- How to evaluate friendships with compassion instead of judgment
- Practical questions to help you take a healthy friendship inventory
- How to become a better friend yourself through boundaries, honesty, and emotional maturity
- Why not every friend is meant to meet every need
- How to build truer, more mutual connections in this season of life
Through relatable stories, humor, and real-life examples, this episode will help you recognize subtle dynamics that can leave you feeling unseen, overextended, or emotionally drained — and how to respond with clarity instead of guilt. We’ll also talk about the importance of grace, communication, and allowing friendships to evolve over time.
Whether you’re navigating shifting friendships, feeling stretched thin, or simply craving more authentic connection, this episode offers encouragement and practical insight for women in midlife who want relationships that support the woman they’re becoming.
If you’re ready to reflect on who you’re walking alongside in this season — and how to show up with healthier boundaries and deeper truth — this conversation is for you.
Thanks for being here on Wellness Within Her. Remember, this chapter matters, your story matters, and the wellness God placed within you is enough. If you’d like to explore personal growth, healing, and purpose with me one on one, you can connect with me at lakeshorelifecoach.com. Behind every smile is a woman carrying a weight she shouldn’t have to bear—let’s speak honestly, share vulnerably, and lift that weight together.