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Do you prioritise self-care over your friendships?


by Roe McDermott
15th Aug 2023

Words like ‘self-care’ and ‘boundaries’ were supposed to help us improve our relationships and emotional support systems – but they are also resulting in self-centred behaviour that does damage to our relationships. 

In my twenties, I lived in San Francisco for three years, becoming friends with writers and poets and activists – creative, sensitive weirdos. I had found my people. We knew we were creative, sensitive weirdos, and accommodated for it – we understood when we were too broke to go to gigs, needed to study for exams, were drained by the realities of a Trump-era America. I appreciated this sensitivity when it came to how my...

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