The quality of your relationships impacts the quality of your life. You may feel that you must maintain a relationship, good or bad, with certain people – family members or otherwise.

Your upbringing and other factors are ingrained into your mind. Your worldview may include staying in a toxic or otherwise unhealthy relationship because that’s what you were brought up to believe.

One lady recently recounted a crazy story about things a family member had done. As she told the shocking story she stated, “well, we have to get along because we’re family.” Does that situation ring true for you?

I am a big believer in keeping relationships intact as much as possible. But there are instances in my life where I had to simply hit pause. Does that resonate? I’m hopeful it isn’t permanent, but I’ve learned to shift my mindset to deal with the outcome in a healthy way and you can too.

Listen in to today’s episode for tips on improving the quality of your relationships and learning when to let go if necessary.

Find the full transcript for this episode plus resources for women at Estrangement: Turning Pain into Peace at beckykolb.com/4.

Becky Kolb helps women with estranged relationships find peace and the ability to move forward from guilt & shame, a shredded self-esteem and develop boundaries and non-negotiables for healthy relationships. Contact Becky at www.beckykolb.com/contact