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What My 10-Month Illness Reminded Me About Friendship and Wholeness

Apr 30, 2025

Nothing reveals truth more than a trial. And in my case, a 10-month illness became one of my most unexpected truth-tellers about life, leadership, and especially about friendship.

Because when you’re sick, tired, and vulnerable, you learn quickly who’s standing with you… and who’s simply standing around trying you to “be in the know.” You also learn which relationships are built on convenience, and which ones are built on what I call the CIA Test: Courage, Integrity, and Authenticity.

In this episode (unscripted and unedited), I’m sharing what my healing journey reminded me about emotional wholeness—mine and others’. And, how the three traits of CIA became my compass for evaluating connections.

I hope you enjoy the episode! Please share and subscribe.

While listening, think about your life. Evaluate yourself. Because here’s the truth: you don’t attract who you want. You attract who you are.

I pray you are attracting connections that exemplify these 3 traits.

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