Today we are continuing our conversation around friendship with an emphasis on boundaries, unhealthy friendships, and where counseling and coaching come in throughout the seasons of life. Every healthy leader has good friends. Our personal friendships help us sustain our integrity over the long-haul of life, so, it's worth spending two full episodes to unpack the healthy and unhealthy elements of friendship. Terra Mattson, co-host of the podcast and co-founder of Living Wholehearted, has a candid conversation with one of the Living Wholehearted Executive Coaches, Connie Armerding, about friendship; what it is and what it is not. Connie and Tera were friends before working together at Living Wholehearted, and they have genuine insights to offer about the myths that run interference, particularly with female leaders, and how we can move toward building healthy friendships. 

Terra Mattson is co-founder of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. She is also the founder and executive director of the non-profit Courageous Girls.  She is co-author of Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace, where she talks extensively about friendship (learn more at livingwholehearted.com  mycourageousgirls.com). Follow her on IG @terramattson 

Connie Armerding is an Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Writer, Speaker, and Teacher. She is passionate about equipping ministry and marketplace leaders by creating spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures among leaders and their communities. Connie holds degrees from Wheaton College in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Leadership. She’s been published with Propel Women, Patheos, and the Redbud Post. She is a contributing writer of Friendzy and is currently working on a project with Nav Press as a contributor to Reflecting God's Nature, the Women's Devotional Bible based on The Message. Connie also leads conflict resolution training for organizational teams and teaches and preaches at churches and conferences across the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband, Taylor, for twenty years, and they are raising four children here in Oregon. Want to work with Connie? Email her at [email protected]. 

To connect with Connie Armerding, visit: 

EMAIL - 

[email protected] 

ONLINE - 

www.livingwholehearted.com  

www.conniearmerding.com 

SOCIAL -  

Facebook - @connie.armerding 

Instagram - @carmerding 

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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.  

If you are a woman, and you are interested in monthly group coaching, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you! We’re kicking off a new Women’s Group Coaching six-month session in April! You can join anytime. Find out more at www.livingwholehearted.com/womens-group-coaching. 

And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.   

Until next time, be the leader you would follow! 

Grateful for you, 

Jeff & Terra 

To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to: 

INSTAGRAM 

@TerraMattson 

@Living_Wholehearted 

@MyCourageousGirls 

FACEBOOK 

@WeAreLivingWholehearted 

@MyCourageousGirls 

WEBSITES 

LivingWholehearted.com 

TerraMattson.com  

MyCourageousGirls.com 

RESOURCES 

Shrinking the Integrity Gap  

      https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/ 

     https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books 

Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course  

      https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses 

Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace 

      https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books 

Dear Mattsons  

      https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/ 

Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters  

      http://cpguides.org 

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