script for podcast by Menna Osama

Mimna Osama discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with good friends who make you feel valued and supported. She provides three simple tests to determine if your friends are trustworthy and uplifting: Do they energize or drain you? Can you trust them with your secrets? Are they genuinely happy for your successes? Knowing your worth means not settling for negative influences and being surrounded by people who see and celebrate your true value. Hello everybody, my name is Mimna Osama. Welcome to my show. Today we're talking about something we all deal with. Have you ever noticed how some people just make your life feel lighter? I mean they listen, they care, and they don't judge you. But then there are those who leave you feeling tired or unsure of your own value. Today I'm talking about how to find people you can truly trust and feel comfortable around and knowing why your worth is so important. So how do we actually know if our group of friends is made up of good people? I'll let you use three simple tests. First, ask yourself, do they drain you or charge you? Think of your energy like a phone battery. After you hang out with your friends, are you at a hundred percent and feeling happy or are you at a one percent and feeling stressed? Real friends should charge your battery, not drain it. Second, think about it. Can you really trust them? Trust is a very important thing. If you tell somebody a secret, it should stay there. Nobody should ever know it except you and them. If you hear a friend gossiping about somebody to you, they are probably gossiping about you to someone else. True comfort is knowing your secrets are safe. Finally, are they truly happy for you? This is the biggest one. When you get a good grade or something awesome happens to you, look at their faces. Real friends celebrate your worth like they are their own. They don't try to dim your life. They help you become better. Remember, knowing your worth means you don't have to settle for things or people that make you feel smaller. You deserve to be surrounded by amazing good people that see how of a good person and amazing you are. That's all for today's spotlight. Take a look at your circle or group of friends this week and see who is really there for you and will always be there for you. You are enough no matter what. This is a new quote you have to put on your mind. Thanks for listening. Thank you and I'll see you next time. Bye.