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My first introduction to the idea of friends being your soulmates was from watching Grey's Anatomy. The show's characters' Meredith and Cristina, were as thick as thieves, and they both had their separate romantic lives. However, their friendship was the best relationship in their lives, and they often referred to each other as "my person."
For better or worse, Meredith and Cristina were an example of true love in friendship and as a soulmate. A soulmate is defined as "a close friend or romantic partner with whom one has a unique deep connection based on mutual understanding and acceptance," according to Merriam-Webster.
In other words, a best friend can also be your soulmate. On the Everybody's Crazy podcast, co-hosts Savannah James and April McDaniel sat down with psychotherapist Vanessa Bennett and psychologist Dene Logan and talked about everything from friendships to embracing your inner child.
During the conversation, April shared that Savannah was her soulmate, which affirmed the mother of three.
“I mean, I have to say it makes me feel butterflies inside. Just because, like she was saying, I didn’t think that you could have a soulmate as a friend," Savannah said in response to April's proclamation. "I thought that was always someone that was romantic or, you know, whatever, but um, it makes me feel good. It makes me feel seen.”
She continued, “I think a part of being seen, I think, is what you were saying, like a trauma response from when you were younger and why I go in and the way that I react to things.
"I think it speaks directly to that. I feel like I can be my whole entire self even though I might be a little bit less available. But to have someone understand that part of me and say, like I know that’s how she is, and it’s OK, and give me a minute instead of trying to make me someone that I’m not, like it feels really amazing. Like it feels good.”
Savannah and April often speak about their friendship and shared some of the challenges they faced in their personal lives and showing up for each other. Besides the Everybody's Crazy podcast, they also co-founded, along with Porsha Ellis, Let It Break, which is a women's membership-based community for personal growth and self-discovery.
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Feature image Screenshot/ Everybody's Crazy YouTube
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