THE SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY OF FRIENDSHIP

I recently returned from a bachelor party (because, 2022) in the incredibly underrated Cartagena, Colombia. Despite the inevitable front-loading & back-loading work stress, moving, and a 15-hour delayed return home, it was a trip that cracked open my heart and connected my soul. On the surface, we celebrated love, friendship and site-seeing. On a soul level, though, my trip to Colombia reaffirmed the spiritual healing alchemy of friendship — what I’ve recently dubbed as “social care.”

 Many think spirituality encompasses transcendent solo trips to India, sitting on a meditation cushion daily, saying your affirmations and trauma healing. Don’t get me wrong, there definitely is a healthy serving of solo shadow-work in self growth — rightfully so. Getting quiet is typically what I recommend first for spiritual beginners. However, as someone who has personally leaned on the solo side of the spiritual self-care spectrum for a few years now, let me tell you that there is so much growth beyond the silo of yourself while on the journey to embody your best self.