Help Me Hera: My friend keeps putting me down ‘as a joke’

Help Me Hera: My friend keeps putting me down ‘as a joke’

I’ve worked hard to cut negative self-talk out of my life. How do I stop my friend from picking up the slack? Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera,  I’ve recently been getting annoyed with my friend because she will include me in her negative self-talk and I have been through years of therapy to help me overcome this kind of self-talk so it feels especially harmful.  She will say things like “there is no hope…