{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 182: How much should my friend risk giving up to fall in love?","description":"What advice would you give? Would you want?    The last two weeks while in Italy, I was swept away in the best romantic story.   A dear friend unexpectedly met someone while traveling internationally far from home and texted, \u201cI might have met my husband.\u201d   The wrinkle is that a life with him means a major fork in the road, leaving possibly forever things she\u2019s loved, and for various reasons the decision is going to be made quickly.   When you have a major life decision, how can you be confident you won\u2019t regret whatever you choose? Over hours of voice messages back and forth I reflected:   The advice I\u2019m giving her is so much different than I would have 10 years ago. What I learned from my IVF, surrogacy, and book journey that gave me wisdom. What we really want to know, and are never going to.  How to avoid self-shame\/blame if it doesn\u2019t work out. The biggest difference between taking risks in your teens\/20\u2019s vs your mid-30\u2019s and beyond    The questions I guided her through, I found myself asking myself in the very different scenarios I\u2019m walking through personally today.   This is the grown-women\u2019s approach to love and life choices that (thank goodness) has less draining drama and more delightful drama that makes life exciting yet empowering.    Curious to hear on Instagram @HilaryRushford what advice you\u2019d give after you listen? If you share it on Stories tag me so I can see! ","author_name":"You're Welcome with Hilary Rushford","author_url":"http:\/\/hilaryrushford.com\/podcast","html":"