Sometimes people leave your life because they hurt you. Sometimes life simply takes you in different directions. And sometimes, you have to be honest enough to admit that you played a part in why a friendship fell apart.In Episode 149 of The Cody Springer Show, Cody Springer gets personal and reflects on three very different friendships from his past.Cody talks about Jake, his best friend from high school, and how two people can grow apart without anger, betrayal, or resentment. Sometimes friendships simply fade as life takes people in different directions.Then Cody shares the much more complicated story of Allyson, a former friend and coworker whose relationship with him became increasingly toxic and destructive. Cody reflects on manipulation, dishonesty, unhealthy relationships, addiction, bad decisions, and eventually realizing that he had to remove himself from the situation before somebody else's choices consumed him.Cody also talks about Marcel Salcido, a former close friend he considers like a brother. Rather than rehashing the entire story, Cody focuses on his own role in the friendship falling apart. Looking back, he recognizes that he had expectations of Marcel that weren't always fair, that he sometimes viewed the friendship too much from his own perspective, and that those expectations may have clouded his judgment.The episode also explores forgiveness, boundaries, closure, and the important difference between forgiving someone and allowing them back into your life.Sometimes you have to let people go.Sometimes you have to set boundaries.And sometimes you have to look in the mirror and ask yourself what role you played.Not every person you lose was supposed to stay.