In case you hadn't noticed, Pixar movies celebrate friendship. A new clip takes viewers through 20 years of sentimental moments with your favori...
The thing about major life changes, is that they always affect more than one aspect of your life -- they usually affect pretty much every aspect of your life. Divorce, for many of us, means a big change in our social lives.
Some women assume everything will be fine in their pregnancies, and find themselves shocked and reeling if it isn't. I was just the opposite -- certain something would go very wrong.
You don't need to know what to say. You don't have to have helpful insight to share. You can be uncomfortable. You can be awkward. But don't change the subject when your friend brings up mental illness.
Everyone wants to do their best, so here is some advice on what to do and what not do to help your hospitalized friend, coming from someone who has been the one in that hospital bed.
Exactly one month ago, I boarded a one-way flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. It was overbooked. When I waited at the gate, an airline attendant offered me a $500 voucher to not take the flight. I considered it. I've never left home in my life.
As we get older, friendships become even more important. We pick and choose to keep those people in our lives that matter most, cull down the list of those that don't warrant the effort and maintain those that pass the test of time.
Because of their esteemed position in our eyes, the moment when we're ready to introduce friends to the people we're dating is of the utmost importance. Friends' opinions can be deal breakers. They help keep us honest.
I hoped the end of college wouldn't signal the end of college friendships but I knew that life would move on. But I'm happy to say that although our lives are different and our daily interactions have changed, I still call them my best friends, and we still walk through life together.
Were the Beatles right? Is love really all you need for a good marriage? Actually that's a terribly destructive myth.
Hug a loved one today. Or two. Or tout le monde. Showing your love is the most (super)natural state of being. It's who you are. A conduit of love, f...
A serial about two artists with incurable neurological disease sharing fear, frustration and friendship as they push to complete the most rewarding creative work of their careers.
If dressing cute is your thing, rock it, but rock it without giving me the side-eye when I show up to our dinner date in my Kohl's jeans and two-seasons-ago scarf.
Don't know much about how traditional networking works. That sounds complex to me. For that, definitely seek out the right networking gurus. All I know and need to know is give, give, give and you shall get. A lot.
We don't know when, or where, or by whom our bits of "wisdom" may transform another's life. So if you get a call from someone who's beyond grateful for the advice you once wisely uttered --and the impact it's had-- just say, "thanks."
If you remember, I found myself in a peculiar predicament following a road accident during a severe rainstorm in southern Spain. While physically intact, circumstances necessitated securing the repairs on my van that would allow me to continue my indefinite journey.
When someone condemns our work, comments unkindly on our appearance, judges our parenting style or disapproves of any of our actions, it is a pure and total reflection of them, not us. Take relief and comfort that a critic's words often have nothing to do with you at all. Here are six reasons critics can be a good thing in your life:
The motivating friend: You know the one, your friend who probably wears a cape and a mask in some alternate reality. This is the person who has actualized their dreams and encourages you to believe you can too.
Other than my wonderful family, my friends are my life's riches, and if I think about it, between my oldest friends, my adulthood friends, and my newer friends, I am rich beyond all measure.
Friendship is a one-size-fits-all way to improve your happiness level in virtually every aspect of life, from physical health to personal enjoyment to sex.
The internet isn't turning us into lonely hermits, but unlike say in elementary school, you're not necessarily going to be friends with people just because you may see them everyday.
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you." -- Budd...
I could blame the change on turning 27 and realizing how close to 30 I actually am, but in reality it's the very contagious virus that is a "friend wedding." Here are 10 things that happen when your friends start getting married...
Unfortunately, making new friends can be difficult. We may have made friends organically in high school or college, but that doesn't necessarily translate into making new friends in the real world. So if you're out of practice, or are out of ideas, here are a few tips for making friends as an introvert:
When my guidance counselor tried to prevent me from applying to the colleges of my dreams, Dr. Ferrer was the first person to walk with me down to her office. He demanded that I apply to whatever college I wanted, he said, because I was just as capable as my peers.
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