The Hidden Power of Friendship
The Hidden Power of Friendship It can be hard to make friends as adults — and hard to keep friends as well. You may have read about the challenges, and likely have experienced them. We can face loneliness or a lack of close friendships at any age. I recognize this at...
Friendship — Cultivating Trust, Belonging and Vulnerability
Friendship — Cultivating Trust, Belonging and Vulnerability Friends are an important part of our lives. They help us feel that we belong and ward off loneliness. Friendship is a give and take. It takes trust and vulnerability to gain intimacy. We all need different...
How Focusing on Belonging and Meaning Help You Thrive
How Focusing on Belonging and Meaning Help You Thrive We all have a need to feel understood, to give and receive affection, and find our people. In other words, we need to feel we belong. In her book The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith says that two conditions...