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Competitive Streaks
Posted on 10/18/2012
Us women sometimes get a bad rap for being competitive and dare I say catty with each other. What is behind this judgement of ourselves and others?
Read On...How do I make new friends as an adult?
Posted on 10/18/2012
As we get older we may drift away from old friends or lose our common interests with them, but then the question becomes, “How do I make new friends as an adult?”
Read On...Why You Need and Should Make Time for Friends
Posted on 09/1/2012
Feeling curmudgeonly and overwhelmed by life? Nobody can snap you out of a funk like a good girlfriend. Here’s why making time for close friends can make you happier, healthier and a better person.
Read On...Body Dysmorphia and The Legend of The Pretty Fat Girl
Posted on 08/1/2012
I have struggled to accept my body, and to be reminded that at one point I was a “pretty fat girl” puts me back into that state of mind, of needing that club. (Mind you, most of us were not even fat; it should have been called Body Dysmorphia Club.)
Read On...When to Breakup With Your Friend?
Posted on 07/18/2012
I remember the Girl Scout Brownie song, “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” But how do you know when a friendship has run its course and may be doing more harm than good?
Read On...How Do You Cope With Sadness?
Posted on 07/3/2012
How do you cope with feeling blue? I’m not talking about the “don’t want to get out of bed depression” but the “just not feeling like yourself” sadness.
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