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Five Ways to Connect with Friends During the Holiday Season

I used to be a bit of a Grinch around the holidays. My family of origin story is not the best – and in fact, this season used to give me panic attacks. Luckily, I’m well past those days, and part of the reason is I began spending the holidays with friends! For a long time, I tried to be subtle about my lack of holiday plans, casually asking friends what they were doing, seeing if they’d invite me.But once I was finally HONEST about my situation – saying something along the lines of, “I don’t ...

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  Realizing It’s Just Not the Same Anymore With Sarah Marie Paige

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  Spring Cleaning Friendships Through Life’s Transitions with Emily Rogers

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  How to Embody Main Character Energy in Friendship

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  Shifting People Pleasing Friendship Patterns with Deb Blum

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  Don’t Let Your Brain Run Loose: Creating Solid Friendship Beliefs with Sar…

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  The Case For Making Friends Who Are In Different Life Stages Than You

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  How Creating a Community is the Ultimate Self-Care with Fresh Starts Regis…

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  Flexible Expectations and Modern Friendships with Author Anna Goldfarb

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  Finding Balance Between Community and Individualism With Donna Fields

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  Letting Our Historic Friendships Breathe in Their New Forms with Joseph Su…

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  Checking-In: How’s Your Friendship Self Talk?

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  Navigating Female Friendships and All Their Complexities with Danielle Bay…

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  Losing a Best Friend and Navigating Grief with Michelle Cecil

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  The Physiological Impacts of Connection (Which is Actually More Important …

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  The Power of Vulnerability in Small Doses: Embracing Small Intimacies

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  Carving Out More Time For Connection With Our People with Career Break Coa…