Category Archives: Health

A Doctor’s Prescription: Friendship for Health

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ShastaGFC

I landed in New York City today where I will be interviewed for Better Show TV tomorrow morning, attending a women’s entrepreneur conference on Wednesday and Thursday, and then be teaching a Friendship Accelerator this weekend before heading home. (Note: … Continue reading →

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Help Me Blaze the Important Trails of Friendship!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by ShastaGFC

Yesterday I received an email of congrats from an entrepreneurial friend of mine after she saw my name on a press release announcing that I was a finalist for a Trailblazer of the Year Award.  I quickly clicked on the … Continue reading →

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Your Brain on Friendships

Posted on March 19, 2013 by ShastaGFC

On CBS Sunday Morning, a news magazine program, they ran an awesome story this last weekend about the health benefits of friendship.(Watch the clip here, if interested.) In the segment on CBS, they showed two of these recent studies– one … Continue reading →

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Self-Care isn’t the Same as Selfishness

Posted on September 25, 2012 by ShastaGFC

We Don’t Want to be Selfish! I’ve been told that in the Mandarin Chinese language there are two different meanings for the word selfish.  One definition captures the greedy-hoarding-take-care-only-of-ourselves mentality that we’re all so afraid to ever be called. The … Continue reading →

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I Have This Theory that Friendship Can Save the World

Posted on September 11, 2012 by ShastaGFC

This is my manifesto for doing what I do.  I believe that beyond the joy and health that friendships bring us personally, they also give us the place to practice being the people who this world needs. I share this … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability, Weight, Nudity, and Judgment

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ShastaGFC

I’ve been thinking about bodies, weight, and insecurities a lot lately. I was somewhat shocked when my last blog post (“The Judgment of Weight”) skyrocketed to first place as the most read blog on this site. In hindsight, I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Why Doesn’t Friendship Sell?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by ShastaGFC

I just returned home from a publicity trip in New York City last week where I zig-zagged across Manhattan pitching friendship stories to any magazine editor who would listen to me. Sex Still Sells.  Even to Women. Regardless of the … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer & Friendship

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ShastaGFC

“Slow down! Don’t do it alone!” the stranger said to me as he passed me on my morning jog. I tried to force a polite smile, but what I really thought was: “What kind of a guy has the audacity … Continue reading →

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Yin Yoga Inspired Wisdom for the Friend-Making Process

Posted on April 4, 2011 by ShastaGFC

A girlfriend invited a few of us to a yoga class last Thursday. Intrigued and moved by that practice of yin yoga, I signed my husband and myself up for a 3-hour workshop yesterday (ah, he’s such a good sport!)  … Continue reading →

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Friendship Challenges that Come With Age

Posted on March 30, 2011 by ShastaGFC

Someday when I’m ninety I look forward to making a comparison of what it was like making new friends in each decade, in different life stages. Until I have personal experience that only comes with more birthdays, I can only … Continue reading →

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