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Tag Archives: Friendship
Help Me Blaze the Important Trails of Friendship!
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
Posted in Feminism, Health, Importance of Friendship, Social Causes
Tagged Award, business growth, Friendship, Friendship can save the world, GirlFriendCircles.com, health benefits of friendships, importance of, missions, path, relationship, Rock the World, Shasta Nelson, trail, Trailblazer, why GirlFriendCircles.com?
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Today is National Reconciliation Day!
Oh I wish this holiday had been on my radar last week so I could have given you plenty of notice to start thinking about what action you wanted to take today toward reconciliation! But, alas, it was only when … Continue reading
Posted in Break Ups, Difficulty & Challenges, Forgiveness, How To?, Our Mistakes
Tagged Acceptance, Amy Alkon, April 2, Break-ups, Day of Reconciliation, Drift, ending friendships, fighting with a friend, Forgiveness, Friendship, friendship fights, Huffington Post Live, mad at friend, Peace, problems with friendship, Reconciliation, rift, two types of break-ups
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Making New Friends in a New City, by Christie Mims
Note from Shasta: I’ve been writing so many guest blogs to celebrate my new book “Friendships Don’t Just Happen!” that I decided I may need to have a few women guest blog for me until I have more words to … Continue reading
Posted in Consistency, Guest Blogs, How To?, Making Friends
Tagged Christie Mims, friends, Friendship, Friendship Accelerator, Hard to Meet People, how long does it take to make friends, How to Make Friends, ideas, just moved, lonely, New City, new friends in San Francisco, Revolutionary Club, Shasta Nelson, tips, ways to make friends
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Celebrating All Love, Not Just the Romantic Kind!
I am a big fan of romantic love. A very big fan. And I’m all for having a day where we can celebrate those loving feelings. But… every Valentines I find myself worrying more about all the women who are … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Loneliness, Personal Growth/Spirituality
Tagged Anne Lamott, Breaking Up, choosing love, Christine Arylo, Cupids Roast, Ellen Smoak, Friendship, giving love, ideas, love, Madly in Love With Me, receiving love, Romance, self care, self love, tips, Valentines Day, ways to love friends
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“Friendships Don’t Just Happen!” is Available for Purchase!
Happy February 5! Book Tour: Hey GirlFriends! I decided on my way to LA to record a short video for you, my community. If you can’t join me for one of my book readings in LA, NYC, or CHI this … Continue reading
The 3 Challenges that Moms Face with Friendship
When I speak on female friendship there are always mothers in the audience who raise their hands to ask questions about some of the unique challenges that moms face in that friend-making process. It’s not that they don’t have the … Continue reading
Posted in Difficulty & Challenges, Moms
Tagged advice for moms, Challenges, Dhana EcoKids, Friendship, friendship at differet stages, making friends as mothers, making friends with kids, making mom friends, moms, motherhood, mothers, my friends don't have kids, non-moms, only mom, Shamini Dhana, tips, too tired, video blogs
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The Impact of Self-Esteem on Friendship
When it comes to self-esteem and friendship, there is no end to the correlations that are so frequently made. People with more friends have higher self-esteem, and people with high self-esteem seem to have an easier time making friends– the … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Movies, Difficulty & Challenges, How To?, Loneliness, Making Friends, Personal Growth/Spirituality, Research
Tagged book, Christine Arylo, connection between, Facebook study, Friendship, hate meeting people, low self esteem, Madly in Love With Me, Making Friends, negative people, nervous, pessimistic, scared to make friends, self awareness, self love, Self-esteem
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