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 | | The Book: "MWF Seeking BFF"
We love that when author Rachel Bertsche decided to commit to weekly friend-dates for an entire year for her smart and funny memoir "MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend" that she called Shasta Nelson for guidance and used GirlFriendCircles as part of her friendship strategy. We're honored to be highlighted in this must-read book for all women who value new friends! |
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 | | Fox Extra Interview: How To Make Friends
One of Shasta's favorite interviews ever was with Heather Childers in the FOX headquarters where she explains how GirlFriendCircles.com works, why friendships are important, and why they often feel difficult to make. Watch this 3 minute clip:
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Better than an interview, this segment follows a CBS correspondent as she joins GirlFriendCircles.com and attends a ConnectingCircle! It also showcases some of our NYC success stories of women who have become friends. Love it! (Or, read about it on CBS website.)
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 | | Redbook Magazine
In the July 2010 issue, on their "Easier, Better, Faster" page, Redbook Magazine shares with their readers "Making Friends Just Got Easier" and says "Whether you just moved to a new city or want to expand your social circle, check out GirlFriendCircles.com." |
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 | | News Segment Airing in 250 News Stations
This segment touting GirlFriendCircles.com as the web site trying to help women avoid social isolation is showing in 250 news affiliate stations across the country. It highlights recent health studies linked to our relationships and actual interviews with women who met through GFC and became friends in the Bay Area. |
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 | | Parents Magazine
The April 2011 issue of Parents Magazine featured a fabulous 4-page story titled "A Mom's Guide to Making Friends" where Shasta, CEO of GirlFriendCircles, contributed tons of tips and help! |
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 | | Essence Magazine
The May 2011 issue of Essence Magazine was dedicated to all things Girlfriend related, so we were honored to be mentioned as a resource for women looking to meet new friends! Our president, Shasta Nelson, was quoted on the importance of finding new friends. |
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A thoughtful, honest and & helpful article titled "Friends, Interrupted" by Sally Koslow who provides insight for fostering new friendships since we replace 1/2 our friendships every 7 years. And GirlFriendCircles.com is suggested for those looking for a "directed" experience since we help match women! |
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 | | Chicago Tribune
GirlFriendCircles got a great mention in this fabulous article about the disconnect between how much we want/need friends and yet don't always make the time for them. Shasta was called by the Chicago Tribune while grocery shopping so they could be sure to include some tips at the end of the article for how to foster friendships when we're short on time. |
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 | | Great Day Saint Louis
I called in on Skype to talk with Carol Daniel on Great Day Saint Louis with 5 Time-Saving Tips for our Friendships.
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 | | Daytime TV
It's so hard to walk up to other fun women and say "Let's be friends!" How do you meet new women and what do you do to foster those friendships? Shasta Nelson was interviewed on national Daytime TV to help inspire and inform!
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 | | The Huffington Post
Shasta Nelson, CEO of GirlFriendCircles, was selected in March 2011 as a female friendship columnist for the Huffington Post (2nd only to New York Times in size!) where she posts regularly. |
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 | | About.com online guide
Thrilled to be a listed resource (with a great description!) under: How to Make New Friends. |
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 | | View from the Bay
We all want our own circle of friends, but it can feel like a difficult task when we don't have time, don't know how or don't know who! In my 2nd interview with the abc show View from the Bay, I give some tips for developing closer friendships.
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 | | Glamour Magazine
"Genius" said Glamour Magazine about us in a blog titled "Do You Wish You Had More Female Friends? Here's How to Get Them..." |
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 | | Chic Galleria
"Women are hard to approach, and to make girlfriends you have to spark conversation with a stranger and start from scratch. Now there is a website that can help you in the process of making good girlfriends," says Chic Galleria in an interview with our founder, Shasta Nelson.
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 | | The CRAVE Company
The urban girls guide to everything you love regularly features Shasta's blogs with a bit more of a business slant, written for women entrepreneurs. |
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 | | Psychology Today
One of Shasta's blogs was chosen as a guest post on PsychologyToday.com: "There's a Reason It's Lonely at the Top" about how loneliness is just as rampant for women who are social, beautiful & powerful. We all need friends! |
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 | | Lemondrop.com
Rachel Bertsche of MWFseekingBFF.com wrote a fabulous piece for LemonDrop.com about her own process of making friends when she moved to Chicago. We're honored to be mentioned as a resource and we welcomed many new GirlFriends to our site when this story was picked up by AOL. |
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 | | AOL Health
The best title ever: "How to Make Friends as an Adult!" This article on AOL Health suggests using online sites such as GirlFriendCircles.com to make offline friends in your local area! |
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 | | Social Networking Watch
Shasta Nelson, featured as a chosen CEO Interview on Social Networking Watch highlights how GirlFriendCircles provides a solution to the problem that even though social networking is on the rise, the number of real friends we have is falling. |
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 | | The Friendship Blog
Dr. Irene Levine, author of Best Friends Forever and the Friendship Doctor who blogs at The Friendship Blog, features Shasta and GirlFriendCircles.com occasionally. Here is one blog post: "Needing New Friends is Normal." |
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 | | ABC News 10: Sacramento & Co.
A super fun interview with Guy & Melissa on Sacramento & Co. as we talked about the importance of friendship and described how our speed-friending events work (similar to our ConnectingCircles that happen all the time!) |
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 | | San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle, featured us on the front page of their Style section when we hosted a Speed Friending event to highlight the power of our ConnectingCircles that focus on small groups and meaningful conversations! |
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| | View from the Bay
Shasta Nelson, highlighting the Five Categories of Friendship and how to foster more connectedness in an interview on ABC's The View from the Bay.
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 | | Yahoo! Shine
How do you Spring Clean your Friendships? How to know when to walk away and when to push through the friendship shifts? Shasta Nelson gave an interview to Yahoo! Shine to help give some guidance! |
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 | | FashionTribes.com
Shasta's five tips for how to foster group friendships was published in FashionTribes.com! Every Sex & The City group of girlfriends has to start somewhere-- here's how to do it ladies! |
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 | | Girlfriend Celebrations
Girlfriend Celebrations, a web site that offers inspiration, ideas and fun for time together with your girlfriends was thrilled to hear we launched as they are always asked "How Can I Make New Friends?" |
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 | | Girlfriendology
How does GirlFriendCircles work? How can it foster meaningful and real friendships? Listen to Debba Haupert, founder of Girlfriendology, interview Shasta Nelson in this fun & informative 20 minute podcast! |
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 | | Philadelphia Daily News
Fun to talk with Jenice Armstrong, a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News after she experienced women hungry for more meaningful connections. |
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