Archive for July, 2016

I’m the depressed friend

Published: July 31, 2016 | By | 8 Replies Continue Reading

A depressed friend feels her close friend wasn’t there when she needed her and wonders whether she should sustain the relationship.

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Shut out by friends

Published: July 29, 2016 | By | 18 Replies Continue Reading

A reader asks how to handle being shut out by a whole group of friends.

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In the Media – 9 Signs You Don’t Have Quality Friendships (Bustle)

Published: July 28, 2016 | Last Updated: July 28, 2016 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – 9 Signs You Don’t Have Quality Friendships (Bustle)

It isn’t the number, per se, but rather the quality of our friendships that counts. Isn’t it?

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Lost my temper with my 10-year-old’s friends

Published: July 26, 2016 | By | 10 Replies Continue Reading

A mom feels mortified after she loses her temper with mean girls and their moms.

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Ambivalent about going camping with friends

Published: July 23, 2016 | By | 8 Replies Continue Reading
Ambivalent about going camping with friends

Going camping with friends: Would you go under these circumstances?

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My friend is moving in on my space

Published: July 20, 2016 | Last Updated: July 20, 2016 By | 5 Replies Continue Reading

A woman worries that a friend moving to her country will encroach on her life.

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Is it normal for a child to have an imaginary friend?

Published: July 17, 2016 | By | 2 Replies Continue Reading

Worried about your child’s imaginary friend? Psychologist and author Susan Newman, PhD offers advice and reassurance to worried parents.

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Friendship by the Book – The Sun in Your Eyes

Published: July 16, 2016 | Last Updated: December 24, 2022 By | Reply Continue Reading
Friendship by the Book – The Sun in Your Eyes

“The Sun In Your Eyes” (William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2016) is a new novel about female friendship.

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In the Media – Signs you have trouble making friends (Bustle)

Published: July 15, 2016 | Last Updated: July 15, 2016 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – Signs you have trouble making friends (Bustle)

You usually don’t need to search for subtle signs to realize that you have trouble making friends.

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Friendship by the Book: “From Mom to Me Again”

Published: July 15, 2016 | Last Updated: August 17, 2016 By | 25 Replies Continue Reading
Friendship by the Book: “From Mom to Me Again”

Melissa T. Shultz’ new book, From Mom to Me Again: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life, is as inspiring as it is informative.

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