Category: MAKING FRIENDS
It is better to have more or fewer friends?
A teen reflects on her friendships and asks which works best—more or fewer friends?
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.
Finding Friends When You Have A Sensory Processing Disorder

Finding friends when you have a sensory processor disorder.
In the Media: Challenges of making midlife friendships (Today.com)

On the Today Show, Joan Lunden reported on an experiment that suggests that close midlife friendships may help minimize anxiety and stress.
Generalized anxiety disorder and problems making friends
A mom worries that symptoms of a generalized anxiety disorder are hindering her daughter’s relationships.
In the Media – The science of making friends (Wall Street Journal)

In the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Bernstein explores the science of making friends.
Should you trust your instincts or give new friends a chance?
If your instincts signal a problem should you immediately back off from a friendship?
Finding upbeat friends when you are over 50
An over 50 woman is tired of finding people who only want to talk about their problems.
In the Media – On AirTalk: The difficulty of making friends as an adult (Public Radio)

Dr. Irene S. Levine was pleased to be invited to serve as an on-air friendship expert on the KPCC Southern California Public Radio Show “AirTalk.”
Feeling blown off by a group
A woman feels blown off by a group but isn’t sure if she is being overly-sensitive.
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