How to Care for a Friend Struggling With Depression
If you’re not dealing with depression, there’s a pretty good chance that you know someone who is. With 6.7% of all adults in America (some…
Friendship
5 Helpful Phrases to Say to a Grieving Friend
My brother Brett died at the age of 36, two weeks before my final exams for my master’s degree. It was a Saturday night, and…
Making Friends After College (and Beyond)
After college, I moved back to my hometown, ready to pick up where I left off. I quickly found that many of the people I’d…
Why ‘Best Friends’ Don’t Have to Talk Every Day
Kalina and I met our first year of middle school, when I may have well as been Regina George. Not just because I was blonde,…
5 Ways to Maintain a Long-Distance Friendship
Like all relationships, long-distance friendships are works in progress. A lot of effort is required of both people to maintain effective communication. Here are 5 ways to keep a long-distance friendship going strong!
Looking for ‘The One,’ BFF Edition: How to Friend ‘Date’
Butterflies in your stomach. Sweaty palms. The feeling that your tongue has turned into a giant cotton ball, soaking up every intelligent thing you have…
How and When To Say No: Tips From a Recovered People Pleaser
Recently, I’ve found myself in a state I’ve experienced many times before: Burnout. Specifically, I was experiencing burnout after a year of dealing with chronic…
A Little Hygge Is What You Need This Winter
I’m a natural homebody. My ideal winter afternoon is spent holed up in my house with a good book and roaring fire, watching the snow…
3 Ways To Be A Better Friend In Less Than a Minute
If you’re in America and on Facebook, chances are that your newsfeed is sheer chaos right now. Endless fights about the presidential election. Videos of…
How I Learned How to Say No (Minus the Guilt!)
For many years, I prided myself on being the queen of “yes.” If a project needed some extra hours at night or over the weekend,…
