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Friends Friendship 101 Grief Hard times Love

When a Friend Dies

The death of a friend can be particularly hard because we don’t get the same level of support for grieving friends.

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Friends Friendship 101 Hard times

Friends in the Time of Virus

Humans are social animals. And we need to maintain our friendships, especially at this difficult time.

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Friends Friendship 101

Text Me When You Get Home: The Proof of the Power of Friendships

We look forward to evenings out with our best female friends for many reasons. These gatherings are a reward after a long week at work, or a welcome change of scenery from managing our household and its occupants (spouses, kids, pets and more), or caregiving of parents or other relatives and friends. This gathering of […]

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Friends Popular culture Sports

Sport, Competition, Friendship and Paying it Forward

This is a must read!  When you come to the end of this story, about the friendship among three female Canadian cross-country cyclists at the top of their sport, you will be inspired and awed by their commitment to one another and to the generation of young female athletes coming up behind them. You won’t […]

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Friends Making new friends Work friendships

Having BFFs at Work: A Benefit the Recruiting Brochure Probably Didn’t Mention

 Do you have a best friend at work? This question, according to Gallup, is the most controversial question the analytics company has ever asked in 30 years of workplace engagement research. Apparently, it gets a rise out of bosses who don’t believe friendships should have anything to do with a company’s bottom line. The article […]