The Power of a Girlfriend’s Kindness | Reflections from Girlfriend Guru Rachel Awes

February 2, 2012 – 8:28 am

Have you ever had one of those days (or weeks) which just seems to be one knock after another from life, only to have someone step in and turn everything around? Gifted Girlfriend Guru Rachel Awes shares her story of random kindness and her wonderful art depicting that day.

This is a story about the power of a girlfriend’s kindness. This is also an invitation to keep it going. Let’s be on the lookout to see how we can step in and love each other.

I was a bit behind in pulling together holiday cards to send out. Gathering and updating addresses for the dear envelopes. Drawing little berry branches on each. Stuffing with Read More »

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The SuperBowl of Friendship – Championship of Girlfriends!

January 31, 2012 – 12:00 am

What are you doing for SuperBowl Sunday Girlfriend? Do you watch the game? The commercials? Get together with friends and have a few snacks?

It’s the great American holiday of SuperBowl Sunday and we’re celebrating on Girlfriendology with our own SuperBowl of Friendship. Here’s our girl-friendly version of the SuperBowl

Points for Kindness – It’s our game, we get to make the rules! Stop Girlfriendology this week for some girlfriend advice/insights into kindness from our Girlfriend Guru Rachel Awes (this Thursday on Girlfriendology).
Touchdown for Being there for Friend – like Aimee was there for Bethany when she was going through Breast Cancer – and spending time on a Harley together makes it even more fun!
In the Red Zone – We kinda think that’s the freebie eBook that we’re sharing with women who sign up for our newsletter. ‘30 Days / 30 Ways to be a Better Friend.’ We have some COOL Read More »

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What have YOU been doing for the past six years? | Six Years of Girlfriendology

January 23, 2012 – 11:40 pm

Happy Birthday to us! Happy Birthday to us! Happy Birthday Girlfriendology! Happy Birthday to us!

Six years ago, on January 20th, 2006, Girlfriendology.com was ‘born.’ It started from a response to two girlfriends, Dana and Allison, dealing with cancer, as well as just a need to be around female friends. A little research confirmed – there’s a reason we NEED girlfriends! Female friendship actually makes women healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.

So, I started blogging about female friendship. I was inspired by the amazing women who shared their stories about their girlfriends, who confirmed that our female friendship keep us afloat when we think we’re drowning. Women shared their lives and how their girlfriends had been there for them when they so needed it. We all know that feeling!

Thanks to the women who have helped us grow our online community of women to over Read More »

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7 Healthy Ways to Be a Better Friend | New Year’s Resolutions

January 21, 2012 – 11:06 am

We want our girlfriends to be healthy and in our lives for a long time, right? Well, why not get healthier with a friend or a bunch of BFFs? It’s much more fun and likely to be successful. Here’s how:

Take a walk with a Girlfriend(s) – Nothing like a few blocks, trails or miles to catch up on our lives and reduce our stress with a little ‘girlfriend therapy.’ Plus, it doesn’t seem like exercise when we’re laughing and sharing stories and time with our favorite walking buddies. Set a regular walking time like every Saturday morning or Tuesday after work. Then schedule anything else around that time. Make exercising, and your friendships, a priority. You’ll be glad (and healthier) you did!
Resolve to be Healthier with a Friend – Girlfriends who make resolutions together (like to get healthy/fit) are more successful than when we try to go it alone. Join up with a girlfriend to challenge each other to set and reach your fitness goals. Accountability with a Read More »

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6 Years of Girlfriendology, 6 Years of Girlfriend Support | Life is Good

January 20, 2012 – 11:45 am

What’s your girlfriend story? What things have you done because your girlfriend(s) believed in you? What dreams do your friend encourage?

Six years ago I struggled with why I ‘needed’ my girlfriends so much. Two of my dear friends, Dana and Allison, were fighting cancer and I was consciously aware of needing to be with my female friends (both of them and other wonderful women in my life). It was so strong that I created a blog to explore it. I called it ‘Girlfriendology’ and started exploring why women need each other so deeply.

Fortunately I found a profound book, The Tending Instinct by Shelley E. Taylor, which studied our need for female friendship and shared research findings and examples that proved – we actually do NEED girlfriends. In fact, female friendship makes women healthier, happier, less Read More »

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Girlfriend Activities for the New Year – Get the Girls Together!

January 12, 2012 – 10:19 am

We admit it … we want you to make 2012 your best year yet – and the year you focus on being a better friend! One way to do that … spend time with your girlfriends!

Here’s some girlfriend advice from Danielle Collinge about …

Activities for you and your girlfriends to do in the new year

It’s a new year and now it’s time for a new you, or at least a fitter and healthier version of the old you. This is a great time to start something new with your girlfriends, and there are many activities out there that can help you get fit and healthy while you have fun. Why not try going to a yoga class. You can usually find deals where you pay for a bunch of classes in bulk and make an overall saving. Shop around for the best Read More »

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12 Days of Friendship | Girlfriend Gratitude

January 4, 2012 – 10:55 am

The holidays are behind us. A new year is ahead of us. And who’s here with us – through it all? GIRLFRIENDS!

Today we’re celebrating our final day in our 12 Days of Friendship – spread over the Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years holidays. We’re unwrapping our final present – the gift of girlfriend gratitude.

My girlfriend Jill and I had this conversation recently while hanging out at the dog park. Why is it that we generally gravitate to what is wrong in our lives? Why do we focus on the things we don’t have rather than the blessings of all the things we do have? Why do we overlook the joy to mainly see the struggle and perhaps injustice in our world?

It’s unfortunate but true – we don’t Read More »

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The Best Moments of 2011 / The Best to Come in 2012 / Life is Good!

January 3, 2012 – 12:36 am

How was your 2011? What are your goals for 2012 girlfriend?

First, girlfriends – we hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah and a Happy, HAPPY New Year! It’s a wonderful season to celebrate our friendships and our hope for the future. We are so blessed. I’m thankful for the holidays and this season of spending time, giving gifts and showing our love for friends and family.

At Girlfriendology we’re grateful for a year of connections, inspiration and joy – all from friendships. We’re thankful for all the beauty, wisdom and kindness of girlfriends. We have amazing appreciation for the lessons we’ve learned from Oprah, from girlfriends, from children, from life.

We’re thankful for 2011 and some of our best moments:

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Day 11 of 12 Days of Friendship | Be there through Life Changes and Stages

December 31, 2011 – 9:01 am

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year’s Girlfriends! What girlfriends have been for you through years of holidays? Who’s been a friend through life changes and stages?

We’re ‘celebrating female friendship’ in this Holiday, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s season with our 12 Days of Friendship. We’ve celebrated the gifts of knowing our friends are there for us, girlfriend traditions, our cheerleader/supportive girlfriends, friends that makes us laugh and more fabulous gifts of friendship. Today, number 11 of 12 days of Friendship we’re celebrating the friends who are there for us through life changes and life stages.

Having focused on female friendship for the past six years has been really interesting. So many of our friendships have originated with life stages and changes. Teen girls who seem to Read More »

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Day 10 of 12 Days of Friendship | The wonderful Comfort Level Between Girlfriends

December 29, 2011 – 11:02 am

Who are the friends you let into your house when it’s dirty? Or the girlfriends you let see you without any make-up? Or the friends you trust with your deepest fears, wishes or secrets?

Thanks to the women in our lives with whom we can completely be ourselves.

For this holiday season of gift-giving, we’re celebrating the gift of girlfriends in our 12 Days of Friendship. Today’s girlfriend gift of friendship: the wonderful comfort level of friends in our lives.

Lately I’ve been trying to work-out more often at the gym. It’s funny because sometimes I’ll get there for a 9:15am class and wonder if I even looked in the mirror to see if yesterday’s mascara was today’s raccoon look! I trust that other women at the gym understand and give me Read More »

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