The Friendship Circle Announces September National “Month of Friendship”
August 25, 2010 – 8:33 pm
Friendship is Key to a Long, Healthy, and Happy Life
San Francisco, CA (August 25, 2010) – We all know about the importance of friendship to staying happy and socially engaged, but here’s another reason to make sure you keep making those weekly dates with your BFFs: According to recent findings, they might be literally saving your life. The July 2010 PLoS Medicine journal reports that having the support of a great circle of friends increases your odds of survival Read More »
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Girlfriends – Good for your health
July 19, 2010 – 3:25 pm
How’s your health, girlfriend?
To be honest, my girlfriend Allison’s* health (having dealt with some pretty serious cancer surgeries) isn’t great. Yet, even in the midst of ’stuff’ going on in her life, she still took time to forward me the following meaningful girlfriend message. (Thanks Allison!)
A Thought to Share
A a friend just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection--the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker Read More »
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WISH Summit – Don’t just WISH it, Do it!
February 19, 2010 – 4:34 pm
I love the passion of women. We take on amazing responsibilities and challenges. But often we don’t even think about our health and balance.
That’s ‘the thing’ … we rarely take time for ourselves. We don’t look out for our health. We lack balance in our life and we don’t take the time for us. We are multitasking heros who have a tendency to devote an extraordinary amount of time to “getting things done” without every really feeling like things get “done” enough that we can kick up our heels and take a bit of down time.
The kids, the dog, the car, the laundry, the cleaning, the shopping, the cooking, the dusting, the stamp-licking and bill paying are all there calling your attention, and while you are undoubtedly a multitasking hero admired by many, I’m still willing to bet a good chunk of cash on the fact that you do NOT take enough time for yourself.
Our girlfriend TERA WARNER (who was a great guest on this BlogTalkRadio show) is passionate about Read More »
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Girlfriend advice – Warnings of Ovarian Cancer
April 13, 2009 – 12:45 pm
As girlfriends we share advice – that’s part of our ‘job’ as a friend.
So, when asked to pass along this story, I thought it was important to all women and therefore great girlfriend advice. Please share with your friends. We need to take care of each other! Read More »
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Friendship & Breast Cancer
October 27, 2008 – 5:03 pm
Today is Pink Ribbon Day. With over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S., most of us have felt the effects of this terrible disease through a friend, family member or ourselves. We’ve shared ideas on how to be a friend to a girlfriend dealing with cancer and pink gifts to give a girlfriend with cancer, we heard from Tami Boehmer (a breast cancer survivor) in her own words how to be a friend when a friend is really needed. Read More »
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