Maintain the Friendships You Make

• In childhood, friends are mostly other kids who are fun to play with
• In adolescence, there’s a lot more self-disclosure and support between friends, but adolescents are still discovering their identity, and learning what it means to be intimate. 
• During young...

Keep your distance and don’t text, email, meet in person or call.

Cutting the ties for good when it’s over puts you on a faster path to healing.

• Set up an “Emergency Contact List” that contains all your BFFs’ phone number, when you are tempted to call your Ex, call ...

People want to be understood and accepted, so you want to be empathetic to them and their experiences as best as you can. Finding commonalities is key to developing emotional connections:

• Don’t over-share or ask questions that are too personal.
• Ask them how they f...