Writing Workshop: Unraveling Personal Myths through Story-telling
In this online workshop, we’ll tap into some of your personal myths through prompts that guide you to re-evaluate landmark events or experiences in your life. You’ll have an opportunity to contemplate them deeply, re-imagine these events, and start your “new” story. Or, you may have had a life-changing [...]
What are the Signs Your Friendship Is Solid?
Make sure your friendships are supportive and reliable... so they'll go the distance. Check out Huffington Post article that featured my quotes Caroline Bologna wrote a terrific article for Huffington Post, 8 Signs Your Friendship Is Strong And Will Last, which featured many friendship experts, including myself. [...]
Friend attraction at first sight – is it real?
Have you met someone and suddenly felt an amazing friend connection with them? Here’s my theory about what this sparkly attraction says about you! Can you really feel a strong attraction in a moment? There's a lot of talk about love at first sight with romantic partners—which [...]
My Quotes from Business Insider re: Gen Z
Rebecca Knight, a reporter for Business Insider asked me to discuss our Gen Z co-workers. Apparently they prefer to work from home. Yet what do they miss from not working with others in an office? She quoted me as saying: "You find who you can trust and who you [...]
My Interview on The Curious Mans Podcast
What an insightful, delightful and thought-provoking interview I had with podcast host Matt Crawford on his show THE CURIOUS MANS PODCAST! Matt's interview style truly lives up to his podcast's name: curious, open, informative and enjoyable. Our topics included people who don't have a history of close friendships. As [...]
Watch My Interview on AMNorthWest TV
Watch the interview on am northwest TV by CLICKING this LINK. Host Helen Raptis interviewed me on amnorthwest lifestyle show. We had a great conversation because we discussed the importance of having friends; the impact friendship has on your health and well-being; money issues between friends and so much [...]
Interview on AMNorthWest TV – ways to make new friends… and more!
Host Helen Raptis interviews Glenda D Shaw, author of "Better You Better Friends: A Whole New Approach to Friendship," so watch us on amnorthwest lifestyle show, Friday September 10th between 9am-10am. We will discuss how to make better friendships after the pandemic; how to be a better friend by [...]
How to reinvent your friendships after the pandemic?
Reinventing your friendships after the pandemic with host Rolonda Watts, featuring Glenda D Shaw. Set boundaries, be open to new friends, learn tolerance through this period of anxiety. Close friendships help you thrive by making you happier and healthier. Setting boundaries in a friendship. I was recently [...]
Talking to Strangers
A wonderful book that reveals the power of in-group compliance and our inability to not see deception, and our out-group suspicion if that “other” person doesn’t act in ways we find familiar. This book opens up big questions about how we process deception and over-value first impressions.
Friendship
An excellent overview of how friendship is so intrinsic to who we are. Our behavior toward non-kin has now been found to be deep in our primate biology, showing us that friends are vital for our survival.
Who You Gonna Call? Facing Fears & Friends
It's 10:15 p.m. on Sunday night, and I've got the jitters over a medical procedure I was about to have early in the week. Freaked out about its safety, did I do my due diligence about finding out about the ins and outs? Was I overreacting, was I under [...]
How Many Social Media Friends Do You Have?
Do you have lots of friends on social media? Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok? As one sophomore recently confessed to me, he only has 600 friends. 600 friends?!! Well, that’s not a friend group that’s an army battalion (300 to 1,200) and some of you probably have numbers as big [...]