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Here to Make Friends

How to Make Friends as an Adult: Advice to Help You Expand Your Social Circle, Nurture Meaningful Relationships, and Build a Healthier, Happier Social Life

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Here to Make Friends

By: Hope Kelaher
Narrated by: AJ Ferraro
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Skip the small talk and learn how to build a supportive community, engage with new people, and cultivate authentic, long-lasting friendships at every stage of life.

It sometimes seems like everyone has a big, happy, fulfilling social life, full of lifelong friendships...except you. As we grow older and school friendships fade, it can be difficult to meet new people and cultivate meaningful friendships. How do you strike up a conversation with a stranger? How do you move from mutual acquaintances to real friends?

Here to Make Friends has the answers to all of these questions and more. Written by a licensed therapist, this audiobook is packed full of helpful advice and tips to overcome social anxiety and start building a stronger social circle, such as:

  • Tips for moving past small talk
  • Advice for getting out of your own head
  • Suggestions for fun and memorable “friend dates”
  • Strategies for connecting meaningfully with other people

Everyone wants to feel connected. Here to Make Friends is the perfect companion for moving past the sometimes lonely post school stage and into lasting, fulfilling friendships.

©2020 Hope Kelaher (P)2022 Ulysses Press
Communication & Social Skills Friendship Personal Success

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A good book for starters

This may be a great book for people who don't know where to start figuring out human relationships but sadly for me, this book was way too simplistic. I have read a ton of books to improve my emotional intelligence and people skills and didn't find much to add to my current knowledge. This book is for you if you have not heard about attachment styles or don't know the differences of being introverted or extraverted (or somewhere in between). There are suggestions such as taking the approach of being vulnerable in your relationships to create more meaningful connections, or avoiding too much social media and being more present while out and about (in hopes of being aware of opportunities for real life interactions) and also the usual ideas of where to meet new people (join a hobby club, reconnect with old friends etc). Unfortunately this was nothing new for me personally. Giving it a 3 star rating as I appreciate the book might be a good starting point for someone who has not done nearly as much reading of such matters.

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