Friendships: Making them, keeping them and letting them go
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Our friendships are some of the most important relationships we have. Friends are the people we celebrate with, lean on during difficult times, and turn to when we need advice or simply someone to listen.
But for many people, friendship doesn’t come easily. Maybe you’ve moved to a new city, started a new job or are juggling work and family.
Or maybe, you’re rethinking what you want from your social life.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about why adult friendships can be so challenging, what healthy friendships look like and when it's OK to let a relationship go, and what it takes to build meaningful connections that last.
Guests:
Grace Vieth is a social psychologist and researcher whose work focuses on adult friendships and close relationships. She is a visiting assistant professor at Macalester College in St. Paul.
Rachel Allyn is a Minneapolis-based psychologist, therapist, and author of “The Pleasure Is All Yours.” She has spent more than two decades helping adults navigate life transitions, strengthen relationships and improve emotional well-being.
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