Can You Be Friends with an AI Chatbot?
With millions of people using ChatGPT to find personal affirmation, and apps like Replika allowing us to create our own AI Friend, it's time to see just what they offer.
The Apology That Came 40 Years Later
When I was 13, I had my first girlfriend. We held hands behind the teacher’s back and went roller skating on weekends—until she dropped me for my friend. I was…
Awaken Conference
Gathering thousands of people together from the Ground Level network of churches, I’m looking forward to presenting two in-depth 90-minute sessions on the power of friendship to transform our social,…
Make Your Friendships Flourish Retreat at Lee Abbey
A fun, practical retreat on forming and deepening adult friendship The research is startling: having close friends reduces anxiety and depression, increases our health and happiness, and even extends our…
Spring Harvest 2025
Drawing thousands of attendees in person and online, Spring Harvest is a premier festival for the UK. After our wonderful joint tour last year, Phil Knox and I will be…
The Friendship Lab Course is Here!
Learn the unspoken rules of friendship—with our evidence-based course you can take anytime, anywhere.
How to Maintain Friendships Across Political Divides
Whatever country you live in, our great challenge these recent years has been how to stay friends with people who think or vote differently to us. Thankfully, such friendship really…
Why Are We So Angry? The Hidden Culprit We May Be Missing
I recently sat in a doctor’s office waiting for a routine check-up. Tired of scrolling my phone, I paid the information screen on the wall more attention than usual. A…
A Hidden Key to Contentment
Contentment is a fascinating human experience because it isn’t the same as happiness or fulfilment. Instead, contentment is a sense of completion. Whether life is easy or hard, the contented…
The Power of Friendship at Creation Fest
As part of our Power of Friendship festivals tour, Phil Knox and I will be speaking at this large conference in Cornwall.