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 lifespans. And yet the number of people saying they have no close friends increases by the year. Overlooked in popular culture, pushed aside by work and family demands, and weakened by a global pandemic, it’s time to get intentional about this foundational bond.

In this retreat we will explore what friendship is (and isn’t), how to overcome the barriers against it, plus fun and practical ways to form and deepen it, while looking at friendship in the life of Jesus—all in the warmth of Lee Abbey’s welcoming community.