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 […]

We need an urgent conversation on the 'friendship recession' and on 15 October 2025, I get to step on to the red dot to start one! The theme of the event is continuity and change, and I'll have just 12 minutes to unpack the reason for the crisis, the myths we believe that keep us […]