The ultimate boost for your mental health 🙌

Hi Girlfriend,

At our recent Mocktails event, I shared how good it feels to try new things with your girlfriends and not feel alone. That’s literally why girlfriends were invented! You turn to them for help, and they give you a pep talk. They always have your back, and you do the same for them. 

One of my favorite things is doing activities with my friends - not just dinner - but talking and walking, or crafting and learning. These experiences are fun ways to build and maintain friendships, especially as an adult.

Meeting new people can sometimes feel unnecessary, but as time passes, people move away, and relationships evolve as we evolve, creating space for new friends. Who you choose to be friends with impacts your quality of life. One of the best ways to meet new people is to hang out in places you love—birds of a feather flock together.

If you want to keep chatting with someone you meet, TELL THEM! Please don't do that silly dating thing and wait three days to text them. Let them know you’d love to hang out and ask for their info. Right after my event, I called up two new friends and said, “Hey, why don’t we hang out again!” And we did!

There are so many networking and activity-based groups to help with the ongoing loneliness epidemic. Organizations like the one I've created host events regularly for people who crave similar connections. These groups are perfect if you want a new space to meet new people. And don’t be afraid to go alone - that’s usually the easiest way to meet new friends! 

These connections can also help increase our sense of belonging, improve self-confidence, and reduce stress and anxiety. Studies have shown (yes, I googled this!) that friends also play a role in your overall health: adults with strong social connections have a reduced risk of many significant health problems, including depression, high blood pressure, and an unhealthy body mass index (BMI).

Here are more tips from two of my newsletters that received so many responses—apparently, this is a hot topic we need to discuss (and act upon) a lot more! 

Action Steps to Deeper Female Friendships 💞Your Guide to Meaningful Connections 🥰

How to create more meaningful friendships with your girlfriends 🤷‍♀️And recognizing red flags 🚩

Now, here's the exciting part: TAKE ACTION! Choose one tip that resonates with you and make it a reality this week. Take a moment to analyze your group of friends and see how they fit into your life by asking yourself these questions:

🤔 Are you hanging out with them out of habit? Do they leave you upbeat, or do you gossip and feel bad? Do you feel comfortable being your most genuine, authentic self with them?

Remember, you are who you hang out with, so make sure your circle inspires you to be your most confident self! Surround yourself with those who lift you and encourage you to shine bright every day.

Love you. Gotta go. Bye! ✌🏻And let me know when you want to hang out in person, or we can have a virtual play date! 

xoxo

Tamara

Join me in IRL on Saturday, June 8 at Rise + Shine Marketplace and take my Brewing Confidence Over Coffee Quiz. If you can’t make it, shoot me a note, and I’ll email it to you! No girlfriend left out!