Tag Archives: social support
As Sandwiched Boomers, don’t you agree that your women friends are a gift that you give yourself? Without a doubt, intimate friendships have always been important to women. But they become even more so as you face the transitions of children growing up and parents growing older. Findings from a recent MacArthur Foundation Study indicate that the emotional security and social support that these relationships provide for women have been a survival strategy for them in adversity. In fact, friendship is one of the keys to a long and more … Continue reading
As you pay attention to nurturing you, notice how you feel stronger and better about yourself. This inevitably will lead to your feeling more self confident and deserving. That doesn’t mean there won’t be difficult times ahead – those are the moments when you need to pull from external and internal resources: 1. Reach out to your friends for social support. When you are at a low point is the time to receive rather than give. You have been there for close friends when they needed you in the past; … Continue reading
