{"id":11369,"date":"2024-08-16T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=11369"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:23:01","slug":"4-strategies-for-reconnecting-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=11369","title":{"rendered":"4 Strategies for Reconnecting With Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" data-testid=\"onsite-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Reaching out takes less time than you think.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">My friend\u2019s brother Andy had a longtime ritual that I love: For more than 20 years, he and his buddies met every Tuesday night to play hockey in his Michigan hometown. On the last week of the year, they would bring slow cookers full of meatballs and chili and set them up in the locker room. After they got of the ice, they\u2019d have a feast in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I recently wrote a newsletter on <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/02\/well\/live\/friends-community-connections.html\" title>how to make friends<\/a>. Now, I\u2019ll focus on deepening friendships you already have. I\u2019ve asked experts to share inventive ways to connect with them, so that you can reap the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1059057\/full\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">considerable health benefits<\/a> of close relationships \u2014 and slip more fun into your life.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-7e20a3d7\"><span>Try a \u2018limited series.\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Danielle Bayard Jackson, a friendship coach and the author of \u201cFighting for Our Friendships,\u201d suggested something she calls a \u201climited series.\u201d It\u2019s an activity you can do with friends that lasts for a few weeks or months, she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Try watching a new reality series, Jackson said, and meet every Saturday for a walk or a Zoom call to \u201canalyze it like sociologists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For instance, Jackson and a friend watched the last season of \u201cInsecure\u201d together. The show aired on Sunday nights, and they\u2019d debrief on Monday mornings for 15 minutes. The consistency of their weekly chat made them closer, she said, \u201cand we shared things about ourselves, like, \u2018Oh my gosh, I had a boyfriend like that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Because a \u201climited series\u201d has a hard start and stop date, there\u2019s no pressure to sign on forever, and it reduces the mental labor of making plans, Jackson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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On the last week of the year, they would bring slow cookers full of meatballs and chili and set them up in the locker room. After they got of the ice, they\u2019d have a feast in the parking lot.I recently wrote a newsletter on how to make friends. Now, I\u2019ll focus on deepening friendships you already have. I\u2019ve asked experts to share inventive ways to connect with them, so that you can reap the considerable health benefits of close relationships \u2014 and slip more fun into your life.Try a \u2018limited series.\u2019Danielle Bayard Jackson, a friendship coach and the author of \u201cFighting for Our Friendships,\u201d suggested something she calls a \u201climited series.\u201d It\u2019s an activity you can do with friends that lasts for a few weeks or months, she explained.Try watching a new reality series, Jackson said, and meet every Saturday for a walk or a Zoom call to \u201canalyze it like sociologists.\u201dFor instance, Jackson and a friend watched the last season of \u201cInsecure\u201d together. The show aired on Sunday nights, and they\u2019d debrief on Monday mornings for 15 minutes. The consistency of their weekly chat made them closer, she said, \u201cand we shared things about ourselves, like, \u2018Oh my gosh, I had a boyfriend like that.\u2019\u201dBecause a \u201climited series\u201d has a hard start and stop date, there\u2019s no pressure to sign on forever, and it reduces the mental labor of making plans, Jackson said.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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