From the bestselling author of "Girlfriends" comes an all-new collection of stories and anecdotes. Featuring all-new material based on true stories from readers, "Girlfriends for Life" takes a closer look at one of the most important relationships in a woman's life.

Women thrive on connection, and research studies continue to show that we are happier and healthier when we share close connections with other women. In this engaging combination of personal anecdotes, scientific research, and therapeutic advice, you'll learn why connection, communication, and intimacy are the three pillars of healthy friendships. how friendship between women leads to longevity, health, happiness, and well-being. why some friendships are only for a specific "season or reason." how the Olson Friendship Framework can help you understand the levels of all your friendships from casual to intimate. tips for nurturing your current friendships and creating new ones. Each chapter also includes a list of thought-provoking discussion questions that will help you further examine the heart and soul of your own friendships with women. The Healing Power of Girlfriends will help you avoid toxic friendships, understand the role expectations play in women's friendships, and learn how power dynamics can hurt or heal these special relationships.

A Simple and Uplifting Way to Deepen Your Friendships We all have friendships that we have maintained over the years. But now more than ever it's easy to lose connection with those who you care about-and the uncomfortable feeling of being disconnected from our friends is all too common. The 50/50 Friendship Flow offers a conscious path to not simply maintain friendships, but to deepen those relationships to support connection and bring joy and a sense of purpose to both of you. As you read The 50/50 Friendship Flow you will discover That everyone you meet is both your teacher and your student A feeling of wellbeing and happiness as you deepen your friendships The power of the one-on-one meeting The purpose and impact that each person brings into your life The 50/50 Friendship Flow encourages each of us to give one another the gift of time. It reveals the power of sitting down one-on-one with a friend for the sole purpose of letting her know the positive impact that she has made in your life. Start reading now by clicking on Amazon's "Look Inside" feature and order your copy today. Available in Kindle and paperback.

If you’re living a perfect, charmed life . . . well, then this book isn’t for you. But if, like the rest of us, you are at times broken, confused, lonely, or scared—if you’re struggling with problems that you think “good Christians” don’t have—then welcome, girlfriend, and pull up a chair! This quirky, friendly, and gut-honest devotional comes straight from the heart of Ellen Miller (CEO, marketing executive, mom, and unapologetic “glorious mess”). Despite the serious struggles she’s faced, Ellen today lives a life of profound joy, and The One Year Book of Inspiration for Girlfriends contains 365 days’ worth of the principles and philosophies that have gotten her there. There’s no subject she’s afraid to tackle! Her quick, daily doses of encouragement will make you laugh, give you something to look forward to, help you to stay (somewhat!) sane . . . and remind you that you’re never alone.

Stories provided by women explore the loyalty and acceptance in their relationships with girlfriends, best friends, soulmates, and confidants

Even when life is hectic and harried, every woman has a God-given longing for relationship, and her female friends play an important role in filling that. Oliver and Smalley help women distinguish between self-centered, insecure, childish relationships and other-centered, healthy, "grown-up" relationships. Using personal anecdotes and scriptural principles, they explain ten characteristics of a grown-up friend and offer ideas on how readers can develop these attributes in themselves. Finally, they tackle the tough issues of friendships, such as how to support a friend in crisis, how to work toward forgiveness when a friend has injured you, and how to determine when it is best to let a friendship go.