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The Loneliness of Constant Connection: How Social Media Is Replacing Real Friendships and What We Can Do About It

The Loneliness of Constant Connection: How Social Media Is Replacing Real Friendships and What We Can Do About It

by Susan Packer | Sep 2, 2025 | Friendship, Teens

We live in a world where we can “connect” with hundreds—sometimes thousands—of people at the tap of a screen. Teens can send a meme to a friend in seconds, parents can instantly share a family photo, and teachers can maintain online groups to keep students in touch....
Virtual Self… Real or Not

Virtual Self… Real or Not

by Finding Solutions Together | May 19, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Family, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Teens

Online Consideration: A Developing Art With the advance of online chat, social media presence and virtual relationships, there seems to be an increase in discussion about the pros and cons our virtual interaction has on health and upon our social lives in general. Are...
Goodness to Gracious

Goodness to Gracious

by Finding Solutions Together | Mar 14, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Friendship, Spirituality

Travelling to a foreign country can be rather exciting and stressful at the same time. You don’t know the customs, the people, the geographic area etc.. Even going to the USA from Canada, when you don’t travel much, can elevate stress levels. Thoughts that...
A Disturbance in the Order of Things…

A Disturbance in the Order of Things…

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 21, 2025 | Change, Family, Friendship

As we age, the structures and guidelines that govern our lives become more intricate, and we start to rely on the assumption that others follow similar rules. Take driving, for example: we manage to navigate traffic only because we trust that other drivers are...
Birthdays. Sorrows or Celebrations?

Birthdays. Sorrows or Celebrations?

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 3, 2025 | Family, Friendship, Growth & Development, Stress

What are your birthday celebrations like? Do you feel special and appreciate the day you were born? How about others? Do they contact you, text, email, post on your wall or call? Are your birthdays marked by traditions such as being woken with the Happy Birthday song,...
My Friends Don’t Respect Me… What’s Wrong?

My Friends Don’t Respect Me… What’s Wrong?

by Finding Solutions Together | Jan 31, 2025 | Depression, Friendship, Love & Relationships

How easy is it to feel all alone, isolated and abandoned even though we’re surrounded by people?  When we are treated poorly by those closest to us, when we don’t feel heard and when our own friends “bail on us” it is really easy to feel down ....
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