Friendship

Experts weigh in on the benefits of The Friendship Circle

25 May 2012

The Friendship Circle’s unique formula partners teenage volunteers with children with special needs and through shared experiences, both are enriched. The experts agree, through the gift of friendship, teens are able to reach children with special needs in ways that most forms of therapy cannot. “The relationships built are at a much deeper core level [...]

An Unlikely Friendship, Made For The Movies

24 May 2012

Based on a true story, a popular award-winning French film follows the therapeutic relationship between a quadriplegic aristocrat and his ex-con caretaker. Critic Mark Jenkins says The Intouchables is likable, but airbrushes the sociocultural conflicts inherent in its material.

Can friendship and attraction coexist?

24 May 2012

A recent study settled the argument and confirmed what I already thought: men and women can totally be friends. But it added a new question: Should they?