Are you being left out or have you started leaving yourself out first?
Confidence, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Social events, Work Situations, School dynamicsChristina Ferrarileft out, excluded, mean girls, friendship advice, excluding, exclude, doesn't want me there, rejected, pull away, pulled away, alone, isolated, friend groups
4 signs you can trust a friendship
Friends, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarifriendship, friend, trust, smear campaign, gossip, talking behind your back, green flag
3 things to do when the group believes her instead of you
What to do when you want a deeper friendship than they do
AssertiveYOU, Friends, Kids, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarifriend mismatch, want more, friends, friendship advice, friend column, they're not interested in you, acquaintance, casual friend
Is your friend Status Borrowing from you?
The mean girl set up to make you look like the problem
Body Language, Friends, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Rude People, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girl, set up, relational aggression, problem, smear campaign, rude, mean mom, school, mom, body language, ignore, ignoring
How mean girl baiting works & how not to fall for it
If people are pulling away and you don’t know why, do this
Boundaries, Bullying, Mean GirlsChristina Ferrarimean girls, mean moms, mean girl mooms, mean girl moms, mean girl mom, pull away, pulling away, isolated, stopped talking to me, doesn't talk to me, not included, let out, left out, excluded, not invited
Why kids start calling each other “Baby” & what to teach your child instead
Boundaries, Bullying, Confidence, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamicsChristina Ferraribaby, name calling, mean boy, mean girl, mean mom, bullying, preschool, elementary school, friend drama, social power, labeling, you're a baby
Comparison starts earlier than you think & how to help kids
School dynamics, Mean Girls, Kids, Friends, Confidence, BullyingChristina Ferraricomparison, kids, child, children, mean comment, mean girl, mean mom, parent advice, your child is mean, your child did something, self doubt, insecure, compare, comparing, internalize
What to do when you keep freezing in social situations & what to do and say
How mean girls try to lower your status in front of others and what to do about it
Boundaries, Friends, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Rude People, Social events, School dynamicsChristina Ferraristatus, ranking, hierarchy, social hierarchy, ignore, nice to meet you, pretends not to see you, pretends not to know you, forgets your name, turns away, ignores, ignoring, power games, power play
What to say when something feels off instead of "Is everything okay?"
School dynamics, Social events, Work Situations, Friends, Family, BoundariesChristina Ferrariis everything okay, what to say, comeback, assertive, script, friend changed, energy changed, energy shifted, shift, change, awkward, acts different, is acting differently, left out, what to do
How to stop taking things personally when it feels personal
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Couples Therapy, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in lawChristina Ferrariunbothered, personal, personalizing, sensitive, dramatic, emotion, feeling, feel, shift, changed, change, replay, spiral, spiraling
3 things Mean Girl Moms do during spring break
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When Gossip Turns Into a Smear Campaign
Boundaries, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarismear campaign, gossip, friends pulled back, friend group, exclusion, all of a sudden, ignoring me, didn't invite, invite, queen bee, mean girl, mean girl mom, gossips, gossiping, smearing
What to Do If Someone Is Running a Smear Campaign Against You
Social events, School dynamics, Mean Girls, Kids, BullyingChristina Ferrarismear campaign, bullying, reputation, gossip, gossiping, mean girl, mean girl mom
What To Do When Your Friends Keep You Around But Exclude You
What to do when a friend pulls away then acts like nothing happened
FriendsChristina Ferrarifriendship, friend, pulls away, distance, silent treatment, silent, silence, communicate, communication, disappear, disappeared, ghosted, ghosting, repair, fix, trust
Body language that makes you look confident, even when you feel awkward
Body Language, Friends, Family, Dating, Social eventsChristina Ferraribody language, confident, confidence, awkward, social skills, speaking, nervous, anxiety, social anxiety, calm