When you could be close friends but they don't want the same
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
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
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
Boundaries, Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Mean GirlsChristina Ferrarispring break, mean girl, mean girl mom, left out, excluded, kicked out, iced out, group trip, replaced, didn't tell me, no conversation, it's not in your head, oh, why, introduced, ignored
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
One Reason Many Mom Friendships Go Sideways And Stop Having Playdates With You
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferrariplaydate, mom friend, mom group, stopped inviting me, healthy repair, boundaries, kids, playdates
How to Read the Room Without Overthinking: 9 Body Language Cues That Reveal Social Dynamics
Body Language, Family, Friends, Dating, Mean Girls, Mother in law, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarisocial anxiety, neurodivergent, body language, cue, cues, read the room, overthinking, social, networking, nonverbal
What To Do When You’re Kicked Out of a Group
Bullying, Friends, Family, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarikicked out of a group, mean girl, mean moms, mean girls at work, lost my spot, something changed, back in, pushed out, group
Every Group Has a Social Hierarchy And the Most Uncomfortable Spot Isn’t the Bottom
Boundaries, Friends, Mean Girls, Kids, Mother in law, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarigroup, group dynamic, mean girl, mean mom, work culture, work group, environment, social hierarchy, social group, inner circle, leader, queen bee, middle, fringe
What To Do When Women Compete With You Instead of Connect With You
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Mean Girls, Mother in law, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferraricompete, competitive, connecting, peace, why does she compete with me, shrinking, feeling small, unsupportive, supportive, support