How to stop assuming people don't like you
Friends, Rude People, Social events, Work Situations, School dynamicsChristina Ferrarirejection, don't like me, hate, like, assuming, why don't they like me, why don't they want to be friends
Why Your Body Feels Sick Around Certain People
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Mean Girls, Rude PeopleChristina Ferrarisick, family drama, mean girl, mean girls, avoiding school, school avoidance, chronic pain, headache, sleep
6 simple ways to make someone feel they belong
AssertiveYOU, Confidence, Family, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Social eventsChristina Ferrariinclusion, belonging, friends, mean girls, party, social skills
3 things to do if you find yourself in a competitive friendship
FriendsChristina Ferraricompetition, competitive, mean girl, friend, lost a friend, friend changed, drifted, shift, shifted, success, jealous, one upper, one upping
What to do if you're being pushed out of the group
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