How to Make New Friends

What exactly is a friend? Why do we have them? How do they impact our health? How do friendships change as we get older? How do we make new friends? Is there any way to turn enemies into friends? All that and more on THE PSYCH SHOW!

Topics discussed:
1) Friendship
2) Frienemies
3) Friendship and the immune system
4) Friendship and post-traumatic growth
5) Friendship across all ages
6) How to start conversations
7) How to give effective compliments
9) Superordinate common goals

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[ftm_guy]

I liked it but I wish you would had given examples of things to say like good conversation starters

[asiadp]

I’m binge watching your old videos. Mannn you have evolved!!!

[bepkororoti]

I feel as a single it's impossible to ask someone out to do friend things, people think you're weird for being single in the first place and just assume stuff and I have no idea how to counter that. Making friends as a couple seems way easier to me...

[AngelaSealana]

I like how you broke it down really simply. My husband and I have struggled with this. It's still tough, but at least I have a better grasp of things instead of looking at the prospect of making new friends as a huge and scary undertaking.

[NateCrownwell]

Thank you so much for this Ali! I need this!

[brisam]

Thankyou so much for posting this it makes me not feel alone.

[LynnTRoman]

I am terrible with keeping a conversation rolling. I dont know what to ask. I answer questions and then panick and blank on what i should ask them back.

[charliedaniels]

Super curious, what are the social developmental effects on those who never make friends? Or struggle to during childhood and perhaps even into adolescents?

[ArkopalGupta]

very goood channel with quallity content !! Best of luck !!

[DogvFood]

As a clinical psychologist, what's your take on friendship of the opposite gender? Is it possible to sustain?

[aj]

Too loud music, hard to hear what she says

[SusanDAUM]

I was disappointed.. .Not to be difficult but this was a little too simple and was not on topic. You seem to be trying to entertain us, rather than inform us. Oh well, no harm done.