SkillsIRL Healthy Friendships Series

● Discover the agency and creativity that comes with being the Hero of your own story

● Learn to view challenges and failures as part of making and keeping friends

● Discuss your values and what makes a good friend

● Discover techniques for moving friends in and out of your life

● Learn how to spot toxic friendships

● Discover “the art of conversation” and how to start a conversation with anyone

● Practice techniques for expanding your circle and finding commonalities with those around you

● Learn to integrate old friends and new

● Become actively aware of your own sense of right and wrong

● Learn how to advocate for your likes and dislikes

● Role play setting clear boundaries

● Discuss when to call in allies and seek help

● Understand empathy and the role of listening in friendships

● Role play active listening and exercising curiosity about others

● Explore ways to be supportive on social media

● Discover the role of timing when approaching problems

● Practice “I” statements when tackling challenges with others

● Learn the art of compromise and the difference between being right and happy

● Explore how to use social media to support others

● Learn how supporting others increases your own happiness

● Practice skills for finding and sharing the good you see in others