How do we cultivate and maintain healthy friendships? While making friends can be easy as a child, many of us know that adulthood can often be lonely. We graduate from college, start families, take jobs that separate us from our social circles, and suddenly, other obligations and ambitions take priority over hanging out with friends. If children enter the picture, exhilarating nights on the town become exhausted nights on the couch. And here's what's especially tricky: The less time we invest in people, the easier it is to make do without them. Then one day, it's just too awkward to reconnect. The truth is, the time we spend with our friends isn't just fun, it’s an investment in our health and well-being. Research shows that close friendships early in life can have tangible impacts on our mental health as adults. Maintaining close relationships gives us longevity. But unless we make time for our friendships, there's no way to nurture them. Set aside time for your friends and make sure you're connecting with them regularly. Have you reconnected with anybody lately? If not, what’s stopping you? #Indistractable #Friendship #MetalHealth …see more