Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.6.24 How many times a day do you have online interactions with friends, including social media, texting, even video calls? And how many times a day do you see your friend face-to-face for social interaction? if you are like most people, you have far more social
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 8.26.24 It can be so challenging in a busy week to make sure you have time to maintain friendships, or make new ones. To help you work on prioritizing time with friends, try some of these tips!
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 6.17.24 In my last post, I shared ideas for how to make new friends. Now let’s think about how to help build closer friendships with people. In order to help build closer friendships, a key is spending time together – sharing activities you enjoy, and getting
Kaarin Anderson Ryan 5.21.24 It can be difficult to meet new friends in our busy world. To try to build more friendships, you need to start by creating opportunities and taking some initiative. Here are 3 ideas for meeting new people and forming friendships:
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 5.1.24 How many friends do you have? Acquaintances? Social media contacts? There are a lot of ways to think about friends and friendship, and the landscape is changing all the time. All forms of friendship and social contact hold some meaning for us, whether it is
While some people may feel compelled to make a difference for people with unique needs in our communities, not everyone has time to give to become involved with various organizations and initiatives. If you are one of these people, consider adding a group who supports people with different needs to
Do you want to do something to help give people with different needs an opportunity to be more socially included in your community? Look into volunteer opportunities at Best Buddies, Autism Society of America, or Down Sydrome Foundation (October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month!). Or do a search for local
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 10.14.21 Community inclusion has long been a goal for people with different needs and those who support them. An overview of disabilities by the CDC shows that 26% of the adult population in the United States has some form of disability. That is 61 million people
Kaarin Anderson Ryan PhD 9.27.21 Our last two weekly tips gave some ideas for how to intentionally and meaningfully take time for yourself an others. This week, try to shift gears and think about how to make the best use of your time for focus and productivity. Once you set
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.20.21 Having positive interactions with others is so important, but it can be tricky to fit in time with people we enjoy. Spending time with others doesn’t have to be a big event though – try setting up time with a friend for a FaceTime call,
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.13.21 When we think about time, often one of our thoughts is that there is never enough time in a day to do everything you want to do. One way to give yourself a gift of extra time is to wake up 15-20 minutes earlier than
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD. 8.30.21 It is a time of transition for so many of us. It’s the end of summer and for many people this signals a start to a new school year. For a lot of people, it is a time of lifted restrictions and resuming more normal
