Frientimacy: The 3 Requirements of All Healthy Friendships, Shasta Nelson, TEDx La Sierra University

Our world is getting better at connecting us and yet we re reporting feeling more disconnected than ever. The issue: loneliness. The solution: understanding the 3 actions that lead to belonging. Shasta Nelson is passionate about all things friendship. As founder and CEO of the femalefriendship learning communityshe speaks and writes regularly on this important topic. She is the author of two books: Friendships Dont Just Happen The Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of Girl Friends and Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness. Her spirited and soulful voice can also be read at Shastas Friendship Blog and in her relationship health column in The Huffington Post. Shes been interviewed on the Today show, Katie Courics show Katie, The Early Show, and on Fox Extra. Shes been consulted on friendship matters by writers and reporters from such magazines as Cosmopolitan, More, Real Simple, Redbook, and Good Housekeeping, and from such newspapers as