Friendship Health: Communication and Signs of Healthy Bonds

Healthy friendships significantly improve long-term physical and mental health. Maintaining these bonds requires effective communication and the ability to mend broken connections while navigating the pitfalls of social media.

Emotional Barriers to Effective Communication

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Mitch Reid

Whether you want to run a successful business or maintain close ties to friends, family and love interests, effective communication is one important element to keep in mind. Effective communications involves more than just speaking, it involves active listening as well.

Mitch Reid has been a writer since 2006. He holds a fine arts degree in creative writing, but has a persistent interest in social psychology. He loves train travel, writing fiction, and leaping out of planes. His written work has appeared on sites such as Synonym.com and GlobalPost, and he has served as an editor for ebook publisher Crescent Moon Press, as well as academic literary journals.