*Do you need more confidence introducing yourself in social settings and making new friendships in adulthood?
*Have you been wanting to find communities of people who share your interests but don't know where to start?
*Do you, like many of us, sometimes struggle with loneliness and would love more human connection?
*Or do you just love taking part in interesting discussions?
We've got you. 🤗
YouGov found that half of Britons (51%) say they find it difficult to make new friends. While a third (35%) find making friends ‘fairly difficult’, a further 16% say it’s ‘very difficult’ for them. So you’re definitely not alone if this sounds like you. In fact, 8,200 people search ‘how to make friends’ in Google every month 🫂
Come and watch our live panel talk in which men and women - including an actor, an LGBTQ+ badminton club founder, a meditation coach and a video game producer - discuss how they’ve navigated finding friendships and connection in adulthood.
Get your tickets for only £5 via Eventbrite, or refugees and asylum seekers can choose the free ticket option:
The panel will discuss such topics as:
🧠 The difference between friendship in childhood and in adulthood
🧠 The concept of loneliness and how so many of us lack deep human connection, which harms our mental health
🧠 The heartbreak of friendship breakups - how it feels to ‘dump’ or be dumped by a friend
🧠 Creating communities - my guests have created LGBT social groups, badminton, breathwork and board game groups, joined cold water swimming groups and more
🧠 Top tips for people looking to make new friends/feel more confident introducing themselves to people
This will be a fun evening of sharing stories in a safe space, with an honest bunch of people from different walks of life who have all been on their own journeys searching for meaningful human connection, and really care about helping others find that for themselves.
We know how it feels to wonder where to start finding new friendships as adults and will discuss various ways we’ve found communities in different areas of interest. We’ll also explore what finding those trusted circles of people has done for our mental health.
We will take questions and comments from the audience too - no pressure to contribute if you feel more comfortable just watching. Or we will have time afterwards to chat among ourselves, without the microphones - the perfect opportunity to get started making new friends.
