Carolynn Spezza and her family lost their home to the 2015 Valley Fire. This post was originally published in 2017, and therefore doesn’t include COVID-19 safety or social distancing guidance. Please ...

Have you ever been in a situation when a close friend calls or emails you and says that their child, spouse, or parent is seriously ill? What do you do? What do you say? A flood of thoughts and ...

I don’t want to be a bad friend or make her feel rejected, but I don’t believe this trip will help her — and I simply cannot take a week off work to do it. I also suspect part of this may be mental ...

Support dos and don'ts from breast cancer survivors. Oct. 9, 2013— -- intro: Whether your friend or family member is newly diagnosed or in the midst of treatment, she's unlikely to be wowed by ...

Before you start writing a letter of recommendation for a friend, clarify the purpose of the letter itself. Is it for a job, graduate school, a volunteer position, or something else? Understanding the ...

Content warning: This article discusses self-harming and suicide. Maybe you’ve noticed your friend wearing long sleeves all the time, even when it’s burning hot outside. Or maybe they’ve been ...

This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. We’ll help you make friends, leave them—and even sleep with them. We’ve gotten some great questions over the years about the interesting dilemmas our ...

It was a Wednesday night, a little after 9 p.m., when Eve called. As soon as I picked up, I knew something wasn't right — her voice was strained in that careful way we all adopt when we're trying to ...

It’s natural to want to help a friend in need, especially when they’ve supported you in the past. But what happens when that help is taken advantage of? This woman thought she was offering her best ...

When his wife’s health began to suffer from helping a friend care for newborn twins, one man stepped in and defended her Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...