The experience of the global pandemic has changed us. And it has changed our friendships. Some may have deepened, while others have dwindled without getting a solid chance to take root.

Let's begin the new year with a conversation on that deeply personal connection with others we all long for but often struggle to cultivate.

Friendship is essential to our humanity. It is also a gift that we are free to receive and to offer. Some friendships help us become our true selves.

You might remember with fondness the name of your childhood buddy. You know what it feels like to let your guard down with that one person in your life. After

all, they really care. And you are most certainly familiar with the pain of broken trust.

So join us to take another look at friendship together. Let's discover more about ourselves and what it means to cultivate friendships in a world that feels increasingly lonely and polarized.