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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I have a childhood friend “Alex” who has had a rough time in adulthood. They have struggled with substance abuse and their mental health, and have never maintained a job or housing long term. They do ...