‘Friendfluence’: Examining the science of friendship

What are friends for? Well, as it turns out, friendships have a profound effect on your mental, emotional and even physical health. In “Friendfluence,” Carlin Flora examines the intricacies of how relationships with friends affect our lives. Here’s an excerpt.IntroductionEach friend represents a world in us, a world not possibly born until they arrive. — Anaïs Nin When I was fifteen, my f