Shasta Nelson on Clubhouse

Bio

Friendship expert. Championing social health for better physical and mental health! Author, Speaker and Consultant re: Connection & Loneliness.

Join me in my Friendship + Frientimacy club room for meaningful conversations, connections, panels, and Q/A about relationships!

❤️ A few of my favorite things:

— being married to my best friend
— all my friends! I adore them!
— black coffee, whiskey, and Cab
— gorgeous walks in Napa Valley
— speaking on stages (even virtually!)
—physically signing books and talking to new people
— cooking meals for family and friends
—traveling around the world (I lead 2 international women’s trips each year!)
—facilitating retreats and fostering community
—sharing the science and research about the importance of relationships to our health
—a good vegetarian charcuterie board! 🧀

🔌 My background:
—B.A. Communications, M.Div in spiritual growth
—former pastor which is where community was originally modeled to me; where I practiced marriage counseling, small group leadership training, community building, and thought through what it means to “belong.” (I learned so much goodness but also saw how much exclusion happens when there’s pressure to all believe the same or conform to fit-in. 🤦🏼‍♀️)
—CEO of www.GirlFriendCircles.com which in 2008 was one of the 1st “friend-matching websites”, and is now a free online community of women making new friends (I saw the need but I was never meant to be a tech CEO! 😜)
—author of 3 relationship books: “Friendships Don’t Just Happen” for making new friends as an adult, “Frientimacy” for deepening friendships, and “The Business of Friendship” for why/how we need friends at work.
—TEDx speaker on “Frientimacy: The 3 Requirements of All Healthy Relationships” (1/2 million views) Also have a ton of videos on YouTube to help you make, deepen, fix, and end friendships,
—go-to media expert for friendships for New York Times, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, etc.
—Chosen by Facebook to be their Friendship Day spokesperson in 2018
—Keynote speaker on healthy relationships for healthcare organizations, tech companies, corporate conferences, and anywhere else where wellbeing is prioritized!

For more info: www.ShastaNelson.com

Active on:
🎥 YouTube: ShasGFC
📸 Instagram: ShastaMNelson
🖇 LinkedIn: shastanelson
🗞 Facebook: ShastaMNelson