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name: Shasta Nelson
about: Shasta Nelson is a keynote speaker, author, and leading expert on friendship and healthy relationships at home and at work. Filled with scientific data, real-world research, and fascinating case studies, Shasta speaks to our collective loneliness and teaches strategies for us to build the healthiest friendships that will lead to greater happiness and health.Shasta’s first book "Friendships Don't Just Happen" teaches adults how to make new friends, her second book, ""Frientimacy" teaches adults how to develop deeper and more meaningful relationships with the friends they already have, and her third book "The Business of Friendship: Making the Most of the Relationships Where We Spend Most of Our Time" teaches how to develop positive and suppo Shasta Nelson is a keynote speaker, author, and leading expert on friendship and healthy relationships at home and at work. Filled with scientific data, real-world research, and fascinating case studies, Shasta speaks to our collective loneliness and teaches strategies for us to build the healthiest friendships that will lead to greater happiness and health.Shasta’s first book "Friendships Don't Just Happen" teaches adults how to make new friends, her second book, ""Frientimacy" teaches adults how to develop deeper and more meaningful relationships with the friends they already have, and her third book "The Business of Friendship: Making the Most of the Relationships Where We Spend Most of Our Time" teaches how to develop positive and supportive relationships at work. Her Three Relationship Requirements have been featured in her popular TEDx talk and are widely praised for helping break down relationships in ways everyone understands.Frequently featured in the media as a popular resource on healthy relationships and the increasing epidemic of loneliness, Shasta has been interviewed live on several television shows including Katie Couric’s Katie, Fox Business, The Early Show, The Today Show, and The Steve Harvey Show. She has also been featured in countless national magazines like Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, and Health; and interviewed for prominent newspapers like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. Shasta was selected by Facebook to be their media spokesperson and friendship expert for Friends Day 2018. ...more