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Girl, What's the Word?: A Guided Friendship Journal

Want to bond with your besties while learning more about yourself? Treat yourself, treat your friends, and strengthen your friendships with this fun and deep guided journal that you can dive into together! Over 250 questions, prompts, and graphics, plus thematic pages for freewriting, are tucked inside for you and your girlfriends to discover.

  • Journal with a friend! Read the questions out loud and discuss over coffee, tea, or drinks. Co-write your answers in real time in person or on a video chat, and compare what you’ve written.
  • Journal in solitude! Keep this journal for yourself as a private reflection on your life and relationships that will help you know what you want in a friendship and communicate better with your good pals and BFFs.
  • Exchange journals! Grab one for you and another for your friend, fill in, then trade.

For International Friendship Day, Valentine’s Day, or any occasion, this cheerful journal is a unique gift and fun interactive activity for emotionally intelligent people seeking deeper connections.

Created and Published By

River Sisters
River Sisters
The River Sisters, born and raised in the Midwest near a beautiful river, built their lives on the values of family, faith, gratitude, and learning. The daughters of public school educators and city government workers, together they have four degrees from city, state, and Ivy League universities, including a PhD in the humanities (or poetically translated, the study of "human ties") and four decades of professional experience in teaching, writing, and personal finance. They are mothers to teen and adult children and caretakers of multiple pets. The sisters have loved journaling and spreading cheer since their childhood. Today, they use their passion to inspire others and produce unique journals and books from the heart to encourage self-compassion, interconnection, and creativity with a dash of fun.