Female friendships shape us in ways nothing else can. In this issue of Keys Woman, we explore the power of connection, loyalty, laughter, and the women who show up when it matters most. From quiet support to ride-or-die devotion, these stories celebrate friendships that evolve, deepen, and sustain us through every season of life. Click the cover below to start reading.
- KEYS WOMAN: WHY FEMALE FRIENDSHIP IS THE TRUEST LOVE STORY
By Traci Rork Raise your hand if someone you love has stressed you out. Now raise your hand if venting to a friend gives you instant relief. Exactly. We all know of Ernest Hemingway. The hard-drinking author believed men stayed sane by standing shoulder to shoulder in silence. Friendship, in his world, was forged through… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: WHY FEMALE FRIENDSHIP IS THE TRUEST LOVE STORY - KEYS WOMAN: THE SISTERHOOD OF SURVIVORS
The older I get, the more I value my female friends. We have become a sisterhood of survivors — survivors of wild escapades in our long-ago youth, whose memories evoke both pride and retroactive terror; of breakups, bad decisions and betrayals that required cocktails and consolation in equal parts; of health scares and loved ones’… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: THE SISTERHOOD OF SURVIVORS - KEYS WOMAN: EMBRACING THE POWER OF FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS
ONCE NEW GIRLS TURNED BESTIES Ashley Arrabal and Brooke Vega were once the new girls in town. They attended Coral Shores High School when a mutual friend introduced the two when they were 16. Arrabal had recently moved from North Carolina at the time. Vega was relatively new herself having come from Wyoming six months… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: EMBRACING THE POWER OF FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS - WANT TO BE FEATURED IN OUR NEXT KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE?
Hey ladies, you asked, and we listened. We’ve heard from dozens of readers of our Keys Woman magazine, suggesting wonderful local women who deserve some credit and coverage. So … Do you want to be included in a glossy magazine feature with your best friend? Or do you know of a great pair of friends… Read more: WANT TO BE FEATURED IN OUR NEXT KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE? - KEYS WOMAN: THE ONES WHO SHOWED ME HOW TO NAVIGATE THE KEYS
By Nancy Klingener I was a 23-year-old newspaper reporter when I moved to the Keys in 1991. I didn’t know much about the place except that it was pretty close to Cuba and its biggest city had elected a beloved barkeeper as its mayor. As a fairly recent English major, my approach to learning about… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: THE ONES WHO SHOWED ME HOW TO NAVIGATE THE KEYS - KEYS WOMAN: THE NO-SPEND TREND
For a multitude of reasons, Americans are reevaluating their financial decisions and checking their expenditure report cards. While last year saw the rise of the loud budgeting trend on social media, this year has introduced its demure cousin – the no-spend trend. This cultural shift toward greater financial literacy gained major traction at the start… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: THE NO-SPEND TREND - KEYS WOMAN: SELF-HELP IS SO NOT FOR ME
Have you heard about the latest self-help trend circulating on social media — the Let Them Theory — about letting people live their own miserable existence without letting it affect us. OK, I’m paraphrasing a bit. I’m fairly certain motivational speaker and podcaster Mel Robbins, who wrote a whole book on the Let Them Theory,… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: SELF-HELP IS SO NOT FOR ME
