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: ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN?
If you’ve been anywhere near a grocery store, social media feed or dinner table lately, you’ve probably heard someone talking about protein. HIGH PROTEIN. EXTRA PROTEIN. “ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN?” Protein has officially left the fitness world and entered everyday conversation and honestly, that’s not a bad thing. Protein isn’t just about building muscle… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN? - KEYS WOMAN: THE HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE AND WHY WOMEN ARE PAYING A HIGHER PRICE
The shift in today’s health care landscape is undeniable. While health insurance in the United States has always been propped up by an imperfect infrastructure, wavering between the government and private sector, recent changes to that system have caused premiums for most Americans to skyrocket, leading many to question the accessibility and affordability of care. … Read more: KEYS WOMAN: THE HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE AND WHY WOMEN ARE PAYING A HIGHER PRICE - KEYS WOMAN: MAY JOHNSON’S DIARY
By Nancy Klingener and Breana Sowers From January 2020 through February 2021, as the Florida Keys and the world were navigating the ever-changing and frequently terrifying conditions of the COVID pandemic, readers of the Today In Keys History column had a daily diversion: What was May Johnson up to now? Or rather, what had she… Read more: KEYS WOMAN: MAY JOHNSON’S DIARY - THE COSMIC CIRCLE: WHAT DO OUR FRIENDS’ ZODIAC SIGNS SAY ABOUT THEM — AND US?
We humans are inherently social creatures. We are wired to seek connection, belonging and people who understand us. But, as anyone with a crew knows, no two people show up for us in quite the same way. We rely on a complex network of personalities to keep us going — the one who can listen… Read more: THE COSMIC CIRCLE: WHAT DO OUR FRIENDS’ ZODIAC SIGNS SAY ABOUT THEM — AND US? - 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
