About SociaLife

SociaLife offers the most important tools when it comes to improving your relationships and friendships.

You can choose from 6 topics, including:

  • Meeting people and making new friends

  • Deepening existing friendships

  • Increasing your social self-confidence

  • Resolving social problems or conflicts

  • Adapting to a new culture

Each topic takes around 25 minutes. With support from a personal e-coach and tips based on scientific research. 

What Students Say

There are so many things to like! SociaLife breaks down complex topics into manageable parts step by step, and everything feels easier to tackle this way.

The structure is fantastic, and the content is good and clearly presented.

It provides practical and effective tools to challenge my negative thoughts and start thinking more positively.

A Glimpse Inside

Detailed Description of the Content

Methods & techniques

  • CBT: changing negative thoughts

  • CBT: exposure

  • Social skills training- basic: active listening and self-disclosure

  • Social skills training- advanced: vulnerability, help-seeking behavior

  • Focusing on the positive: whitelist method

  • Conflict resolution training

  • Cultural adaptation tips

Modules

All the modules are optional: students choose which to do and in what order.

  1. Making new friends

  2. Deepening a friendship

  3. Growing confidence by thinking positive

  4. Growing confidence by taking action

  5. Solving social problems

  6. Adapting to a new culture

Chapters per module

1. Make new friends

  • The big friendship myth

  • Finding people

  • Strike up conversation

  • Keep it going

2. Deepen a friendship

  • Embrace vulnerability

  • Help/support: asking and offering

  • When do you feel close?

3. Grow confidence: Think positive

  • Link between thoughts and confidence

    • Uncover the negative thoughts

    • Gather evidence & arguments

    • Reframe the negative thoughts

  • Collect positive thoughts

4. Grow confidence: Take action

  • Link between action and confidence

  • Facing the fear

  • Rethink your expectations

5. Solve social problems

  • Get a win-win mindset

  • Define the problem

  • Start the conversation

  • Brainstorm solutions

  • Implement the best solution(s)

6. Adapt to a new culture

  • Concerns and benefits

  • Stages of cultural adaptation

  • Tips for cultural adaptation

    • Psychoeducation on worrying

    • Worry pattern

    • ‘Worry time’ technique

    • Problem-solving

    • Stages of processing & acceptance training

    • Relaxation exercises (audio & text)