These are just a few of the things your friend deserves on their birthday—and always. (But with a friend like you in their corner, they kind of already won, we think.) • By author, speaker & podcaster Nora McInerny

Blank card, A2 size (4.25 x 5.5 inches) • Printed on heavyweight uncoated stock • Comes with a matching kraft envelope • Comes in card sleeve derived from plant-based PLA that is certified compostable

ABOUT THIS SMALL BUSINESS:
At Em & Friends, they want you to feel truly seen, heard, less alone, and connected to the people you love—including yourself!—in good times, crazy times, and really freaking hard times too (especially those times). After a cancer diagnosis, founder, Emily McDowell, started making cards that spoke to complex or nontraditional life experiences. Later she teamed up with another woman-owned company, Knock Knock, to continue making kickass cards and products honoring the relationships people really have and the lives people really lead. These include relationships and lives that are messy and beautiful, tricky and wonderful, and a whole bunch of everything else in between.