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In this conversation, I speak with Dr. Marisa G. Franco, a friendship expert, about what healthy relationships look like, how friendships help us to know ourselves better, and how to start making better connections.

I speak with Dr. Marisa G. Franco, a friendship expert, about what healthy relationships look like, how friendships help us to know ourselves better, and how to start making better connections.

Highlights

1:00 – What does a healthy friendship look like?


2:30 – Why friendships matter (and how they help you know yourself)


6:30 – The three types of loneliness


9:00 – How modern society contributes to loneliness


13:30 – How relationships form: Initiate, disclose, expose, affirm


25:45 – Asking for support and intimacy


28:15 – Positive vibes only vs. doing the work


31:00 – How to rebuild friendships


37:30 – Turning inward to make friends


43:15 – The optimal use of technology


46:30 – Quality vs. quantity


48:45 – Where to learn more

Resources

Dr. Marisa Franco’s website
Dr. Franco on Instagram and Twitter
We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends by Billy Baker

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