Why does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible?
In this episode, Melissa explores what it means to be a friend while grappling with a friendship break up. Along the way, she interviews Anna Goldfarb, journalist and author of “Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valuable Connections,” and Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends”. They explain why friendship can get so complicated as you get older and how to build closer bonds.
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- Follow Marisa G. Franco on LinkedIn, Substack, and at her website
- Buy Anna Goldfarb's book, Modern Friendship
- Buy Marisa's book, Platonic
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