Girls Night #181: The BEST Advice We’ve Ever Heard for Making and Keeping Friends
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
Why friendship is essential no matter what stage of life you’re in
How to not only make new friendships but also keep your friendships
What an attachment style is and how you can figure out what yours is
How to make new friends as an adult and improve the quality of your friendships
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about friendship. I learned SO MUCH from our guest, and I can’t wait for you to hear from her.
Our guest for today’s episode is Dr. Marisa G. Franco.
Marisa has a book called Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends. Marisa is a brilliant psychologist, international speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. She is known for digesting and communicating the science of human connection in ways that resonate deeply enough with people to change their lives.
Here are just a few of the things she’s going to teach us in the episode:
Why friendship is essential no matter what stage of life you’re in
How to not only make new friendships but also keep our friendships
What an attachment style is and how we can figure out what ours is
How to make new friends as an adult and improve the quality of our friendships
And so much more!
If you’ve been desiring deeper connections in your friendships, you’re in the right place. Marisa seriously has an abundance of knowledge to share with us on this topic – I can’t wait for you to hear from her!
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places
Counseling resource that Stephanie recommends: Faithful Counseling
See Stephanie’s guide for How to Make Friends in a New City
Dr. Franco’s book: Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends
Dr. Franco’s Platonic Friendship Questionnaire
Attachment Styles:
Secure
Anxious
Avoidant
Quotes to highlight:
"Having friends makes our romantic relationships better." - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"The people that are most likely to reject you are actually the people that fear rejection the most." - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"The biggest risk of all is staying in your place of distrust and isolation because being isolated is what's going to harm you the most." - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"Most people aren't thinking about us. They're thinking about themselves." - Stephanie
"We can have different attachment styles in different relationships" - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"As we're older, we tend to shed friendships and focus more on quality over quantity and that actually benefits us." - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"Assume people like you" - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"We have this misconception that vulnerability makes us weak" - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"A friendship is an investment and a commitment" - Dr. Marisa G. Franco
"For friendship to happen, someone has to be brave. So be brave." - Dr. Marisa G. Franco’s niece said this
CONNECT WITH DR. MARISA G. FRANCO
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