Girls Night #266: The Power of Friendship: Why It Matters in Every Stage of Life
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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(Or watch the interview right here!👇)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
Okay, friends, today’s episode is going to look a little different than usual! While getting settled in Spain these past few weeks, I haven’t had as much time to record new Girls Night episodes, although that will be changing VERY soon now that I have my little podcast studio set up in our apartment!
In the meantime, over the next few weeks, I thought this would be a great time to pull some of our favorite episodes out of the Girls Night archive. This is the perfect time to catch up on episodes you might have missed, or listen again to old favorites.
Today, we’re revisiting a conversation I had with the incredible Dr. Marisa G. Franco where we talked about making and keeping friendships!
Marisa wrote 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
✨ Order my book: Create a Life You Love ✨
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
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
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