Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Fri

Description: Platonic by Marisa G. Franco, PhD Why attachment theory is the key to unlocking whats working (and whats failing) in your platonic relationships, and how you can both make new connections and deepen longstanding friendships. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A timely, unique guide to approaching friendship, often the profoundest source of connection in your life, with the love (and self-reflection) it deserves. - Francesca Specter, author of AlonementA life-affirming handbook on how understanding the science of attachment can help you find friends and forge strong, lasting connections with others.When was the last time you put yourself out there to make a new friend?For many of us, the answer is too long ago.Step forward psychologist and friendship expert Dr Marisa G. Franco, who explains how the undervaluing of friendship in our culture has led to an epidemic of isolation, and what we can do about it. Using the groundbreaking framework behind attachment theory, Platonic teaches us to identify and understand our individual styles - secure, anxious or avoidant - and why exploring how we behave in relationships is the key to unlocking what were doing right (and what we could do better) in our friendships. This book is the ultimate guide to learning how we make and keep friends for life.Platonic is a fantastic guide not just for making and keeping friends - its also a manifesto for how to more effectively invest in the stuff that really matters in life. - Dr Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast Author Biography An enlightening psychologist and international speaker, Dr Marisa G. Franco is known for digesting and communicating science in ways that resonate deeply enough with people to change their lives. She works as a professor at The University of Maryland, writes for Psychology Today, and has been a featured psychologist for major publications like The New York Times, The Telegraph and Vice. She speaks on mental health and belonging at corporations, government agencies, non-profits and universities. Review Dr. Marisa G. Franco and Platonic have been invaluable guides on my journey to nurture and deepen my friendships. Her advice is wise, concrete, and effective—and my friendships are better for it. -- Glennon Doyle, author of UntamedThis is a timely, unique guide to approaching friendship, with the love (and self-reflection) it deserves. -- Francesca Specter, author of AlonementReminds us of the importance of platonic love in todays society - bucking the notion that romantic love trumps everything else in our lives. -- The Wall Street JournalFranco gives practical guidance on how to manage psychological (and other) blocks to friendship, paving the way to deeper relationships. -- University of CaliforniaFranco collects and shares the most pertinent insights about the psychology of friendship... game-changing secrets. * MindBodyGreen *Provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process. -- Next Big Idea ClubA gentle, yet affirming, call-in for us to investigate how weve regarded the platonic relationships in our life and opportunities for deep fulfillment that we may be missing out on. -- Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Therapy for Black GirlsFranco offers suggestions for making connections, with step-by-step guidelines on how to be a better pal. -- Essence MagazineA fantastic guide not just for making and keeping friends—its also a manifesto for how to more effectively invest in the stuff that really matters in life. -- Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcastA handbook for us all on how to get out of our own way to make new friends. -- The Globe and MailIts hard to make friends as an adult – heres great advice on how to do it. -- News24If you want to feel genuinely connected, read this book. -- Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Dont Just Happen!The evidence is clear—having strong connections is the lowest-hanging fruit on the tree of a healthy life. Whats less straightforward is how you go about doing that, so see this doctor and shell help keep you away from the other ones. -- Billy Baker, author of We Need to Hang OutI closed this book determined to prioritize my friendships as one of the most important aspects of my life. -- Laura Tremaine, author of Share Your Stuff. Ill Go FirstA fascinating meditation on how we develop and build meaningful relationships. An insightful, engaging and thoroughly enjoyable read. Everyone needs this book -- Lauren Martin, author of The Book of Moods Promotional A life-affirming guide on how understanding the science of attachment can help you find friends and forge strong, lasting connections with others. Review Quote (previous edition) As a culture we have long been obsessed with romantic love and parent/child love, and yet it will be our friendships that will most determine our health and out happiness. Reading Platonic will not only inspire a shift in your priorities but will also guide you to create the community you crave. Filled with studies, interviews, and real-life stories, Marisa Franco leads us back to what matters most: love in all its forms. If you want to feel genuinely connected, read this book. Review Quote As a culture we have long been obsessed with romantic love and parent/child love, and yet it will be our friendships that will most determine our health and out happiness. Reading Platonic will not only inspire a shift in your priorities but will also guide you to create the community you crave. Filled with studies, interviews, and real-life stories, Marisa Franco leads us back to what matters most: love in all its forms. If you want to feel genuinely connected, read this book. Promotional "Headline" A life-affirming guide on how understanding the science of attachment can help you find friends and forge strong, lasting connections with others. Details ISBN1529075882 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2022 ISBN-10 1529075882 ISBN-13 9781529075885 Format Hardcover Audience Age 18 Imprint Bluebird Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 336 Publication Date 2022-09-15 UK Release Date 2022-09-15 Subtitle How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends Author Marisa G. Franco, PhD DEWEY 158.25 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-01-09 NZ Release Date 2023-01-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136971967;

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