Platonic
How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends
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Platonic
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Marisa G. Franco PhD
About this listen
The instant New York Times Bestseller
In Platonic, psychologist and friendship expert Dr Marisa G. Franco unpacks why undervaluing friendship in our culture has led to an epidemic of isolation, and what we can do about it.
When was the last time you put yourself out there to make a new friend?
How do we keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other relationships?
This book offers a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong and lasting connections with others – and becoming our happiest selves in the process.
Using the groundbreaking framework behind attachment theory, this book teaches us to identify and understand our individual style – secure, anxious or avoidant – and recognize that how we behave in relationships is the key to unlocking what we’re doing right (and what we could do better) in our friendships.
Weaving together cutting-edge research in psychology with interviews, personal stories and practical advice, this book gives us the tools we need to be better friends, and better humans.
©2022 Marisa G. Franco, PhD (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International LimitedCritic Reviews
"Platonic is a fantastic guide not just for making and keeping friends—it’s 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)
"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 Alonement)
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2024
Made me think about my friendship more
This book made me realise my weakness, and confirmed that I have an avoidant style when it comes to friendship. Will try to implement some of the tips in the book from now, but it is going to be hard as an avoidant.
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- Katarzyna De Jesus
- 18-05-2023
Practical & Informative
A practical common sense read about friendship with some key take aways. Recommended for anyone interested in strengthening friendships.
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- RT
- 13-09-2023
Very interesting and informative material
I really liked the information and found it helpful. I struggled at the beginning to listen to the audio, as the reader had a definite distracting style and I feel it was aimed at a younger audience. I did adjust and finished the audio, enjoying the material put together.
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