Did you know that having friends can make you less depressed? One survey found that the average American had not made a new friend in the last five years but 45% of people said they would go out of their way to make a new friend if they only knew how.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our guest today, Dr. Marisa G. Franco, has written a bestselling book about how understanding your own psychological makeup and attachment style can help you make and keep friends. Franco is a psychologist and a professor at the University of Maryland. Her book is called <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676695/platonic-by-marisa-g-franco-phd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–and Keep–Friends</a>.This is episode three of a four part series in which we are doing some counter programming against the typical Valentine's Day fair.&nbsp;In this episode we talk about:<ul><li>Why friendship is undervalued in our society (while romantic love is overvalued) and why this is damaging on both a societal and individual level</li><li>The impact of technology on our relationships as explained by something called “displacement theory”</li><li>The biological necessity of social connection and the devastating physiological and psychological impacts of loneliness&nbsp;</li><li>Attachment style and its relationship to our friendships</li><li>What you can do to make friends, including being open or vulnerable (without oversharing)</li><li>How to reframe social rejection</li><li>The importance of generosity</li><li>How to handle conflict with your friends</li><li>The difference between flaccid safety and dynamic safety in your friendships</li><li>When to walk away from a relationship&nbsp;</li><li>How to make friends across racial, gender, and socioeconomic lines</li><li>How to deal with social anxiety</li><li>And how our evolutionarily wired negativity bias can impact the process of making friends</li></ul>Full Shownotes: <a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/marisa-g-franco-561" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/marisa-g-franco-561</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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561: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends | Dr. Marisa G. Franco

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