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SUMMARY:The Power of Connection: Creating Lasting Friendships
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DESCRIPTION:Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Ma
 risa Franco\, one of the world’s leading experts in human connectio
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**Questions for the speaker can be
  submitted on the Registration page.**</strong></p>\n<p>Join us in virtual
  conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco\, one of the world
 &rsquo\;s leading experts in human connection. Her book\,&nbsp\;Platonic: 
 How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make&ndash\;And Keep&ndash\;Fri
 ends\, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they im
 pact our relationships&ndash\;often in ways we don&rsquo\;t realize!</p>\n
 <p>How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction\, burnout\, an
 d chaos\, especially in a society that often prizes romantic love at the e
 xpense of other relationships? In&nbsp\;Platonic\, Dr. Marisa G. Franco un
 packs the latest\, often counterintuitive findings about the bonds between
  us&mdash\;for example\, why your friends aren&rsquo\;t texting you back (
 it&rsquo\;s not because they hate you!)\, and the myth of &ldquo\;friendsh
 ips happening organically&rdquo\; (making friends\, like cultivating any r
 elationship\, requires effort!). As Dr. Franco explains\, to make and keep
  friends you must understand your attachment style&mdash\;secure\, anxious
 \, or avoidant: it is the key to unlocking what&rsquo\;s working (and what
 &rsquo\;s failing) in your friendships.</p>\n<p>Making new friends\, and d
 eepening longstanding relationships\, is possible at any age&mdash\;in fac
 t\, it&rsquo\;s essential. The good news: there are specific\, research-ba
 sed ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the i
 nsights of attachment theory and the latest scientific research on friends
 hip.&nbsp\;Platonic&nbsp\;provides a clear and actionable blueprint for fo
 rging strong\, lasting connections with others&mdash\;and for becoming our
  happiest\, most fulfilled selves in the process.</p>\n<p>Register today t
 o learn more about how to harness the science of human connection to creat
 e cultures of belonging.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:</strong>
 </p>\n<p>An enlightening psychologist\,&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestsel
 ling author\, and TED speaker\, Dr. Marisa G. Franco is known for digestin
 g and communicating science in ways that resonate deeply enough with peopl
 e to change their lives.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Franco works as a professor at
  The University of Maryland and authored&nbsp\;Platonic: How The Science o
 f Attachment Can Help You Make &ndash\; and Keep &ndash\; Friends.&nbsp\;S
 he writes about friendship for&nbsp\;Psychology Today&nbsp\;and has been a
  featured connection expert for major publications like&nbsp\;The New York
  Times\,&nbsp\;The Telegraph\, and&nbsp\;Vice.</p>\n<p>Dr. Franco speaks o
 n belonging at corporations\, government agencies\, non-profits\, and univ
 ersities across the country\, including Harper Collins Publishers\, Cisco\
 , American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and The Department
  of State.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/
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