Is This Your True Self or My False Self?

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Sally Kohn: I was so let down by authenticity because we get this thing that's like, it's our true self. So as I dig deeper into the research, I find that people consistently are reporting authentic moments when they feel safe, like safety, being key to vulnerability. We only know who we are authentically when we can access feelings of safety," she says. "We sacrifice our relationships in doing so"

1. Practical ways to make a friend and become what Dr. Franco calls a “Super-friend.”

2. How to address issues with a friend even if you hate conflict.

3. Why expressing anger is more likely to deepen a relationship than destroy it.

4. How we need to express vulnerability to make friends – but first, what the hell is vulnerability?

5. Destroying the unhelpful myth that friendship happens organically.

About Dr. Franco:

Dr. Marisa G Franco is psychologist, international speaker, and New York Times bestselling author known for digesting and communicating science in ways tha change their lives. She works as a professor at The University of Maryland and authored the New York Times bestseller Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends.

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