Part of you being the best wife, part of you being the best mother is also being a good

friend because our friendship, our social support networks, are a resource that helps

us show up so much better in all of the other relationships we're looking to succeed at

in our lives.

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others but

your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing

to grow with a purpose.

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all

face.

Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

One subject that comes up over and over again with our community is friendship.

So we're excited that today we're bringing Dr. Marissa Franco, a psychologist and friendship

expert back on the podcast today.

Dr. Marissa was back on episode 59 so definitely go back and listen to that one if you have

not already.

Marissa, we'd love if you reminded our audience why you became interested in studying

friendships and also why you feel like this subject is so important.

Yes, first thank you so much for having me, Abby and Amy.

I love talking about friendship anywhere I can and that's really because I have really

regretted how I've treated friendship to be honest in my younger years.

I thought romantic love was the only form of love that matters and I would go through

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