This is self-work, and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At self-work, we discuss psychological and emotional issues and what you can do about them,

whether that's learning self-acceptance, taking action, or seeking therapy or treatment.

Eight years ago, I extended the walls of my practice to reach those of you who might already be knowledgeable about middle

health treatment, but also to those of you who might say, you'd never darken the door of a therapist.

And yet, you are here. I'll answer your questions while I invite you to take a few minutes for your

own self-work. But when we feel loved and accepted, we naturally display behaviors that create

friendship, warm, openness, vulnerability, love, affection. It's about trying to work through some of the fears, some of the

baggage, some of the mistrust, the assumptions of rejection, because those are what make

us kind of anti-social. Welcome to this week's edition of self-work. Friendships are vital for your sense of well-being.

When you know that you have people that you can count on to be there for you, when you need them,

who you feel solidly connected with, that knowledge can offer a kind of grounding that's unshakable.

Today we're inviting Marissa Franco to come back on self-work again, to discuss how she discovered

this for herself, how friendships provided her with steady caring and acceptance, and how she

uses the science of attachment to help you create and keep friendships in your life. We all talk

about romantic love, but platonic love is just as important.

After all, you need a friend who knows where all the skeletons are buried, right?

So Dr. Franco, the author of the book Plotonic,

how the science of attachment can help you make and keep friends,

will share with you and me all of her best advice. It's very pragmatic.

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