when people ask me why i am the way i am i should really just show them the notes my dad wrote me growing up

Social and Personality Psychology Faculty Statement on Student Protests for Justice in Palestine (a 🧵with my thoughts)

S-P Faculty can add your name here: docs.google.com/document/d/1wq…

Nonfiction science writers--we too can tap into the emotion of our writing to make it compelling.

Great description below. 👇

SO many rich nuggets I've been reading in this book on conflict in women's friendship.

Has me thinking about how although women are known for forming more intimate friendships, they're also more fragile, & we're less forgiving.

#ICYMI : Authors and friends Rhaina Cohen (The Other Significant Others) and Marisa G Franco (Platonic) will be at Sixth & I on February 13 to talk about how the power of friendship can transform our lives. Get your tickets now: bit.ly/3NoXCRQ

Daddy long legs this year 🕷️

Join psychologist & NYT bestselling author of 'Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make —and Keep— Friends,' Marisa G Franco at Sherwood Regional Library on Tuesday, Sept. 19 as she share insights into the science of connection. Register: bit.ly/FCPL_DrMarisaG…

Please share with BIPOC students interested in applying to counseling psychology PhD programs. APA Division 45 APA Division 17 Asian American Psychological Association American Arab MENA Psychological Association TheABPsi NLPA

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Research shows having strong friendships is great for our mental and physical health. But making, and keeping, friends as an adult can be very difficult. So we asked psychologist and friendship expert Marisa G Franco for some advice.

Sold 40,000 copies of Platonic today 🙌🏽

Yay for giving platonic love the dignity it deserves.

& if you’d like a copy, it’s on sale today for $2.99: amazon.com/Platonic-Scien…

Friendship expert Marisa G Franco will be joining the Hannah Arendt Center Conference to discuss this year’s timely theme: Friendship & Politics. Become a member today to attend the conference for free!

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Friendship expert Marisa G Franco talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about why friendships are good for our health and how they can help combat the 'loneliness epidemic' #ChasingLifeCNN cnn.it/3Q3ojxT

The hardest time in your life to make friends is when you're an adult. It's also the time in your life when those friendships are crucially important. Friendship expert Marisa G Franco explains why and what you can do about it #chasinglifeCNN
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The Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action, including in professional schools, like medical and nursing, will have detrimental consequences on Black health for generations to come. This is about life & death for us. Today, we are only 5% of physicians.

My advice for academics writing for general audiences:
Spend as much time studying the craft of writing as you do the research.

We can be science-backed and still emotionally connect.

Friendships: Wondery-tested and doctor-approved! 🫂 Justin Long sits down with Marisa G Franco to talk about the value of platonic relationships in this week's episode of #LifeisShort . Listen here: wondery.fm/lifeisshort

NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships. Surgeongeneral.gov/loneliness #Connect2Heal 1/8