fev_ 's review for:

Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends as an Adult by Marisa G. Franco

4.25

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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As a clinician whose first year prac incorporated Teyber & Teyber's 

Interpersonal Process in Therapy, and now uses relational-cultural therapy, this book was my bread and butter! If I were to put on my everyday hat, I would also say it was a gentle reminder to keep pushing myself towards building an secure attachment style (bettering my self-esteem, showing affection to others, being vulnerable, etc). My friends deserve better, and most importantly, I do too.

I did have a couple issues- intranasal OT studies have been discredited and the unequal representation of Israeli vs Palestinian research warrants significant improvement. Otherwise, solid, informative, and a hope-giving book.