How to Build Deeper Friendships & Meaningful Connection with Alex Alexander (E242)
Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations & Author InterviewsShow Notes
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode features Alex Alexander, author of Are We Friends Yet: How to Deepen Your Relationships and Create the Community You Need and host of the Friendship IRL podcast. Alex and I talk about writing her first book, what surprised her about the process, and her experience navigating self-publishing versus traditional publishing. We also explore the ideas at the heart of her work: how reframing the way we think about friendship can make connection feel much more a...
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