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Slow start to this one, but I’m enjoying it in relations to some bell hooks books that I read in the spring. This one relates to how we view and treat ourselves. Learning self-compassion is a hard thing to do when you were never shown how.

Marisa Franco gives research-backed advice and outline for creating and maintaining friendships where, both people can be vulnerable and grow into the people they’re meant to be. I like how she emphasizes the concept that being a friend is something we can learn and get better at through trial and error.

It’s great so far, this is a thinker perfectly fitted for contemporary life. With the rise of loneliness and the deterioration of our shared humanity, learning and articulating what our “souls” need to flourish and how we can actualize that is gold.

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Good so far!