How to be a better friend (w/ Rhaina Cohen)

What would it look like if we took friendship as seriously as we take romance? Rhaina Cohen, author of the book The Other Significant Others: Reimagine Life with Friendship at the Center, talks to Chris about the value of platonic relationships. They get into everything from offloading expectations from a romantic partner onto a friend can help improve relationships to how to cope with the loss of a friend to what to do when politics divide friendships. If you want to develop your friendships, Rhaina has tons of practical tips and advice.

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Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en | chrisduffycomedy.com)
Guest: Rhaina Cohen (Instagram: @rhainacohen (instagram.com/rhainacohen) | LinkedIn: @rhainacohen (linkedin.com/in/rhaina-cohen-738a1a28) | Website: rhainacohen.com)

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Bookshop.org (bookshop.org/p/books/the-other-significant-oth…): The Other Significant Others

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