How to Build Deeper Friendships & Meaningful Connection with Alex Alexander (E242)
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 accessible. Her book flight features books about friendship and connection.
Episode Highlights:
How Friendship IRL and Are We Friends Yet? complement each other
What surprised Alex most about writing her first book
Self-publishing versus traditional publishing
Why continuing to “put in the reps” matters as a writer
Reframing what friendship and community can look like
Simple ways to connect with the people already in our lives
How sharing something as simple as a favorite book can build connection
Connect with Alex:
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
Good Friends by Priya Vulchi
Book Flight
Modern Friendship by Anna Goldfarb
How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
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One chapter book for growing readers
One picture book for our littlest readers
A few family conversation starters + a simple activity
Three books. One common theme.
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