The Friendship Formula
By Kyler Shumway
Say Goodbye to Loneliness and Discover Deeper Connection. Amazon, 2018.
Summary of The Friendship Formula book by Kyler Shumway
Helping everyone gain companionship and combatting the current “loneliness epidemic” by teaching people how to develop friends and keep them, forge deeper relationships, and understand the psychological concepts behind human connection.
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What do you get from this book? How to make and enhance meaningful connections with other people
We all want human connection—by following the friendship formula, we can build strong, long-lasting friendships
You can step out of your comfort zone and embrace acceptance when you conquer the Seven Deadly Schemas
Feeding your friendship needs with five essential ingredients will nourish your mind and body
Knowing your “attachment style” will teach you what friends are best for you and why you have particular habits in relationships
Building barriers to protect yourself in a relationship also prevents you from moving forward
Strengthening your social muscles is the core to being socially fit
Healthy living keeps your mind and body in peak condition so you can fully enjoy the benefits of friendships
Change can be difficult, but accepting it and achieving it will allow you to stop looking inward and start reaching outward
Avoiding the friendship follies can help keep toxicity out of your relationships
Friendship fortifiers will keep your connections with others strong and healthy
You can practice looking in between by recognizing bids for connections
The final tool for mastering friendship is recognizing and repairing ruptures that will inevitably occur
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Who should read The Friendship Formula book
- Siblings and relatives
- business partners
- romantic couples
- therapists and psychologists
- anyone seeking to find friends or become a better friend
About the author of The Friendship Formula
Kyler Shumway
Kyler Shumway is a licensed psychologist, speaker, and self-help author. His focus is on friendship, loneliness, neurodiversity and leadership. He speaks nationally on these and related topics. He is a full-time therapist as well as the CEO of Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, Texas.
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