Kate Murphy

Journalist and author of “You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters.”

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This week Kate Murphy, journalist and author of “ You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters,” sheds some light on the value of true friendships, why quality is often…

Midweek Reset: On Friendship

This week Kate Murphy, journalist and author of “ You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters,” sheds some light on the value of true friendships, why quality is often…

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Feeling lonely? You need to nurture that feeling like hunger, thirst

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