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#169 - Hosting a Salon: The Friendship Upgrade from Book Clubs (Linda-Marie Barrett)
Want a social gathering for making new friends or deepening friendships that’s not a book club, not mahjong, not a cooking club, not pickleball—just high-level, soul-filling conversation? Enter "the salon."
Linda-Marie Barrett, author of Creating a Salon: The Magic of Conversations that Matter, shows us exactly how to plan a modern salon: who to invite (and who not to), how to set a clear purpose, what to do about dominant talkers, and why ending well matters as much as beginning well.
If this episode nudges you to start a salon, tell me how it goes. What did you try? What surprised…
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