I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself with Glynnis MacNicol
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Glynnis MacNicol is the author of three books including I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure and No One Tells You This. She wrote, produced, and hosted WILDER: A Reckoning with the Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and she writes the weekly newsletter Good Decisions. On today’s show, Annmarie and Glynnis talk about seeking friendship and pleasure in Paris, the joys of middle age, and how to ask for what you want– and get it.
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Books by Glynnis MacNicol
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Women, co-authored with Rachel Sklar
Other Authors and Titles Mentioned in This Episode:
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center, by Rhaina Cohen
Here are the trailers for two Katharine Hepburn movies, Adam’s Rib and
Follow Glynnis MacNicol:
Instagram: @noonetellsyouthis
**Writing Workshops and Wish Fulfillment:
If you know you’ve been looking for the kind of female friendship Glynnis talks about in this interview and in her book, consider joining Annmarie and her co-leader, Phyllis Biffle Elmore, for a writing retreat in France! Learn more here.
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