Friends and secrets go together like peanut butter and jelly. In this part one episode, Alysa talks about what secrets are, the types of secrets we experience, and how secrets can help and hurt our friendships.

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Sources

Afifi, T., Caughlin, J., & Afifi, W. (2007). The dark side (and light side) of avoidance and secrets. In B.H. Spitzberg and W.R. Cupach (Eds.), The dark side of interpersonal communication (pp. 61-92); 2nd edition). New York: Routledge.

Miller, R. (1997). We always hurt the ones we love. In R.M. Kowalski (Ed.), Aversive interpersonal behaviors(pp. 11-29). New York: Springer Science + Business Media.

Vangelisti, A.L. (1994). Family secrets: Forms, functions, and correlates. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 11(1), 113-135.