Carlin Flora

Carlin Flora is the author of "Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are." A former editor at Psychology Today magazine, she has also written for Discover, Glamour, Time.com and Women’s Health, among other publications. She has appeared as a guest on the Today show, CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Fox & Friends. She lives in New York City.

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