# Group Life by Priya Parker

A newsletter and training ground where I’ll teach you what I know as a facilitator – how to gather well, hold healthy conflict, and build vibrant, resilient, meaningful groups people want to be a part of.

[🚨Announcing my next book: THE ART OF FIGHTING🚨](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/announcing-the-art-of-fighting)

[And it is available for pre-order TODAY!](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/announcing-the-art-of-fighting)

Feb 24•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

[Come co-work with me today. (I'll be working on a behind-the-scenes piece of The Art of Fighting)](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/come-co-work-with-me-today-ill-be-716)

[Bring the task you've been avoiding, the project you've been circling, or the thing you'd like to finally finish. We’ll be LIVE at 1 pm ET.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/come-co-work-with-me-today-ill-be-716)

Jun 23•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

[I'm on the Mel Robbins Podcast](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/im-on-the-mel-robbins-podcast)

[And I learned a ton from how she hosted me.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/im-on-the-mel-robbins-podcast)

Jun 22•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

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## Most Popular

### [How to include kids without centering them](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/how-to-include-kids-without-centering)
Sep 16, 2025•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [40 questions to ask instead of “What are you grateful for this year?”](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/40-magical-questions-holidays)
Nov 25, 2025•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [WATCH: How to make friends in your 40s (or any age)](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/on-making-friends-as-adults-with)
Jan 21, 2025•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker), [Anya Kamenetz](https://substack.com/@thegoldenhour), and [Anand Giridharadas](https://substack.com/@anandwrites)

### [THE BREAKDOWN: How Amanda Litman hosted a weekly Saturday dinner for a year (and you can too)](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/the-breakdown-how-amanda-litman-hosted)
Jan 20, 2025•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker) and [Amanda Litman](https://substack.com/@amandalitman)

### [On Unreasonable Hospitality & The Art of Gathering: A Dialogue with Friends with Will Guidara and Priya Parker](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/live-replay-will-guidara)
Dec 4, 2025•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker) and [Will](https://substack.com/@will122)

### [WATCH: Gathering in moments of grief with Priya Parker and Katherine May](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/replay-katherine-may)
Nov 18, 2025•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker) and [Katherine May](https://substack.com/@katherinemay)

### [How to spark a conversation everyone wants to be a part of](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/how-to-spark-a-conversation-everyone)
[A simple practice for helping more people join in](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/how-to-spark-a-conversation-everyone)

Jun 21•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [40 Magical Questions to help a group connect across difference](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/40-magical-questions-to-help-a-group)
[A cheat sheet for global teams, diverse families, and modern life](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/40-magical-questions-to-help-a-group)

Jun 12•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [The gathering you're waiting for may be yours to host.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/the-gathering-youre-waiting-for-may)
[WATCH: A conversation with Garrett Bucks on local noticing and building community that lasts](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/the-gathering-youre-waiting-for-may)

Jun 8•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker) and [Garrett Bucks](https://substack.com/@garrettbucks)

### [WATCH: The Art of Middling](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/watch-the-art-of-middling)
[Three moves to hold a group and make it interesting](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/watch-the-art-of-middling)

Jun 7•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [Group Help Lab Tomorrow: The Art of Middling](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/group-help-lab-tomorrow-the-art-of)
[Learn how to keep a group conversation alive. (Zoom link inside.)](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/group-help-lab-tomorrow-the-art-of)

Jun 2•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [This is your sign to host something this summer.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/this-is-your-sign-to-host-something)
[WATCH: Five questions to take your gathering from idea to invitation.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/this-is-your-sign-to-host-something)

Jun 1•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [You’re Invited! Our GROUP LIFE June lineup is here☀️](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/youre-invited-our-group-life-june)
[Join me for a Lab on the art of middling, hear from the organizer behind a cross-country community relay, and go behind the scenes of Lincoln Center’s…](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/youre-invited-our-group-life-june)

May 31•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)

### [Come work out with me.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/come-work-out-with-me)
[Join me tomorrow at noon ET for our first-ever DO Lab. Bring a messy idea and leave with an invitation you can actually send. Zoom link inside.](https://priyaparker.substack.com/p/come-work-out-with-me)

May 26•[Priya Parker](https://substack.com/@priyaparker)