201: Three Relationship Tools to Remember in September
Hello everyone, I’m back! To start season 8 of this podcast we’re going to talk about three relationship tools we can use to become better listeners this fall to deepen our relationships.
What We Wish For
Last month I wrote about a relationship moment from a vacation trip my wife and I took with our grandson Nathan. It was a quote from Shakespeare we found in a museum. It is about what we wish for. “I wish you all the joy that you can wish.” I
Solutions to Loneliness. Will These Work?
In last week’s blog post I gave a summary of the recent 81-page report by the U.S. Surgeon General on loneliness and social isolation. It was all about the problem. Today I’m going to summarize the solutions to loneliness offered in the report, followed by my brief comments about each
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation
I recently read Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. A little long, but what an interesting and compelling title. It’s an 81-page report with 325 footnotes and references to research on this topic. The
Learning From Our Losses
A quote I heard this past week took me back to the time when our daughter was in college and the summer she toured with a Christian singing group, The Continentals. Jennifer was the pianist for the group that traveled the eastern part of the US and several countries overseas.
197: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
I’ve said before in past episodes how much I value feedback from people like you. In today’s show, for example, I share a listener reaction to a show from awhile back. It illustrates the concept that when it comes to relationships, sometimes we don’t know what we don’t
