TEN PERCENT HAPPIER PODCAST

Relationships

If you care about your long term health and happiness, the quality of your relationships is an area you should focus on. And the good news here is that love – as it applies to friends, family, and romantic partners – is not a factory setting, but instead a skill. Listen to these episodes to improve your relationship with everyone else - and even yourself.

Series Episodes

#558. Myths of Love, Sex, Dating, and Relationships | Myisha Battle
February 13, 2023

#558. Myths of Love, Sex, Dating, and Relationships | Myisha Battle

How our false expectations and misunderstandings about relationships can create an incalculable amount of suffering — and the many problems of the "You complete me" model.

#559. How to Handle Family Drama | Nedra Glover Tawwab
February 15, 2023

#559. How to Handle Family Drama | Nedra Glover Tawwab

Strategies for dealing with your obnoxious uncle, your mother who won’t see a therapist, or your overly critical in-laws. Nedra Glover Tawwab talks about identifying toxicity, setting boundaries, and examining the difficult question of whether you might actually be part of the problem.

#561. How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends | Dr. Marisa G. Franco
February 20, 2023

#561. How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends | Dr. Marisa G. Franco

Friendship extends your life and reduces depression. So why, for many of us, is it an afterthought? Dr. Marisa G. Franco talks about how the science of attachment can help us make and keep friends.

#562. How to Get Over Rejection | Florence Williams
February 22, 2023

#562. How to Get Over Rejection | Florence Williams

Why did we evolve to take heartbreak and rejection so hard? And what can we do to get over it? After her marriage of 25 years fell apart, journalist Florence Williams decided to find out.

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