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Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage & Parenting

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Jun 16, 2024 • 12min

2208: Roth or Traditional When You Have Student Debt by Travis Hornsby of Student Loan Planner on Retirement Accounts

Financial expert Travis Hornsby discusses the choice between Roth and Traditional retirement accounts while managing student debt. He provides insightful recommendations for different financial scenarios and highlights the benefits of each option, especially for individuals pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
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Jun 15, 2024 • 11min

2207: Making Love Last by Learning to Love by Dr. Lisa Firestone of PsychAlive on Creating a Successful Relationship

Dr. Lisa Firestone, a PsychAlive psychologist, discusses the dual nature of love as both a feeling and an action. She emphasizes that true love is shown through behaviors like expressing affection and care, moving beyond the fantasy of love to real intimacy. Focusing on actionable ways to love can improve relationships and make us more loving individuals.
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Jun 14, 2024 • 11min

2206: A Parent’s Critical Role in Young Adult Identity Formation by Dr. Jack Stoltzfus of Parents Letting Go on Parenthood

Dr. Jack Stoltzfus discusses the crucial role parents play in shaping young adult identities by providing support, listening, and feedback. Emphasizes the importance of reinforcing unique personal qualities and values. Touches on societal trends like prolonged living at home and hikikomori in Japan.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 9min

2205: As a Single Parent, I Didn’t Have the Luxury of Dealing with Depression by Leah Campbell with Healthline on Parenting

Leah Campbell, a single parent struggling with depression, shares her journey and the importance of parental love and resilience. She emphasizes the relentless battle to stay strong for her daughter and finding the strength to keep going. Despite facing overwhelming challenges, she highlights the power of love and resilience in dark moments.
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Jun 12, 2024 • 10min

2204: Self-Interest is Not Selfish in Relationships by Alli Hoff Kosik with Gottman on Setting Healthy Boundaries

Relationship expert Alli Hoff Kosik discusses the importance of balancing self-interest and selflessness in relationships. She highlights the significance of open-ended questions, empathy, and setting healthy boundaries to foster genuine communication and deeper connections with partners.
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Jun 11, 2024 • 10min

2203: How Highly Sensitive People Can Break Free From People Pleasing by Katharine Di Cerbo of Introvert Dear

Katharine Di Cerbo, an expert on highly sensitive people and people pleasing, discusses the challenges faced by highly sensitive individuals, such as deep resentment and exhaustion. She provides practical advice on breaking free from people-pleasing patterns by recognizing and managing intuitive gifts for healthier relationships.
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Jun 10, 2024 • 9min

2202: How to Relate to Others by Tynan on Improving Relationships & Better Communication Skills

Tynan shares his journey from being unempathetic to understanding others, offering tips on cultivating empathy. He emphasizes giving people the benefit of the doubt, understanding unique struggles, and practicing compassion. The chapter explores transforming towards empathy, recognizing personal limitations, and understanding human behavior by assuming others are doing their best.
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Jun 9, 2024 • 11min

2201: The Forgotten (But Essential) Foundation of a Powerful Marriage by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on Martial Advice

Dr. Kelly Flanagan discusses the importance of addressing deeper emotional roots in marriage, going beyond communication. Couples should explore unresolved childhood needs and traumas together for genuine connection and healing.
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Jun 9, 2024 • 10min

2200: Transforming Worry into Loving Energy by Shana Olmstead on Anxiety Relief & Personal Transformation

Shana Olmstead discusses transforming worry into loving energy through spiritual practice. By focusing on high vibrational energy, she explains how to manifest positive outcomes and improve well-being.
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Jun 8, 2024 • 10min

2199: What Tinder Tells You About Yourself by Evan Marc Katz on Online Dating Advice & Finding A Healthy Relationship

Evan Marc Katz discusses how Tinder reflects our snap judgments and biases in dating. He explains how the app accelerates superficial assessments, highlighting the complexities of instant attraction. Katz delves into the impact of Tinder on modern dating culture, revealing how it normalizes assumptions about age, height, and appearance.

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