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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 27 MIN

Dr. Alfie Kohn – Are We Fundamentally Selfish or Motivated to Help Others?

from ReSocial · host Anthony Silard

Hello, I'm your host Dr. Anthony Silard, and welcome to ReSocial—where we rediscover, reflect on and renew how we approach social relationships so we can develop Compassionate, Meaningful, Sustainable Relationships, or what we call CMSRs. Today I'm joined by Alfie Kohn, one of my heroes, whose foundational research and writing about parenting and prosocial behaviors has influenced me profoundly and is truly amazing. Check out his book Unconditional Parenting: https://bit.ly/4veVujL Information about Alfie: https://alfiekohn.org ReSocial and Anthony Silard:·         ReSocial on ABC/KMET with podcast links: https://www.kmet1490am.com/resocial·         Are you willing to tell us what you enjoyed about ReSocial and what you think can be improved? Or any life challenges related to developing CMSRs you’d like to share? Email us your feedback at [email protected]·         Anthony Silard’s Latest Book Love and Suffering: https://amzn.to/42kjCE3·         Anthony Silard Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/48Drq8e·         Two Free Books by Anthony Silard: https://bit.ly/3Rajkuw·         Managing Loneliness Video Course with Anthony Silard: https://theartoflivingfree.org/course-managing-loneliness/·         Connect with Anthony on:o    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-silard-a305516/o    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthony.silard/o    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.silard.3

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