How to strengthen your relationships

In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to strength your relationships with others in life. We reflect on why relationships matter, our own personal experiences with them, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we’re going to try and report back on. Show Notes 1:45 — Why relationships matter 4:39 — Impacts of isolation: from prisoners to monks 7:33 — Week long silent retreats 8:47 — How humans experience loneliness at a cellular level 9:54 — Aristotle's Golden Mean and relationships 10:54 — 3 keys to defining a good friend 14:48 — Ian's story of reconnecting with his best childhood friend after 10 years 19:50  — March's story of reconnecting with his first friend since moving to the US 22:51 — Ian's theory of why people hate high school reunions & love college reunions 25:04 — Uniqueness of experiences = strongest relationships 26:21  — How March burst into tears and confessed his undying love for his future wife 30:05  — They critical component to March's early relationship with his wife 31:32  — Ian explains the "group friend" 33:20  — How Ian founded The Brunch Bunch to strengthen his relationships 37:12  — How Darren met his wife at his birthday party & told work she was his fiancé before he asked her 44:34  — How the Gottman "The Art and Science of Love" workshop strengthened March's marriage 48:12  — March's tips from Gottman's "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" 54:51  — Darren & Ian's tips from "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman 1:01:48  — Tips for dealing with the physiological responses of stress in relationships 1:04:06  — Darren's secret weapon for improving all his relationships 1:12:23  — Ian's tips for dating in the modern world 1:20:28  — How to use your smartphone to maintain relationships from afar…and invented Snapchat before Snapchat 1:26:20 — Ian's story of how pre-planning helps him maintain key relationships 1:26:20 — March will experiment with weekly thank you notes to express gratitude 1:26:20 — Darren will experiment with trying the Gottman seminar March mentioned 1:26:20 — Ian will experiment with eating alone less often, especially during the work week Mentions The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work The Five Love Languages Follow Us Instagram Facebook Twitter Subscribe iTunes RSS Weekly email newsletter Full Episode Transcript Better Show Blog Feedback Email: [email protected] Enjoy the show? Leave a review in iTunes! Tell two friends about the show!