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#111: Lydia Denworth - How to Build Stronger Friendships?
59 minutes Posted Jun 14, 2022 at 6:00 am.
Lydia’s journey into friendship
How to understand friendship
The difference between a good friend and a great friend
Walking away from unhealthy relationships
Lydia’s take on the saying you are the avg of the 5 most people you hang out with
Is friendship transactional?
How to be a good friend?
Having shared interests builds good friendships
Vulnerability in friendship
Why intense experiences improve bonding
How to make friends from scratch
How many friends can you have?
How to mend friendships
What has Lydia changed in herself after writing her book
Some concrete advice to developing relationships
Where you can find Lydia Denworth
Lydia’s advice for a happy, health and meaningful life
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Friendships, like all relationships, take time and effort. But it does more for your life than most of the health hacks you can think of; to shine more light on the subject, I have Lydia Denworth on the show.
Lydia Denworth is a science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American, and the author of the book ‘Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond’. She has visited brain imaging labs and baboon troops in Kenya to understand friendship from a scientific perspective.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How to understand friendship
👉 The difference between a good friend and a great friend
👉 How Vulnerability build friendship
👉 How intense experiences improve bonding
👉 How to make new friends
👉 Concrete steps to developing long lasting relationships
👉 And so much more…
If you're in a new city trying to build new friendships or want to increase the quality of your friendships, then don’t miss this episode.
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Connect with Lydia Denworth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydiadenworth/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWriterLydia
Resources
Lydia’s Website: https://lydiadenworth.com/