Rick Hanson, PhD, author and expert on the neuroscience of well-being and relationships, looks at some of the ways we can behave to illicit a calm vs threat response from others. We evolved to be afraid. The ancient...
Category - Healthy Relationships
Rick Hanson, PhD
Your Friends Are a Predictor of Your Health
Health is a focus for many and there are different aspects from what we put into our bodies to how well we keep them moving. And there are precise ways to measure these things, providing detailed data and insight into...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
How to Be a Better Friend
Human connection can be powerful, meaningful and is much needed. We are wired to connect with others yet there are different types of connections, some seeking closer proximity and others surface level. Consider the...
Making a Long Distance Relationship Work, Sam and Monica Style
This piece was written a few years ago. A lot has happened in the world since, especially in 2020. Sam and Monica recently crossed my mind and I did a little investigating to see what’s been going on since. I...
Healthy Marriage: Are You Allowing Your Spouse to “Be?”
Think back to the day you were married. How did you feel about your partner? If you’re like many couples, you were possibly smitten, filled with exuberance and high on the love drugs being released in your...
Should Marriage Make You Happy or is Happiness an Inside Job?
Richard Nicastro, PhD looks at finding “meaning over merriment” in marriage and challenges us to monitor our expectations that marriage “should” bring happiness. Is happiness better found...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Relationship Roadblocks? Consider Your Attachment Style
If you are one of the many out there who finds yourself in repetitive patterns of unhealthy relationships, perhaps you might benefit from identifying your attachment style – which not only could answer some fundamental...
Get Closer with Your Partner in 45 Minutes
Check out this tool to improve the connection with your partner (or friend) via Greater Good in Action. If you are seeking more closeness with anyone in your life, set aside some time together (45 minutes is the...
Parents, Do Your Children Know?
Much of what shapes our beliefs about self, others and the world stem from the quality of attachment to parents and primary caregivers. It impacts self-esteem and the secure base in which we learn to explore the world...
20 Relationship Tips: Give Your Relationship the Attention it Deserves
Richard Nicastro, PhD explores specific ways you can improve your relationship, noting that it usually doesn’t just “happen” but requires effort to be sure it gets adequate attention. Let’s face it:...
