Building Better Relationships

Tips and reflections on showing up for your friends, communicating more effectively, and learning how to deal with people after a long year of distance.

Tips and reflections on showing up for your friends, communicating more effectively, an... more

Curated byAnna Oakes, Hark Editor

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Learning from Loneliness

Loneliness is often stigmatized as a personal failure, but more people suffer from loneliness than from diabetes. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discusses how recognizing and acting on loneliness can lead to new possibilities for connection.

How to Keep Time

4 MINS

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How to Socialize Again

Journalist and – yes – conversation expert Celeste Headlee on how to reenter our social lives, from small talk at the water cooler to seeing friends.

Life Kit

6 MINS

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How to Give Up a Grudge

Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman tries consciously letting go of the anger he feels towards his mother. From the Science of Happiness.

The Science of Happiness

5 MINS

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Make Small Talk with Strangers

Make-up artist Olsaitha Ros finds new forms of connection with strangers.

The Science of Happiness

3 MINS

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Listening Is a Superpower

Listening to others is so important to being present with those around you. Marissa King, Professor of Organizational Behavior, gives tips on improving this core skill.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

2 MINS

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How to Give Advice

Bestselling author and Dear Sugar columnist Cheryl Strayed gives great advice on giving great advice.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

2 MINS

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Navigating Race in a Friendship

The 'Call Your Girlfriend' hosts Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow have a candid discussion on the racial dynamics of their interracial friendship.

Call Your Girlfriend

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Fighting for a Friendship

With a business built around their very public friendship, it's no surprise that Aminatou Sow andAnn Friedman, hosts of the podcast 'Call Your Girlfriend,' drifted apart.

Terrible, Thanks For Asking

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Lean on Your Friends

Activist and community builder Mia Birdsong explains how finding a balance of reliance and help can actually build intimacy among friends.

Good Life Project

6 MINS

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Building Better Relationships

Learning from Loneliness

How to Keep Time

How to Socialize Again

Life Kit

How to Give Up a Grudge

The Science of Happiness

Make Small Talk with Strangers

The Science of Happiness

Listening Is a Superpower

10% Happier with Dan Harris

How to Give Advice

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Navigating Race in a Friendship

Call Your Girlfriend

Fighting for a Friendship

Terrible, Thanks For Asking

Lean on Your Friends

Good Life Project

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