In the past dew episodes I’ve been talking about how I tracked down my birth father and met him...
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216: Our Past Helps Us Understand Our Present
Hello everyone. If you haven’t listened to episode 215, “Searching for my Birth Father,” I...
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215: Searching for My Birth Father
One of the more popular topics from past episodes has been the story of Gail Rohde who was...
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A listener once suggested that for a podcast episode I should read from the book I wrote in 2016,...
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213: Five Things to Watch for in Your Next Conversation
One thing on my mind lately is a question about the meaningful conversations we sometimes have...
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212: Little Things We Do Matter the Most to People
The older I get the more I’ve come to appreciate how it’s the little things we do for people that...
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211: A Men’s Breakfast Like No Other
A men’s breakfast can be fun and still have a greater purpose than eating and conversation. When...
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210: Word of the Year for 2024 - Curious
CURIOUS. It’s my pick for the 2024 Word of the Year. Curious. It’s an important relational skill...
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209: The Christmas Story In 2023
When you get right down to it, the only thing that really matters in the Christmas story in 2023...
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208: Christmas - A Time to Reflect
There are many cultural dimensions to all that is Christmas. Pick your favorite. I have a few...
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207: How to Help the People We Love At Christmas
In the 1947 classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life!, George Bailey, played by Jimmy...
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206: Thankful for the Stories of Others
The Thanksgiving holiday will soon be upon us here in the US, so I’ve been reflecting on what I’m...
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205: How to Have a Meaningful Conversation
To deepen our current relationships, or to develop new ones, it’s helpful to ask ourselves an...
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Do you ever long for a deep conversation with someone? Today’s episode is about a creative...
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203: Three Reasons for Being Stingy in Sharing Your Story
There’s a school of thought out there that says to make friends it’s important to be vulnerable...
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Most of us like a good story. I have found that the best stories are those that draw us in with...
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201: Three Relationship Tools to Remember in September
Hello everyone, I’m back! To start season 8 of this podcast we’re going to talk about three...
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200: Give People the Gift of Hope
One relationship principle I’ve come to appreciate over time is the power of giving people the...
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Today’s episode is about how to help a friend using a model of deepening relationships I’ve...
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198: Read Your Way to Better Relationships in 2023
In episode 192 I explained my rationale for suggesting that our word of the year for this year...
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