Laura Freiman joins us today to help us get the most out of Valentine’s Day this year. She has deep insights into strengthening relationships, romantic gestures, emotional language, and the mistakes we inevitably make. It’s a short, informative episode. Don’t forget to leave some feedback using the form from the link below. Thanks!

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:16 This week’s guest – Laura Freiman, Relationship Therapist
01:55 What Makes You Happy?
02:39 Icebreaker – What is something you pretend to hate but secretly love?
03:20 What does a healthy relationship look like?
06:20 What is a common pitfall when trying to strengthen relationships?
10:44 What romantic gestures are people using that are not helpful?
13:45 How do couples continue having fun together?
14:45 Is one date idea intrinsically better than another?
16:07 Lightning Round Questions
16:21 Group vs. Solitary hobbies
18:25 What is a good group hobby?
19:00 Is Valentine’s Day valuable?
20:10 One thing successful people do that we should all emulate.
20:53 How to get in touch with (contact info listed below)
21:37 Happiness Fact (1)
24:00 Inspirational Quote (2)
24:32 Last Week’s Challenge
25:50 This Week’s Challenge
26:45 Closing Thoughts

Sources:

1. Saying thank you has been shown to increase oxytocin levels in couples, further knitting their relationship to each other. This is above and beyond simply saying nice things to your partner. Fascinating article. (https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/love_gratitude_oxytocin)
2. “The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” -Victor Hugo

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Guest: Laura Freiman [Ph. (917) 407-0057, Em. laurafreiman@gmail.com]
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