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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part Two

This is Part Two of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks.  We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world,  and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.   — Robert Louis Stevenson   The next morning, as I was walking Alex to the school bus, I asked him, “Do you remember this past […]

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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part Two

A user’s guide to managing social distance: Part two of Dr. Anthony Silard’s series in Psychology Today. Read more here.

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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do | Part One

This is Part One of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks.  This past weekend, my son Alex had his first sleepover. A new friend from his elementary school, Chris, spent a good part of the weekend playing with him and his younger sister, Chloe; well, mostly with him, as they both did their best to avoid […]

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When You Want to Be Closer Than They Do

Have you ever felt that you pushed a relationship too far? Dr. Silard’s latest in Psychology Today has some great insight for you. Read more here.

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How to Go Back to Connecting Authentically Post-pandemic

Are you feeling a little off of your game as we start reconnecting and emerging from the pandemic? Anthony Silard’s recent article in Fast Company might help. Read it here.

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How Social Media Exploits Our Loneliness to Create Its Own Demand

Imagine you are sitting home alone (not so difficult to imagine these days, considering over 3 in 5 Americans were lonely even before the pandemic) and have some time on your hands. What will you do with your free time? Call a friend? Read a book? If you’re like most people these days, you may be […]

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7 Lessons I Learned in the Peace Corps, Part 1

Dr. Silard shares some of the valuable lessons he learned while living in Kenya. Would you add anything from your own experience? Watch here.

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Overcoming Rejection

Whether it’s a friend not returning our call, being broken up with or being pulled off an important project, each of us has experienced rejection and we are very aware that it hurts.  A series of experiments led by social psychologists Jean Twenge of San Diego State University and Roy Baumeister of Florida State University found that even a brief experience […]

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Don’t Let Someone Else’s Loneliness Spoil Your Own

I went for a walk this morning in a nearby park and ended up in a lively conversation with an 87-year-old man who was walking his Shih Tzu. Alan talked at length about Marcy, who had entered his life six months ago after his previous dog had passed.  Keeping It Real  About ten minutes into […]

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Don’t Let Someone Else’s Loneliness Spoil Your Own

Take a look at my new article in Psychology Today here!

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