Friendships these days...

06/16/22 • 16 min

The topic of friendship has been on my mind for the past few months, especially with changes in my own friendships as the result of the pandemic. How you think about friendships can have a big impact on how you feel about your life...so let’s explore it!

In this episode you’ll learn:

How the state of friendships has changed in the past few decades
Three types of friendship styles
Deciding how you want to show up as a friend
Deciding what you want from friendships

Resources mentioned:

“The state of American friendship: Change, challenges, and loss” (June 2021, Survey Center on American Life)
“Friend” (Better Help, Dec 2021)
“10.2: Stages and Types of Friendships” (Social Science, Libre Texts, Sept 2021)
“What Is Friendship?” (How Stuff Works, Apr 2021)
“Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions” (CDC, Apr 2021)
“How Understanding Middle School Friendships Can Help Students With Ups and Downs” (PBS station KQED serving Northern California, Nov 2020)
“A Linguist Breaks Down What We Really Mean When We Call Our Friends ‘Close’” (The Cut, May 2017)
Book: “Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond”, Lydia Denworth, Jan 2020

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In this episode you’ll learn:

How the state of friendships has changed in the past few decades
Three types of friendship styles
Deciding how you want to show up as a friend
Deciding what you want from friendships

Resources mentioned:

“The state of American friendship: Change, challenges, and loss” (June 2021, Survey Center on American Life)
“Friend” (Better Help, Dec 2021)
“10.2: Stages and Types of Friendships” (Social Science, Libre Texts, Sept 2021)
“What Is Friendship?” (How Stuff Works, Apr 2021)
“Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions” (CDC, Apr 2021)
“How Understanding Middle School Friendships Can Help Students With Ups and Downs” (PBS station KQED serving Northern California, Nov 2020)
“A Linguist Breaks Down What We Really Mean When We Call Our Friends ‘Close’” (The Cut, May 2017)
Book: “Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond”, Lydia Denworth, Jan 2020

Free & awesome mini-class! "3 Ways to Reduce Stress TODAY"

Visit the Lisa Schwaller Coaching Website to learn more, sign up for my email list, or get links to follow me around the internet.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Let's talk about "fun"!

Who are your role models for a fun, playful life? I often talk about managing stress as a path to a more fun life. But today’s episode is focused on FUN, specifically your models for a fun life.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How you think about the phrase “fun life”
What to consider when choosing your role models for “fun”
Practical ways to choose more fun every day

Resources mentioned:

“I’m Too Sexy” (Right Said Fred video on YouTube)

Free & awesome mini-class! "3 Ways to Reduce Stress TODAY"

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Email, Instant Message, and Texts - Oh, My!

Today we’re going to talk about electronic communications from the “less stress, more fun” perspective.

In this episode you’ll learn:

A brief history of electronic, “anytime, all the time” communication
Connecting to why electronic communication can be biologically stressful
Suggestions for developing electronic communication habits to amplify you joy and performance

Resources mentioned:

“Become Your Own Attention Engineer: How to Hack Bad Digital Habits with Behavior Design” (Tech Detox, Jan 2022)
“Text anxiety: why too many messages make us want to throw our phones at the wall” (The Guardian, Nov 2021)
“Emojis and Visual Literacy: A Guide for Lawyers” (Bloomberg Law, June 2021)
“How texting makes stress worse” (BBC, Feb 2021)
“Is instant messaging at work stressing us out?” (Yahoo! Finance, Jan 2020)
“Email is officially middle-aged!” (history of email infographic ReachMail.com, Jan 2015)
“The text message turns 20: A brief history of SMS” (The Week, Jan 2015)
“Media multitaskers pay mental price, Stanford study shows” (Stanford University, 2009)
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian on Netflix (2022)