#20 - Annie Miller: Communication Tips for a Healthy and Connected Relationship
05/08/23 • 52 min
Annie Miller is a former teacher of relational communication, an expert of belongingness, and an all-around all-star. Annie and I met in grad school at Wake Forest University where we were both teaching assistants. I invited a few people to go to a basketball game, and everyone backed out, except Annie. That basketball game ended up being our first unofficial date - and a few years later we were finding someone to dogsit our golden retriever while we were getting married.
In this episode we talk about the importance of healthy communication in romantic relationships, how sibling relationships contribute to belongingness, the need for consistent and repeated social interactions, why I always get food envy yet still order the wrong food, how to become more emotionally agile, and what our FAVORITE date has been in the past 12 months.
Annie is the best - she has been the brains and beauty of this whole podcast operation. If you love Annie, then you'll love this conversation. After listening, if you could like & rate the podcast, as well as share it with someone who would enjoy it!
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Produced by Capture Connection Studios: captureconnectionstudios.com
Annie Miller is a former teacher of relational communication, an expert of belongingness, and an all-around all-star. Annie and I met in grad school at Wake Forest University where we were both teaching assistants. I invited a few people to go to a basketball game, and everyone backed out, except Annie. That basketball game ended up being our first unofficial date - and a few years later we were finding someone to dogsit our golden retriever while we were getting married.
In this episode we talk about the importance of healthy communication in romantic relationships, how sibling relationships contribute to belongingness, the need for consistent and repeated social interactions, why I always get food envy yet still order the wrong food, how to become more emotionally agile, and what our FAVORITE date has been in the past 12 months.
Annie is the best - she has been the brains and beauty of this whole podcast operation. If you love Annie, then you'll love this conversation. After listening, if you could like & rate the podcast, as well as share it with someone who would enjoy it!
An easy way to send me a message? Click the link here.
Have you enjoyed the podcast? If so, follow it, rate it, and share it with three people:
- Follow on Apple Podcasts
- Follow on Spotify
- Follow on Instagram
- Subscribe on YouTube
If you want to share feedback, have a great idea, or have a question then email me: [email protected]
Produced by Capture Connection Studios: captureconnectionstudios.com
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#19 - Damon Parker: Leveling Up My Mental Health Alongside a Champion
Damon Parker spent 21 years as a teacher and coach in both Missouri and Kansas. He has coached his wrestling teams to 4 Kansas state championships. Since 2011, Coach Parker has received Teacher of the Year honors on 4 occasions and is the 6-time Kansas Coach of the Year.
In addition, Damon is a professional speaker who has given presentations to hundreds of audiences nationwide.
In March of 2021, something happened that changed Coach Parker's trajectory. Josh Jones, a friend to all and pillar of the Topeka community, died by suicide. After Josh's passing, it became even more clear that something more needed to be done, and thus, The Jones Project was created in his memory to meet this problem head-on. Damon is now Executive Director of the Jones Project, and he is also just an incredible human being.
We talk about many things, including establishing great morning routines, the importance of journaling, why relationships are more important than championships, how women's wrestling is becoming the fastest growing sport in the country, and why you should view your mental health as a boxing match.
Everyone welcome to the stage (podcast), Coach Damon Parker.
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Twitter: @JonesProjectKS
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#21 - Keontay Gaines: Pick Good People to Build a Great Legacy
Keontay Gaines is the Assistant Director of Student Athlete Development at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Keontay and I met in Lawrence, KS, where we quickly bonded over a fascination of the people around us. After growing up in inner-city Baltimore, Keontay went on to play college football, build a family, and grab several degrees along the way. He is a great example of someone who did not have opportunity immediately spelled out for him, so he had to find ways to create it. From creating his own snack resale business to telling stories that inspire those around him, his timeline began to take off.
In this conversation, we cover a bunch of topics, including: how Keontay discovered football and his biggest sports failure of his career, the most important book he read that ended up changing his life, what Keontay created (snack biz) to learn how to work with people as a kid, why being alone is super bad, and how to build yourself up by choosing the correct people to be in your inner environment.
I was encouraged to lean further into self-belief, think less of waiting on opportunity but think more of creating it, put people around me who have a drive to love the people around them, and place a value on resilience.
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BOOKS MENTIONED
The Little Red Book of Wisdom by Mark DeMoss: https://amzn.to/44Xn8F8
The Art of Dealing with People by Les Giblin: https://amzn.to/42SgGNN
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: https://amzn.to/3M87Bto
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca: https://amzn.to/3O9UJ8J
The Overthinking Cure by Nick Trenton: https://amzn.to/42HBCYk
Crazy Faith by Michael Todd: https://amzn.to/3BpVGlL
Outliers by Malcom Gladwell: https://amzn.to/3BpPQkn
The Way of the Seal by Mark Divine and Allyson Edelhertz Machate: https://amzn.to/3O8QbiU
You Can You Will by Joel Osteen: https://amzn.to/450speT
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If you want to share feedback, have a great idea, or have a question then email me: [email protected]
Produced by Capture Connection Studios: captureconnectionstudios.com
Talk to People Podcast - #20 - Annie Miller: Communication Tips for a Healthy and Connected Relationship
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Chris Miller: Last left off. Okay.
Annie Miller: Uh huh.
Chris Miller: I was thinking about it the last time we recorded, we were trying to end quickly because our dog was super sick.
Annie Miller: Oh, yeah.
Chris Miller: And immediately after that, we had to take him to the doggie er PO.
Annie Miller: Poor Sonny. And he he's much better.
Chris Miller: He's much better now. And he may pop in the frame. Yeah. Six months later, we bought him well, he went on a
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