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Dr. Rick Hanson is a multi-time past guest on the Courageous Life and is back to discuss themes from his new book, Making Great Relationships: Simple Practices for Solving Conflict, Building Connections, and Fostering Love. In today’s wide ranging conversation with Rick we discuss:How to find a sense of calm strength, groundedness, and choice that can help reduce reactivity and improve our relationships6 guidelines for speaking wisely and in ways that foster more effective communication, feedback, and that improve our connection with othersHow to work with anger more effectivelyRick’s thoughts on how to keep the heart open and come from a place of love more oftenRick’s insights from his experiences as a teacher and author on how to connect with your your audienceSome of Rick’s favorite tips and practices for great relationships from his new book And moreMore about Rick:Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and have sold over a million copies in English alone. He’s the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well podcast – which has been downloaded over 9 million times. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. To pick up Rick’s new book, find out more about him and his work please check out rickhanson.netDid you find this episode inspiring? Here are more episodes you may love:Dr. Jud Brewer - Is Curiosity a Superpower?Rick Hanson - The Heights of Human PotentialEnjoying the show? Please rate it on iTunes!For Joshua's classes and events please visit joshuasteinfeldt.comThanks for listening!Support the show