How to Feel More Loved

About this episode

Sonja Lyubomirsky discusses how small shifts in conversation can enhance feelings of love in relationships.

To feel more loved in our relationships, we often think we need to change ourselves or wait for others to change. But happiness scientist Sonja Lyubomirsky shares a better approach in her book, How to Feel Loved . Today, Sonja joins Maya to talk about how even small shifts in the way two people approach a conversation can have a transformative impact on how loved they each feel over time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Maya

Guest: Sonja Lyubomirsky

Topics covered

• relationships
• love
• communication
• happiness
• self-improvement

Keywords

• love
• relationships
• communication
• happiness
• self-change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pushkin Industries

Books & works: How to Feel Loved

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