Sonja Lyubomirsky: Lost that loving feeling?
From Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda by Alan Alda
May 19, 2026 · 37 min · Season 33
About this episode
Sonja Lyubomirsky discusses how changing the conversation can help people feel more loved without changing themselves or others.
In her new book she argues that if you want to feel more loved, you don't need to change yourself, you don't need to change the other person (which is sure to backfire!). You just need to change the conversation.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Alda
Guest: Sonja Lyubomirsky
Topics covered
- love
- communication
- relationships
- self-improvement
- psychology
Keywords
- love
- conversation
- relationships
- self-change
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: new book
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