Dr. Edward Hallowell

They hold back on life out of fear and they create their own little bubble, their own little prison, which is toxic.

They hold back on life out of fear and they create their own little bubble, their own little prison, which is toxic.

Well, it actually is a connection. You'll get a little drip of dopamine when you do that. You'll get a little affirmation. You can wave to a stranger all clear across the parking lot. If it's a snowy day or something, you say, snowy day, and he waves back. It takes a half a second. That is a connection. It's not a lifelong connection. You'll never see the person again, but don't take it lightly.

Well, it actually is a connection. You'll get a little drip of dopamine when you do that. You'll get a little affirmation. You can wave to a stranger all clear across the parking lot. If it's a snowy day or something, you say, snowy day, and he waves back. It takes a half a second. That is a connection. It's not a lifelong connection. You'll never see the person again, but don't take it lightly.

Well, it actually is a connection. You'll get a little drip of dopamine when you do that. You'll get a little affirmation. You can wave to a stranger all clear across the parking lot. If it's a snowy day or something, you say, snowy day, and he waves back. It takes a half a second. That is a connection. It's not a lifelong connection. You'll never see the person again, but don't take it lightly.

Small talk is very big talk. Small talk is the route into deeper relationships, for sure. But it all begins with small talk. You know, the strong, silent man is a lonely man on his way to a heart attack. You know, it's not a good recipe. So make the little chitchat. Don't take it lightly. It's very, very, very important.

Small talk is very big talk. Small talk is the route into deeper relationships, for sure. But it all begins with small talk. You know, the strong, silent man is a lonely man on his way to a heart attack. You know, it's not a good recipe. So make the little chitchat. Don't take it lightly. It's very, very, very important.

Small talk is very big talk. Small talk is the route into deeper relationships, for sure. But it all begins with small talk. You know, the strong, silent man is a lonely man on his way to a heart attack. You know, it's not a good recipe. So make the little chitchat. Don't take it lightly. It's very, very, very important.

It is so true. It's wired into us. It's wired into our endocrine system. Even any of you listeners who've had children, the moment you give birth, either through the normal way or through adoption, the moment you become a parent for the first time, nature sees to it that you enter into a permanent state of psychosis. Your whole body changes. Your brain changes.

It is so true. It's wired into us. It's wired into our endocrine system. Even any of you listeners who've had children, the moment you give birth, either through the normal way or through adoption, the moment you become a parent for the first time, nature sees to it that you enter into a permanent state of psychosis. Your whole body changes. Your brain changes.

It is so true. It's wired into us. It's wired into our endocrine system. Even any of you listeners who've had children, the moment you give birth, either through the normal way or through adoption, the moment you become a parent for the first time, nature sees to it that you enter into a permanent state of psychosis. Your whole body changes. Your brain changes.

You fall madly, insanely crazy in love. with this little peeing and pooping machine whom you don't even know. And yet you've almost instantly become not only willing, but eager to give away your time, your money, your sleep, your dignity. And, and, you know, you gotta be crazy to do it. And you say, this is so much fun. Let's do it again.

You fall madly, insanely crazy in love. with this little peeing and pooping machine whom you don't even know. And yet you've almost instantly become not only willing, but eager to give away your time, your money, your sleep, your dignity. And, and, you know, you gotta be crazy to do it. And you say, this is so much fun. Let's do it again.

You fall madly, insanely crazy in love. with this little peeing and pooping machine whom you don't even know. And yet you've almost instantly become not only willing, but eager to give away your time, your money, your sleep, your dignity. And, and, you know, you gotta be crazy to do it. And you say, this is so much fun. Let's do it again.

My advice to you is maybe take that holiday as a chance to developing some kind of connection that can become meaningful. Maybe it's a time to get a dog, or maybe it's a time to go back to church or synagogue, or maybe it's a time to take up...

My advice to you is maybe take that holiday as a chance to developing some kind of connection that can become meaningful. Maybe it's a time to get a dog, or maybe it's a time to go back to church or synagogue, or maybe it's a time to take up...

My advice to you is maybe take that holiday as a chance to developing some kind of connection that can become meaningful. Maybe it's a time to get a dog, or maybe it's a time to go back to church or synagogue, or maybe it's a time to take up...

some hobby that you've wanted to take up, even something as simple as crocheting or cooking or, you know, starting a little garden inside your house or, you know, there are things you can take up that will serve as points of connection. And then you can find other people who are interested in that, you know, and, you know, one of my favorite lines, I use it all the time.

some hobby that you've wanted to take up, even something as simple as crocheting or cooking or, you know, starting a little garden inside your house or, you know, there are things you can take up that will serve as points of connection. And then you can find other people who are interested in that, you know, and, you know, one of my favorite lines, I use it all the time.

some hobby that you've wanted to take up, even something as simple as crocheting or cooking or, you know, starting a little garden inside your house or, you know, there are things you can take up that will serve as points of connection. And then you can find other people who are interested in that, you know, and, you know, one of my favorite lines, I use it all the time.