171 - How to Make Friends and Keep Them with Best-Selling Author Eric Barker

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Eric Barker is the creator of a blog called Barking Up the Wrong Tree which presents scientific answers about how to "be awesome at life." He’s also the author of two best-selling books. Barking Up the Wrong Tree addressed the science of success. His new book, Plays Well With Others, discusses the science behind relationships. Some of the things Eric talks about are why friends might be more important than family when it comes to our health and well-being, how to combat loneliness, and the science behind developing more meaningful friendships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:46.4	Okay. Do you ever wish that you had more friends?
0:51.9	Do you avoid telling your friends your problems or telling them what's really going on in your life?
0:54.7	Do you let friends fall fairly low on your priority list sometimes? If you answered yes to any of those questions, today's episode is for you.
1:01.3	We're talking about friends. I have to say when it comes to friends, I have an unusual experience.
1:07.3	I met most of my closest friends in kindergarten and we're still friends to this day. We've been there
1:12.9	for each other for college graduations, weddings, kids, sicknesses, family members, funerals,
1:18.7	and everything in between. But I know most people don't have lifelong friendships and there's a
1:24.0	good chance that most people probably shouldn't stay friends forever.
1:31.7	Just because you liked someone when you were four doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to like them when you're 40.
1:33.4	But I know the importance of friendship in my own life, as well as in the lives of the people
1:37.9	who come into my therapy office.
1:40.2	So today I'm talking about friendship with Eric Barker.
1:43.5	He's a best-selling author who does a great
1:45.4	job taking complicated research studies and explaining them in a way that applies to real-life
1:50.2	situations. His first book was called Barking Up the Wrong Tree, the surprising science behind
1:56.2	why everything you know about success is mostly wrong. His new book is called Plays Well with
2:02.0	Others. The surprising science behind why everything you know about relationships is mostly wrong.
2:08.4	I loved his first book, so I was excited that he decided to write about relationships.
2:14.0	Some of the things he talks about on today's episode are why friends are so important for your health,
2:19.0	how to make friends, and how to develop and maintain deeper relationships. Make sure to stick
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