278: Revolutionizing Love and Connection in the Digital Era with Topaz Adizes
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.7 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Join us as Emmy award-winning writer and director Topaz Adizes unveils the art of creating deep, human connections through conversation. In this discussion, Duane sits down with Topaz who shares his journey with the documentary series {The And} – revealing how authentic dialogues between various pairs, from family members to romantic partners, can transform our understanding of communication.
By spotlighting the powerful effect of listening and the role of the listener, we're invited to explore how true connection can serve as an antidote to addiction, providing methods to cultivate meaningful relationships even in the face of past trauma. Listen in as we further discuss the changing landscape of human connections in our tech-driven era, contemplating whether the emotional experiences of love and connection have shifted with the rise of digital communication.
From documenting intimate conversations with couples to the implications of technology on relationships without physical proximity, this episode offers insights into using technology to strengthen bonds. Plus, we examine the importance of process over solutions in couples therapy, highlighting the significance of couples engaging directly with each other to foster a neurobiological need for connection. Tune in for an enlightening conversation with Topaz that could change how you approach communication and connection in your life.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Deep human connection through conversation
- The evolution of human connection
- Couples therapy through connection practice
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Addicted Mind podcast. My name is Dwayne Austerlund. I'm your host, and we are on to the next episode. So our guest today is Topaz Adisus. And he is an Emmy award-winning writer, director, and experienced design architect. |
| 0:23.6 | He is the author of 12 Questions for Love, a Guide to Intimate Conversations, and Deeper Relationships. |
| 0:30.6 | And in his book, he reveals how every relationship can be deepened through the 12 carefully |
| 0:36.4 | crafted questions featured in his Emmy award-winning |
| 0:40.2 | documentary series, The And. |
| 0:43.4 | Now, in this conversation, Topaz talks about how he got to this project and created this |
| 0:50.0 | body of work of couples, all types of couples, brothers, sisters, lovers, ex-lovers, |
| 0:57.1 | friends come together and go through these questions with each other and they film it. |
| 1:04.4 | And in this film, you can see this deep connection that is developed. |
| 1:08.5 | So in this episode, Topaz is going to talk about how he came up with this |
| 1:15.9 | documentary series, The And. And I'll put a link in the show notes as well so you can check it out there. |
| 1:22.8 | But what is so fascinating about it is watching couples, all kinds of couples, communicate with each |
| 1:30.4 | other and connect with each other in authentic intimacy. And in this episode, we discuss that |
| 1:36.9 | process and how that really reflects on all of us and our common humanity. It was a great conversation that I felt |
| 1:47.0 | was deep and authentic. And it's so relevant to when you're dealing with addiction, because |
| 1:53.4 | the antithesis of addiction is connection. And how do we do that? Especially when we've had trauma in our life, when we've |
| 2:03.1 | struggled, and it's hard to do that. This is a way in which you can move through that |
| 2:08.8 | process and connect with other people in a deep way. And you can watch other people doing it as well |
| 2:14.5 | and learn from them. It's such a great project. I love talking to Topaz. |
| 2:18.5 | I hope you enjoy this conversation a lot. I think you're going to get a lot out of it. |
| 2:22.3 | And if you're getting a lot out of the Addicted Mind podcast, share it with a friend and click |
| 2:27.9 | the subscribe button. And also talking about connection and community, join our Facebook group. |
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