Aristotle said friends are another self. And that actually proves to be true.

Hello and welcome to the Psychology Podcast. Today we welcome Eric Barker on the show.

Eric is the author of the Wall Street Journal Best Sour barking up the wrong tree.

His book has sold over half a million copies and has been translated into 19 languages.

It was even the subject of a question on jeopardy.

Eric is also a solid after-speaker, having given talks at MIT,

the Aspen Ideas Festival, Google, the United States Military Central Command,

and the Olympic Training Center. His new book is called Please Well With Others.

In this episode, I talked to Eric about relationships.

We tackle the misconceptions on loneliness, marriage, and body language.

Eric shares practical tips that we can apply in our own relationships,

such as how to keep passionate, love alive, and how to catch liars.

We also touch on the topics of communication, vulnerability,

community, and health. It's always a great time chatting with Eric.

He's a very thoughtful guy who knows a lot about psychology,

so it's my great pleasure to bring you. Eric Barker.

Hey, Eric.

How are you doing, man?

I'm okay. I'm okay.

You and I haven't had an extended conversation, maybe since the last five guests.

How many years ago was that?

Five, five years. My first book was 2017.

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