How to Build Relationships That Actually Fill You Up with Sah D’Simone • 374

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Melissa Monte | Mindset Mentor

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

4.9 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In this episode, you'll learn: How to build authentic relationships that fit your current life stage (no time machine required) The difference between being connected and feeling connected (they're not the same thing) Practical ways to deepen relationships and create new ones, no matter how busy or complicated your life is Have you ever noticed how loneliness shows up differently as we move through life? Maybe in your twenties it hit you at 4 AM when you realized your party crew wasn't really there for you. Or maybe it's hitting you now, in your thirties or forties, when you're staring at your phone wondering when making friends got so damn complicated. Here's what nobody tells you about growing up: connection gets trickier. Maybe you're married with kids, and your idea of social life is trading war stories with other parents at pickup. Or you're single, watching your friends disappear into their domestic lives while you're still trying to figure out where to meet people who aren't swiping right. Or you've got that high-powered career you worked so hard for, but somewhere between the promotion and the corner office, your friendships started feeling like another item on your to-do list. The science behind this is fascinating. Research shows that our social connections peak in our mid-twenties, then start declining steadily. By our mid-thirties, many of us have less than half the social connections we had a decade earlier. But here's the thing – our need for genuine connection doesn't decrease. If anything, it gets stronger. Today our guest is Sah D'Simone, a spiritual teacher who understands this evolution of connection. After his own journey from surface-level relationships to creating deep, meaningful bonds at every stage of life, he now guides others through the complex landscape of modern connection. Links from the episode: Show Notes: mindlove.com/374 Become a Mind Love Member for high-value Masterclasses, Growth Workbooks, Monthly Meditations, and Uninterrupted Listening FREE 5-Days to Purpose Email Course Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes to wake up inspired Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever noticed how loneliness shows up differently as we move through life?
0:07.5	Maybe in your 20s it hit you at 4 a.m. when you realize that your party crowd wasn't really
0:12.9	there for you. Or maybe it's hitting you now in your 30s, 40s, 50s, and you're just staring at
0:18.9	your phone wondering when making friends got so damn complicated.
0:23.9	I have lived both sides of this coin. In my 20s, I was that girl who knew everyone at the club,
0:30.4	surrounded by people, but somehow still alone. And these days, I'm usually waking up around the time
0:36.6	my former self was just leaving the party.
0:39.3	Well, the loneliness feels different now.
0:41.3	It's less acute, maybe, but deeper somehow.
0:45.3	Here's what nobody tells you about growing up.
0:48.3	Connections get trickier.
0:50.3	Maybe you're married with kids and your idea of a social life is trading war stories with
0:55.8	other parents at pickup. Or you're single, watching your friends disappear into their domestic
1:00.9	lives while you're still trying to figure out where to meet people who aren't swiping right.
1:05.8	Or maybe you have that high-powered career that you worked so hard for. But somewhere between the promotion
1:11.8	and the corner office, your friendships just started to feel like another thing on your to-do list.
1:17.8	Well, the science behind this is fascinating. Research shows that our social connections peak in
1:23.7	our mid-20s, and then they start declining steadily. So by our mid-30s, a lot of us have less than half of the social connections we had a
1:31.5	decade earlier.
1:32.8	But here's the thing.
1:34.3	Our need for genuine connection doesn't decrease.
1:38.1	If anything, it gets stronger.
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