Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the show. We got a great show planned for you. We got the DMs. DMs are

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IG page, I'm going to open up the show by talking about things that people can do when they're

feeling disconnected. I think that's something we can all relate to, whether it's friends, family

members, someone we're in a relationship with. And it's sometimes counterintuitive. Sometimes we

lean out when what we really need to do is lean in.

Now, we could spend a lot of time talking about that, but the essential takeaway is sometimes we

move away from the solution by putting the responsibility for that solution on the other.

I wish they would reach out more. I wish maybe they would go deeper instead of realizing

we can help create that by maybe requesting that, by helping create safe space for that or even

bigger than that, by bringing that in. Before we get into the exact things you can do when you feel

disconnected, let me give you a parallel example. If you're in a relationship with someone that you

wish was more romantic, bring romance in. Don't sit back so passively and so victimized as though it's only them

that can introduce that. You can do that. You want a romantic relationship? Start

complimenting more. Stop, start flirting more. You want to get flowers, bring flowers, give flowers.

You'll get that back. It's really important for us to

create the kind of relationship we want to have, but also model for our partners and friends and family

members what it is we're looking for. If you want to be closer to someone, reach out more. You'll

start to normalize that. You'll start to create that kind of familiarity. So remember, don't feel

so victimized by something that's missing from your

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