The Power of Friendship: Combating Loneliness and Boosting Success / Dr. Marisa G Franco & Joe De Sena

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Do you feel like you have fewer friends than you used to? You're not alone. People all over the globe are reporting having smaller social circles and feeling more isolated. In this episode of "Spartan Up," host Joe De Sena talks with Dr. Marisa G Franco, author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends,” about the loneliness epidemic and the importance of friendship for success and happiness. From joining a club or activity group to taking the initiative to reach out to others, Dr. Franco offers practical advice for combating loneliness and making new friends. Plus, learn how having a strong support network can make big hills look smaller and might even help you perform better in a Spartan race and other endurance events.

LINKS:

Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends https://amzn.to/3VKxnrh

More about Dr. Marisa G. Franco https://drmarisagfranco.com/

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“10 Rules for Resilience” by Joe De Sena https://amzn.to/3TlpeaR

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CREDITS:

Host: Joe De Sena

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	There's been increases in loneliness and our friendship networks have been shrinking for decades.
0:05.6	The good to take out of this is that everybody's like, everyone else has their friends,
0:09.7	so how am I going to make one?
0:10.8	Actually everybody seems pretty lonely, so they're kind of just
0:13.7	waiting for you to try to become friends with them.
0:16.4	That's an interesting way to flip the script.
0:19.8	Welcome to the Spartan Up podcast, hosted by Joe Desena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race,
0:25.0	and brought to you by Wild Health.
0:27.0	We are talking about overcoming obstacles.
0:32.0	The same way we teach people to get over obstacles on the course, we will teach you here
0:36.1	on the Spartan up podcast to get over obstacles in your mind.
0:41.4	Get fully personalized health care based on your DNA biometrics and blood work with
0:46.0	wild health the official health care provider of Spartan. Go to wild health
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1:01.3	so that you can unlock your own.
1:03.0	Visit Drink Action.com to find out more.
1:06.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Trifecta.
1:11.0	Trifecta delivers delicious macro-balanced meals directly to your door.
1:15.1	Use the code Spartan at trifecta nutrition.com to save 40% off your first meal plan order.
1:26.0	Joe de Senna CEO and founder of Spartan and the Spartan Up podcast. I've got a good one for you today.
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