
healthSep 11, 202344:29pending
You Need Better Friends: How Your Inner Circle Can Create Your Future
About this episode
The people we surround ourselves with shape the trajectory of our lives. Our friends can either elevate us to new heights or hold us back from growth. In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Josh Axe makes the case for curating a community of friends who challenge you to improve. He reveals the transformational power of true friendship.
You'll discover:
How disciplined friends rub off on you
How social media contacts don't equal real friends
The pandemic's damaging effect on relationships
What to look for in nurturing, growth-minded friends
Steps to find your circle and deepen bonds
Let Dr. Axe show you how surrounding yourself with the right people leads to self-improvement. Discover the joy and meaning true friendship brings.
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Links:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612464890?journalCode=pssa
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/finding-self-discipline-in-others/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ecin.12730
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57082/how-friends-influence-one-another-for-better-or-worse-in-high-school
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1477370816684150
https://www.simonalexanderong.com/2013/10/how-your-circle-of-friends-influence-who-you-become/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191001-dunbars-number-why-we-can-only-maintain-150-relationships
https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/
https://nypost.com/2021/07/27/americans-have-fewer-friends-than-ever-before-study/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-family-facebook-fights-coronavirus-20200530-d3tgaveghvbqxolp37ch4hlrai-story.html
https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2022/ways-covid-19-has-changed-friendships.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/friendships/art-20044860
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