The Relational Communications Journal

The conversation delves into the threat posed by algorithmic credit control to financial security. It explores the adverse action cascade, the impact of real-time AI monitoring, and the implications of the algorithmic credit cascade on society and personal property ownership. Takeaways Algorithmic Credit Control Financial Security Chapters 00:00 The Threat to Financial Security 06:08 The Adverse A...

The podcast delves into the challenges faced by highly analytical professionals in connecting emotionally with their partners. It explores the neurological and psychological factors that contribute to this disconnect and provides practical strategies for building empathy without sacrificing analytical prowess. Takeaways Empathy is a measurable, highly-developable skill set. Highly analytical indiv...

In the backstreets of Vietnam-era Okinawa, a master tailor once taught a young Marine a lesson that would resonate through forty years of clinical psychology practice. Most people are living "off-the-rack" lives—trying to squeeze their unique identities, relationships, and struggles into pre-made, mass-produced solutions that simply don't fit. When your life "chafes," the problem isn't your shape;...

Episode Title: Decoding Connection: Love Languages & Apology Languages Ever feel like you’re speaking Greek while your partner is waiting for French? It’s not just a personality clash—it’s a translation error. In this episode of the Relational Communications Journal Podcast , we dive deep into the mechanics of human connection. Have you ever wondered why thoughtful gifts leave some people cold...

The conversation explores the hidden cost of social drinking on the brain's executive function, challenging the binary model of alcohol's impact and proposing the continuity hypothesis. It discusses the methodological challenges of previous research and the 1985 dissertation's innovative approach to measuring cognitive function. The conversation delves into the physical evidence of structural brai...

We often think of motivation as a character trait—you either have "grit" or you don't. But neuroscience suggests that motivation is actually a calculation. In this issue of The Relational Communications Journal , Dr. Richard Harig explores the mechanics of Dopamine Prediction Error . We dismantle the myth of willpower and reveal why "trying harder" is biologically destined to fail. instead, we int...