ReSocial

Many of our listeners feel caught in a speed trap. They wake up running, they work in a state of constant acceleration, and by the time they slow down at night, they're too exhausted to actually connect with the people they love. They know something is wrong with this pace, but they don't know how to change it—or even if it's possible. Today we're talking about why that exhaustion exists, what it...

Have you ever spent hours crafting the perfect email, rehearsing what you’d say before a hard conversation, or replaying an interaction trying to figure out how you came across? Most of us do this more than we’d like to admit. And here’s what research shows: that effort — all that energy spent managing how others see us — is one of the main things getting between us and the connection we want. Hel...

Many people listening have experienced moments that shifted everything—standing before something vast, witnessing genuine goodness in another person, or feeling a connection to something much larger than themselves. These moments can feel isolating in a culture that teaches us to chase individual achievement and personal gain. But what if awe is wired into our brains as a path back to connection,...

Hello, I'm your host Dr. Anthony Silard, and welcome to ReSocial —where we rediscover, reflect on and renew how we approach social relationships so we can develop Compassionate, Meaningful, Sustainable Relationships, or what we call CMSRs.   Today I'm joined by Alfie Kohn, one of my heroes, whose foundational research and writing about parenting and prosocial behaviors has influenced me profoundly...

Many of our listeners feel the weight of real responsibility—they're leading teams, raising children, navigating visibility they didn't always expect. And if you're doing that work while your country is in crisis, while you're watching democratic institutions strain under pressure, you're carrying something heavier. Imagine holding the weight of decisions that affect thousands of people, all while...

Many of our listeners have lived through a shock to their working lives. Whether it was the COVID-19 pandemic, a sudden shift to remote work, or a partner's job change, they found themselves navigating something they weren't prepared for: How do we decide whose career takes priority? Who adjusts? And what does that adjustment cost when it lands unequally on one person's shoulders? Hello, I'm your...

Many of our listeners spend their working lives managing how they appear to others — monitoring their emotions, controlling their responses, sometimes faking what they actually feel just to fit in at work. And if you're a woman navigating midlife, you're often managing something else entirely: your body's own rebellion in the form of hot flashes, brain fog, or sudden emotional shifts. You're worki...

Have you ever felt like the people around you were somehow unreachable? Maybe you were on a bus or an elevator or sitting across from someone at dinner and the distance between you felt wider than it should. If you’ve ever wondered whether the connections you keep meaning to make are worth making—and whether the people you hesitate to reach out to really want to hear from you—today’s guest has spe...

Think about the last argument you had over text. Maybe it escalated faster than you expected. Maybe the other person came across as colder or more hostile than they probably meant to be. There’s a neuroscientific reason for that and once you understand it, you can’t unsee it.   Hello, I'm your host Dr. Anthony Silard, and welcome to ReSocial —where we reflect on and renew how we approach social re...

Have you ever had someone in your life who clearly cared about you, and yet, for some reason you couldn’t put your finger on, you still didn’t feel loved? You weren’t making that up. It turns out there’s a real gap between being loved and feeling loved.   Hello, I'm your host Dr. Anthony Silard, and welcome to ReSocial —where we reflect on and renew how we approach social relationships so we can d...