Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

Steve Pavlina shares the power of connections. Episode 322: The Power of Connections by Steve Pavlina (Importance of Strong Healthy Relationships & Finding True Friendship). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1...

Tammy Strobel of Rowdy Kittens shares 8 simple tips to overcome loneliness. Episode 321: 8 Simple Tips to Overcome Loneliness by Tammy Strobel of Rowdy Kittens (Comfortable Being Alone & Choose Happiness). Tammy Strobel is a photographer, writer, teacher, and founder of RowdyKittens.com. She loves morning views, tiny homes, reading, and everyday adventures. She started Rowdy Kittens to share her s...

Holly Johnson with Get Rich Slowly shares time-management strategies for working parents. Episode 320: Time-Management Strategies for Working Parents by Holly Johnson with Get Rich Slowly (Parenting & Having Careers). J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in...

Lisa Avellan with No Sidebar shares how simple living made her a shame-free parent. Episode 319: Simple Living Made Me a Shame-Free Parent by Lisa Avellan (Minimalism for Parents & Family and Slow Living). No Sidebar was created by Brian Gardner and is all about designing a simpler life. He and the contributing authors want to help you figure out what's getting in your way, at home and at work. Th...

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to be Rich shares how to meet new people and make friends. Episode 318: How to Meet New People and Make Friends by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to be Rich (Expanding Social Circles). Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but...

Andy Reynolds with The Gottman Institute shares how to have better conversations with your partner, and just about anyone else. Episode 317: How to Have Better Conversations with Your Partner and Just About Anyone Else by Andy Reynolds with Gottman (Talk). The Gottman Institute understands that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is the...

Cylon George with Good Life Zen shares how to practice self-love without looking like a narcissist. Episode 316: How to Practice Self-Love Without Looking Like a Narcissist by Cylon George with Good Life Zen (Compassion & Love). Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New Zealand. Sh...

Sandra Cooper with Tiny Buddha shares 4 tips for raising happy, emotionally healthy children. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 315: [Part 2] 4 Tips for Raising Happy, Emotionally Healthy Children by Sandra Cooper with TinyBuddha.com (Mom Advice). Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha and Recreate Your Life Story, an online course that helps you let go of the past and live a life you love. Her la...

Sandra Cooper with Tiny Buddha shares 4 tips for raising happy, emotionally healthy children. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 314: [Part 1] 4 Tips for Raising Happy, Emotionally Healthy Children by Sandra Cooper with TinyBuddha.com (Parenting). Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha and Recreate Your Life Story, an online course that helps you let go of the past and live a life you love. Her lat...

Dr. Jennifer Harman with Science of Relationships discusses the predicament of introducing kids to someone you're dating. Episode 313: Dating with Children: How and When Should You Introduce the Kids by Dr. Jennifer Harman (Finding a Love Life). ScienceOfRelationships.com was founded on the premise that relationships are a central part of life and that our understanding of relationships benefits f...

Eddie Corbano of Love's a Game shares how a relationship break up can be your best experience. Episode 312: How a Relationship Break Up Can Be Your Best Experience by Eddie Corbano of Loves A Game (Best Dating Advice). Eddie Corbano's mission and life's purpose is to help you use your breakup or divorce to turn your life around and become the best version of yourself that you can ever be, and attr...

Courtney Carver of Be More With Less shares her story of not relying on "experts" and finding what's best for her and her family. Episode 311: I Don't Know What's Best for You by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less (Being Self Confident & Happy Love Life). Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slo...

Dr. Diana of Love in 90 Days shares her confession of almost ruining her relationship. Episode 310: Confession: How I Almost Ruined My Relationship by Dr. Diana Kirschner of LoveIn90Days.com (Preventing a Breakup). PBS Love expert, psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner, Ph. D. has helped thousands of singles and couples to find the relationships of their dreams. Along with her team...

2 shorter posts from Lisa Merlo-Booth on healthy parenting strategies. Episode 309: Be Mindful: Your Children Are Watching, Listening & Learning And Healthy Parenting is Not Only About How You Treat Your Children. Lisa Merlo-Booth is a straight-talking and highly effective relationship expert, speaker, and blogger. She has over twenty years of experience in the field of therapy and relationship co...

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares 8 essentials for a successful marriage. Episode 308: 8 Essentials for a Successful Marriage by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist (Long Lasting Relationship Advice). Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important...

Marelisa Fabrega with Marc and Angel shares how to build your tribe and find your people. Episode 307: How to Build Your Tribe - Finding Your People by Marelisa Fabrega - Marc & Angel (Meet People & Find New Partners). Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular per...

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares how to make friends as an adult. Episode 306: How to Make Friends by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits (Creating Lasting Happy Relationships & Meeting New People). Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, f...

Guest author Dan Schmidt with Nerd Fitness shares how to instill a love of fitness in your kids. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 305: [Part 2] Parents: How to Instill a Love of Fitness in Your Kids by Dan Schmidt - Nerd Fitness (Active as a Family). Steve Kamb started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mista...

Guest author Dan Schmidt with Nerd Fitness shares how to instill a love of fitness in your kids. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 304: [Part 1] Parents: How to Instill a Love of Fitness in Your Kids by Dan Schmidt - Nerd Fitness (Healthy Family Living). Steve Kamb started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mi...

Evan Marc Katz answers a reader's question about clinginess. Episode 303: Why Do I Go From Confident to Clingy in Relationships by Evan Marc Katz (Creating Confidence for Success with Dating). Dating coach Evan Marc Katz has been billed as a “personal trainer for smart, strong, successful women,” helping singles find love since 2003. Thousands of his clients have fallen in love, gotten married, st...

Dr. Michelle Kaufman with Science of Relationships shares four steps to happy relationship, according to Ethiopian men. Episode 302: Four Steps to a Happy Relationship According to Ethiopian Men by Dr. Michelle Kaufman with ScienceOfRelationships.com. ScienceOfRelationships.com was founded on the premise that relationships are a central part of life and that our understanding of relationships bene...

Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People shares why loneliness is killing you, and what you can do about it. Episode 301: Loneliness is Killing You (And What You Can Do About It) by Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People (Make Friends). Cylon George is a spiritual chaplain, musician, devoted husband, and busy dad of six. He loves listening to people’s stories and helping them gai...

Zach Brittle with The Gottman Institute shares a touching tribute to his wife for Father's Day. Episode 300: To the Woman Who Made Me a Father - Thank You by Zach Grittle with Gottman.com (Father's Day & Raising a Family). The Gottman Institute understands that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is their mission to reach out to familie...

Mr. Money Mustache shares what he's teaching his son about money. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 299: [Part 2] What I'm Teaching My Son About Money by Mr. Money Mustache (How to Teach Children About Personal Finance). Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied engineering and computer scien...

Mr. Money Mustache shares what he's teaching his son about money. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 298: [Part 1] What I'm Teaching My Son About Money by Mr. Money Mustache of MrMoneyMustache.com (How to Teach Finance). Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied engineering and computer scienc...