Essentials: Science of Building Strong Social Bonds with Family, Friends & Romantic Partners

November 20, 2025 32m 14 chapters

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Chapters (14)

0:00 Social Connection 1:10 Social Bonds, Social Isolation & Stress Hormones 3:09 Brain & Social Homeostasis; Social Hierarchies & Flexibility 7:41 Dopamine & Pro-Social Behaviors; Chronic Social Isolation & Introversion 9:31 Introverts vs Extroverts, Dopamine & Social Homeostasis; Context 11:49 Loneliness, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus & Social Hunger 13:21 Key Takeaway: Introvert vs Extrovert & Dopamine 13:50 Social Bonds & Physiological Synchrony, Tool: Shared Experiences 16:47 Right- vs Left-Brained Attachment, Parent & Child, Unconscious Mind 21:29 Friends & Romantic Partners, Emotional & Cognitive Empathy 24:51 Oxytocin & Social Connection 27:29 Tool: Emotional & Cognitive Empathy 28:50 Introverts, Extroverts & Social Interaction 29:30 Break-Ups; Key Takeaways

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