Joy Superpowers – Episode 22 – Close Friends

Podcast Recap

In the 22nd Joy Superpowers episode, we are tackling the superpower of close friends with friendship expert Shasta Nelson! Shasta is a leading voice on loneliness and creating healthy relationships. Whether she’s speaking at conferences or on TEDx stages, giving media interviews to outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, or appearing as a guest on The Harvard Business Review podcast or The Steve Harvey Show, she is constantly teaching all of us how to create healthier and more fulfilling relationships in our lives. She is also the author of 3 books: “Friendships Don’t Just Happen!”, “Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness” and “The Business of Friendship: Making the Most of the Relationships Where We Spend Most of Our Time”.

To find out more about Shasta’s work, please visit her website https://www.shastanelson.com/. You can also take a free assessment here to get started on deepening your friendships!

During this episode, we are discussing topics such as:

  • Shasta’s path into becoming a friendship expert
  • The health benefits of having meaningful relationships
  • Shasta’s triangle model of requirements for healthy relationships

About the podcast:

The Art and Science of Joy Podcast is all about inspiring people to live more joyfully, so if you’re seeking a bit more joy in your own life or seeking to bring some more joy to the lives of others then this podcast could well be for you! In our second podcast series, Joy Superpowers, we’ll be going through one superpower per week that you can use to live a more joy-filled life.

In each episode, I’ll be inviting an expert on a particular Joy Superpower to share their words of wisdom, as we take a look at the science behind the superpower, and explore how you can apply the superpower in your own life.

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The Art and Science of Joy host

Andrew Cannon

Andrew has spent his career building a deep understanding of people’s values, attitudes and behaviors in order to help business people make better decisions. Over the last few years, Andrew has used this knowledge and his research skills to deep-dive into the art and science of joy.
Andrew’s journey in business has taught him many lessons about leadership; about the importance of purpose and people, as well as profits, and about the role joy can play in companies to elevate both personal and business success.

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