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“It Matters How We Treat One Another” is the social science show - now in its third season! Here, host Matthew David Vasko discusses all the various ways that we can improve our relationships with others - partners, children, parents, extended family, friends, coworkers, and all the different types of people with whom we share our beautiful and diverse world. Features include Inspiring News and The Quote of the Week. Find our premium content on our Patreon, including The Takeaway.

Season 3, Episode 10, Guest: Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Topic: Is the U.S. on the Path to Genocide?

Elisa von Joeden-Forgey is Executive Director of the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention. She was formerly the Endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, where she designed, founded, and directed the Master’s Program in Genocide Prevention and Human Security. Before that, she was the Dr. Marsha Raticoff Grossman Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University in New Jersey, where she also directed the master’s program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and founded the world’s first academic, graduate-level Genocide Prevention Certificate Program.

Website: https://www.lemkininstitute.com/

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“It Matters How We Treat One Another” is the social science show - now in its third season! Here, host Matthew David Vasko discusses all the various ways that we can improve our relationships with others - partners, children, parents, extended family, friends, coworkers, and all the different types of people with whom we share our beautiful and diverse world. Features include Inspiring News and The Quote of the Week. Find our premium content on our Patreon, including The Takeaway.

Season 3, Episode 9, Topic: Deepening Relationships

In this episode, Matthew does a deep dive into deepening relationships. He shares a variety of science-based strategies for increasing connection, decreasing loneliness, and performing acts of kindness, which are proven to increase happiness.

Here are the direct links to the studies mentioned in our Feature Segment:

1. Harvard Study of Adult Development

1. Official website: https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org
2. Dr. Robert Waldinger's TED Talk "What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness": https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_the_secret_to_a_happy_life_lessons_from_8_decades_of_research
3. Harvard Gazette article on the study: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/

2. Holt-Lunstad Meta-Analysis on Social Relationships and Mortality

1. Full study (open access): https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316
2. PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20668659/

3. Shelly Gable's Research on Active-Constructive Responding

1. Key article: Gable, S. L., Reis, H. T., Impett, E. A., & Asher, E. R. (2004). "What do you do when things go

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“It Matters How We Treat One Another” is the social science show - now in its third season! Here, host Matthew David Vasko discusses all the various ways that we can improve our relationships with others - partners, children, parents, extended family, friends, coworkers, and all the different types of people with whom we share our beautiful and diverse world. Features include Inspiring News and The Quote of the Week. Find our premium content on our Patreon, including The Takeaway.

Season 3, Episode 8, Guest: Joie Seldon, Topic: Emotional Intelligence

Joie Seldon is the founder of Emotional Evolution Institute and the author of “EMOTIONS, an Owner's Manual.” She is an international life and professional success coach and EQ trainer. She brings 25 years of experience as an actor and acting teacher, 10 years as a somatic psychology therapist, and a lifetime of personal growth engagement to her innovative approach to teaching people how to release limiting behaviors and use their emotions as the powerful guidance system they are meant to be. She has worked with clients at companies like NASA, AT&T, Wells Fargo, Blue Shield, Dolby, and in a variety of professions.

Joie's website: https://joieseldon.com/

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Podcast website: https://it-matters.captivate.fm/

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