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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 12, Guest: Erin Wiley, Topic: Coping with Overwhelm.

Erin Wiley MA, LPCC. Her therapy clients describe Erin as friendly, upbeat, motivational, supportive, and a strategic & creative problem solver. Erin’s therapy style is energetic, caring, solution-focused, straightforward, and research-based. Erin earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Bowling Green State University. Before founding The Willow Center, Erin worked as a therapist in a group private practice in Sylvania, Ohio.

Erin’s dream to create The Willow Center started even before she began graduate school. Recognizing the ways in which therapy had been instrumental in positively changing the lives of people around her, as well as her own life, she envisioned a therapy center where clients of all ages could partner with the best clinicians in the area to create the kind of change they want in their lives.

Erin has extensive experience counseling men and women, teenagers, married couples, and families. She has experience with the LGBTQ community, and has specific training in couples’ counseling; she is also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and EMDR (a therapy technique that helps clients resolve issues and negative beliefs from their past that may be holding them back today). Her goal as a therapist is to train, support, and empower her clients, despite difficulties and limitations, to live their best life.

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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 11, Topic: From Overwhelm to Action. Moving ourselves from a sense of overwhelm with all that is happening in the world to taking action to create positive change where we can.

Cited Resources:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey — Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence

https://www.idealist.org/ — Find local volunteer opportunities near you

Your local city council, school board, and neighborhood council websites

https://5calls.org/ — Find your representatives, get scripts, and make your five calls this week

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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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“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 7, Topic: Coping During the Holidays

Rather than have a guest this episode, I’ve decided to devote this early December episode to Coping During The Holidays. This can be a difficult time of year for people, even for people who aren’t struggling otherwise. In our main segment I will share pro-tips to help you deal with Grief & Loss, Loneliness, Depression, Difficult Family Dynamics, General Coping Strategies and Self Compassion, and finally Coping Resources that are just a click or phone call away. This might be just the boost you need to help make this a happier and healthier holiday season!

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Thank you to our sponsor, Audible. Get your free month of Audible Premium Plus at https://www.audibletrial.com/VxVNWj

“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 6, Guest: Lisa Christy, Topic: Choose Love Not Hate

Lisa Christy is the founder of Choose Love Not Hate™, a faith-based kindness movement that’s catching fire across Georgia and beyond. A clean comedian, author, and three-time survivor, Lisa uses her story-filled humor to remind people that love is louder, kindness is contagious, and purpose often shows up in unexpected places—like her garage, where God told her to start all of this. Through her speaking, writing, and daily acts of simple compassion, she’s showing communities that it truly matters how we treat each other.

Learn more about Lisa Christy and her meaningful work, and about how to become a Kindness Ambassador at https://chooselovenothate.com/

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Thank you to our sponsor, Audible. Get your free month of Audible Premium Plus at https://www.audibletrial.com/VxVNWj

“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 5, Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Rosner, Topic: The LOVE rEVOLution

Dr. Elizabeth Rosner, affectionately known as Dr. Roz, is a visionary leader and the heart behind LOVE rEVOLution. Through her work, Dr. Roz seeks to inspire and empower individuals to lead with love, compassion, and nonviolence. LOVE rEVOLution encompasses a range of initiatives, including DebtFreeDegree, Leading with L.O.V.E., and being a Nonviolence365 Trainer for The King Center. By integrating these elements, Dr. Roz offers a comprehensive framework for personal and collective transformation. Her mission is teaching 8 billion people to LOVE 8 billion people, one heart at a time. Discover the power of love-centered leadership and join her LOVE rEVOLution today!!!

Dr. Roz’s website: https://drroz.love/

The King Center’s “Be Love” campaign: https://thekingcenter.org/belove

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