This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, Joovv, and Mitopure.\nEveryone has the intention to live well and feel happy, but so many of our choices deviate us from those goals. Investing our time and energy into our relationships might be the key. Loneliness is a main measure of unhappiness, and it also happens to be a stressor and risk factor for disease. I\u2019m so excited to talk to Dr. Rober Waldinger on today\u2019s podcast episode, all about fostering better relationships to live a longer, happier, and healthier life.\xa0\nDr. Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation. Dr. Waldinger received his AB from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and he directs a psychotherapy teaching program for Harvard psychiatry residents. Dr. Waldinger is also a Zen master (Roshi) and teaches meditation in New England and around the world. He is the co-author of the book The Good Life: Lessons From the World\u2019s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness.\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, Joovv, and Mitopure.\nCheck out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.\nInsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.\nGet an exclusive discount on Joovv\u2019s Generation 3.0 devices (some exclusions apply) at Joovv.com/farmacy. Use the code FARMACY.\nGet 10% off Mitopure at timelinenutrition.com/drhyman & use code DRHYMAN10 at checkout.\nHere are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nThe number-one life choice you can make today for future health and happiness (5:08 / 1:43)\xa0\n\nThe connection between our relationships and our health (11:29 / 8:00)\xa0\n\nCultivating relationships and well-being (13:41 / 10:16)\xa0\n\nGetting to know your partner better (23:44 / 20:20)\n\nPractices that promote happiness (36:50 / 31:29)\xa0\n\nLetting go of grudges and healing relationships (39:47 / 34:05)\xa0\n\nStrategies for social fitness (43:32 / 38:25)\xa0\n\nNavigating romantic relationships ( 53:01 / 47:11)\n\nCommunity as medicine (56:57 / 51:25)\n\nWhat matters most in life (1:07:43 / 1:02:13)\xa0\n\n\nGet a copy of Robert\u2019s book, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.\n\xa0\nMentioned in this episode\n\u200b\u200bWhere Should We Begin - A Game of Stories\nThe 36 Questions That Lead to Love\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices