Episode 2: Get to know YOU
Get to Know YOU
“Everyone has a friend during each stage of life. But only lucky ones have the same friend in all stages of life.” — Unknown
- Brief Summary of objectives:
- Define Relationship
- Define Healthy Relationship
- Topic 1: What is relationship?
- “The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.” Or “the state of being connected by blood or marriage”
- Similar words: connection, relation, association, link, correlation
- The types of relationships we have are family relationships, friendships, acquaintanceships, & romantic relationships
- What makes a relationship work? Activities, communication, define roles
- Just YOU
- “Don’t worry what people say or what people think. Be yourself.” – Brett Hull
- Do you like who you are – regardless of what other opinions are?
- This takes time to learn to have conversations with yourself about your dreams, writing out your goals, being your own biggest cheerleader, and being your own critic.
- In a friendship
- “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” — Elisabeth Foley
- “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” — Anais Nin
- It has been reported that 49% of Americans report having fewer than three close friends.
- Why do you think this is?
- Once you get out of made groups friends can be harder to make or find the time to develop new friendships.
- In a romantic relationship
- According to psychologist Robert Sternberg the three components of love are intimacy, passion, & commitment
- In family relationships
- Parents, child, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins
- Acquaintanceships – a slight friendship with somebody or knowledge of something
- These might be our neighbors, co-workers, friends we make in passing
- Topic 2: Healthy Relationship
- Core Components: Mutual Respect, Mutual Trust, Mutual affection
- Respect in a relationship means that you both hold each other in high regards.
- Trust in each other means you take each other at your word
- Affection in a healthy relationship is freely given and received. There is a balance
- Have you ever been in a toxic relationship? Research has shown that around 60% of us will stay in a bad relationship that we don’t find fulfilling at all. This can also be due to many habits of toxic and unhealthy relationships many people think are normal. This could be through what you saw at home, on tv or movies, in songs or any outlet you had an example of relationships.
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- Call to action: Find five relationships and tell them how you appreciate them.
