Friendships in Adulthood: 5 Things to Know | Adam Dorsay | TEDxSanLuisObispo
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Published 2021-04-30
friendship, as seen by Dr. Adam Dorsay. These ideas come from research, his clinical observation
as a psychologist, and personal experiences. Dr. Adam Dorsay is a licensed psychologist and a certified executive coach working in private practice in San Jose, CA. He specializes in assisting high-achieving adults (including professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and professional athletes) with relationship issues, stress reduction, anxiety, and attaining more happiness in their lives. In 2016 he gave a well-watched TEDx talk about men and emotions. He is also a resiliency expert who has created programs for companies including Facebook and DigitalOcean. He is the host of a psychology podcast called SuperPsyched. He is happily married with two young boys and a hypoallergenic 33-pound Australian Labradoodle therapy dog, who lives at his home and works at his office. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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The 5 Things to Know About Friendships in Adulthood: 1) Loneliness = Public Health Crisis 2) Invest in friendship 3) Friendship can boost your love life 4) Even superheroes have limits ... "Friendships do better when we know our friends' limits" 5) It's a bad idea to spend more time choosing a car than choosing our friends
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Thank you so much. People don’t invest enough time in friendships. And when they do they want them to be perfect. Friendships need grace!
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Wow I’m 3 minutes in and I can’t believe how much I can relate to this Ted talk. I’m 39 with virtually no friends and a strong pull toward psychology. I wish I had someone help me figure out how to work in mental health at 39. It’s like all this potential is wasted.
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My brother - best friend - is my everything even if I have a partner.
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Thank youu so much, Making friends is something that cannot be removed from my life and is always present in all processes of my life
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I love this so much, the importance of real friendship is not stressed often enough! Thanks Adam.
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There are some hard truths in here but I'm also excited to use this in my personal relations
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Thank you Adam for this important reminder of the importance of friendships in adulthood and the need to appreciate and nurture those friendships.
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Thank you Adam and Vic Venter for sharing ( You really are my Best friend )
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Thank you! This was very helpful for me today!
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This needs more views!!!
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Does Adam play professional baseball ? The way he holds his right hand is a sign
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Good info.
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LOVE THIS 🥰
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This makes a lot of sense, I recently have struggled to understand why my crush is not ready for a relationship but it can be multiple things. So if I have to get to know him more then I'll respect that. :)
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Great talk, Adam!
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My guy baked out of his mind into the zone😂😂😂😂
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Very interesting
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Been to Europe many times, it's harder making friends in America
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