Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Eric BarkerWhy Eric Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From EricMore About the Podcast
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Meet Eric Barker
Why Eric Is Mentally Strong
What You’ll Hear on the Show
What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
Quotes From Eric
More About the Podcast
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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.
Eric Barker is the creator of a blog called “Barking Up the Wrong Tree,” which presents scientific answers about how to ‘be awesome at life.’ He’s also the author of two bestselling books. “Barking Up the Wrong Tree” addressed the science of success and his new book, “Plays Well With Others,” addresses the science behindrelationships.
He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA.
Eric doesn’t just reshare information that is readily available. Instead, he goes deep into the research studies to separate fact from fiction. He then shares why so many of the lessons we’ve grown up believing aren’t actually true.
He makes his newsletters, blog posts, and books easy to understand even though he is sharing complex research about human behavior. He’s also very willing to talk about his own experiences and the lessons he’s learning about success and relationships along the way.
6 Benefits of Friendship and Why It’s So Important to Stay Close
‘I Don’t Need Friends’: Why You Might Feel This Way
Eric BarkerThe research consistently shows friends make us happier than any other relationship because it’s voluntary. Because if we don’t like somebody, we don’t have to do it [be friends with them]. So it’s fragile, but that keeps it [friendship] pure.
Eric Barker
The research consistently shows friends make us happier than any other relationship because it’s voluntary. Because if we don’t like somebody, we don’t have to do it [be friends with them]. So it’s fragile, but that keeps it [friendship] pure.
Why Can’t I Make Friends?
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