Psychology Life Lessons is a podcast where we listen in on conversations with psychology experts and try to extract life lessons, and maybe a little wisdom.
In this episode, Dr. Dan Lannin has a conversation with Dr. Jeremy Kanter and Dr. Amy Rauer–both from the University of Tennessee. These two professors are experts on romantic relationships, having conducted important research in the field. Jeremy starts the conversation off with a discussion about the importance of considering a couple’s context when giving and receiving relationship advice. Amy mentions the importance of investing in multiple relationships, and talks about the salience of the often ignored “weak ties” that we all have. There are also great insights about perspective-taking and the fact that conflict is normal and inevitable. Most importantly though, we learn that Amy drinks chocolate almond milk.
Jeremy Kanter, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in Child and Family Studies at the University of Tennessee. He received his PhD in Human Development and Family Science at the University of Missouri. His research broadly investigates how cognitive and behavioral components of relationships develop in context. In particular, his research highlights how poverty-related stressors influence change and stability in relational processes and the implications of these changes on mental health.
You can follow Dr. Kanter on Twitter @JeremyBKanter
Amy Rauer (Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Child and Family Studies at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Her work focuses on how intimate relationships develop as the individuals within them grow and change over the lifespan. She has published widely in both developmental and family science journals, and her work has been recognized multiple times by the National Council on Family Relations and the International Association on Relationship Research.
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