Edition 2025.10.22
Our free webinar Love: The Neuroscience of Connection goes live tomorrow at 5:30pm Chicago Time. There’s still time to register and join us.
We’ll explore the science of love in all its forms—romantic, family, friendship, and community—and how to practice connection that makes every relationship stronger.
In this issue: When your connections are strong, you feel safer, calmer, and more alive. When they’re weak, even the best parts of life feel flat. Learn how daily practices of connection can boost your energy, build trust, and strengthen every relationship you have.
Featuring insights from Judith, Bob, and the LiveWright Team.
When you neglect daily connection, relationships slowly wither, even without fights. When you practice small rituals of care, they come alive again.
Here’s one quiet truth: intimacy isn’t built by grand gestures—it’s woven from tiny threads of daily attention.
Most couples drift not because of a blow-up, but because the everyday goes unattended.
A couple I worked with felt “fine” but distant. No big fights—just parallel lives. I asked them to try a nightly appreciation ritual: before bed, name one specific thing you valued about the other.
Within a month, their tone softened. They laughed more, touched more, and felt “in sync” again.
When the small moments came alive, the big moments got easier.
⭐ Try This: Try a Daily Appreciation
Each evening this week, tell someone you care about one thing you genuinely appreciate about them—be specific and add a “because.”
Small daily affirmations create a sense of safety and closeness.
You’ll notice more warmth within days, easier repair after bumps, and a steady rise in safety and closeness.
Want to learn how small acts of connection can change everything?
Join us tomorrow for Love: The Neuroscience of Connection and again next week for Caring: The Rules of Engagement.
One More Thought:
It’s not the grand gestures that sustain love—it’s the daily moments of connection that make everything else possible.
LiveWright, with love practiced in the moments that matter most,
Dr. Judith Wright
When you rely only on “big” moments, your brain doesn’t get enough practice at bonding. When you repeat small acts of connection, your nervous system learns to relax and trust.
Neuroscience is simple on this point: neurons that fire together, wire together.
You don’t build strength by lifting one heavy weight once; you build it through repetition.
Connection works the same way.
A scientist in our program found that when he practiced daily engagement—facing fears instead of avoiding—his nervous system learned that closeness was safe.
The ripple effects were real: steadier marriage, deeper family conversations, more ease at work.
Repetition = safety signals = stronger bonds.
⭐ Try This: Practice 3 Minutes of Presence
Pick one interaction each day this week to give someone your full attention for three minutes—no screens, no fixing, just listening and eye contact.
Even short bursts of full presence calm your nervous system and can result in a visible shift in how valued the other person feels—often right away.
Want to explore how the science of repetition rewires your brain for connection?
Don’t miss tomorrow’s webinar Love: The Neuroscience of Connection (Oct. 23)
Remember: Love isn’t a feeling that comes and goes—it’s a practice that grows stronger with every repetition.
LiveWright, with repetition that rewires your heart and your mind,
Dr. Bob Wright
When you think connection is just “luck,” you miss your power to change it. When you treat it as a skill, you can grow it anywhere.
People often think connection is a matter of luck—some people just “click” and others don’t.
But in our decades of work, we’ve seen connection grow wherever people are willing to practice.
One 70-year-old participant once told us her LiveMORE year was the “best year of my life.”
What changed? Not her circumstances.
Her habits.
She began practicing small connection skills every week—listening differently, showing up more consistently, and risking a little more openness.
Bit by bit, her life became richer and more connected.
⭐ Try This: Start a Simple Check-In
Pick one person and ask them every day this week: “What mattered most to you today?” Listen without interrupting.
This simple ritual builds safety, consistency, and belonging. Over time, it reshapes how you both experience the relationship.
Want to learn more skills to strengthen your connections?
Join us for our Robust Relationships webinar series: Love: The Neuroscience of Connection (tomorrow) and Caring: The Rules of Engagement (Oct. 30).
And remember: Connection isn’t a mystery. It’s a skill—and the more you practice it, the more love you’ll experience in every area of your life.
LiveWright, with connection as a daily skill and a lifelong practice,
Dr. Bob, Dr. Judith, and the whole LiveWright Team
