164: Badass: Managing High-Performance Relationships at Difficult Times with Dr. Shyamala Kiru

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because last week’s live episode was so fun, we’re doing it all again! This time with my friend, colleague, and return guest, Dr. Shyamala Kiru!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Shyamala is a family and couple’s therapist who has been in practice for over a decade. The focus of her work is on how to develop lasting, high-performance relationships — whether it’s with your boss, your friends, your children, or your partner.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right now we’re all facing something totally unprecedented: an unlimited amount of quality time to spend with the people we love! With the advent of COVID-19 and the escalating efforts to contain it, we are all being asked to stay home. And what that is doing is putting a different kind of pressure on our close relationships. And, especially as entrepreneurs, there are so many pieces that we need to balance. In this episode, Dr. Shyamala Kiru is sharing with us how we can not only navigate these important relationships in our lives but how we can actually</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">invest</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in them — turning them into high-performing relationships. If you’re finding this time especially difficult, you’re not going to want to miss today’s episode!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:50] About today’s show with Dr. Shyamala Kiru!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:29] Welcoming Dr. Shyamala Kiru on to the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:36] Shyamala tells us about her background and how she gained her expertise around high-performance relationships.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[6:34] Shyamala shares the advice she’s currently giving couples in the midst of COVID-19.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:06]</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Shyamala highlights the importance of taking radica