How does relationship health really impact our wellbeing, performance and working lives?
In this episode, I’m joined by Verity Glasgow, Chief Executive of OnePlusOne, to explore why the quality of our relationships is one of the strongest predictors of long-term health and happiness and why relationship health is still overlooked in most workplaces.
Drawing on over 50 years of relationship science, Verity explains how concepts like relationship health and social fitness affect productivity, leadership, and employee wellbeing, especially during major life events such as separation, conflict at home, or increased caring responsibilities.
We discuss:
- How relationship health impacts performance at work
- What leaders often misunderstand about employees under relational stress
- Why social fitness matters just as much as physical and mental health
- What good workplace support looks like during life events like separation
- How organisations can build a healthier, more human culture at work
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⏱️ Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:04 Verity Glasgow’s Journey Into Relationship Health Leadership
3:38 The Moment That Shaped Verity’s Approach to Relationship Support
6:13 What Is OnePlusOne? Mission, Impact & Relationship Science
7:04 Why Relationship Support Is in High Demand Today
11:44 What Is Social Fitness? Building Relationship Skills for Life & Work
14:17 What the 85-Year Harvard Study Reveals About Relationships
17:27 Divorce & Separation: What People Get Wrong About Parents
27:24 The Biggest Gaps in Support for Separating Families
28:58 Why OnePlusOne Created the Separating Better App
33:19 How Separating Better Changes Communication & Emotional Readiness
37:57 Surprising Results From the Separating Better Evaluation
41:52 What’s Next for the Separating Better App?
44:45 Relational Leadership: Supporting Employees Through Divorce
47:04 Compassion vs Performance: What Leaders Get Wrong
49:17 How Organisations Can Build a Culture of Relationship Health
55:01 How Verity Glasgow Protects Her Own Relationship Health
58:51 The Future of Relationship Health in the UK
1:00:30 One Relationship Insight Every Leader & Parent Should Know
1:02:12 Outro
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