"A new study suggests that time spent with loved ones may help your body fight inflammation. People with fewer social ties had significantly higher risks of dying of heart disease and cancer." Yang Claire Yang, PhD
As caregivers it is difficult to make time for meaningful friendship time. I do have a group I meet with for breakfast once a week, when time allows, which supports me. The group discusses divergent and interesting topics and allows for divergent opinions. That is a rare experience --- the safety to truly express oneself. Each of us needs relationships in which we can express our opinions and have them held in confidence and accepted. That does not mean that everyone needs to agree with our opinion, but that they listen and allow our opinion --- without shaming or trying to change how we think. Do you have a friend who does this for you? You deserve it, and we all need it.
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