Close Relationships Benefit Health and Happiness

In this new Soundings Mindful Media Podcast, Dudley and Dean discuss the important role that relationships play in our lives. An eight-decade Harvard Study of Adult Relationships confirms that people who have healthy relationships, are happier and healthier. The study even found that good quality relationships can be stress-regulators. Robert Waldinger, Director of the study, says “Taking care of your body is important, but tending to your relationships is a form of self-care too.” Dean and Dudley met over 50 years ago and can attest to the benefits of a good relationship.