Love Is Medicine

The importance of social connections when it comes to our health and wellbeing is something that many health professionals are starting to take seriously. Studies show that loneliness can be detrimental to our health in many ways, and our relationships can affect both our emotional and physical wellbeing.  Hope Kelaher is a relational and systematic therapist based in NYC and the author of the new book, Here To Make Friends: How To Make Friends As An Adult. Hope is passionate about helping those struggling with anxiety or depression find healing connections among family, friends and those you may not have even met yet. Making friends as an adult can have its challenges, and today Hope is here to explain everything from the three main domains of friendship to the differences between making friends as a child versus as an adult or as a man versus a woman and provide tips so that you can be more vulnerable in your relationships. Putting yourself out there to make a new friend is an act of bravery and courage, bu