Benefits of Social Relationships: Mending Fractures and Widening Our Circles
What if you sent a hand-written, two-page letter to every single one of your Facebook friends? What if you struck up conversations with strangers more often? What if you mended a fracture in your family? Whether we are connecting with friends or family, the benefits of social relationships are numerous. We often hear about how social interaction and connection can improve our mental and physical health. But can relationships also be a way to heal our societal divisions and strengthen our communities? In this podcast episode, we explore how widening our circles and tending to relationships more mindfully could be good for us - and society.\n\nPodcast Guests:\nAmy Weinland Daughters, sports columnist and author of \u201cDear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy and Wrote All 580 of My Facebook Friends a Handwritten Letter\u201d\n\nJoe Keohane, journalist and author of \u201cThe Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World\u201d\n\nKarl Pillemer, professor of human development and geriatrics at Cornell University, author of \u201cFault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them.\u201d