May 06, 2014

Can Love Help Us Sustain Good Health?

May 06, 2014/ The Montana Institute

A recent article in Slate titled "10 Reasons We Love Love," discusses the new book “Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships" by Dr. Sue Johnson. The book looks at a series of studies that reveal the "beneficial effects of love." These benefits include protection against addiction and being better able to cope with painful emotions. They also include the ability to "protect your immune system," with some psychologists going so far as to "declare that a loving relationship is more valuable than diet or exercise in sustaining good health." I am interested to hear what you think about these studies. I'm also interested in what you think the beneficial effects of love are and I hope you will share your thoughts in the Comments section below.

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Through The Montana Institute, Dr. Jeff Linkenbach and his team provide executive coaching, organizational consulting, and transformative leadership development based upon the Science of the Positive. TMI also provides training and capacity building on the Positive Community Norms, an approach to improving health health and safety based on the Science of the Positive. Join us at one of our PCN Trainings or at the Montana Summer Institute in Big Sky.