Tag Archives: relationships
Photo of a Loved One can Reduce Pain
We’ve been telling you about the value of support for years now – here’s more evidence. A recent UCLA study shows that holding the hand of a loved one can help reduce pain. Just looking at their picture can help too. The study included 25 women who had been in good relationships with their boyfriends for at least six months. They received heat stimuli to the forearm. Then they reported their pain levels while holding hands with their boyfriends, while holding hands with a stranger and while holding a squeeze … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional needs, holding hands, loved one, reduce pain, relationships, social support, UCLA study
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Stories from Stepping Stones
Many women were generous about sharing their stories with us – and our readers. You can read them in full on our website, www.HerMentorCenter.com, but here’s a brief sampling from 8 different women who had unique yet universal tales to tell in various past issues of Stepping Stones: “The bad news came swiftly and completely unexpectedly – the office was being closed and I was out of a job. This was not the first time I had faced unemployment. In the past, I had always hunkered right down and launched … Continue reading
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Tagged family, HerMentorCenter.com, relationships, Stepping Stones monthly newsletter, story, subscribe, women
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Happy New Year
It’s a common saying, but so true – time flies! Over the next few days, as you welcome the new year, will you be cleaning the slate or clearing your head in preparation for a fresh start in 2010? It’s a time to assess the past year – what was good, what was hard and what you want to change. And as Sandwiched Boomers, relationships may be close to the top of your list. As we all know, 2009 has been a difficult year. The financial crisis created losses on … Continue reading
Spending Time in Nature makes you Nicer
Research findings indicate that those who feel a strong connection to nature have a more caring attitude toward others.Participants in the study were asked to rate the importance of life goals. Those exposed to scenes in nature placed a higher value on connectedness and community as well as a lower value on ideals that were more self-oriented. So why would immersion in nature instill feelings of selflessness? According to the researchers, it allows you to follow your interests and gives you an enhanced sense of personal autonomy. Feeling more relaxed, … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, life goals, nature, reduce stress, relationships, Sandwiched Boomers, selflessness
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