<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Relationships that we cherish in life have a deep impact on our lives. From our mental health to the physical and the emotional one, relationships have a lot to affect. Relationships that are dysfunctional and unhealthy can break our mental strength to any extreme, while emotionally intimate and safe relationships can heal us from all kinds of trauma. </b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Addressing this, Psychologist Nicole LePera shared her own experience with relationships - “I didn’t know how to communicate, how to work through issues (repair), and how to meet my own needs let alone the needs of another. After almost 10 years in my relationship, I see relationships as an incredible place to practice these skills. And to heal from our past.” </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nicole further added that intimacy and romance are completely different, and healthy relationships can span out of friendship and family as well. “I also want to note that emotional intimacy isn’t just for romantic relationships. We can have emotional intimacy with friends as well as family,” she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Emotional connection: Our brains and nervous systems are wired to attach themselves to other human beings. Hence, when we find a good relationship, we tend to let it impact us. HT</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>