Relationships are one of the most important aspects

of our often forget just how crucial our connections

with others are for our physical and mental health and
well-being.

People lives, yet we can who are more socially

connected to family, friends, or their community are
happier, physically healthier, and live longer, with fewer
mental health problems than people who are less well
connected.

It’s not just the number of friends you have, and it’s
not whether or not you’re in a committed relationship,
but the quality of your close relationships that matters.
Living in conflict or within a toxic relationship is more
damaging than being alone.

As a society and as individuals, we must urgently

prioritise investing in building and maintaining good
relationships and tackling the barriers to forming them.
Failing to do so is equivalent to turning a blind eye to
the impact of smoking and obesity on our health and
well-being.
Relationships aren’t one-size-fits-all. There are many qualities and factors behind the emotions
and actions that makeup healthy relationships.
1. LOVE YOURSELF FIRST
2. RAISE YOUR STANDARDS
3. MEET YOUR PARTNER'S CORE
NEEDS
4. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
5. GROW TOGETHER
6. APPRECIATE YOUR DIFFERENCES
7. DEVELOP TRUST
8. BE HONEST
9.DISCOVER THE POWER OF POLARITY
10. ALIGN YOUR VALUES
11. SHIFT YOUR FOCUS
Importance of Family Relationships
Whether we like it or not, our family relationships are very
important for our well-being throughout our lives. In the world.
today, we have a large aging population, which means there
are also concomitant diseases that are age-related.

Overall Health for Aging Family Members

A recent study at the Utah Southwestern Medical Center
concluded that a difficult emotional climate in a family can
negatively affect overall health. Strained relationships with
parents, siblings, or extended family members were found to be
more significant than an intimate relationship, which is contrary to
previous studies. This included the worsening of chronic
conditions that included strokes and headaches over a 20-year
span of the mid-life years.

How Family Stress Impacts Health

Previous studies have shown the detrimental effect of stress and
strains in family relationships. Health-compromising behaviors
may also occur due to stress. In addition, stress in family
relationships can impact a person's immune system; therefore, the
cardiovascular system may be affected, and there is an increased
risk for depression.
Quality of Family Relationships
Family relationships depend on many positive and negative factors.
A core component of family relationships is stress, which can undermine
mental health. On the other hand, social support may act as protective
care, according to L. Pearlin of Cambridge University.
Positive
•Providing love
•Providing care
•Giving advice
Negative
•Arguments
•One person always being critical
•Making too many demands on a caregiver
Family Strain Is Associated With Chronic Conditions
The researchers found a strain in family relationships was definitely
associated with a greater number of chronic conditions. It also found
worsening health problems in the following 10 years and in the third round
of the data collection.
Comparably, when the family relationships were positive, the health of the
family members was very good. The researchers were surprised there
were no significant associations between intimate partner relationships
and declining health.