Creating and thriving in strong, healthy relationships

1. You usually have a sense of energy or zest

2. You have an increased ability to act -- both within the relationship and out in the world

3. You have a clarity about yourself, about the other person, and about the relationship

4. You have an increased sense of value about yourself - you literally feel better about yourself

5. You have an increased desire to go out and build more connections and relationshipsAMB: What do healthy relationships look like in the brain? AB: When neural pathways are strong, you have an increased ability to be in healthy relationships, and this is a self-reinforcing system.  There are four markers of the impact of relationships on the brain, and I use the CARE acronym to describe them.