New Year Resolutions for Stress Relief

We are, by nature, social creatures, and the company we keep can have a huge impact on quality of life. Good friends and close family can celebrate with us during our best times and support us through our worst. A social network of healthy relationships can be a buffer against stress and provide many other benefits. However, conflicted relationships can cause additional stress and frustration, and even affect our health. This year, you can strongly improve your quality of life by seeking out healthy new friendships, improving the relationships you already have (with healthy communication and conflict resolution strategies), and letting go of relationships that drain you. The following resources can help:

• Is Your Social Life Helping or Hurting You? Take The Social Assessment Quiz

• Top 10 Strategies for Healthy Communication

• 10 Worst Ways to Handle Conflict

• When To Let a Relationship Go