Health

A few weeks back, I was flipping through my movie channel listings when I scrolled past a sure-fire tearjerker: Ghost. As cheesy as it was, I still choked up at “Ditto.” I still sobbed when Sam said his final goodbye to Molly. I still sniffled when Molly try to move on after Sam’s death. And I’m not even going to start on the pottery scene, thank you very much.

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A: A number of years ago, I suffered three of the top four life stressors all in a matter of a few weeks. I changed jobs, discovered my ex’s affair and moved out. It was an absolute low point in my life. Almost overnight, everything familiar in my life no longer was. I was lost, heart-broken and scared out of my mind of what the future held.

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For Brody, who two years ago lost her partner of over four decades, the supreme sadness she felt over that loss prompted her to examine the very real consequences of heartbreak and loneliness. She discovered that, according to John Robbins, author of Healthy at 100, relationships are very important to overall health.