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Welcome to Feel Better Live More bite size, your weekly dose of positivity and optimism to get you ready for the weekend.

Today's clip is from episode 138 of the podcast with Dr. Julian Abel, a retired consultant in palliative care.

Now in this clip, Julian explains why compassion and social connection matter so much for our health,

our happiness and our longevity.

When you look at the evidence of what happens from the positive side of compassion,

the evidence is really profound.

And compassion is the basis of social relationships.

And there are numerous studies out there which show that social relationships have a profound impact on health.

And in particular, there's one that I

always quote by Julianne Holt-Lundstadt, and it's the impact of social relationships on mortality.

And good social relationships are more powerful than pretty much any other intervention we have,

including giving up smoking, drinking, diet, exercise,

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