Love as caring in the healthcare relationship

When we encourage love and connection in our patients, it feeds the soul, spirit, and their physical and mental health. Some positive psychologists see love as a “super nutrient.”  The co-experience of this positive emotion, termed positivity resonance by Barbara Fredrickson, PhD, a positive psychology researcher, can help us grow and develop shared upward spirals of well-being and resilience. Wellbeing and resilience are considered vantage resources that aid in physical and mental health,…