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Physical & Mental Benefits of Being in a Healthy Relationship

From the Show: Health Radio
Summary: How can your relationship benefit your health?
Air Date: 11/30/15
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
Guest Bio: Ramani Durvasula, PhD
Ramani Durvasula Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Monica, CA, and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, where she was named Outstanding Professor in 2012. She is the author of the new relationship survival manual, Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist (Post Hill Press). She is also the author of You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life, as well as the author of numerous peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. She brings expertise in relationships, sexuality, health and wellness.

Dr. Durvasula was the co-host of Oxygen's series, My Shopping Addiction, and has also been featured on series on Bravo, the Lifetime Movie Network, National Geographic, the History Channel, Discovery Science, and Investigation Discovery as well as in documentary films on health.

She has been a featured commentator on nearly every major television network, as well as radio, print, and internet media. Muses and Visionaries magazine features her opinions and guidance in the regular column "On the Couch with Dr. Ramani" and as an expert on wellness on Living Healthy.

Dr. Durvasula recognizes that narcissism and technology have changed the landscape of love and relationships and provides keen insights on how to survive in the new territory of love and commitment. Dr. Durvasula brings a unique expertise as a professor, clinician, researcher, author, media commentator, and mother.
  • Book Title: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist
Physical & Mental Benefits of Being in a Healthy Relationship
Being in love can seem like a dangerous risk, especially when there's so much on the line. It seems like the more you invest, the more prevalent the "what if" questions occur.

No relationship is perfect, but if you've found a well-balanced and healthy relationship, it can actually benefit your overall health in numerous ways.

What are the benefits of being in a healthy relationship?

Listen in as Ramani Durvasula, PhD, shares the benefits of being in a healthy relationship.