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Researchers Find Strong Relationships Protect Long-Term Health and Happiness

Researchers Find Strong Relationships Protect Long-Term Health and Happiness

Season 2023, Episode 341 | Length: 5:32 | Premiere: 11/26/23

A decades-long Harvard study has concluded that good relationships and close friendships are the key to lifelong health and happiness. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the study’s director, to learn more about his team’s research and how people can nurture the relationships in their lives.