For the last few weeks on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we've been talking about self care. This week, we’ve tackled the subject of friendship. See Zach Brittle’s Relationship Alphabet column from Monday here and yesterday’s exercise on the meaning of friendship here. Today, we tie these subjects together!
So, how are friendship and self care connected? It’s pretty simple. Dr. Julie Gottman explains it succinctly:
When we take good care of ourselves, we fill ourselves up, which in turn energizes us so that we can give to others.