When it comes to stress, the answer to the ever young and energetic Tina Turner’s hit song, “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” is: “Everything!” The creation of loving bonds assures the mind that when we are threatened, there will be somebody there to throw us a life preserver. That frees us, as it did me, from the need to observe our lives through filters of fear because we know we will be supported unconditionally. Individuals who are disconnected from social relationships and community, on the other hand, perceive they are alone and adrift in an ocean where no one ever comes to their aid.
