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I recently led a self-care retreat in Western North Carolina. At the end of the day, a participant came up to me and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but reconnecting with myself. My life has become an endless to-do list and I had forgotten what it’s like to sink into my heart and remember I’m not alone with my struggles and fears. I’m realizing: we need each other.”

I recently led a self-care retreat in Western North Carolina. At the end of the day, a participant came up to me and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but reconnecting with myself. My life has become an endless to-do list and I had forgotten what it’s like to sink into my heart and remember I’m not alone with my struggles and fears. I’m realizing: we need each other.”

Frank Ostaseski, an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and pioneer in end-of-life care, has accompanied over 1,000 people through their dying process. Acclaimed author of The Five Invitations, Frank cofounded the first Buddhist hospice in America—the Zen Hospice Project. In 2005, he founded the Metta Institute, through which he has trained countless clinicians and caregivers, building a national network of educators, advocates, and guides for those facing life-threatening illness.

If you’re in a long-term relationship or want to be in one, I can give you straight-up advice on what to do right now to safeguard your relationship from avoidable trouble. First, let me explain why you should listen.

If you’re in a long-term relationship or want to be in one, I can give you straight-up advice on what to do right now to safeguard your relationship from avoidable trouble. First, let me explain why you should listen.

Joan Borysenko is a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine, a world-renowned expert in the mind-body connection, and a New York Times best-selling author. We recently caught up with her to talk about what led her to craft a unique career poised at the intersection of writing and healing.