Goals of Relating Better

We all need social support and connections. Pain can put a strain on relationships. Relating Better will help you make important relationship changes by learning how to build a support community.

Find out what you need from family and friends. Identify the type of support that will be most helpful for you. Then create plans to ask for and offer support. Pinpoint social activities that help you to feel good. Design plans to do more of those activities with people who matter.

understand

Understand the difference between support that helps and support that hurts

ask for support

Identify the different kinds of help that you need and ask for it from people in your life

schedule

Reconnect by identifying and scheduling social activities that help you feel good

Introduction to Relating Better

understand, ask for, and increase social support

Learning activities

Understand Social Support

This activity will help you to understand the different forms of social support and to consider the ways in which support can be helpful and, at times, not helpful.

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Ask for Support

In this activity, you will create a plan to request support from specific people. Your plan will also include ways that you can offer support.

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Increase Positive Social Activities

Maintaining social connections is important and a vital part of living a happy life. This exercise will help you discover activities that you enjoy.

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