This Holiday Season, Nurture Relationships for Better Health and Lasting Happiness

There are physical and emotional benefits to sharing holidays in a community, and experts offer strategies on how you can and should take the initiative.

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This holiday season is as good a time as any to take a risk on social gatherings—perhaps even enjoying parties with people you’ve written off.

Experts say taking it one step further and inviting others to social functions is far less risky than shrinking deeper into isolation.