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5C focus: Feeling Connected

We explored how CONNECTION releases oxytocin into our body and we

feel good.

I summarised the need for connection:

▪ Having good connections help us to feel loved, cared for and loveable.

▪ It releases oxytocin which improves trust and helps emotional

regulation..

▪ Oxytocin also blocks cortisol (a stress chemical), improves neural

building and supports the immune system.

▪ Connection is crucial to keep stress levels low.