#230: Community, Relationships, and Healing with David McMillan

It is time to take a deep breath on A Mental Health Break. We have an incredible guest heading your way with David McMillan. Here are some areas he touches on:Why sadness takes courage and a brave person to admit their sadness and show vulnerabilityWhat does quantum physics have to do with relationships? Need for belongingHow newtons law of homeostasis is related to mental health Being a part of a communityHow shared events create historyIf you enjoy the show, please subscribe to this podcast for future shows and leave a review for others to join our conversations on A Mental Health Break.More about this week's guest: Dr. McMillan is a clinical community psychologist with 40+ years of experience providing people with tools and insights they can use in their personal relationships, communities, and society to heal divisions and find ways to work together.He developed and authored the Sense of Community Theory, the most influential research on the psychological sense of community, with 10K+ literature references and 50K+ reads annually.Dr. McMillan is also the author of several highly-rated books, including Create Your Own Love Story, which uses the four elements of his Sense of Community Theory- membership, influence, integration and fulfillment of needs, and shared emotional connection- to describe relationships and offer steps to take to make them stronger, more enduring, and more soul-satisfying.His 38-year marriage to Judge Marietta Shipley inspired him to write Create Your Own Love Story Support the showPlease share with a friend who could use this episode. All questions for the host or guests: Email [email protected] Partner: Living Proof TBI Coaching - 813 445 3295