get it,” she says. The weekly commitment “created stability during a time in my life when everything felt out of control and unstable,” Bizar says. “It’s enabled me to develop great compassion, not only in dealing with my own stuff, but in being a resource and ally and a friend to others.”“Connection causes optimism.” Mental health support groups have proliferated over the past few decades, as tapping into the power of connection as therapeutic has been proven . “Connection causes optimism,” said Naz Perez, founder of Heart Broken Anonymous.
In her monthly support meetings, over 10,000 global participants have come together to share their stories, listen, and start to heal. “The science shows that we can heal through community.”Whether.