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Sisters of the Heart: How Women's Friendships Heal

Sisters of the Heart: How Women's Friendships Heal In this article we focus on the healing aspects of women's intimate friendships with other women. In particular, we discuss the role of female neurohromone oxytocin “the love hormone” in the promotion of health and wellbeing among women. We assert that the intimate women friendship construct can enhance psychotherapy's healing and empowering functions. In this context, we examine how women's friendships can inform feminist psychotherapy. Moreover, we discuss the feminist therapeutic relationship as an intimate bond, and compare it with women's friendships. We conclude with the introduction of the special issue on “Sisters of the Heart: Women Psychotherapist Reflections on Female Friendships.” http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Women & Therapy Taylor & Francis

Sisters of the Heart: How Women's Friendships Heal

Comas-Diaz, Lillian; Weiner, Marcella Bakur
Women & Therapy , Volume 36 (1-2): 10 – Jan 1, 2013
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Taylor & Francis
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1541-0315
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0270-3149
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10.1080/02703149.2012.720199
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Abstract

In this article we focus on the healing aspects of women's intimate friendships with other women. In particular, we discuss the role of female neurohromone oxytocin “the love hormone” in the promotion of health and wellbeing among women. We assert that the intimate women friendship construct can enhance psychotherapy's healing and empowering functions. In this context, we examine how women's friendships can inform feminist psychotherapy. Moreover, we discuss the feminist therapeutic relationship as an intimate bond, and compare it with women's friendships. We conclude with the introduction of the special issue on “Sisters of the Heart: Women Psychotherapist Reflections on Female Friendships.”

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Women & Therapy – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 2013

Keywords: healing; oxytocin; women's friendships

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