A new study by UCLA psychologists finds that "talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal—helps us to feel better". When we share our feelings the sadness, anger and pain can feel less intense. So the question is who should we share our feelings with? I suggest the best place for this to occur is in the context of a small group.

Numerous studies have discovered how powerful small groups can be in terms of our emotional satisfaction in life. Married people should really pay attention to this information. Dr. David Olson discovered that for couples who attend a marriage enrichment weekend and then follow up the weekend by getting involved in a small group—the changes they experience during the weekend tend to last. Couples who do not follow up the weekend tend to go back to the way things were within six months.

Small groups tend to foster the sharing of feelings; no wonder they are so effective!

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