We talk about healing through connection a lot over here. Mutual love is foundational to healing, to growth. We’ve also experienced how hard that can be while we’re in the midst of Covid-19 public health precautions.
One of the tools we’ve been trying to use, is Amy Banks’ idea of Positive Relational Moments. In her book, Wired To Connect, Banks defines PRMs as moments you felt “safe and happy in another person’s presence.” Returning to your PRMs can slow or even reverse a downward spiral of stress and isolation by activating healthy neural pathways. It’s not always easy to pull up a PRM on demand though, sometimes we could use a reminder– a picture, an email, a journal entry, or, now, an Appreciation Effect campaign.
We’ve been kept from our friends and families for months on end due to winter, Covid-19, and all the other obstacles that have been coming our way, it’s harder to see our PRMs. In those times, The Appreciation Effect can help. Someone who has received an appreciation campaign has a pile of PRMs right there at their fingertips! Each appreciation is a reminder to that person that they are connected; that their life has already been filled with PRMs that are maybe obscured by our daily stress. Would you like to boost a loved one’s resiliency through connection? Start your very own Appreciation Campaign. It’s an easy, concrete, and lasting way to help each other feel the power of connection.