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  Why Create a Support Team?

A Support Team/Caring Community Contributes to Healing, Health and Longevity

 

As Dean Ornish, M.D., wrote in his best-selling book, "Love & Survival":

   

"Love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well, . . . what makes us suffer and what leads to healing. If a new drug had the same impact, virtually every doctor in the country would be recommending it for their patients.

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Benefits of Creating A Support Team:
  The beneficial effects of strong social ties on longevity, preventing illness or recurrence of disease, prolonging remission, and on the healing process itself, are well documented in numerous medical studies undertaken during the last several decades. These benefits are known as the "Roseto Effect

The SafetyNet Project's resources help you attain the benefits of love & intimacy and

  Create a personalized community of caring family and friends

Clarify and communicate how you want to be cared for or supported

Stay at the helm of your affairs as much as possible

Keep your dreams, vision and desires flourishing and

Prevent caregiver/team/individual burnout

Fortunately, you can write your own "prescription" for healing and comfort with

The SafetyNet Project's
Workbook and Workshop

And there are minimal costs involved in creating and maintaining your team!

The SafetyNet Project • PMB #259, 2443 Fillmore Street, San Francisco,
CA 94115-1800 •
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