"A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. They shape who we are and who we are yet to be.  They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are".  By Gale Berkowitz

The research also sheds light on the discovery of oxytocin, which is released as part of the stress responses in a woman and has a calming effect. It buffers the fight or flight response and encourages her to tend children and gather with other women instead.

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