Hello Carolina,

Relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives.

Nourishing good, healthy and safe relationships with others is very important for our physical, emotional and and mental well-being. It is good to remember that it is the quality of our relationships that matters the most.

To have healthy relationships with others, it is wise to start by developing a healthy relationship with ourselves. It is important to get to know ourselves and learn how to listen to our body, be clear about what we feel comfortable and not comfortable with and learn how to set both goals and boundaries.

Self-care is a basic requirement to be able to build healthy relationships and have a better quality of life; in addition, it gives us the tools to grow our self-confidence and be able to prevent dangerous and abusive situations.

Disclaimer: any opinions expressed in our interviews are the views of the guests and don't necessarily express the view or opinions of World Hug Group.

Letter from Luciana:

A few days ago I had the opportunity to interview Daniela Prada. Also present was Myriam Patiño, head of communications for WHG. We talked about three different topics: self-care, healthy relationships and abuse prevention.

When talking about self-care, we discussed how it is essential to incorporate a self-care routine in our everyday life because it helps us maintain an internal balance and helps with our integral well-being.

Daniela shared with us that the most common problem with young people is usually anxiety and depression, and this is why it is important to use self-care as a prevention tool. She also shared how we must make sure to have space and time for ourselves and know that self-care is just as important as any other activity we do daily, such as brushing our teeth.

We also learned that healthy relationships are a kind bond where we feel comfortable, where there is good communication, where there is no violence (regardless of whether the person apologizes later), where we do not feel fear and are able to be ourselves.

We also talked about the issue of abuse and how we must be clear that there are many types of abuse such as: physical, psychological, sexual and financial. Each of them is harmful and has serious consequences. Abuse can be prevented with proper education and prevention programs, by teaching what it is a healthy relationship and what is not, by having interpersonal relationship programs, by helping people know what it is right and wrong, among many other things. I also learned it is important to help people get out of the environment of abuse, to never stay silent and to support them one hundred percent without any doubt towards them.



-Luciana