Healthy relationships - whether romantic or platonic - are vital to our overall well-being. Maintaining those relationships can be a challenge even in the best of times. Not surprising, it can be even more difficult to sustain these crucial connections during the current state of lockdowns and of social distancing. In this episode, we are happy to be joined by Dr Veronica Lamarche, a relationship scientist at the University of Essex. Veronica's research focuses on understanding how people regulate trust and dependence in their romantic relationships, and how feelings of uncertainty or vulnerability can influence relationship stability. Host: Dr Philip Cozzolino