
From Robin Dunbar's social brain theory to Harvard's 85-year happiness study, discover how friendship literally rewires your biology. Why do we need exactly 5 intimate connections? How does laughter create chemical bonds? BeFreed distills cutting-edge research showing friendship isn't just nice-it's as vital as exercise.

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