Relationships are the foundation of our emotional experience. In infancy, it’s the bond we form with our caregivers. As we grow, we create relationships with those around us: relationships with family, teachers and peers, neighbors, friends, romantic interests, mentors and colleagues--and they all teach us something. Our behaviors, thoughts, and emotions have a layered history, constantly being influenced, altered, or reinforced through what we learn from and experience with others. And as we grow, the primary relationship we hold is the one we have with ourselves, and that relationship plays a role in how we experience others.