RISE

🇺🇸 Raise the flag. Catch the sunrise. Chase the summit. ⛰️✨

Flag Day reminds us that freedom isn’t just where we live—it’s how we move, explore, grow, and show up each day. ❤️🤍💙

At RISE, we celebrate strong bodies, wild hearts, and the freedom to do what you love. Keep climbing. Keep moving. Keep rising.

✨ Excellence is Rising. And so are you. ✨💪🏽Sonja Stilp MD

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Love isn't just a feeling — it's a biological event.

This Mother's Day, Sonja Stilp, M.D. dives into the science of connection, maternal warmth, and why the women in your life are part of your healing team.

🔬 Love accelerates healing. A 2025 clinical trial in JAMA Psychiatry found that oxytocin combined with affectionate touch and kind words literally made wounds heal faster. The body repairs itself better when it feels connected.

💛 Connection adds years to your life. A landmark study of over 72,000 women found that socially connected women lived 10% longer — and were 41% more likely to reach age 85.

🧠 A mother's warmth shapes health for decades. Research tracking children from age 3 to 17 found that early maternal warmth predicted better physical and mental health over a decade later — no matter what motherhood looks like for you.

👉 [Read the full Mother's Day blog from RISE →]

The Healing Power of Women Who Lift Each Other Up: A Mother's Day Reflection Not every one of us got the mother we needed. Some of us became her instead. That's regenerative medicine of the soul. Sonja Stilp, M.D. reflects on the science behind connection, healing, and women who lift each other up.