Relational Health in the Modern Age
Connection: the missing vital sign.
We check blood pressure and heart rate. Relationships deserve the same attention.
You already know this in your gut.
You have spent years in healthcare. You have seen what happens when a patient feels truly seen — and what happens when they don't. You know that trust does a lot of the healing.
Lately, technology has been moving fast. It is easy to worry that the human part is getting lost in it. That worry is a good sign. It means you care about the right thing. We are here to help you protect it.
Where would you like to start?
Research
What the science says about relationships and health — gathered in one place, in plain language.
Training
Learning for care teams on relationships, health outcomes, and what people are facing today.
Humanly AI
Dr. Flo helps healthcare teams bring in new technology in a way that makes relationships stronger, not weaker.
What we are here to do.
Our vision. A world where connection keeps its place at the center of health, even as care changes.
Our mission. We advance relational health research and translate it into training, tools, and plain language that help care teams strengthen the human connection.
We work from five values: strength-based, equity and advocacy, integrity, innovation, and community. Read more about us →
Backed by research, built on care.
Upside Health Research Network is a nonprofit research institute. We bring together clinicians, researchers, and everyday professionals who believe that strong relationships are a real part of good health.
Relationships are human, so this work is global. The way people show care changes from place to place. The need for it never does.
Upside Health Research Network — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute.
What's coming up.
We keep the calendar small on purpose — we would rather run a few good sessions than a lot of forgettable ones. Here are the next two.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET · Live on Zoom · 2 hours
AI on the Couch
Your clients are not only using AI. They are bringing what it said into the room. Two hours for counselors and mental health clinicians on how to appraise a chatbot's reply and work with it in session, without praising it or brushing it aside.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET · Live on Zoom · 2 hours
What the Rules Now Say
AI in therapy went from an open question to a written rule, spread across your board, your association, and your state. Two hours on what the new ethics codes and state laws say, who they apply to, and what to change in your practice.
The Connection Rx
A short, warm note on relationships, health, and technology. Sent now and then, never noisy. Come join us.