Dr. Mehmet Oz knows how uncomfortable it can be to reconnect with someone you have a dicey history with. But, “enmity and silence solve nothing and perpetuate the toxic stress that robs us of our happiness and, ultimately, our physical health,” he says. This season, he encourages making calls to those people to say hello and acknowledge the relationship. “No amount of awkwardness outweighs the emotional freedom you’ll feel when you hang up,” he says.
Mehmet Oz, along with Michelle Obama, Rick Warren, and more told TIME what they were thankful for this Thanksgiving.