By Emily Sohn — 2020
Humans can survive three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food and — according to survival lore — three months without companionship. Whether true or not, what’s clear is that people need people.
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Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared loneliness to be the next major epidemic. Loneliness rates have doubled since the 1980s, and 40% of us live alone. Here are three things we can do to decrease loneliness.
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Description Understanding the role that unresolved disagreements play in building up resentment, ultimately leading to emotional disconnection.
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Every time a pattern in your life changes, your friendships will change too. You’ve experienced this when you started a new job, when you moved, when your kids started playing on different sports teams, and especially when you start pursuing different goals than the goals of your friends.
Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT) is developed to accurately address the relational experiences of persons in de-valued cultural groups.
Safety is not the absence of threat, it is the presence of connection.
Why I refuse to let technology control me. You need not drastically minimize your time on social media and commit to spending time completely unplugged. The message is simple, be balanced, be mindful, be present, be here.
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Jeff Foster talks with a woman about how to best support a loved one who is in emotional distress. Recorded 26th April live in Holland.
Sheryl Ziegler, Doctor of Psychology, shares what mothers need in their lives in order to experience happiness and help prevent loneliness and depression. The power of social connection and friendships will be explored as a key component to a mother’s well being and quality of life. Dr.
Leah Guy believes that disconnection is the root of all fear, and the attempt at letting go causes more problems than it solves. Debunking the myth of detachment and other popular New Age ideologies, she emphasizes that there's no escapism in emotional healing.
Written for those working to heal developmental trauma and seeking new tools for self-awareness and growth, this book focuses on conflicts surrounding the capacity for connection.
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