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Boost Connectedness to Reverse Rise of Suicides in America

Michael Lee Stallard

The power of connection. Research summarized in Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by the late John Cacioppo and William Patrick supports that connection is an indispensable resource to help us cope with stressors and threats we face in life.

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When You and Your Friend Both Want the Same Promotion

Harvard Business Review

Don’t Underestimate the Power of Women Supporting Each Other at Work. Loneliness, on the other hand, can harm both our psychological and physical health, as leading loneliness psychologist John Cacioppo, coauthor of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection , has shown in his work. Emma Seppala and Marissa King.