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America’s #1 Health Problem is Not What You Expect

Michael Lee Stallard

In April 2017, The Atlantic featured an interview with loneliness expert John Cacioppo from the University of Chicago in an article titled, “ How Loneliness Begets Loneliness.” In recent years we’ve seen articles on loneliness in many media outlets including: “ Loneliness May Warp Our Genes and Immune Systems ” from NPR. “

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Burnout at Work Isn’t Just About Exhaustion. It’s Also About Loneliness

Harvard Business Review

John Cacioppo, a leading expert on loneliness and coauthor of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection , emphasizes its tremendous impact on psychological and physical health and longevity. health care system hundreds of billions of dollars each year. You and Your Team Series. Resilience. The research is clear.

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Boost Connectedness to Reverse Rise of Suicides in America

Michael Lee Stallard

Connection calms our nervous system and helps move our bodies from stress response back to a state of homeostasis, or balance, where all of the bodily systems receive the blood, glucose and oxygen required to function in a healthy way. It quiets a part of the brain called the amygdala where fear and threat are processed.

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