BYU Professor of Psychology Julianne Holt-Lunstad: How Loneliness and Isolation Impact Health, Social Connections and Chronic Disease, and Cultivating a Culture of Connection

Join our free private Facebook group, Good Wolf Community, and let us guide you to better health, optimal fitness, and lasting, sustainable change → https://www.facebook.com/group....s/goodwolfcommunityS today is becoming more and more divided. We struggle to connect with others who have differing opinions. We don’t feel like we’re part of any particular group. And it doesn’t help that we were completely isolated from the world for months and months, leaving us with less ability to properly communicate and connect with one another. While we have many struggles to overcome, there are people out there pushing to promote social connection and quality relationships as a way back to a strong and resilient community.One of those people is Julianne Holt-Lunstad. Julianne is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University. Through her research at BYU and work with the U.S. Surgeon General, she’s striving to create awareness around the epidemic of loneliness and isolation we see today. We talk about…The strong connection between social connection and development of chronic diseaseHow social connection is shown to impact your health as much as other lifestyle factorsWhy it’s important to find purpose and meaning in your relationshipsWhy your inner circle is impacting your health and what to do about itMuch more!Follow Julianne Holt-Lunstad:Read her work with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Social Connection: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongen....eral/priorities/conn https://www.julianneholtlunstad.com/Be sure to connect with Thriveology and Jerry:Jerry Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Cy5rPrJerry Facebook: https://bit.ly/3XdLBm6Thriveology Website: http://bit.ly/3TILsVRThriveology YouTube: https://bit.ly/3LwM1zTThriveology Instagram: https://bit.ly/3K6XGVlThriveology Facebook: https://bit.ly/3LKDpGh