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The Art and Science of Connection and Social Health, with Kasley Killam
#socialhealth #connection #belonging
02:12 - Defining Social Health
04:02 - The Temple Analogy for Social Health
06:07 - The Importance of Connection for Longevity
10:01 - Assessing Social Health as a Positive Indicator
13:13 - Characteristics of Social Health
15:28 - Diverse Ties and Their Importance
19:12 - The Role of Casual Interactions
21:45 - Framework for Assessing Social Health
25:52 - Strategies for Strengthening Social Muscles
30:37 - Connection Preferences and Styles
35:02 - Blending Connection Styles
37:15 - Loneliness and Its Impact on Health
41:29 - Recognizing and Addressing Loneliness
44:13 - Localized Types of Loneliness
47:48 - One Action to Improve Social Health
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Meet Kasley Killam
Kasley Killam, MPH, is the author of The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier (HarperCollins, June 2024). She is a Harvard-trained social scientist, award-winning innovator, and is internationally recognized as a leading expert in “social health”: the dimension of well-being that stems from relationships.
Kasley champions social health as a strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and founder of Social Health Labs, a national nonprofit that empowers community builders. Drawing from over a decade of studying, sharing, and applying the science of human connection, her expertise has been featured in major outlets including the New York Times, Scientific American, and Washington Post, and she pens the Social Health Blog for Psychology Today.
