Welcome! If you’ve landed here, please enjoy this offering from the Cultivating Connection Workshop.

I cited some statistics about the health benefits of connection. Here they are, along with links to the studies.

People with strong social ties are 3x less likely to die than others

Adverse effects of social isolation on brain and heart health

Social ties reduce the risk of early death by 14%

The odds of developing new depression in adults were more than double among those who reported often feeling lonely compared to those rarely or never feeling lonely.