Episode 18 – Just Show Up: the importance of finding, making, and keeping friends

Humboldt Healthcast
Humboldt Healthcast
Episode 18 - Just Show Up: the importance of finding, making, and keeping friends
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Social connections are one of the greatest predictors of health, happiness, and longevity. Growing research indicates that loneliness and social isolation can have negative impacts on our health and unfortunately, over a third of our fellow Americans report feeling serious loneliness. This episode provides actual strategies to make connections

Resources:

Greater Good Science Center (https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/)
The Science of Happiness Course (https://www.edx.org/course/the-science-of-happiness-3)
Blue Zones (https://www.bluezones.com/)
Together by Vivek Murthy (https://www.vivekmurthy.com/together-book)
Project Eureka (https://www.projecteurekaca.com/)
Eureka Street Art Festival (https://www.eurekastreetartfestival.com/)
Cooperation Humboldt (https://cooperationhumboldt.com/)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Northcoast (http://ncbbbs.org/)
CASA of Humboldt
Redwood Coast Village (https://rcvillage.clubexpress.com/)
Bumble BFF (https://bumble.com/bff)