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The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Book • 2020
In this book, Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a compelling case for loneliness as a major public health concern, comparable in harm to smoking.
He argues that loneliness affects not only individual health but also societal cohesion, contributing to issues such as addiction, violence, depression, and anxiety.
The book is divided into sections on understanding loneliness and building more connected lives, offering strategies like spending time with loved ones, focusing on each other, embracing solitude, and helping others.
Murthy draws from personal experiences, scientific research, and community examples to illustrate the negative impacts of loneliness and the healing power of human connection.
He argues that loneliness affects not only individual health but also societal cohesion, contributing to issues such as addiction, violence, depression, and anxiety.
The book is divided into sections on understanding loneliness and building more connected lives, offering strategies like spending time with loved ones, focusing on each other, embracing solitude, and helping others.
Murthy draws from personal experiences, scientific research, and community examples to illustrate the negative impacts of loneliness and the healing power of human connection.
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as the author of a book on human connection and loneliness.


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as the author of the book, discussing his work on loneliness and social connection.


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as a powerful book that explores the importance of human connection.


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at the beginning of the podcast as a brand new book about the healing power of human connection.


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as an extraordinary contribution to understanding suffering and disease, highlighting the impact of loneliness.


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as the author and subject of the podcast episode.


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as a book about community building, relevant to their podcast and community engagement.


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