There's so much about everything and who we are that is rhythmic. We go around in the earth, we go around the sun once a year. And then what do you know? You look at the earth and there are seasonal rhythms. There are even micro rhythms, right? There are waves that hit the beach. There are rhythms. Then you get to human beings, right? I just find this to be like it's just passing to me.
Scholars, journalists, practitioners, and other thought leaders all agree — we’re facing a loneliness epidemic that’s as grave a threat to public health as obesity or substance abuse. Where do we go from here?
In this Forum from 2019 at the University of Minnesota, psychiatrist Curt Thompson discusses human flourishing and community. When it comes to mental health, he says, don’t go it alone.