The Importance of Formation

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The notion of how hard we're working to be perfect is as old as what we would say is the third chapter of Genesis. Flourishing is not about being smarter, it's about doing the work that makes you a better person. The world or your narrative is forming you. It is forming how you sense image, feel, think and behave. And it's forming you to be either moving toward people or moving toward away from people.

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.

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