Connections, Loneliness, and Societal Health

This chapter examines the crucial link between social connections and mental health, emphasizing how declining communal ties and shifting family structures impact individual well-being. It navigates the role of religion in fostering belonging amidst a secularizing world while addressing the rise of loneliness and its contribution to extreme beliefs and violence. The speakers reflect on the inadequacy of conventional solutions to mental health crises and the complex interplay between capitalism and societal dysfunction.