Monique Scott is caught up in the rolling blackouts in Houston today, so she'll be back next week. However, losing Monique for a day has also turned into a blessing in that Joel Elston revisits us for a day. Walt and Joel talk about the core topic Walt plans to address with his new public speaking career: building self-love and increasing social connectedness. We start off talking about the tremendous fall-off lately in Covid cases and share some rosy predictions about not only where Covid is going but also what some of the positive fallout from the pandemic is proving to be. We also talk about the extremely serious levels of mental illness going on among America's young people today, and Joel gives us a fascinating look at his view about how interpersonal connection has been largely replaced by the Instagram virtual world. Use the LOA Today app to send in your question for us to discuss. To get the free LOA Today app go to: https://www.loatoday.net/listen