Artful Gatherings

The Loneliness Epidemic / Why Start a Podcast


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Are you looking for community and connection during the isolation of the COVID pandemic? You're in the right place.

Loneliness has been on the rise for decades, long before social distancing and 2020. Why is loneliness on the rise? Why does it matter? And, most importantly, what do we do about it? How do we become less lonely and foster more deep, meaningful connection? By returning to our roots.

Welcome to Artful Gatherings, a podcast aimed at fostering community and connection through fireside chats that feel like talking to a friend.

In this very first episode, host and artist Stephanie Kirkland discusses our world's "loneliness epidemic" and how podcasts such as this can help.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Article: America's Crisis of Disconnection
  • Article: Why Connection Will Bring Us Closer Together
  • Book: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
  • Book: Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
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