For the month of August, the Rev. Dr. Audrey Hollenberg-Duffey shares some of her research in a particular problem that is impacting the church - isolation and disconnection. In this first episode, she outlines the depth of the problem. With Tim's help, they unpack why the pandemic, social media, and political polarization is causing people to becoming more and more isolated from one another. Reference is made to some of the following resource:
1. "The Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls: The preponderance of the evidence suggests that social media is causing real damage to adolescents" by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/facebooks-dangerous-experiment-teen-girls/620767/
2. "Yes Social Media Really is Undermining Democracy: Despite what Meta has to say" by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/social-media-harm-facebook-meta-response/670975/
3. "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid: It's not just a phase" by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
4. "Attachment and Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Posttraumatic Growth and Religion as Moderators" by Dwiwardani, Shelton, and Oda: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050470

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