Building Social Connection to Live a Long and Healthy Life

15/10/2024 33 min Temporada 5 Episodio 21
Building Social Connection to Live a Long and Healthy Life

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An interview with Simon Matthews, Director at the Global Positive Health Institute. We know that social, social connection, close relationships, lead to pro health choices, in other words, where we're more likely to make decisions about our health that are good for us when we're socially connected. And there's all sorts of mechanisms for that, including just the idea of social influence, including the idea of role modeling or vicarious learning.Simon MatthewsBackground in psychology, fitness and coachingLifestyle medicine pillarsKnocking down silos in lifestyle medicineLinking whole person health and social connectionBuilding strong social networksRole modelingActionable tips for building social connectionhttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.movetolivemore.com/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore