Despite of, or perhaps even in part because of, the omnipresence of social media, the U.S. and many other countries are experiencing a loneliness epidemic, warn many experts.
Among the ways some are trying to combat the social isolation of the modern world is through a collaborative living arrangement called cohousing.
As part of a video on cohousing and the value of stronger social connections, the news and education nonprofit Retro Report interviewed Professor of Psychology Marc Schulz, co-author of The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
"Relationships keep us happier and healthier throughout the lifespan. Cohousing is one kind of extreme example of trying to get people together in an intentional way to build a community. But I think what that makes clear is that we're at a point where people are beginning to recognize the importance of social connection in their life and they're searching for it," says Schulz. Watch the full piece below.
