How to Reduce Workplace Loneliness and Isolation
Thursday, December 19th at 10am PST/1pm EST
Join us for a webinar and discussion with Wisdom Labs Chief Science Officer Parneet Pal, MBBS, MS and special guest Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH, Founder of the Foundation for Art & Healing and the Unlonely Project.
About the Webinar
Loneliness is trending upward, and as opportunities for social connection in the workplace decrease due to factors such as technology and flexible work policies, negative health effects are amplified.
What can we do personally, professionally, and at an organizational level to combat loneliness in the workplace and stop this epidemic from growing further?
This interactive discussion will cover:
- The health effects of loneliness and the biological need for social connection
- The state of workplace loneliness and technology’s role in its increase
- The results of Wisdom Labs’ work building social connection through Wise@Work Communities
- The Foundation for Art & Healing’s work combating loneliness through The Unlonely Project
- Practical takeaways for how to combat loneliness during the holiday season
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Time: 10am PST/1pm EST
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Meet the Experts
About Parneet Pal, MBBS, MS
Parneet Pal is the Chief Science Officer at Wisdom Labs. A Harvard-trained physician, she works at the intersection of lifestyle medicine, technology, and behavior change.
At Wisdom Labs, Parneet and her team believe the only way for individuals to successfully combat loneliness requires true behavior change. A multi-faceted approach to mental, emotional, and social wellbeing in the workplace is the best way to achieve this in a scalable way.
Wisdom Labs’ tools and programs combat loneliness by building social connection, building resilience to stress, and reducing burnout. This leads to improved performance, engagement, and reduced turnover in the workplace.
About Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH
Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH, is founder of the UnLonely Project and faculty of the Harvard Medical School in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine. He is Board Certified in both internal medicine and preventive medicine, with master’s degrees in epidemiology and health policy from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is also a poet, a photographer, and a teacher—a practitioner of the humanities. With the unique background and training required to bridge scientific and humanistic disciplines, he has contributed to significant explorations into how creative expression mitigates illness and enhances well-being. He has become a prominent advocate for creative engagement, ancillary to and integrated with traditional medical care, as a pathway to healing.
The UnLonely Project is the signature initiative of nonprofit organization The Foundation for Art & Healing, whose mission is to broaden public awareness of the negative physical and mental health consequences of loneliness, while promoting creative arts-based interventions to reduce its burden. The UnLonely Project has three primary goals: first, to raise awareness about loneliness as a pressing health problem and promote creative expression as an innovative approach to alleviate it; second, to offer creative arts-based tools, resources, and programs for managing loneliness, adaptable for a range of individuals and communities; and third, to catalyze and conduct further research into how to most effectively reduce the burden of loneliness for millions of Americans. The UnLonely Project has garnered national visibility, including being featured on the Today Show, The New York Times and Psychology Today.
