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#ProjectUnLonely founder @JeremyNobel1's new book is in stores today! Author Daniel Pink calls it “a vital read for our times,” & Dr. Daniel Levitin says it "offers practical guidance and scientific context on how to fight #loneliness.” Get your copy now: https://t.co/8gmmt9IcUr

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⚠️ Is loneliness as bad for students as smoking? @jackstripling and @AlexanderKafka covered this question and more in a recent interview for @chronicle. In the interview, Mr. Kafka highlighted @JeremyNobel1, MD, MPH and Project UnLonely. Learn more: https://t.co/1U95pS3PXa

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This #FilmFriday, we're ringing in the season of gathering! “Stoop Chat with Jimmy & Shanaya" follows the unlikely friendship of a blind Brooklyn poet and his younger neighbor. Watch now through our Project Unlonely Films library: https://t.co/GKJCNRmGvv

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📣Today is #WorldDiabetesDay! In honor of this important campaign, we’d like to shout out our friends at @diaTribeNews. Their comedy series, Spoonful of Laughter, blends humor with health advocacy to reduce diabetes stigma. Watch, like, and share! https://t.co/bf0v4bQyS6

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📣 New video announcement! "Embrace Your Signal: Loneliness, Art, and the Brain" outlines how art reshapes our brains and behaviors for the better. We invite you to watch the video and share it with your community! Learn more: https://t.co/WRk1XSGwKf

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This Veterans Day, we're honoring the inspirational story of Marine Corps Captain Jason Berner.

Captain Berner thought art would never be relevant to his life, but art therapy inspired him more than he thought possible. Learn more: https://t.co/TDfBeaVw4Z

#VeteransDay #unlonely

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Hobbies aren’t a cure-all for the challenges we face today, but they can bring us a step closer to a sense of wellbeing. And they can foster the social connections we need to thrive. Learn more and get inspired to find an activity that's right for you: https://t.co/G1gosMDI7X

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Navigating major life changes can be a lonely experience for us all. But creative expression can help us heal and connect. Check out the five ideas below, or visit our website for more resources and activities designed to boost wellbeing: https://t.co/ZcOMGK7GMg

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Voting is more than an act of civic engagement. Like a piece of art, a vote is a form of self-expression that can help us overcome isolation and strengthen feelings of purpose and belonging. If you haven’t already, take the #unlonely step of casting your ballot today.

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Our founder and president @JeremyNobel1, MD, MPH was honored to speak at the virtual Future of Museums Summit hosted by @AAMers. His talk focused on how museums can help reduce loneliness and foster social connection. To explore program ideas for your museum, send us a DM!

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Today is the first day of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. In honor of this important campaign, we invite you to stream “Where Do Lilacs Come From,” a short film telling the story of an Alzheimer’s patient, from our Project UnLonely Films library. Learn more: https://t.co/s0b282ASti

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🎨Thanks to all who joined our Colors & Connection facilitator training last week! We loved meeting arts and health enthusiasts from @williamandmary, @DMACC_Bears, @uarizona, and the Center on Aging at @uvmvermont. Learn more about Colors & Connection: https://t.co/16jdSe54jb

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Attend a powerful event at @HMSCountway this Friday, Nov. 1st. “The Art of Grieving" is the last show in a national exhibition memorializing pandemic grief through art. @JeremyNobel1, MD, MPH will give the closing remarks. Register for free: https://t.co/8VVOGEo36k

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@JeremyNobel1, MD, MPH, was featured in Episode 1 of Frontiers in Health & Happiness, a new public health podcast hosted by Ayla Fudala from @HarvardCenterHH. Stream now for helpful insights on the loneliness epidemic: https://t.co/1YL69ccs0K

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📣 Calling all arts and health enthusiasts in higher ed! Join us online for a free Colors & Connection training today from 4:00 - 5:00 pm ET! Learn to run a fun, 60-min workshop that helps students bond through art-making. Sign up or share with a friend: https://t.co/qy5QnWE4WZ

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📱Does technology help relieve loneliness, or does it just make it worse? Find out in this BBC @sciencefocus article featuring insights from our founder @JeremyNobel1, MD, MPH: https://t.co/JpRCtwPS8X

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Celebrating 20 years of the Foundation for Art & Healing! Art has an effect on us and helps us connect with others. What a wonderful event last night! They had many artistic stations. Chris and I tried writing a 6 word poem- see the green stickies

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A study published in Nature Mental Health found that loneliness raises the risk of dementia by 31%. We know that creative expression can help older adults navigate their way out of loneliness and into social connection. Learn more: https://t.co/BB4CztgsVh

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⌛ Only three days until the @HEROehm Make Your Move (for Charity) Challenge begins! Sign up with Team Project UnLonely to help us win up to $1,500 in support of our arts and health programs: https://t.co/WFn9lmAAyH. We can't wait to get moving!
#HEROFitVent #unlonely

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Americans are spending more time home alone than ever before. 🏡

We know that creative expression can help anyone - even homebodies - reduce the negative impacts of loneliness.

Check out the NY Times article:

https://t.co/pJc4DJlage

#unlonely #loneliness

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Sign up, stay active - all in the name of arts and health! Registration is open now.  Event begins 10/14.

To participate, register here:
https://t.co/WFn9lmAAyH

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We're happy to share that The Foundation for Art & Healing is one of three charities included in the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO)'s campaign to get people moving. Join The Foundation for the Art &Healing's Project UnLonely team ...

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... in the HERO Make your Move (For Charity) Challenge, sponsored by WebMD. When you log your daily activity for two weeks, we could receive up to $1,500 to support our efforts to use creative expression to improve personal and public health. It's a win-win!